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UCEDD, LEND Program

Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED)

West Virginia University
959 Hartman Run Road, Research Park
Morgantown, WV 26505

Main Phone: 304-293-4692
Toll Free Number: 888-829-9426
Main Fax: 304-293-7294
TTY: 800-518-1448
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wvuced/?fref=ts
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LEND Program

Center for Excellence in Disabilities (CED)

West Virginia University
959 Hartman Run Road, Research Park
Morgantown, WV 26505

Main Phone: 304-293-4692
Toll Free Number: 800-829-9426
Main Fax: 304-293-7294
TTY: 800-518-1448

Faculty & Staff

Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Lesley Cottrell, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
LEND Director Margaret Jaynes, MD Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Assistant Director for Center Financial Strategies Serena Silvaggio, MPA Other [email protected]
Assistant Director of Center Operations Principal Investigator - Regional Transition Navigator Services Sam Wilkinson Other [email protected]
Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing Melina Danko, MS Other [email protected]
Principal Investigator Lauren Swager, MD Psychiatry [email protected]
Principal Investigator Amanda Acord-Vira, EdD Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Principal Investigator Steven Wheeler, PhD Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Information/Dissemination Melina Danko, MS Other [email protected]
Other Kayla Richard Other [email protected]
Other Sam Wilkinson Other [email protected]
Technical Assistance Sam Wilkinson Other [email protected]
Training Director Tori Gilbert, SLPD, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Transition Sam Wilkinson Other [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Assistive Technology Doug Cumpston, MBA, ATP Assistive Technology [email protected]
Neurology Margaret Jaynes, MD Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Amy Kurowski-Burt, EdD, MOT, OTR/L Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Pediatrics Mary Beth Hummel, Dr. Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Physical Therapy Mary Beth Mandich, Ph.D., PT Physical Therapy [email protected]
Psychology: Developmental Susannah Poe, Ed.D. Psychology [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Cassie Miller Nutrition [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Assistive Technology Accessible Documents Doug Cumpston, MBA, ATP Assistive Technology [email protected]
Curriculum Development Lesley Cottrell, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Dissemination/Public Relations Manager Melina Danko, MS Other [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Mentoring with Oversight for Developing Independence with Foster Youth (MODIFY) West Virginia Assistive Technology System Accountable Healthy Communities Regional Transition Navigator Program Appalachian Rural Health Integration Model Lesley Cottrell, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Clinic Coordinator - Lend Jennifer Forester, M.S.W. Social Work [email protected]
Curriculum Coordinator Kayla Richard Other [email protected]
Family to Family Project Director Melina Danko, MS Other [email protected]
Feeding and Swallowing Clinic Cassie Miller Nutrition [email protected]
MCH/LEND Next Steps Clinic Margaret Jaynes, MD Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Positive Behavior Support Anastasia Riley, MBA Social Work [email protected]
Traumatic Brain Injury Services Steven Wheeler, PhD Occupational Therapy [email protected]
West Virginia Assistive Technology System Doug Cumpston, MBA, ATP Assistive Technology [email protected]
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Jennifer Tenney, MA Other [email protected]