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LEND Program

Center for Child Health and Development

University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics
3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Mail Stop 4003
Kansas City, KS 66160-7340

Main Phone: 913-588-6300
Main Fax: 913-588-5916
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KansasLEND/

UCEDD, LEND Program

Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities

University of Kansas
Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies
1200 Sunnyside Avenue
3111 Haworth
Lawrence, KS 66045-7534

Main Phone: 785-864-7600
Main Fax: 785-864-7605
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ksucdd/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

Faculty & Staff

Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Karrie Shogren, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
LEND Director Rene Jamison, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Co-LEND Director Kathryn Ellerbeck, MD, MPH, FAAP Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Administrative Assistant Nicole Crump, MPA Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Assistant Professor, Special Education Jennifer Kurth Education/Special Education [email protected]
Associate Director, Consumer Activities and Self-Advocacy James Thompson, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Director, Parsons-site David Lindeman, Ph.D Education/Special Education [email protected]
Director, Transition Coalition Mary Morningstar Education/Special Education [email protected]
LEND Clinical Training and Education; Recruitment Coordinator Lisette Swails, PhD Psychology [email protected]
LEND Community Technical Assistance and Education Coordinator Skylar Bellinger Psychology [email protected]
LEND Research Education Coordinator, CCHD Research Director Rene Jamison, PhD Psychology [email protected]
LEND Training Director Jessica Schuttler, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Outreach; Program Development & Evaluation Chandra Gordon, LMSW Social Work [email protected]
Research Project Director Dana Lattin, MS.Ed. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Clinical Services Skylar Bellinger Psychology [email protected]
Clinical Services Kathryn Ellerbeck, MD, MPH, FAAP Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Clinical Services Linda Heitzman-Powell, Ph.D, MPH Psychology [email protected]
Clinical Services Casey Redding , AuD, CCC-A Audiology [email protected]
Clinical Services Jessica Schuttler, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Clinical Services Lisette Swails, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Community Support Stephanie Coleman Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Distance Learning Linda Heitzman-Powell, Ph.D, MPH Psychology [email protected]
Distance Learning Dana Lattin, MS.Ed. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Early Intervention David Lindeman, Ph.D Education/Special Education [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Stephanie Coleman Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Research Jean Hall, BS, MS, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Research Rene Jamison, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Research Shea Tanis Education/Special Education [email protected]
Research Director Kathryn Ellerbeck, MD, MPH, FAAP Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Research Director Dana Lattin, MS.Ed. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Technical Assistance Shea Tanis Education/Special Education [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Assistive Technology Sara Sack, PhD Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Audiology Casey Redding , AuD, CCC-A Audiology [email protected]
Dentistry/Pediatric Dentistry Brenda Bohaty, DDS Dentistry-Pediatric [email protected]
Dentistry/Pediatric Dentistry Brenda Bohaty, DDS Dentistry-Pediatric [email protected]
Education Dana Lattin, MS.Ed. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Family Stephanie Coleman Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Medicine Kathryn Ellerbeck, MD, MPH, FAAP Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Nursing Catherine Black, Master of Science of Nursing Nursing-Family/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Evan Dean, PhD, OTR/L Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Stephanie Coleman Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Sean Swindler, M.S.Ed. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Pediatrics Kathryn Ellerbeck, MD, MPH, FAAP Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Physical Therapy Mildred Oligbo, PT, DPT Physical Therapy [email protected]
Social Work Chandra Gordon, LMSW Social Work [email protected]
Special Education Dana Lattin, MS.Ed. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Special Education Karrie Shogren, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Special Education Sean Swindler, M.S.Ed. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Special Education Michael Wehmeyer, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Assistive Technology/Communication Sara Sack, PhD Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Community Technical Assistance and Education Coordinator Skylar Bellinger Psychology [email protected]
Primary Activity: Learn the Sign. Act Early. State Ambassador Peggy Kemp, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Social Skills for adolescent females; Parent Child Interaction Therapy Rene Jamison, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Assistive Technology for Kansans Alternative Financing of Assistive Tech Assistive Technology: Preventing Abandonment/Promoting Re-Use Kansas Assistive Technology Cooperative Sara Sack, PhD Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Beach Center on Disability, Associate Director Karrie Shogren, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Beach Center on Disability, Director Michael Wehmeyer, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Center Director Charles Greenwood, PhD [email protected]
Coordinator Special Health Care Needs Chandra Gordon, LMSW Social Work [email protected]
Ecobehavioral Approach Assessment and Prevention of DD Students with Autism Debra Kamps, PhD [email protected]
Instr. Effective Bilingual SPED Carmen Arreaga Mayer, PhD [email protected]
International Development Judith LeBlanc, PhD [email protected]
Juniper Gardens Children's Project Linda Heitzman-Powell, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training (KCART) Sean Swindler, M.S.Ed. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Principal Investigator Judith Carta, PhD [email protected]
Project Director Peggy Kemp, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Project E.A.G.L.E. Project Eagle Martha Staker, MA, MS, RN [email protected]
Schoolwide Applications and PBS Wayne Sailor, PhD [email protected]