Marty Blair, PhDRural Institute for Inclusive Communities (MT)

• My area of expertise is disability policy, special education, secondary transition

• My UCEDD has capacity in relationship of community, environment, and human ability; competitive, integrated employment; employment research; violence prevention and safe living environments for people with I/DD; deaf/blind education; healthy lifestyles for people with disabilities

• Areas of future development include mental health and I/DD; aging; cultural diversity of leadership, staff and students; improved interdisciplinary pre-service training; community awareness and communication of emerging issues and program successes

Beth Bryant-Claxton, Ph.D.Institute for Disability Studies (MS)

• My area of expertise is psychology, positive behavior supports, I/DD and complex behavioral health needs, systems intervention

• My UCEDD has capacity in housing, early childhood evaluation/intervention, supported employment, self-advocacy, health promotion, adaptive athletics/therapeutic recreation

• Areas of future development include increasing research visibility and activity, building stronger ties/reputation within the university, enhancing collegial relationships within the agency, considering issues such as branding, public relations, and development

Carol Curtin, MSWE.K. Shriver Center (MA)

• My area of expertise is obesity research and health promotion programming for individuals with IDD

• My UCEDD has capacity in research, health promotion, ABA, advocacy, cultural competence in early screening/detection, distance learning, emergency preparedness, leadership development, sibling support, technology, and more!

• Areas of future development include expanding current programs, leveraging technology to create solutions, addressing health literacy challenges for IDD populations.

Sandra Friedman, MDJFK Partners (CO)

• My area of expertise is medical and developmental care of children with developmental disabilities and special health care needs

• My UCEDD has capacity in training, research, community collaboration, clinical care, and dissemination; celebrating 50th anniversary this year

• Areas of future development include regional collaboration with other network sites, further development of online learning; expansion of support and programs for adults; additional collaboration with state partners

Susan Hetherington, PhDStrong Center for Developmental Disabilities (NY)

• My area of expertise is the intersection of race and disability, the intersection of health and employment, Disability Studies as a theoretical framework

• My UCEDD has capacity in health disparities, autism spectrum disorders, employment, community and state government collaborations, transition, urban education and students with disabilities, foster care, ABA

• Areas of future development include recreation and leisure, business engagement, incarcerated youth transitioning to employment

Kathleen HumphriesInstitute on Development & Disability (OR)

• My area of expertise is nutrition methods and interventions/supports for adults and youth with IDD

• My UCEDD has capacity in health and medical issues, transition and youth programs, community engagement grants, CAC leadership

• Areas of future development include infrastructure building, leveraging the power of the UCEDD, connecting with rural and ethnically diverse populations, being a new director(!)

Theodore Kastner MD, MSRose F. Kennedy Center (NY)

• My area of expertise is integrated health care, managed care, health care, care management and health care transformation

• My UCEDD has capacity in clinical services, community integration, advocacy

• Areas of future growth include leadership development and program management

Larry Yin, MD, MSPHUSC UCEDD (CA)

• My area of expertise is Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (Developmental disabilities)

• My UCEDD has capacity in Special Populations (dual diagnosis (DD/MH), ASD, Rett Syndrome, children with special health care needs, obesity, trauma victims and toxic stress, pediatric mental health, foster care, spina bifida and national registry); Early Intervention (early screening and diagnosis, education, and intervention; high risk infants; infant mental health, MH consultation to Head start programs); Minority & Underserved populations (Partnership with FQHC for pediatric primary care, specialized medical home in an FQHC; Partnership with Cal State LA, MSI, for minority pipeline programs, building capacity in minority parent organizations as gateway to underserved families from diverse cultures); Interdisciplinary leadership training programs (CA-LEND, APA Internship Fellowship program, Dietetic Internship, Social work Internship, Occupational Therapy fellowships, MCHB DBP-fellowship); Research, policy, and advocacy (morbidity/mortality in adults with DD, Autism Treatment Network, ASD research with USC, UCLA and other collaborators, ID/DD related policy, Learn the Signs Act Early Ambassadors); Partnerships (Family Resource Network of CA, SCDD, Disability Rights CA, Interagency Coordinating Council, UCSD Down Syndrome and Alzheimer Bio-Markers project, Title V programs)

• Areas of future development include: Service systems research; intervention research in Rett Syndrome; increase policy development for individuals with ID/DD, adult employment/education programs; improve access to community based transition services, behavioral health services within the medical home; expand capacity for developmental screening and surveillance within the community; improve early identification and referral to community based services; continue public health prevention strategies to improve health of adults with I/DD-diabetes prevention, obesity intervention, health screening, minority aging caregivers of individuals with I/DD

Marcia Moriarta, PsyD, IMH-E(IV)Center for Development and Disability (NM)

• My areas of expertise include the impact of toxic and traumatic stress on development, infant/early childhood mental health/development, systems building, clinical training/mentorship and the intersection of mental health and disability

• My UCEDD has capacity in early childhood mental health and systems, prevention, employment, ASD, working w/native and other underserved populations, rural outreach/use of telehealth, and population research

• Areas of future development include more active participation at the national level; my own personal education in the world of developmental, intellectual and other disabilities; grow and contribute more in the area of diversity, mentorship and innovative interdisciplinary training

Patricia A. Moss, MSWCenter for Excellence in Disabilities (WV)

• My area of expertise is system design aka architect for developing programs and systems of care, using cross agency collaboration and participation of families and users of services (consumers) to improve quality of life for West Virginians

• My UCEDD has capacity in administration, management, governance and workforce development

• Areas of future development include expanding training within the university setting, beyond the traditional medical focus, with goal of embedding information about disability, disability etiquette, etc. across major disciplines

Wendy Parent-Johnson, PhDCenter for Disabilities (SD)• My area of expertise is employment, transition,

and health care transition

• My UCEDD has capacity in autism, FASD, medical education, self-advocacy, Native American partnerships and Tribal VR, employment, state partnerships and contracts, transition, deaf-blind, leadership dev’t, employment support professional certification

• Areas of future development include clinic expansion, fee for service & 3rd party billing, impact & outcome evaluation, internal mechanism for policy communication-action-translation, UCEDD collaborations, international opportunities, strategic planning

Ilka Riddle, PhDUniversity of Cincinnati UCEDD (OH)

• My areas of expertise are health care transition of youth and young adults with disabilities, and health promotion for adults with disabilities

• My UCEDD has capacity in health care transition, health promotion, family support, parenting with a disability, developmental screening/Act Early & anything Autism treatment/ABA-related

• Areas of future development include employment, community living/participation and youth advocacy

Wayne Stuberg, PT, PhD, FAPTAMunroe-Meyer Institute, NE UCEDD (NE)

• My area of expertise is pediatric physical therapy practice and research, computerized motion analysis, health practice licensure, and fiscal planning / budgeting / business management

• My UCEDD has capacity in health professions clinical and graduate education, family-centered clinical services, basic and applied clinical research and genetics

• Areas of future development include transition to work, employment, and adult health care services

JoAnn YuenCenter on Disability Studies (HI)

• My area of expertise is in Collective Impact as a model for community engagement and social change, the AUCD/CDC ACT Early Initiative, and higher education administration (including data and faculty governance) related to research centers.

• My UCEDD has capacity in Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning and Living, STEM for Diversity and Disability (including Ethnomath), Benefits Counseling, Postsecondary and Vocational Employment Training and Entrepreneurship, Diversity, Newborn Hearing Screening, and Emergency Preparedness for ID/DD.

• Areas of future development include diversifying funding portfolio, developing performance measures for research centers—right sizing a center, preparing UCEDD leadership for the 21st Century, disability and aging, and international Outreach: Japan, Korea, Iran, China, Nepal!

Dan D. Zhang, PhDCenter on Disability and Development (TX)

• My area of expertise is secondary transition for students with disabilities

• My UCEDD has capacity in early literacy research, advocacy & leadership skills training and research, transition research, person centered training, emergency preparedness, career-focused postsecondary education, AgriLife services, independent living skills training

• Areas of future development include community inclusion for adults, aging research & services, employability skills training & research