Research Scientist
Drexel University
Jessica Rast, PhD, is an associate reserach professor at the Drexel University A.J. Drexel Autism Institute. She works in the Policy and Analytics Center examining questions about the lives, experiences and services of autistic people. Dr. Rast catalogs and analyzes existing national data sources to present a national picture of experiences across life domains and the life span. She is particularly interested in health, healthcare and models of health service provision, including how to support people at key life transition points. Drawing on her training in epidemiology, Dr. Rast uses population-level methods to examine complex social problems, including how people interact with the many systems they belong to, what kind of help people need and what kind of help they get.