Project Description:
The Center on Disability and Development's Doctoral Fellows and Internship Program provides an opportunity to study
the complex social, political, cultural, and educational issues that surround individuals with disabilities and their families.
Our focus on Disability Studies supports the formation of teachers, activists, practitioners, and researchers who are
interested in the phenomenon of disability from various disciplinary perspectives. Our program is designed to prepare
graduate students throughout the College of Education and Human Development as well as students from other colleges
wishing to make the program part of their degree plan. Our current Fellows are engaged in research, policy, and service
projects that make an impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. Our program will increase the
number of qualified personnel across disciplines that can provide services and supports for individuals with
developmental disabilities.
Our Interdisciplinary Training Program began training its first Doctoral students in 2006. Reflecting the interdisciplinary
nature of the Center, our trainees have come from the disciplines of special education, school psychology, counseling
psychology, and learning sciences. Our trainees are assigned to work with CDD Center Faculty on projects that directly
address our Center's objectives and participate in research, training, and outreach activities under the direction of Center
faculty.
During 2015-2020, the CDD will provide educational and internship experiences to doctoral students from a variety of
academic programs. Two different levels of training will be provided, along with support that corresponds to the intensity
and number of hours of training provided by Center faculty:
1) Fellowships for doctoral students engaged in long term (over 300 hours) training under the direct supervision of Center
faculty across multiple Center project objectives. These students will receive orientation to the Center and an overview of
UCEDD missions, structure, and history under the direction of Dr. Stough, the Interdisciplinary Training Coordinator.
These Fellows will be mentored to participate in research, presentations, grant writing, as well as participating on Center
projects, as well as to participate in AUCD sponsored conferences, professional training, and webinars. Fellows will be
selected by Center faculty for their interest in disability issues and desire to engage in advocacy, capacity building and
systemic change in the core areas of education/early intervention and quality of life.
2) Short term training (less than 300 hours) for graduate and undergraduate students participating in activities usually
restricted to one Center project objective. These experiences may include graduate internships, undergraduate research
projects, or other involvement on a project sponsored by the Center. These short-term trainees usually will not be
supported by the Center, but may be employed or sponsored by external funds that support one of the Center projects.
Short term trainees will be usually selected by individual Core Faculty or Affiliated Faculty to participate on projects that
have as their aim one emphasis.
Dr. KWOK - YuhongJi
Dr. ZHANG - Yi-Fan Li ($24,000)
Dr. ZHANG - Melissa Cavasos
Dr. ZHANG - Carolina Saldana
Dr. STOUGH -Isabella Miracle, Karina Rodriguez, Stephanie Ingram (Undergraduates), Donghyun Kang, MS (Graduate)
