Members & Leadership
Natalie Adler
Rose F. Kennedy Center, UCEDD/LEND
Jerry Alliston, PhD
Partners for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD/LEND
Jerry R. Alliston, Ph.D.
Institute for Disability Studies, UCEDD
Katie Arnold, MS
Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
Maria Mercedes Avila, PhD, MSW
Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, LEND
Kara Ayers, PhD
University of Cincinnati UCE, UCEDD/LEND
Lana Bailey
Texas Center for Disability Studies, UCEDD
Tanya Baker
Center on Disability and Development, UCEDD
Skylar Bellinger
Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, UCEDD/LEND
Mary Bostick, Ph.D.
Center on Disabilities and Human Development, UCEDD
Robert Boy, BA, BFA
Oregon Institute on Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND
Rachel Brady, PT,DPT, MS
Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development, UCEDD
Antonia Brathwaite Fisher, MA
Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development, UCEDD
Mary Beth Bruder
A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Karan Burnette, MA, CCC, SLP
Partners for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD/LEND
Karan Burnette, MA, CCC, SLP
Partners for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD/LEND
Robyn Carroll, MSW
The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Jennifer-Eilleen Castro
Pacific Basin UCE/Northern Mariana Islands
Lisa Cauble, M.S.W.
Center for Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
Julie Christensen, MSW, PhD
Center for Disabilities and Development, UCEDD/LEND
Gail Chödrön, PhD
Waisman Center, UCEDD/LEND
Gay Clement-Atkinson, Ph.D.
Center for Disability Resources, UCEDD/LEND
Erica Coleman, MS
University of Cincinnati UCE, UCEDD/LEND
Melina Danko, MS
Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
June De Leon, M.Ed.
Guam Center for Excellence in Disabilities Education, UCEDD
Alexis Deavenport-Saman, DrPH
USC, Childrens Hospital, UCEDD/LEND
Alexis Deavenport-Saman, DrPH
The Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, DBP
Zach DeBerry, MS, RD, LDN, CDE
Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
David Deere, MSW, MTh
Partners for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD/LEND
Sara DiRienzo, MA
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, UCEDD
Shelley Dumas, Ph.D.
Texas Center for Disability Studies, UCEDD
Elaine Eisenbaum, PhD
Texas Center for Disability Studies, UCEDD
Christina Espinosa Bard, MRC
Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, UCEDD
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
Melissa Fenrick, M.S.W.
Center for Learning and Leadership, UCEDD/LEND
Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW
A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Meg Gäg, M.S.
Center on Disabilities and Human Development, UCEDD
Tom Gannon, MEd
University of Cincinnati UCE, UCEDD/LEND
William Gaventa, MDiv
The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Jennifer Gerdts, Ph.D.
Center on Human Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND
James Gleason, MS, PT
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, UCEDD/LEND
Ryan Groeneweg, Ed.S., BCBA
Center for Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Teresa Grossi, PhD
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, UCEDD
Gina Guarneri, MA
UC Davis at the MIND Institute, UCEDD/LEND
Gina Guarneri, MA
University of California at Davis, DBP
Yegin Habtes, Ph.D
Virgin Islands UCE, UCEDD
Marilyn Hammond, PhD
Center for Persons with Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Canyon Hardesty, MS
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, UCEDD
Angela Harnden, Ph.D.
Center for Learning and Leadership, UCEDD/LEND
Jamie Hayhurst Marshall, MA
Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Liz Hecht
Waisman Center, UCEDD/LEND
David Helm, PhD
Institute for Community Inclusion/Boston Children's Hospital, UCEDD/LEND
Janet Hess, DrPH
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
Susan Hetherington, PhD
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, 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
Michael Hoenig, MA
Center for Disabilities and Development, UCEDD/LEND
Sandra Horne, B.A, M.A. & M.A.
The University of Maine, Center for Community Inclusion, UCEDD
Donald Jackson, Ph.D.
Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Dina Johnson, MA
JFK Partners/University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, UCEDD/LEND
Jean Johnson,
Center on Disability Studies, UCEDD/LEND
Pablo Juarez, M.Ed., BCBA
Vanderbilt University, UCEDD/LEND
Richard Kiefer-O'Donnell, Ph.D Special Education
Center for Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
Richard Kiefer-O'Donnell, Ph.D., Special Education
Center for Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Michelle Kobus, M.Ed.
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
Diane Lenz, MA
Institute for Human Development, UCEDD
Jenna Lequia, Ph.D.
Westchester Institute for Human Development, UCEDD/LEND
Eunice Lopez, M.Ed.
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
Linda Madsen, MS
North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, UCEDD
Linda Madsen, MS
North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, UCEDD
Vyonda Martin, M.A.
Center for Learning and Leadership, UCEDD/LEND
John McDermott
Institute for Human Development, UCEDD
John McDermott
Institute for Human Development, UCEDD
Susanna Miller-Raines, MSW
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
Heather Moutray
Center on Disability and Development, UCEDD
Kelly Nye-Lengerman, MSW, PhD
Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD/LEND
Kathleen Olson, PhD
Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, UCEDD/LEND
Mary Anne Pallack, M.Ed.
The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, UCEDD
Mary Anne Pallack, M.Ed.
The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, UCEDD
Helen Panzironi, MSW
Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Vicki Pappas, PhD
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, UCEDD
Mette Pedersen, MEd, MA
Center for Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND
Elizabeth Perkins, PhD, RNLD
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
Rebecca Pretzel, Ph.D.
Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Stacey Ramirez
Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND
Debbie Reinhartsen, Ph.D.
Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Debra Reinhartsen, Ph.D.
Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Mindy Renfro, PT, PhD, DPT
University of Montana Rural Institute, UCEDD
Vanessa Richard, Masters
Center on Disability and Development, UCEDD
Ilka Riddle, PhD
University of Cincinnati UCE, UCEDD/LEND
Stephen Rock, Ph.D.
Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Sandra Root-Elledge, M.A.
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, UCEDD
Heidi San Nicolas, Ph.D.
Guam Center for Excellence in Disabilities Education, UCEDD
Amy Sharp, Ph.D.
Center on Disability and Development, UCEDD
Amy Sharp, PhD
Texas Center for Disability Studies, UCEDD
Joanne Siegel, LCSW
Rose F. Kennedy Center, UCEDD/LEND
Sandra Sosa, EdD
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
Janice Staehely
Oregon Institute on Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND
Stephen Sulkes, MD
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Christine Sullivan, PhD
A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Kimmie Tang, Ed.D.
LoneStar, LEND
Courtney Taylor, M.Div.
Vanderbilt University, UCEDD/LEND
Susan Thomas, M.Ed.
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, UCEDD
Richelle Tierney
Center on Disabilities and Human Development, UCEDD
Angela Tomlin, PhD
Riley Child Development Center - Indiana University, LEND
Lana Warren, EdD, OTL
Kennedy Krieger Institute, UCEDD/LEND
Andrea Witwer, PhD
The Nisonger Center, UCEDD/LEND
Julie Wolter, PhD
University of Montana Rural Institute, UCEDD
Julie Woodruff, AuD, CCC-A
Civitan International Research Center, UCEDD/LEND
Mary X - Mercer, MS
North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, UCEDD
Tera Yoder, EdD
Partnership for People with Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Scott Youngs, BS
Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
W. Alan zzzCoulter, PhD
Louisiana State University Human Development Center - New Orleans, UCEDD/LEND