Practical Tools for Community Engaged Research

Ariel Schwartz

University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability

Research Assistant Professor

Ariel Schwartz is a research assistant professor at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability. Her research is focused on participation and wellness for transition-age young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She also studies the science and practice of community-engaged research with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Katherine McDonald

Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics

Panelist

Professor Katherine (Katie) McDonald is a Senior Associate Dean of Research and Administration and Professor of Public Health in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. Professor McDonald received a B.S. with Distinction in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in French from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Community and Prevention Research Psychology with a minor in Statistics, Methods and Measurements from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Professor McDonald is a Fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Chair of Syracuse University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB), and member of the Editorial Board for Autism in Adulthood. Professor McDonald previously lived in community with individuals with and without intellectual disability, and conducts research in partnership with people with disabilities on disparities. https://falk.syr.edu/people/mcdonald-katherine/