In Episode 171, Ben speaks with Dr. Brian Boyd, William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Education in the University of North Carolina School of Education, director of the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, and the President-Elect of the International Society for Autism Research, INSARIn June 2023, Dr. Boyd hosted the first in-person meeting of the Black Empowerment in Autism Network. The first-of-its-kind group of Black scholars (including Autistic members) was developed to make autism research more inclusive and examine the ways that autism impacts Black children and their families. Contact: https://ed.unc.edu/people/brian-boyd/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-boyd-162480170/   Links Black Empowerment in Autism Network https://ed.unc.edu/2023/06/15/creating-new-momentum-in-autism-research/ Color of Autism Foundation https://thecolorofautism.org/ Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced Episode 28: Ariel Cascio https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-28-including-autistic-people-in-every-aspect-of-autism-research-with-dr-m-ariel-cascio-phd/ Episode 37: Grant Bruno https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-37-the-realities-of-autism-in-first-nations-communities-in-canada-with-grant-bruno-phd-candidate/ Episodes 43 and 44: Joe Lucyshyn https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-42-family-centred-positive-behaviour-support-with-dr-joseph-lucyshyn-phd-bcba-d-part-1/ https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-44-family-centred-positive-behaviour-support-with-dr-joseph-lucyshyn-phd-bcba-d-part-2/ Episode 89: Bukky Akinwale  - Ben's favorite Master's Thesis! https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-89-tales-by-moonlight-storytelling-for-youths-and-elders-in-a-historically-black-community-with-bukky-akinwale/ Episode 98:  Evan Auguste https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-98-black-liberation-psychology-a-conversation-with-dr-evan-auguste/