Sheryl A. Larson, Ph.D. (FAAIDD) is a Principal Investigator and Senior Research Associate at the University of Minnesota’s Research and Training Center on Community Living where she has worked since 1988 directing projects involving evaluation, policy, survey and intervention research, secondary analysis of large data sets and research synthesis on Medicaid, long-term supports and services, access to health care, disability statistics, quality assurance, deinstitutionalization, community inclusion and disability services. Dr. Larson serves on the editorial board of several professional journals, and has served as a grant reviewer or scientific consultant for NIDRR, CDC, CMS and other federal and state agencies. Her current projects include the AIDD funded “Residential Information Systems Project” and “Supporting Individuals and Families Information Systems Project,” and the NIDILR funded “Research and Training Center on Community Living,” “Partnerships in Wellness,” and "National Core Indicators: Advance Exploration of Factors Affecting Quality of Life Outcomes of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities." Dr. Larson has authored or coauthored 3 books, 25 book chapters, 49 peer reviewed journal articles, and more than 100 technical reports and other products and has made presentations in nearly all of the US states and internationally.