Brett Ranon Nachman, Ph.D.

Dr. Brett Ranon Nachman is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Pittsburgh and serves as CAN’s Director of Research, in which he organizes CANVAS webinars, facilitates the CANVAS list-serv, and spearheads other research-related efforts. Along with Dr. Bradley E. Cox, Brett spearheads the Spencer Foundation-funded “Postsecondary Education: Autistic Collegians’ Experiences of Success (PEACES)” national study of autistic college students. Brett’s scholarship primarily focuses on the portrayals and experiences of autistic college students, as well as issues around community college access, equity, and transfer. He has been published in venues including The Review of Higher Education, Community College Review, Journal of College Student Development, and Innovative Higher Education. Brett’s research interests stem from his own background as an autistic community college graduate.