Simone Dufresne
Research/Areas of Interest
neurodivergence, autism, social development, experience of higher education students, participatory research
As a teaching faculty member, Simone is not actively conducting research. However, she does advise Master's and Senior Honors thesis students in their research.
Education
- PhD, Tufts University, Medford, United States
- MA, Tufts University, Medford, United States
- BA, Wellesley College, Wellesley, United States
Biography
Simone Dufresne is a Lecturer in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development. She completed her PhD at Tufts in 2024, with a dissertation titled "Navigating Tufts for Neurodivergent Students: Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Workshop Series at a U.S. University." Her work focuses on how autistic individuals understand themselves and their place in society, and how interventions can support this development. She has been working in the autism field supporting youth and families for almost 15 years.