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UCEDD, LEND Program

Institute for Disability Research, Policy, & Practice

Utah State University
University Center for Excellence in Disabilities
6800 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-6800

Main Phone: 435-797-1981
Toll Free Number: 866-284-2821
Main Fax: 435-797-3944
TTY: 435-797-1981
Twitter: https://twitter.com/USU_IDRPP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/usu.institutefordisability/
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LEND Program

Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (URLEND)

University of Utah
Department of Pediatrics
50 N. Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

Main Phone: 801-585-1017
Main Fax: 801-581-3399
Program Website

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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Matthew Wappett, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Co-LEND Director Gretchen Peacock, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Assistant to the Director Martha Reyes Education/Special Education [email protected]
Business Manager Richard Jewkes, BS Other [email protected]
Director, Services Division Curt Phillips, PhD Physical Therapy Education/Special Education [email protected]
Director, WebAIM Jared Smith, BA Marketing & Bus Ed, MS Instructional Technology Other [email protected]
Integration Specialist Aubrey Snyder Other [email protected]
NIRS Coordinator Mary Ellen Heiner Education/Special Education [email protected]
Program Coordinator Bora Lee, Ed.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Program Coordinator Sr Jen Morgan, BS Social Work [email protected]
Program Director John Copenhaver, ME Education/Special Education [email protected]
Project Coordinator Mark Larese-Casanova Education/Special Education [email protected]
Project Director Jennifer Harvey Other [email protected]
Research and Training Director Tim Riesen, PhD Social Work [email protected]
Researcher Ty Aller Other [email protected]
Researcher III Alex Schiwal Other [email protected]
Technical Assistance Director Norman Ames Education/Special Education [email protected]
URLEND Trainee Coordinator Joan Liquin, B.S. Other [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Community Support Mark Larese-Casanova Education/Special Education [email protected]
Data Coordinator Rachel Byers Sociology [email protected]
Early Intervention Bora Lee, Ed.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Other Mark Larese-Casanova Education/Special Education [email protected]
Other Frank Podobnik Other [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Kat Ross Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Research Rachel Byers Sociology [email protected]
Research Director Jared Smith, BA Marketing & Bus Ed, MS Instructional Technology Other [email protected]
Technical Assistance Jennifer Harvey Other [email protected]
Technical Assistance Frank Podobnik Other [email protected]
Technical Assistance Corban Remund Other [email protected]
Technical Assistance Jared Smith, BA Marketing & Bus Ed, MS Instructional Technology Other [email protected]
Training Director Jared Smith, BA Marketing & Bus Ed, MS Instructional Technology Other [email protected]
Vocational Rehabilitation/Employment Tricia Jones-Parkin Education/Special Education [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Assistive Technology Jared Smith, BA Marketing & Bus Ed, MS Instructional Technology Other [email protected]
Education Ty Aller Other [email protected]
Family Kat Ross Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Melissa Crist, MS Other [email protected]
Social Work Laura Curtis, LWC Social Work [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Adult Literacy Alice Shepherd Education/Special Education [email protected]
Child Nutrition Michael Diehl, BS Nutrition [email protected]
Community Support/VISTA Mark Larese-Casanova Education/Special Education [email protected]
Cultural Diversity Eduardo Ortiz, Ph.D. Sociology Social Work [email protected]
Early Intervention Marla Nef, MS Education/Special Education [email protected]
Employment Tim Riesen, PhD Social Work [email protected]
Employment/Transition Scott Bell Rehabilitation [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Associate Director for project Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM) Services Jared Smith, BA Marketing & Bus Ed, MS Instructional Technology Other [email protected]
Early Intervention Classroom Teacher for Up to 3 Early Intervention Program Janel Preston, BS Special Education [email protected]
Instructional Developer for project National Center on Disability and Access to Education Project Coordinator for project Translation of the WAVE Accessibility Evaluation Tool in Spanish Director of Training and Evaluation for project WebAIM Services Jonathan Whiting, BA Spanish, MS Instructional Technology [email protected]
Physical Therapy Assistant for Up to 3 Early Intervention Program Tressa Johnston, Physcial Therapy Assistant [email protected]
Project Director Drake Rasmussen, BA Health Administration Services Social Work [email protected]
URLEND Idaho Distance Coordinator Laura Curtis, LWC Social Work [email protected]
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