Recent Issues' Authors

Bio

Gena P. Barnhill, Ph.D., NCSP

Gena P. Barnhill, Ph.D., NCSP, author of Right Address … Wrong Planet: Children with Asperger Syndrome Becoming Adults, is an assistant professor of special education and coordinator of the Autism Certificate Program at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia, and the mother of an adult son with Asperger Syndrome. She has worked with children with special needs in medical and educational settings for over 30 years as a registered nurse, school counselor, school psychologist, and autism coordinator. In addition to publishing over 25 articles in peer-reviewed journals and two book chapters, Gena has presented on autism and Asperger Syndrome at over 100 conferences.