Juliet Barnett

Juliet Hart Barnett is a nationally recognized expert in special education and autism with 30 years of experience spanning teaching, research, and educator preparation. She earned her doctorate from the University of Miami in 2003. She has authored more than 100 publications, presented to more than 200 national and international audiences, and secured nearly $5 million in research and program funding. Her scholarship includes extensive research on autism, family perspectives and supports, teacher preparation, and translating evidence into effective practice. A former teacher of students with emotional disorders, she brings both classroom experience and research expertise to her work supporting educators and families. She is also the co-author of Friendship 101: Helping Students Build Social Competence and Navigating the Spectrum: An Educator’s Guide to Supporting Families of Children with Autism. She was honored with the 2020 Outstanding Researcher Award from the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities and the 2026 Distinguished Researcher Award from the American Educational Research Association’s Special and Inclusive Education Research SIG.