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LEND Program

Waisman Center

University of Wisconsin-Madison
1500 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53705-2280

Main Phone: 608-263-1656
Main Fax: 608-263-0529
Program Website

UCEDD, LEND Program

Waisman Center

University of Wisconsin-Madison
1500 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53705-2280

Main Phone: 608-263-1656
Main Fax: 608-263-0529
Program Website

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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Leann Smith DaWalt, PhD Psychology [email protected]
LEND Director Gail Chodron, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Community Education Director Gail Chodron, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Data Coordinator Julie Schears, BA Person with a disability or special health care need [email protected]
Medical Director Maria Stanley, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Technical Assistance Gail Chodron, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Training Director Paola Perez, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Family Sandy Tierney, PhD Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Medicine Kathleen Kastner, MD Medicine-General [email protected]
Nutrition Mary Marcus, MS,RD Nutrition [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Jacyln Bender, OT Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Physical Therapy Lindsey Stanek, DPT Physical Therapy [email protected]
Public Health Gail Chodron, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Self Advocacy Julie Schears, BA Person with a disability or special health care need [email protected]
Social Work Josh Lapin, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Special Education Kate Szidon, MS Education/Special Education [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Jennifer Seale, PhD, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Assistive Technology Jennifer Seale, PhD, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Clinical Experiences Kellie Haugen, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Constituent Advisory Committee Co-Chair Erin Miller Person with a disability or special health care need [email protected]
Constituent Advisory Committee Co-chair Abigail Tessmann Person with a disability or special health care need [email protected]
Evaluation Specialist Lynn Hrabik, RD, MPH Other [email protected]
Model Services Liliana Wagner, PhD Psychology [email protected]
NIRS Data Coordinator Julie Schears, BA Person with a disability or special health care need [email protected]
Research Specialist Emily Hickey, PhD Other [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Gail Chodron, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Waisman Early Childhood Program Teresa Hoveland Education/Special Education [email protected]
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