Ellie Kincaid

Editor
Retraction Watch

Ellie Kincaid is an editor at Retraction Watch. Her work has appeared in STAT, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, WebMD and Medscape. She has a B.A. in English from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.A. in journalism from New York University’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program.

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Spectrum

By Ellie Kincaid

29 November 2023

4 min read

Head of company that accredits autism service providers resigns after article retraction

The resignation follows reporting by Spectrum and Retraction Watch in October about nonexistent references in the retracted article.

Spectrum

Head of company that accredits autism service providers resigns after article retraction

By Ellie Kincaid

29 November 2023 | 4 min read

Retraction

By Ellie Kincaid, Retraction Watch

19 October 2023

5 min read

A crumpled piece of paper atop a stack of papers against a grey background.

Article defending private-equity involvement in autism services retracted

Nearly two-thirds of the article’s references appear to not exist.

Retraction

Article defending private-equity involvement in autism services retracted

By Ellie Kincaid, Retraction Watch

19 October 2023 | 5 min read

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