The current issue of Binghamton University Magazine profiles alumni making a difference in the world of autism research and services.
“Michael Rosanoff ’04 talks, blogs and tweets about autism research,” author Diana Bean writes. “As director of global public health research for Autism Speaks, he has traveled to 30 countries in the past six years to appear at conferences, give interviews and meet with policy makers.
What gives him the most satisfaction, though, is an experience like this: ‘I once had a dad of a child with autism say it was the first time since high school that he understood a science lecture. You could tell he was excited about it — it seemed to unlock something that made him hopeful for the future of his child.’
The ability to share research is as important as the research itself, Rosanoff says. “That’s what excites me about being a science communicator.”