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University of Washington Institute on Human Development and Disability (UW IHDD)

University of Washington
UW Pediatrics
1701 NE Columbia Road
Seattle, WA 98195-7920

Main Phone: 206-598-4317
Main Fax: 206-598-7815
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LEND Program

University of Washington LEND Program

Clinical Training Unit, Institute on Human Development and Disability
University of Washington
Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920

Main Phone: 206-685-1350
Main Fax: 206-543-5771
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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Mark Harniss, PhD Rehabilitation [email protected]
LEND Director Jennifer Gerdts, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Associate UCEDD Director Richard Masse, MPH Health Administration [email protected]
Associate LEND Director Kathleen Lehman, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff Nancy Ringera, B.A. Other [email protected]
Director of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Samuel Zinner, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
LEND Interdisciplinary Training Director Susan Wendel, MS, OTR Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Other Beth Gendler Other [email protected]
PASS faculty FAM faculty Shayla Collins Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Clinical Services Katherine Bateman, PHD Applied Behavioral Analysis [email protected]
Clinical Services Melissa Hathaway, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Clinical Services Bonnie Jordan Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Clinical Services Leah Martin Audiology [email protected]
Clinical Services Emily Myers, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Community Education Director Chris Matsumoto, M.Ed. Education: Administration [email protected]
Community Support Sharan Brown, JD, EdD Public Administration [email protected]
Data Coordinator Richard Masse, MPH Health Administration [email protected]
Distance Learning Swee May Cripe Health Administration [email protected]
Distance Learning Jennifer Rees, MSW Education: Early Intervention/Early Childhood [email protected]
Distance Learning Sennie Rose Health Administration [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Angel Fettig, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Katrina Davis Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Sydney Krebsbach Self Advocacy [email protected]
Research Susan Astley Hemingway, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Research Karen Bearss Psychiatry [email protected]
Research Angel Fettig, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Research Michael Guralnick, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Research Mark Harniss, PhD Rehabilitation [email protected]
Technical Assistance Alan Knue, B.S. Interdisciplinary [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Assistive Technology Heather Feldner, PhD Physical Therapy [email protected]
Assistive Technology Mark Harniss, PhD Rehabilitation [email protected]
Assistive Technology Alan Knue, B.S. Interdisciplinary [email protected]
Audiology Lisa Mancl, MS Audiology [email protected]
Audiology Leah Martin Audiology [email protected]
Education Sharan Brown, JD, EdD Public Administration [email protected]
Education Kathleen Meeker, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Family Susan Adelman Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Family Shayla Collins Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Genetics Robin Bennett, M.S., CGC Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Genetics Suman Jayadev, M.D. Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Health Administration Kate Orville, MPH Health Administration [email protected]
Neurology Nina Natarajan, MD Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Nursing Sophie Maleng (Lu), MN, PPCNP-BC, ARNP Nursing-Family/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner [email protected]
Nursing Cara Pierson, ARNP, MN Nursing-Family/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner [email protected]
Nutrition Sarah Harsh Nutrition [email protected]
Nutrition Mari Mazon, RD, MS Nutrition [email protected]
Nutrition Beth Ogata, MS, RD, CD Nutrition [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Misty Pruner Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Pediatrics Angela Armen, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics Melissa Hathaway, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics Julia Mattson, MD, PhD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics Cara Pierson, ARNP, MN Nursing-Family/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Bonnie Jordan Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Samuel Zinner, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Physical Therapy Brooke Fitterer, DPT, PCS Physical Therapy [email protected]
Physical Therapy Anna Fragomeni Physical Therapy [email protected]
Psychology: Developmental Megan Goldenshteyn, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Self Advocacy Ben Moore Self Advocacy [email protected]
Self Advocacy Ivanova Smith Self Advocacy [email protected]
Social Work Barbara Reynolds Social Work [email protected]
Social Work Mollie Royer Social Work [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Jim Mancini Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Laura Snow, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology John Thorne, PhD, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Family Discipline Susan Adelman Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Adults And Elders Program Gary Stobbe, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Autism Center Annette Estes, PhD Human Development/Child Development [email protected]
Child Health Notes Sophie Maleng (Lu), MN, PPCNP-BC, ARNP Nursing-Family/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner [email protected]
Clinical Training Unit Jennifer Gerdts, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Community Disability Policy Initiative Sharan Brown, JD, EdD Public Administration [email protected]
Development of a Tiered Coaching Model to Support the Professional Development of Inclusive Early Childhood Educators (TCM); Preparing Educators and Social Workers for Family-Centered EI Practices; Inclusion into What: Advancing Racial Equity in Special Education Angel Fettig, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Program Samuel Zinner, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Director of research at the UW/CHDD Infant Development Follow-Up Program Kendell German, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Genetics Fuki Hisama, MD Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Haring Center / EEU Ilene Schwartz, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Infant Development Follow-Up Clinic Director Emily Myers, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Mobile Lexica: Co-Construction of Lexica in Primary Progress Aphasia Scott Spaulding, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Rebecca Finkel Nutrition [email protected]
Leslie Hamilton Social Work [email protected]
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