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LEND Program

Institute on Development & Disability

Oregon Health & Science University
Child Development and Rehabilitation Center
707 SW Gaines Street
Portland, OR 97239

Main Phone: 503-494-2734
Main Fax: 503-494-6868
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UCEDD, LEND Program

Oregon Health & Science University UCEDD

Oregon Health & Science University
Institute on Development & Disability
707 SW Gaines St.
Portland, OR 97239

Main Phone: 503-494-8364
Main Fax: 503-494-6868
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OHSUUCEDD
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OHSU.UCEDDCPC/
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Program Website
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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Rhonda Eppelsheimer, MSW Social Work [email protected]
LEND Director Amy Costanza-Smith, Ph.D. Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Co-UCEDD Director Melanie Fried-Oken, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Director of Institute on Development and Disability Kurt Freeman, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
IDD Diversity Committee Co-Chair LEND Speech Pathology Fellowship Training Coordinator UCEDD Faculty Hannah Sanford-Keller, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
LEND Project Coordinator Nicole Valdivia Nava, BA Other [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Clinical Services Maureen DeLongis, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Clinical Services David Kube, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Clinical Services Sage Saxton, PsyD Psychology [email protected]
Clinical Services Anna Wilson, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Community Support Rhonda Eppelsheimer, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Data Coordinator Larissa Yoshino, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Early Intervention Sage Saxton, PsyD Psychology [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Larissa Yoshino, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Medical Director David Kube, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Other Reanna McMillan, B.S. Public Health [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Tamara Bakewell, MA Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Maureen DeLongis, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Pediatric Services Kristin Knight, M.S. Audiology [email protected]
Pediatric Services Sage Saxton, PsyD Psychology [email protected]
Research Kristin Knight, M.S. Audiology [email protected]
Research Director Melanie Fried-Oken, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Training Director Sage Saxton, PsyD Psychology [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Assistive Technology Melanie Fried-Oken, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Audiology Kristin Knight, M.S. Audiology [email protected]
Family Tamara Bakewell, MA Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Genetics Kory Keller, MS., C.G.C. Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Health Administration Rhonda Eppelsheimer, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Nutrition April Mitsch, MS, RDN, IBCLC Nutrition [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Erin Cochran, MA, OTR/L Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Tamara Bakewell, MA Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Lydia Dennehy, B.A./B.S. Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Pediatrics Sage Saxton, PsyD Psychology [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology David Kube, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Sage Saxton, PsyD Psychology [email protected]
Physical Therapy Kerry Haugh, DPT Physical Therapy [email protected]
Psychiatry: Developmental Anna Wilson, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Psychology Kimberly Reynolds, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Psychology: Developmental Sage Saxton, PsyD Psychology [email protected]
Self Advocacy endever* corbin Self Advocacy [email protected]
Social Work Maureen DeLongis, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Special Education Jodi Cooper, M.Ed Education/Special Education [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Kristi Atkins Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Kristin Mangan, Master of Arts Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Hannah Sanford-Keller, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Adolescent Transition; Adolescent Healthcare Transition; Healthcare Administration; Caregiver Training Supporting People with I/DD in Healthy Relationships & Sexuality; Data; Sexuality for Adolescents with I/DD; Spirituality & Disability; Caregiver training and support Rhonda Eppelsheimer, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Adolescents at Risk for Chronic Pain Anna Wilson, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Advocacy Janice Staehely Other [email protected]
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Assistive Technology Neurogenic Communication Disorders Speech-Language Pathology Melanie Fried-Oken, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Emily Quinn, Ph.D. CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Early Intervention Childhood behavioral disorder Parenting stress related to high-risk pregnancy and delivery Sage Saxton, PsyD Psychology [email protected]
Health disparities, Reproductive health Willi Horner-Johnson, Ph.D. Public Health [email protected]
Lactation Consultant April Mitsch, MS, RDN, IBCLC Nutrition [email protected]
Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Needs Assessment & Evaluation Coordinator Alison Martin Public Health [email protected]
Oregon Family to Family Health Information Center Lydia Dennehy, B.A./B.S. Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Oregon LEND Project Coordinator Nicole Valdivia Nava, BA Other [email protected]
Ototoxicity Kristin Knight, M.S. Audiology [email protected]
Pediatric Genetic Counseling Genetic Counseling for Neuromuscular and Skeletal Dysplasia Neurofibromatosis Support Kory Keller, MS., C.G.C. Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Psychology Internship Training Director Kimberly Reynolds, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
UCEDD CPC Sibling Support Committee Mental Health & ID Mental Health & Transition Autism Parent Training Program Maureen DeLongis, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Chair, LEND Curriculum Committee LEND Training Coordinator Genetics Kory Keller, MS., C.G.C. Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Design to Learn Lab Alexandria Cook, B.A. Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Director NICU Follow-Up Program Sage Saxton, PsyD Psychology [email protected]
Feeding and Swallow Disorder Clinic April Mitsch, MS, RDN, IBCLC Nutrition [email protected]
LEND Training Coordinator Occupational Therapy; UCEDD Transition Program Kim Solondz, MS Occupational Therapy [email protected]
LEND Training Coordinator Social Work LEND Clinic Social Work Mental Health Clinic Maureen DeLongis, MSW Social Work [email protected]
National Core Indicators Kira Norton, MPH Public Health [email protected]
OHSU UCEDD Summer Internship Program Reanna McMillan, B.S. Public Health [email protected]
Oregon Office on Disability and Health; Reproductive Health Research Willi Horner-Johnson, Ph.D. Public Health [email protected]
REKNEW: Reclaiming Expressive Knowledge in Everyone with Communication Impairments Translational Refinement of Adaptive Brain-Computer Interface System for Locked-In Patients Melanie Fried-Oken, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Transition Needs Assessment; National Core Indicators Adult Consumer Survey; LEND Training Coordinator Healthcare Administration; Healthy Relationships & Sexuality for People with Intellectual Disability; Community Partners Council Spirituality & Disability Initiative; Community Partners Council (CAC) Mini Grant Project; Emerging Leaders Northwest Adolescent Transition Program; Dream It, Do It! Academy-Adolescent Health & Independence Program Rhonda Eppelsheimer, MSW Social Work [email protected]
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