Rajesh Kana, PhD
Speaker
Dr. Rajesh Kana is a Marilyn Williams Elmore & John Durr Elmore Endowed Professor of Psychology at the University of Alabama, and also the Director of the Center for Innovative Research in Autism (CIRA) at UA. He is primarily interested in better understanding the neurobiology of developmental disorders like autism and testing the efficacy of targeted treatments and interventions on the brain. An ongoing NIH R01 grant and other mechanisms of funding support the current with in Dr. Kana’s Cognition, Brain, and Autism Laboratory (https://cbra.ua.edu).
Webinars
May 23, 2026
Q&A: Brain Imaging Research in Autism
Rajesh Kana, PhD
The accredited educational series jointly provided by Autism Research Institute and Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education reviews the co-occurrence…
May 23, 2026
Brain Imaging Research in Autism: Promises and Pitfalls
Rajesh Kana, PhD
The accredited educational series jointly provided by Autism Research Institute and Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education reviews the co-occurrence…
February 14, 2026
Targeting Brain Plasticity in Autism using a Reading Intervention
Rajesh Kana, PhD
Dr. Rajesh Kana considers the intersection of language comprehension, neuroplasticity, and autism interventions. He discusses contemporary research illustrating distinct patterns…