Dr. Wendy Parent-Johnson is Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and Executive Director of the Center for Disabilities, a Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, and Lend Director (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other Disabilities), at the Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota. In these positions, she is responsible for administration and oversight of multiple grants, research, teaching, and supervision of more than 45 staff and contract employees. Her educational background includes a Masters Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and a Doctorate Degree in Education with an emphasis on Transition for Individuals with Severe Disabilities, both from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has thirty six years experience in the areas of supported and customized employment, transition from school to work, and Employment First policy and practice. Dr. Parent-Johnson has conducted presentations; produced journal, book, and other written products; and developed practical tools related to transition and employment. More recently, her research, teaching, and grant development has focused on health care transition, health disparities, interdisciplinary health science education, and the integration of health and employment.  Dr. Parent-Johnson is Editor of the Journal of Rehabilitation.