Edlyn Peña, Ph.D.

Director of Doctoral Program & Associate Professor

Book this person as a speaker:

Email: epena@callutheran.edu
Phone: 805-493-3021

Speeches:

• Spectrum of Opportunity: Supporting College Students with Autism

• Alternative Communication Access & Choice for Students with Autism

• Presuming Competence for Inclusion and Communication

Dr. Edlyn Peña is the Chair, Director, and Associate Professor of the Education Leadership doctoral program at Cal Lutheran. She is an award-winning researcher who studies ways to support autistic students in the preschool through higher education pipeline. Her edited book, “Communication Alternatives in Autism” (2019), features ten prominent autistic individuals who advocate for communication and inclusion rights.  As a scholar and director of the Autism and Communication Center, Dr. Peña’s service to the autism community has reached international audiences. 

Please visit www.edlynpena.com for more information. Visit www.callutheran.edu/autism for more information about Autism and Communication Center events.