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