| Leadership |
| UCEDD Director |
Jacy Farkas, MA, ABD |
Other |
jkbell@arizona.edu |
| Lead Administrative Staff |
| Administrative Assistant |
M. Lupita Loftus, AA |
Business |
loftusm@arizona.edu |
| Fiscal and Regulatory Research Administrator |
Priyanka Sharma, MDS, MBA, GCSRT |
Business |
priyankasharma1@arizona.edu |
| Program Manager, Administrative Operations |
Danielle Hallahan |
Other |
daniellehallahan@arizona.edu |
| Primary Activity Coordinators |
| Communications |
Elizabeth Jeffrey-Franco, MPH |
Communications |
elizabethjeffrey@arizona.edu |
| Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness |
Agnes Attakai, MPA |
Public Administration |
agnesa@arizona.edu |
| Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness |
Jacy Farkas, MA, ABD |
Other |
jkbell@arizona.edu |
| Information/Dissemination |
Elizabeth Jeffrey-Franco, MPH |
Communications |
elizabethjeffrey@arizona.edu |
| Medical Director |
Tamsen Bassford, MD |
Medicine-Other |
bassford@arizona.edu |
| Research |
Julie Armin, PhD |
Other |
jarmin@arizona.edu |
| Research |
Austin Duncan, MPA, PhD |
Other |
awdunc@arizona.edu |
| Training Director |
Jacy Farkas, MA, ABD |
Other |
jkbell@arizona.edu |
| Vocational Rehabilitation/Employment |
Loretta Alvarez, MS |
Education/Special Education |
lbalvarez@arizona.edu |
| Vocational Rehabilitation/Employment |
Lorie Sandaine, CWIC, CESP |
Other |
lorie@arizona.edu |
| Discipline Coordinators |
| Medicine |
Tamsen Bassford, MD |
Medicine-Other |
bassford@arizona.edu |
| Public Health |
Agnes Attakai, MPA |
Public Administration |
agnesa@arizona.edu |
| Public Health |
Burris "Duke" Duncan, MD |
Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics |
brduncan@arizona.edu |
| Social Work |
Lynne Tomasa, PhD |
Social Work |
ltomasa@arizona.edu |
| Special Education |
Loretta Alvarez, MS |
Education/Special Education |
lbalvarez@arizona.edu |
| Special Education |
Brandy James, PhD |
Education/Special Education |
bjames2@arizona.edu |
| Project/Program/Clinic Contacts |
| Aging and Transition Project
Futures Planning & Caregiver Roadmap
Sexual Abuse and Violence |
Lynne Tomasa, PhD |
Social Work |
ltomasa@arizona.edu |
| ArtWorks Director,
Project I-AADAPT: Dementia Capable Care,
Project Together: Expressive Art Grief Program |
Yumi Shirai, PhD |
Other |
yumish@arizona.edu |
| Border Initiative;
ARSOBO: Arizona Sonoran Border projects for inclusion;
Intensive Physiotherapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy |
Burris "Duke" Duncan, MD |
Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics |
brduncan@arizona.edu |
| Community Systems Change Liaison |
Barbara Brent, MS |
Public Administration |
barbarabrent@arizona.edu |
| Employment & Transition Program Manager |
Loretta Alvarez, MS |
Education/Special Education |
lbalvarez@arizona.edu |
| Medical Home Director;
FCM Residency & Medical Student Education on DD;
MedCats for Developmental Medicine Advisor
|
Tamsen Bassford, MD |
Medicine-Other |
bassford@arizona.edu |
| Native Initiatives Program Manager |
Agnes Attakai, MPA |
Public Administration |
agnesa@arizona.edu |
| Native Initiatives Project Coordinator - Youth Transition |
Rosa Rojas Franco |
Other |
rojasfranco@arizona.edu |
| Pre-ETS Project Coordinator |
Kelsey Montano |
Rehabilitation |
kmontano1@arizona.edu |
| Project SEARCH Statewide Coordinator; Employment First Liaison |
Heather Dietrich, BA |
Education/Special Education |
hcdietrich@arizona.edu |
| Student Education Coordinator |
Celina Urquidez, MPH |
Public Health |
celinau@email.arizona.edu |
| Systems Change Liaison; Customized Employment Pilot Program |
Lorie Sandaine, CWIC, CESP |
Other |
lorie@arizona.edu |
| Undergraduate Certificate in DD Director;
Transition & Foster Youth with Disabilities
|
Jacy Farkas, MA, ABD |
Other |
jkbell@arizona.edu |
