Mirko Uljarevic

Mirko Uljarević is a Professor and Senior Principal Research Fellow at The Kids Research Institute Australia and the CliniKids. He has been awarded the 2024-25 Future Health Research and Innovation Fund Distinguished Fellowship, which is jointly funded by the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation. Previously, he was Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.

Mirko leads a project aimed at transforming the clinical pathway for autistic kids and their families by developing new assessments that map each child’s unique strengths and needs to the most effective evidence-based clinical supports. He has led and is currently working on a range of other projects focused on the mental health and well-being of autistic children and children with other neurodevelopmental conditions, and on the quality of life and well-being of parents and families. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and attracted over $59 million in competitive research grants. Mirko serves on the editorial boards of a leading autism and child psychiatry journals, including the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.