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Specialty Resource Contacts: | Family Resource Coordinator | ||||||||||||||||||
Discipline(s): |
Family Studies Family/Parent/Youth Advocacy Family Member/Community Member |
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AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
Vita/Bio
Name: Title: Date of Birth:
Jacalyn T. Yingling Family/Advocacy Discipline Coordinator 6/1/56
Education
Institution: Degree Yr Field of Study:
University of Rhode Island - BS 1978 Child Development & Family Studies
University of Rhode Island - MS 1979 Human Development, Counseling, &
Family Studies
Major Research/Professional Interest
•· Impact of children with disabilities on family dynamics
•· Inclusion of children with developmental disabilities in general education settings
•· Exploration of non-traditional post-secondary options for students with developmental disabilities
Research and Training Support
•· Thesis: Gender Role Identity and Career Choice, 1979
•· Participated in Research Projects with LEND Trainees and Faculty
Professional Experience
•· Grad. Assistant, Univ. of RI, Supervised undergrad students 1978 -1979
•· Preschool/Summer School Teacher, RI and Rochester, NY 1979-1980
•· Kindergarten Teacher, Edgerton Day Care, Rochester, NY 1980-1983
•· Parent Coordinator, Regional Planning Group, Roch., NY 1985-1990
•· Newsletter Editor, The Advocacy Center, Rochester, NY 1991-present
•· Family Discipline Coord., LEND faculty, SCDD, Rochester, NY 2001-present
Current/former member of: TASH; NYS Standards, Inclusion & Assessment Task Force; RIT School Psychology Advisory Board; Regional Task Force on Post-Secondary Options
Honors/Awards
•· Outstanding Service Award, Advocacy/Developmentally Disabled, 1993
•· Family Newsletter Award, Parent Network Center, 1995
•· NYS Partners in Policymaking Graduate - 2006
Publications
- Editor, The Bridge Newsletter, published quarterly The Advocacy Center, Rochester, NY
- Liptak GS, Orlando M, Yingling JT, et al. 2006. Satisfaction with primary health care received by families of children with developmental disabilities. Journal of Pediatric Health Care 20(4):245-252
- Parents' Experience of the Disclosure of Their Child's Diagnosis of Autism (Poster) - Daniel W. Mruzek, Laura B. Silverman, Robert T. Peyton, Melissa M. Smith, Elizabeth Baltus Hebert, Tamara Hoffritz, Terri Abrams, Jacalyn T. Yingling, Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, Children's Hospital at Strong, University of Rochester Medical Center, May 2007