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University of New Hampshire
Institute on Disability
10 West Edge Drive, Suite 101
Durham, NH 03824-3595

Main Phone: 603-862-4320
Toll Free Number: 800-238-2048
Main Fax: 603-862-0555
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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Andrew Houtenville, PhD Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
LEND Director Sarah Smith, DSc, OTRL Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Co-LEND Director Alan Cobo-Lewis, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Associate UCEDD Director Jennifer Sulewski, PhD Other [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Executive Director, National Center for START Services Julie Lago, MSW Social Work: Clinical [email protected]
Project Director, NH Leadership Series Sarah Sadowski, M.A. Social Work [email protected]
Research Director Andrew Houtenville, PhD Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
UNH-4U Director Ariel Schwartz, PhD Rehabilitation [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Clinical Services Julie Smith, BS Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Communications Romy Eberle Other [email protected]
Community Support Ariel Schwartz, PhD Rehabilitation [email protected]
Data Coordinator Melissa Mandrell, MSS, MLSP Social Work [email protected]
Data Coordinator Susan Russell, M.S. Other [email protected]
Early Intervention Jennifer Maeverde, M.A Education/Special Education [email protected]
Early Intervention Marnie Morneault, M.Ed Education/Special Education [email protected]
Inclusion Ariel Schwartz, PhD Rehabilitation [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Romy Eberle Other [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Julie Smith, BS Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Susan Zimmermann, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Research Karla Armenti, ScD Other [email protected]
Research Debra Brucker, MPA, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Research Megan Henly, PhD Other [email protected]
Research Micah Peace Urquilla, BA Other [email protected]
Research Director Andrew Houtenville, PhD Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Technical Assistance Debra Brucker, MPA, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Technical Assistance Macey Muller, MBA, MS Psychology [email protected]
Technology Coordinator Sara Valli, M.A., CCC-SLP Assistive Technology [email protected]
Training Director Stacy Driscoll, M.Ed Education/Special Education [email protected]
Training Director Elizabeth Grosso Other [email protected]
Vocational Rehabilitation/Employment Ariel Schwartz, PhD Rehabilitation [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Assistive Technology Sara Valli, M.A., CCC-SLP Assistive Technology [email protected]
Education Marnie Morneault, M.Ed Education/Special Education [email protected]
Education Sarah Sadowski, M.A. Social Work [email protected]
Family Julie Smith, BS Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Family Susan Zimmermann, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Inclusion Ariel Schwartz, PhD Rehabilitation [email protected]
Nutrition Maggie Begis, PhD, RD, LD Nutrition [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Sarah Smith, DSc, OTRL Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Other Nate Thomas, MS Other [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Julie Smith, BS Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Physical Therapy Karen Gage-Bensley, PT, DPT, MS, PCS Physical Therapy [email protected]
Public Health Elizabeth Grosso Other [email protected]
Public Health Megan Henly, PhD Other [email protected]
Self Advocacy Kathy Bates Education/Special Education [email protected]
Social Work Trish Cox, MSED, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Social Work Julie Lago, MSW Social Work: Clinical [email protected]
Social Work Hannah Pease, MPP Public Health [email protected]
Social Work Patrick Shannon, Ph.D. Social Work [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Meg Morgan Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Asst. Program Support/Advocate Amy H. Frechette, B.A. Person with a disability or special health care need [email protected]
Business Director Jennifer Donahue Other [email protected]
Economics Andrew Houtenville, PhD Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Inclusive Education Melissa Diodati, EdD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Inclusive/participatory research Inclusive higher education Transition to adulthood Mental health during transition to adulthood Ariel Schwartz, PhD Rehabilitation [email protected]
MTSS-B Project Director Heidi Cloutier, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Research & Training Assistant, NCSS Micah Peace Urquilla, BA Other [email protected]
The Center for Excellence in Children's Behavioral Health JoAnne Malloy, Ph.D. Social Work [email protected]
Web Services Coordinator Kathryn Filanoski Other [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Center on Aging and Community Living Co-Director Jennifer Rabalais Psychology [email protected]
Disability & Food Security Disability Statistics and Demographics Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (StatsRRTC) Long COVID & Disability Job Crafting (Employment intervention) Aging & Disability Housing Debra Brucker, MPA, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Executive Director, National Center for START Services Julie Lago, MSW Social Work: Clinical [email protected]
IDD-MH National Research Consortium Joan Beasley, PhD Other [email protected]
NH Leadership Series (NHLS) Sarah Sadowski, M.A. Social Work [email protected]
NH-ME LEND Program Amy H. Frechette, B.A. Person with a disability or special health care need [email protected]
Occupational Health Surveillance Program Karla Armenti, ScD Other [email protected]
www.ResearchonDisability.org Andrew Houtenville, PhD Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
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