Yvette Doss

Yvette Doss – doss@ucsb.edu

Yvette Doss is a former journalist – writer and editor — who has written for NPR, the Los Angeles Times, and other major magazines and newspapers. During that time, she focused on U.S. Latinos and their cultural expression via music, independent film and visual art. She switched gears to become a high school teacher in Los Angeles just over six years ago. There she found a passion for working with Autistic teens and students with learning disabilities, and decided to devote herself to doing research to help create better outcomes for them. She is particularly interested in exploring mental health and educational supports for Autistic students in inclusion settings at secondary schools as well as at postsecondary institutions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from UC Berkeley and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from UC Riverside. In her free time she enjoys exploring nature, painting, writing, and spending time with her family.