Joshua Diehl

Joshua Diehl is an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame. His research focuses on neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), emphasizing family-centered approaches and interdisciplinary methods involving robotics, linguistics, and clinical psychology. He holds a B.A. from Princeton University, a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University.

Diehl’s work bridges clinical practice and community engagement, including roles as former Chief Program Officer at LOGAN Community Resources and board memberships with Camp Millhouse and Chosen Vision. His research explores prosody processing in ASD, robotic interventions for social skills, and family dynamics impacting outcomes. Media features include coverage in the Wall Street Journal and NBC for his robotics-based ASD therapies.

His publications span 20 years, addressing prosody analysis, robotic applications in treatment, and family-level ASD interventions. He actively promotes neurodiversity awareness through teaching and community outreach, informed by his personal experience as a sibling of a developmentally disabled individual.