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LEND Program

Illinois LEND

The University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608

Main Phone: 312-996-8905
Main Fax: 312-413-4098
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IllinoisLEND
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IllinoisLEND
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UCEDD Program

University of Illinois UCE

Institute on Disability and Human Development (M/C 626)
Department of Disability and Human Development
The University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608-6904

Main Phone: 312-413-1647
Main Fax: 312-413-4098
TTY: 312-413-0453
Twitter: https://twitter.com/idhd_uic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UICDHD/
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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Tamar Heller, PhD Psychology [email protected]
LEND Director Kruti Acharya, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Associate LEND Director Meghan Burke, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Associate LEND Director Sarah Sobotka, MD, MSc Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Central IL Regional Co-Director Marie Channell, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Central Illinois LEND Co-Director Laura Mattie, PhD Other [email protected]
consultant on rural outreach Valerie Boyer Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies Sarah Parker, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Faculty mentor Yue Xu, PhD Other [email protected]
LEND Project Coordinator Janine Salameh , MPH Public Health [email protected]
Project Coordinator Eleanor Powell, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Clinical Services Anne Hoffmann, PhD Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Clinical Services Susan Kahan Psychology [email protected]
Community Education Director Rooshey Hasnain, EdD Rehabilitation Counseling [email protected]
Community Support Rooshey Hasnain, EdD Rehabilitation Counseling [email protected]
Community Support Kaitlin Stober, MS Other [email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Rooshey Hasnain, EdD Rehabilitation Counseling [email protected]
Data Coordinator Janine Salameh , MPH Public Health [email protected]
Data Coordinator Kaitlin Stober, MS Other [email protected]
Early Intervention Anne Hoffmann, PhD Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Pediatric Services Anne Hoffmann, PhD Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Research Randa Abdelrahim, PhD Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Research Caitlin Crabb, PhD, MPH Other [email protected]
Research Anne Hoffmann, PhD Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Research Kaitlin Stober, MS Other [email protected]
Training Director Ann Cutler, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Assistive Technology Glenn Hedman, PE, ATP, RET [email protected]
Dentistry/Pediatric Dentistry Robert Rada Dentistry-Pediatric [email protected]
Disability Studies Rooshey Hasnain, EdD Rehabilitation Counseling [email protected]
Disability Studies Sumithra Murthy Public Health [email protected]
Family Rooshey Hasnain, EdD Rehabilitation Counseling [email protected]
Family Matie Ovalle Other [email protected]
Inclusion Rooshey Hasnain, EdD Rehabilitation Counseling [email protected]
Nutrition Eduardo Bustamante, PhD Other [email protected]
Nutrition Sharon Donovan, PhD Nutrition [email protected]
Nutrition Leslie Stiles, MS, RD Nutrition [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Kathy Hooyenga, OTR/L, MA RET, ATP [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Ashley Stoffel, OTD, OTR/L Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Rooshey Hasnain, EdD Rehabilitation Counseling [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Michael Msall, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Sarah Sobotka, MD, MSc Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Physical Therapy Michelle Bulanda Physical Therapy [email protected]
Psychiatry Diane Misch , MD Psychiatry [email protected]
Psychology Amy Paige Cohen, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Psychology Latha Soorya , PhD Psychology [email protected]
Public Health Sumithra Murthy Public Health [email protected]
Public Health Kiyoshi Yamaki, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Rehab Counseling Rooshey Hasnain, EdD Rehabilitation Counseling [email protected]
Social Justice Rooshey Hasnain, EdD Rehabilitation Counseling [email protected]
Social Work Kristin Berg, PhD Social Work [email protected]
Social Work Christine Escobar-Sawicki, MSW, LCSW Social Work [email protected]
Social Work Irma Hernandez, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Special Education Meghan Burke, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Special Education Lisa Cushing, PhD Other [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Pamela Bondy, MS Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Anne Hoffmann, PhD Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Anne Hoffmann, PhD Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Act Early Ann Cutler, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Discipline Coordinator: Behavior Analysis and Therapy Mark Dixon , Ph.D., BCBA Other [email protected]
Early Intervention Michelle Bulanda Physical Therapy [email protected]
Rural Outreach Janet Patterson, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Self Advocacy Tia Nelis Person with a disability or special health care need [email protected]
Self-Advocacy Jae Jin Pak, B.S. Other [email protected]
Special Education, multiple disabilities, low incidence disabilities, secondary transition Lisa Cushing, PhD Other [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Anne Hoffmann, PhD Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Assistive Technology Unit; Certificate Program in Assistive Technology; Glenn Hedman, PE, ATP, RET [email protected]
Center for Capacity Building for Minorities with Disabilities Research Fabricio Balcazar, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Center on Health Promotion for People with Disabilities Yochai Eisenberg, PhD Other [email protected]
Chicagoland Entrepreneurship Education for People with Disabilities Sarah Parker, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Developmental Disabilities Family Clinic; Family Support Research and Training Center; Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health Tamar Heller, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Devlopmental and Behavioral Pediatric Clinic, UIHealth Joyce Masterton, DNP, MS, BSN Nursing-Family/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner [email protected]
Disability Art, Culture, and Humanities Carrie Sandahl, PhD Other [email protected]
Great Lakes ADA Center Robin Jones, COTA/L ROH Occupational Therapy [email protected]
LEND Leadrshp Ed in Neurodev Dis LEND Public Health [email protected]
The Hispanic and Family Support Program Irma Hernandez, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Zero through Three Diagnostic Program Ann Cutler, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
David Camacho [email protected]
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