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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]
UCEDD Program & Evaluation Manager Lindsay Sauve, MPH Public Health [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 Education Director Lindsay Sauve, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Community Support Rhonda Eppelsheimer, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Community Support Lindsay Sauve, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Lindsay Sauve, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Data Coordinator Larissa Yoshino, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Distance Learning Lindsay Sauve, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Early Intervention Sage Saxton, PsyD Psychology [email protected]
Exemplary Services Lindsay Sauve, MPH Public Health [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 Lindsay Sauve, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Research Director Melanie Fried-Oken, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Technical Assistance Lindsay Sauve, MPH Public Health [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]
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 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]
Program Evaluation Program Development Health Promotion Lindsay Sauve, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Psychology Internship Training Director Kimberly Reynolds, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Sensory Integration Kersti Pettit-Kekel, BS Occupational Therapy [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 Friendships and Dating Healthy Lifestyles Advocacy and Building Community Sexual Health Certification Program Sexual Health Equity for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (SHEIDD) AUCD Sexual Health SIG Lindsay Sauve, MPH 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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