Members & Leadership

Jerry Alliston, PhD
Partners for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD/LEND

Karen Applequist, PhD
Institute for Human Development, UCEDD

Felicia Arce, M.Ed
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, UCEDD

Katie Arnold, MS
Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND

Maria Mercedes Avila, PhD, MSW
Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, LEND

Shelly Baer, MSW, LCSW
Mailman Center for Child Development, UCEDD/LEND

Ellen Bannister, M.A.
Center for Learning and Leadership, UCEDD/LEND

Fred Biasini, Ph.D.
Civitan International Research Center, UCEDD/LEND

Ann Bingham, Ph.D.
Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Tracy Boehm Barrett, MPH
University of Montana Rural Institute, UCEDD

Anne Bradford Harris, PhD, MPH, RD
Waisman Center, UCEDD/LEND

Matthew Braun, MA, CCC-SLP
Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Karen Brown, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Virgin Islands UCE, UCEDD

Karen Brown, PhD, CCC-SLP
Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, LEND

Mary Beth Bruder, PhD
A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Beth Bruton, RN, MS, CPNP
Institute for Disability Studies, UCEDD

Jenean Castillo, Ph.D.
Westchester Institute for Human Development, UCEDD/LEND

Jennifer-Eilleen Castro, Master of Education
PB- Pacific Basin Program (AS & CNMI), UCEDD

Lisa Cauble, M.S.W.
Center for Human Development, UCEDD/LEND

Renee Charlifue-Smith, MA, CCC-SLP
JFK Partners/University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, UCEDD/LEND

Gail Chödrön, PhD
Waisman Center, UCEDD/LEND

Gay Clement-Atkinson, Ph.D.
Center for Disability Resources, UCEDD/LEND

Carrie Coffield, PhD
The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Molly Cole
A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Kay Conklin, MSW
University of Missouri, UCEDD/LEND

Kristen Connolly, MSW
Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND

Amy Costanza-Smith, Ph.D.
Oregon Institute on Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Mark Crenshaw, MTS
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND

Carol Curtin, MSW, PHD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, UCEDD/LEND

Ann Cutler, MD
Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND

Lisa Daugherty, MSW
Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Zach DeBerry, MS, RD, LDN, CDE
Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Susan Dell, PhD
The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, UCEDD

Stacy Driscoll, M.Ed
University of New Hampshire

Karen Edwards, MD, MPH
University of Cincinnati UCE, UCEDD/LEND

Elaine Eisenbaum, PhD
Texas Center for Disability Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Debra Eisert, PhD
Center on Human Development, UCEDD

Kathryn Ellerbeck, MD, MPH, FAAP
Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Kellie Ellerbusch, BLA
Munroe-Meyer Institute of Genetics & Rehabilitation, UCEDD/LEND

Jacy Farkas, MA
Sonoran UCEDD

Mary Alice Favro, M.A., CCC-SLP
Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, LEND

Celia Feinstein, MA
Institute on Disabilities, UCEDD

Celia Feinstein, MA
Institute on Disabilities, UCEDD

Teresita Fejarang, M.Ed.
Guam Center for Excellence in Disabilities Education, UCEDD

Jolenea Ferro, Ph.D.
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD

Nieves Flores, Ph.D.
Guam Center for Excellence in Disabilities Education, UCEDD

Brian Freedman, PhD
Center for Disabilities Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW
A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Donna Gilles, EdD
Partnership for People with Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Susan Greene
Texas Center for Disability Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Yegin Habtes, Ph.D
Virgin Islands UCE, UCEDD

Marilyn Hammond, PhD
Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice, UCEDD/LEND

Robin Hansen, MD
UC Davis at the MIND Institute, UCEDD/LEND

Robin Hansen, MD
University of California at Davis, DBP

Canyon Hardesty, MS
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, UCEDD

Mark Harniss, PhD
Center on Human Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Sandra Heimerl, PT, DPT, MS
Center for Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

David Helm, PhD
Institute for Community Inclusion/Boston Children's Hospital, UCEDD/LEND

David Helm, PhD
Institute for Community Inclusion/Boston Children's Hospital, UCEDD/LEND

Amy Hewitt, PhD Social Work; MSW
Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LEND

Amy Hewitt, PhD Social Work; MSW
Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LEND

Judith Holt, PhD Special Education
Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice, UCEDD/LEND

Lenore Holte, PhD
Center for Disabilities and Development, UCEDD/LEND

Jessica Howell, M.P.H.
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND

Betsy P. Humphreys, Ph.D
University of New Hampshire

Elizabeth (Betsy) Humphreys, PhD
Institute on Disability, UCEDD

Emma Jackson
Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LEND

Dina Johnson, MA
JFK Partners/University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, UCEDD/LEND

Marni Johnson Martin, Au.D.
Center for Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Bruce Keisling, PhD
Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Lisa Knight, MS
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD

Michelle Kobus, M.Ed.
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD

Alice Kuo, MD, PhD
UC-LEND

Eric Kurtz, Ph.D.
Center for Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Diane Larzelere, BA
UC Davis at the MIND Institute, UCEDD/LEND

Elizabeth Laugeson, Psy.D.
Tarjan Center UCLA, UCEDD

Patricia LaVesser, PhD, OTR
JFK Partners/University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, UCEDD/LEND

Carol Britton Laws, PhD, MSW
Institute on Human Development and Disability, UCEDD

Evon Batey Lee, PhD
Vanderbilt University, UCEDD/LEND

Toby Long, PhD.
Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development, UCEDD

Eunice Lopez, M.Ed.
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD

Kathryn Loukas, OTD, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA
The Maine LEND Program

Tara Lutz, PhD, MCHES
A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Tafaimamao Mamea
PB- Pacific Basin Program (AS & CNMI), UCEDD

Jean Mankowski, Ph.D.
Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Micah Mazurek, PhD
University of Missouri, UCEDD/LEND

Eileen McGrath, PhD
The University of Arizona, LEND

Eileen McGrath, PhD
The University of Arizona, LEND

Eileen R. McGrath, Ph.D.
Institute for Human Development, UCEDD

Telisha McKenzie, MS
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD

Kathryn Menousek, PhD
Munroe-Meyer Institute of Genetics & Rehabilitation, UCEDD/LEND

Sarah O'Kelley, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
Civitan International Research Center, UCEDD/LEND

Mirian Ofonedu, PhD, MSW, LCSW-C
Kennedy Krieger Institute, UCEDD/LEND

Priscilla Osborne, MS, PT, PCS
Institute for Community Inclusion/Boston Children's Hospital, UCEDD/LEND

Vicki Pappas, PhD
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, UCEDD

Alyssa Parks, LMSW
Institute for Disability Studies, UCEDD

Megan Peters, PT, D.Sc., PCS
Center for Learning and Leadership, UCEDD/LEND

Pamela Potemri, Ed.D.
A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Marie-Chiristine Potvin, PhD, OTR
Center on Disability & Community Inclusion, UCEDD

Patricia Prelock, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, LEND

Cristina L Pujol, M.S., CCC-SLP
Mailman Center for Child Development, UCEDD/LEND

Paula Rabidoux, PhD
The Nisonger Center, UCEDD/LEND

Olivia Raynor, Ph.D.
Tarjan Center UCLA, UCEDD

R. Matthew Reese, Ph.D.
Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Tyler Reimschisel, MD, MHPE
Vanderbilt University, UCEDD/LEND

Louann Rinner, MSEd, OTR/L
Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Leslie Rios, M.Ed.
Center on Disabilities and Human Development, UCEDD

Rylin Rodgers, BA
Riley Child Development Center - Indiana University, LEND

Laura Rodriguez Lopez, M.Ed.
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD

Sandra Root-Elledge, M.A.
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, UCEDD

Angela Rosenberg, Ph.D
Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Susan Russell, M.S.
The University of Maine, Center for Community Inclusion, UCEDD

Erika Ryst, M.D.
Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Michelle Schladant, Ph.D.
Mailman Center for Child Development, UCEDD/LEND

Jessica Schuttler, PhD
Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Bruce Shapiro, MD
Kennedy Krieger Institute, UCEDD/LEND

Amy Sharp, PhD
Texas Center for Disability Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Judith Silver, PhD
Children's Seashore House/ Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, LEND

Sandra Sosa, EdD
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD

Jane Squires, PhD
Center on Human Development, UCEDD

Laura Stough, Ph.D.
Center on Disability and Development, UCEDD

Christine Sullivan, PhD
A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Jesse Suter, PhD
Center on Disability & Community Inclusion, UCEDD

Kimmie Tang, Ed.D.
LoneStar, LEND

Susan Thomas, M.Ed.
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD

Charlene Trovato, PhD
LEND Center of Pittsburgh

Meghan Trowbridge, MSW
Center for Disability Resources, UCEDD/LEND

Linda Tuchman-Ginsberg, Ph.D.
Waisman Center, UCEDD/LEND

Mary Theresa Urbano, PhD, MPH, RN
Vanderbilt University, UCEDD/LEND

Kelly Von Lehmden, BBA
Center for Disabilities and Development, UCEDD/LEND

Tracy White, MA, BSN, RN
Partnership for People with Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Diane Williams, MSW
Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Andrea Witwer, PhD
The Nisonger Center, UCEDD/LEND

Patrice Yasuda, PhD
The Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, DBP

Patrice Yasuda, PhD
USC, Childrens Hospital, UCEDD/LEND

Mary Ellen Zeppuhar, Ed.D.
Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

W. Alan zzzCoulter, PhD
Louisiana State University Human Development Center - New Orleans, UCEDD/LEND