Emerging Leader Representative
Gale Hann (they/them), MPH, CPH is a disability advocate and researcher. Gale holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Western Washington University, a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Oklahoma (OU) Hudson College of Public Health, and a Graduate Certificate in Special Education Transition from the OU Zarrow Institute on Transition and Self-Determination.
From 2020–2021, Gale was an Oklahoma Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (OKLEND) trainee. As a trainee, they represented the discipline of public health while also sharing their experiences as a multiply disabled autistic advocate. After completing their LEND training, Gale worked for several years as a program evaluator, LEND/UCEDD data coordinator, and inclusive post-secondary education practitioner.
Currently, Gale is a PhD student at the Indiana University School of Public Health Bloomington campus, Department of Applied Health Science, and serves as a Consumer Advisory Council (CAC) member of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). Gale's research interests include sexual health promotion for the disability and 2SLGBTQ+ community.
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