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UCEDD, LEND Program

Institute on Community Integration

University of Minnesota
College of Education and Human Development
2025 E River Pkwy
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Main Phone: 612-624-6300
Main Fax: 612-624-9344
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InstituteonCommunityIntegration/
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LEND Program

MNLEND

MNLEND -- Research & Training Center on Community Integration
UMN Institute on Community Integration
150 Pillsbury Drive SE
Rm 212 Pattee Hall
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Main Phone: 6123013438
Main Fax: 6126256619
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MNLEND/
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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Amy Hewitt, PhD Social Work; MSW Social Work [email protected]
LEND Director Amy Hewitt, PhD Social Work; MSW Social Work [email protected]
LEND Director Amy Hewitt, PhD Social Work; MSW Social Work [email protected]
Associate LEND Director Jennifer Hall-Lande, PhD Other [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Director of Community Living and Employment Julie Bershadsky Public Health [email protected]
Director of Early Intervention Jennifer Hall-Lande, PhD Other [email protected]
Director of Educational Policy and Practice Sheryl Lazarus Other [email protected]
Director of Entrepreneurial and Development Programs Barb Kleist, JD Other [email protected]
Director of Global Disability Rights and Inclusion Brian Abery, PhD Other [email protected]
Director of Global Disability Rights and Inclusion Renata Ticha, PhD Other [email protected]
Director of Information Technology Kristin Dean, MS Other [email protected]
Director of Operations Jessica Baltzley, B.S. Other [email protected]
Interdisciplinary Education Director Rebecca Dosch Brown, MFA Other [email protected]
Marketing and Communications Director Jerry Smith, MBA Other [email protected]
MNLEND Program Coordinator Ajibike Ojomo, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Adult Services Julie Bershadsky Public Health [email protected]
Community Support Amy Hewitt, PhD Social Work; MSW Social Work [email protected]
Community Support Ajibike Ojomo, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Ajibike Ojomo, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Data Coordinator Libby Hallas, MS Other [email protected]
Data Coordinator Ajibike Ojomo, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Distance Learning Ajibike Ojomo, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Early Intervention Jennifer Hall-Lande, PhD Other [email protected]
Inclusion Ajibike Ojomo, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Suma Jacob, MD, PhD Psychiatry [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Jerry Smith, MBA Other [email protected]
Pediatric Services Andrew Barnes, MD, MPH Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatric Services Amy Esler, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Research Amy Hewitt, PhD Social Work; MSW Social Work [email protected]
Research Amy Hewitt, PhD Social Work; MSW Social Work [email protected]
Research Suma Jacob, MD, PhD Psychiatry [email protected]
Research Director Renata Ticha, PhD Other [email protected]
Technical Assistance Mark Olson Education/Special Education [email protected]
Training Director Rebecca Dosch Brown, MFA Other [email protected]
Vocational Rehabilitation/Employment Julie Bershadsky Public Health [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Assistive Technology Brian Abery, PhD Other [email protected]
Dentistry/Pediatric Dentistry Soraya Beiraghi Dentistry-Pediatric [email protected]
Education Sheryl Lazarus Other [email protected]
Epidemiology Jennifer Hall-Lande, PhD Other [email protected]
Family Rebecca Dosch Brown, MFA Other [email protected]
Genetics Heather Zierhut, PhD Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Health Administration Ajibike Ojomo, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Nutrition Katherine (Katie) Arlinghaus, PhD Nutrition [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Kimberly Anderson Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Peggy Martin, Ph.D. Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Rebecca Dosch Brown, MFA Other [email protected]
Pediatrics Andrew Barnes, MD, MPH Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Andrew Barnes, MD, MPH Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Psychiatry: Developmental Suma Jacob, MD, PhD Psychiatry [email protected]
Psychology Jennifer Hall-Lande, PhD Other [email protected]
Psychology Rebekah Hudock, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Psychology Robin Rumsey, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Psychology: Developmental Amy Esler, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Psychology: Developmental Jessica Simacek, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Public Health Jennifer Hall-Lande, PhD Other [email protected]
Public Health Ajibike Ojomo, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Public Policy Ajibike Ojomo, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Social Work Amy Hewitt, PhD Social Work; MSW Social Work [email protected]
Social Work Traci Laliberte Social Work [email protected]
Special Education Sheryl Lazarus Other [email protected]
Special Education Frank Symons, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Liza Finestack, PhD Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Suma Jacob, MD, PhD Psychiatry [email protected]
Traci Laliberte Social Work [email protected]
Accessible Reading Assessment, Education Systems Change in States, Educational Outcomes, Large-Scale Assessment/Standards Based Reform in Education Martha Thurlow, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Neurological Care - Pediatric Amy Esler, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Autism/Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Early Childhood/Early Intervention Jennifer Hall-Lande, PhD Other [email protected]
Autism/Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Case Management/Care Coordination, Consumer-Directed Supports, Direct Support Professional Development, Frontline Supervisor Development, Medicaid Support for Community Services, Outcome Measurement Amy Hewitt, PhD Social Work; MSW Social Work [email protected]
Autism/Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Case Management/Care Coordination, Consumer-Directed Supports, Direct Support Professional Development, Frontline Supervisor Development, Medicaid Support for Community Services, Outcome Measurement Amy Hewitt, PhD Social Work; MSW Social Work [email protected]
Case Management/Care Coordination, Community Inclusion, Health Care & Persons with Disabilities, Leadership by Persons with Disabilities, Person-Centered Planning, Self-Advocacy, Self-Determination, Social Inclusion of Youth & Adults with Disabilities Educational Assessment Response to Intervention Educational Inclusion Brian Abery, PhD Other [email protected]
Community Living and Employment Julie Bershadsky Public Health [email protected]
DirectCourse Barb Kleist, JD Other [email protected]
Dropout Prevention/Staying in School Eileen Klemm, MA Other [email protected]
Educational Outcomes English Language Learners with (and without) Disabilities Kristin Kline Liu, Ph.D. Other [email protected]
Educational Outcomes, Large-Scale Assessment/Standards Based Reform in Education, Transportation Sheryl Lazarus Other [email protected]
Employment of Persons with Disabilities/Employment Planning, Post-secondary Education & Students with Disabilities, Program Evaluation Services, Transition to Life After High School David R Johnson, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Event Program Manager Nik Fernholz Other [email protected]
Global Disability Issues Renata Ticha, PhD Other [email protected]
Residential Information Systems Project (RISP), IDD Prevalence, Medicaid LTSS Sheryl Larson, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Self-Advocacy John Smith Social Work [email protected]
Telehealth Jessica Simacek, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Adult/Community Services Program Coordinator Amy Hewitt, PhD Social Work; MSW Social Work [email protected]
Art for All: The Stephanie Evelo Fund for Art Inclusion Mark Olson Education/Special Education [email protected]
Check & Connect: A Comprehensive Student Engagement Intervention Eileen Klemm, MA Other [email protected]
Early Childhood Services + ASD Program Coordinator Jennifer Hall-Lande, PhD Other [email protected]
Expanding the Circle: Respecting the Past, Preparing for the Future Jana Ferguson, M.Ed. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Frontline Initiative Julie Kramme Other [email protected]
Genetic Counseling graduate program at University of Minnesota Heather Zierhut, PhD Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Global Disability Rights & Inclusion Brian Abery, PhD Other [email protected]
Minnesota Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Project (MN-ADDM) Libby Hallas, MS Other [email protected]
MNLEND Amanda Sullivan, PhD Other [email protected]
MNLEND faculty in Department of Pediatrics Andrew Barnes, MD, MPH Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Person Centered Planning Positive Behavioral Support Rachel Freeman Education/Special Education [email protected]
Principal Audio/Visual Media Jerry Smith, MBA Other [email protected]
Telehealth Adele Dimian, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Univeristy of Minnesota's Center for Neurobehavioral Development and Amplatz Children's Hospital Amy Esler, PhD Psychology [email protected]
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