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UCEDD, LEND Program

Waisman Center

University of Wisconsin-Madison
1500 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53705-2280

Main Phone: 608-263-1656
Main Fax: 608-263-0529

LEND Program

Waisman Center

University of Wisconsin-Madison
1500 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53705-2280

Main Phone: 608-263-1656
Main Fax: 608-263-0529

Faculty & Staff

Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Leann Smith DaWalt, PhD Psychology [email protected]
LEND Director Gail Chodron, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Community Education Director Gail Chodron, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Data Coordinator Julie Schears, BA Person with a disability or special health care need [email protected]
Medical Director Maria Stanley, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Technical Assistance Gail Chodron, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Training Director Paola Perez, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Assistive Technology Jennifer Seale, PhD, CCC-SLP Assistive Technology [email protected]
Family Sandy Tierney, PhD Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Medicine Kathleen Kastner, MD Medicine-General [email protected]
Medicine Maria Stanley, MD Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Nutrition Mary Marcus, MS,RD Nutrition [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Jacyln Bender, OT Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Physical Therapy Lindsey Stanek, DPT Physical Therapy [email protected]
Public Health Gail Chodron, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Self Advocacy Julie Schears, BA Person with a disability or special health care need [email protected]
Social Work Josh Lapin Social Work [email protected]
Social Work Paola Perez, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Special Education Kate Szidon, MS Education/Special Education [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Clinical Experiences Kellie Haugen, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Constituent Advisory Committee Co-Chair Erin Miller Person with a disability or special health care need [email protected]
Constituent Advisory Committee Co-chair Abigail Tessmann Person with a disability or special health care need [email protected]
Evaluation Specialist Lynn Hrabik, AS Other [email protected]
Model Services Liliana Wagner, PhD Psychology [email protected]
NIRS Data Coordinator Julie Schears, BA Person with a disability or special health care need [email protected]
Research Specialist Emily Hickey, PhD Other [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Jennifer Seale, PhD, CCC-SLP, is the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) program director at the Waisman Center. She is a speech-language pathologist and clinical researcher who has specialized in the field of AAC for more than 10 years serving individuals, and families from a variety of backgrounds. Prior to obtaining her PhD she served as the AAC coordinator for the University Center for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities at the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University. She is an active member of the United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication advocacy committee. Jennifer Seale, PhD, CCC-SLP Assistive Technology [email protected]