2023 AUCD Annual Report
Emerging Leaders
AUCD Emerging Leaders are a part of a community that includes current trainees from AUCD member sites; former (i.e. alumni) trainees; early career professionals from all health and related disciplines, including self-advocates and family members; and others that are relatively new to the disability field. This group of passionate individuals from every U.S. state and territory grows by the thousands each year. Together, this Emerging Leaders Community shares a passion to serve, research, and educate to make positive changes with and for people with disabilities and their families.
AUCD Central Office Initiatives
- LEND and Learn TA Series: LEND Trainee Mentoring: Mystery, Curiosity, and Wonder
- LEND and Learn TA Series: Recruiting Diverse Trainees and Faculty
- Medicaid Education 101 for Trainees: Learn About Medicaid and Home and Community Based Services
- Family Support 101: Understanding Policies that Support Family and Family Caregivers for Trainees
- Network Narratives Podcast: From Trainee to Network Leader with Shayla Collins and Maureen Johnson
- UCEDD Resource Center ExceLens Series: AUCD Emerging Leader: Blake Warner
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"Being an Emerging Leader signifies the ongoing journey of personal and professional growth. It means embracing challenges, continuously learning, and evolving to meet the demands of leadership. It's about not only advancing one's own career but also contributing to the development and success of those around you. An Emerging Leader is someone who strives for excellence, fosters collaboration, and is committed to making a positive impact on their community and beyond." Network Initiatives
- CAR Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Elizabeth Kaplan- Kahn Featured on Autism Science Foundation Podcast
- Developmental Disabilities Day at the Legislature Reflections
- South Dakota LEND Trainees and Discipline Heads Travel to Guatemala for Clinical Outreach
- Harnessing Uniqueness: MN LEND Fellow Leverages Neuroscience Advances to Explore Brain-Behavior
- Michelle Fong NH-ME LEND White Paper: Data Equity is Key to Health Equity for PWD
- University of Miami, Mailman Center LEND Trainee Receives Grant to Create a Multicultural Library Space for Children at the Linda Ray Intervention Center
- The Conversation Continues: When it Comes to Autism, Can We Reconcile the Medical and Social Models of Disability?