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George Gotto, Ph.D.

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Center:
MO-University of Missouri, UCEDD/LEND
Contact Information:
816-235-5334
Leadership:
UCEDD Director
Discipline Coordinators:
Discipline(s):
Medical Anthropology
AUCD Council Membership:
Council on Research and Evaluation
Vita/Bio:

George Gotto joined the University of Missouri Kansas City Institute for Human Development, Missouri's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) in 2009 and was named as the Director in 2019. During his tenure at IHD he also served as a Principle Investigator, Associate Director, and Interim Director. He holds a joint appointment as Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, UMKC School of Medicine. He also serves as director of the Interdisciplinary Leadership in Disability Studies certificate at UMKC.
Dr. Gotto works throughout the state of Missouri to conduct community-based research and training projects primarily related to health and wellness for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). He is a founding member of the Missouri Self-Determination Association (MO-SDA). He is also the past president of the Missouri Chapter of the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (MOAAIDD).

Service:
Linked Projects
Efficacy of the Self-Determined Career Development Model (SDCDM)
Developmental Disabilities Health Initiative (DDHI)
Partnership for Hope Waiver evaluation
Efficacy of the Self-Determined Career Development Model (SDCDM)
Developmental Disabilities Health Initiative (DDHI)
Efficacy of the Self-Determined Career Development Model (SDCDM)
Developmental Disabilities Health Initiative (DDHI)
Partnership for Hope Waiver evaluation
Missouri Support Coordination Capacity and Innovation Project (MOSCCIP)
Developmental Disabilities Health Initiative (DDHI)
Efficacy of the Self-Determined Career Development Model (SDCDM)
Partnership for Hope Waiver evaluation
DD Health Home Pilot
Health Matters Scale Up Project
DD Health Home Pilot
Developmental Disabilities Health Initiative (DDHI)
Health Matters Scale Up Project
Missouri Support Coordination Capacity and Innovation Project (MOSCCIP)
Partnership for Hope Waiver evaluation
Missouri Disability and Health Collaborative
Missouri Youth Engagement Demonstration Project
Productive Living Board Needs Assessment
Oral Health Collaborative
Productive Living Board Needs Assessment
DD Health Home Pilot
Missouri Disability and Health Collaborative
Missouri Youth Engagement Demonstration Project
Oral Health Collaborative
Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation Partnership Grant
Health Matters Scale Up Project 2018
DMH Survey to Inform System Refinement
DMH Self-Advocacy Activities Survey
DMH Parent Support Partner Project
Miscellaneous Revenue
DD Health Home Pilot
Health Matters Scale Up Project 2019
Missouri Disability and Health Collaborative FY2019
Oral Health Collaborative FY2019
Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation Partnership Grant
Urban Mission
Missouri Youth Engagement Demonstration Project
DESE Preschool Development Grant
Interdisciplinary Leadership in Disability Studies
Center for the City
Core Grant
Alianzas (Alliances)
Center for the City
Core Grant
DMH Employment First and Technology First (PA20004)
Midwest Disability Employment Consortium: Just in Time Employment Supports
DMH MO Family National Core Indicators Surveys (PA 20005)
DMH Support Coordination Only MO Quality Outcomes Survey (PA20006)
Interdisciplinary Leadership in Disability Studies
Miscellaneous Revenue
People First of Missouri FY2020
University Support and Research Incentives
Urban Mission
Core Grant
DMH MO Family National Core Indicators Surveys (PA 210005)
DMH Support Coordination Only MO Quality Outcomes Survey (PA21006)
Alianzas (Alliances)
Interdisciplinary Leadership in Disability Studies
People First of Missouri FY2021
University Support and Research Incentives
Money Follows the Person
Supporting the health and well-being of children with intellectual and developmental disability during COVID-19 pandemic
DD Community Healthcare Worker Training (PA21004/PA20003)
Missouri Disability Network Vaccination & Education
Core Grant
People First of Missouri FY2022
Supporting the health and well-being of children with intellectual and developmental disability during COVID-19 pandemic
Addressing COVID-19 Vaccination and Health Equity
University Support and Research Incentives
Expanding the Public Health Workforce within the Disability Networks in MO-UCEDD
DD Health Worker Training
MO Family National Core Indicators (NCI) Surveys
Support Coordination Only MO Quality Outcomes Survey
Interdisciplinary Leadership in Disability Studies
Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Effort with Washington University and Kennedy Krieger Institute
Core 5-YR Grant - UCEDD
University Support and Research Incentives
Supporting the health and well-being of children with intellectual and developmental disability during COVID-19 pandemic - RADDx
Expanding the Public Health Workforce within the Disability Networks in MO-UCEDD
TIPS for Kids-LEND
Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Effort with Washington University and Kennedy Krieger Institute
Missouri's UCEDD Expanding Disabilities Network Access
UMKC-IHD DD Vaccinations - MO DMH
Missouri Protection & Advocacy Vaccinations Project
MARF Economic Impact Study 2022
PA23005: NCI Data Collection - DMH
PA23006: MIssouri Quality Outcomes (MQO) Survey - DMH
PA23007: Diversity and Engagement - DMH
Interdisciplinary Leadership in Disability Studies
Expanding the Public Health Workforce within the Disability Networks in MO-UCEDD
Core 5-YR Grant - UCEDD
TIPS for Kids-LEND
University Support and Research Incentives
PA24005: MO Family NCI Surveys
PA24006: Support Coordination Only MO Quality Outcomes (MQO)
Linked Products
PfH Partnership for Hope: What is it and how can it help me?
PfH What is the Partnership for Hope Medicaid Waiver? A Reference Guide for Professionals
PfH Engaged Policy: The History, Development, and Impact of the Partnership for Hope Medicaid Waiver
SDCDM The impact of the Self-Determined Career Development Model on self-determination outcomes
DDHI Facilitating Organizational Change to Promote Health of People with Developmental Disabilities
DDHI Developmental Disabilities Health Initiative
Success in Telling Your Story Poster Presentation
PfH Economic Impact of Missouris Partnership for Hope Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waiver for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
PfH The Partnership for Hope: Statewide Collaboration to Change the Implementation of Home and Community Based Services in Missouri
PfH Stories of Hope video
MOSCCIP Missouri Support Coordination Capacity and Innovation Project presentation
Oral Health Collaborative Improving Oral Health Care for People with Disabilities
Missouri Statewide TBI Needs Assessment
The Developmental Disability Health Initiative: A Multi Sector Effort to Improve Health and Wellness Outcomes for People with Developmental Disabilities in Missouri
A Comprehensive Review of Barriers and Facilitators to Inclusive Community-Based Fitness and Nutrition Programs
Family Quality of Life Before and After Participation in the Partnership for Hope Home and Community Based Medicaid Waiver
Supporting Families Through the Charting the LifeCourse Framework
Leveraging National Supports for People with Disabilities and Their Families to Achieve Inclusive Communities
Video 1: Developmental Disabilities and their Causes
Video 2: Health Disparities and Inequities Experienced by People with Developmental Disabilities
Video 3: Increasing Social Capital to Achieve Better Health Outcomes
Video 4: Dignity of Risk
Video 5: Trauma and Trauma Informed Care
Video 6: Stress and Developmental Disabilities
Video 7: Recognizing Abuse in People with Developmental Disabilities
MACDDS Fall Conference: Health Care Transitions
Preparing the Disability Workforce: How Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Facilitates Our Understanding of an Effective LEND Program
Assessing Parent/Guardian Perspectives on Facilitators and Barriers to COVID-19 Testing Amoung Children with IDD
Interdisciplinary Leadership in Disability Studies brochure
Accessible podcast: S2 E3, Finding Your Worth with Susan Parker
Accessible podcast: S2 E4, Patient Driven Innovation with Dr. Christina Gurnett
Accessible podcast: S2 E1, Family Centered Autism Treatment with Dr. Rose O'Donnell
Accessible podcast: S2 E2, Pathways to Inclusion with Derrick Willis
Accessible podcast: S2 E5, Strategies for Support and the SB40 Network with Nancy Pennington
Accessible podcast: S2 E6, Inclusive Higher Education with April Regester
Accessible podcast: S2 E7, Supported Decison Making & Guardianship with Jane St. John
Accessible Podcast Stickers
Missouri Family to Family Brochure
Institute for Human Development - branded pop fidgets
Institute for Human Development bookmarks
Finding Connections within a Big Network presentation
CORE - Information handout about Oral Health and IDD
CORE - Candidate information packets for People First election
Green folders informational packet
Accessible Podcast - S3 E01 The Family Factor: Impact on Disability Outcomes with Dr. Sheli Reynolds
Accessible Podcast - S3 E02 Peer Support Network with Colette Canchola-Cox, Director of MO Family to Family
Accessible Podcast - S2 E08 Disability & Community Organizing with Christopher Worth
Accessible Podcast - S2 E09 Sexual Health & Self-Advocacy with Briana Conley & Stephanie McDowell
Accessible Podcast - S2 E10 Disability Advocacy in Public Policy with Erika Leonard from Starling Missouri
Accessible Podcast - S2 E11 Navigating Brain Injuries with Maureen Cunningham, Brain Injury Association of Missouri
Accessible Podcast - S3 E03 Raising a Self-Advocate with Karen and Candace Cunningham, Mother-Daughter Duo
Accessible Podcast - S3 E04 Sibling Bonds & Disability Advocacy with Dr. Katie Arnold, UIC
Accessible Podcast - S3 E05 Aging & Natural Support Networks with Sharon Williams, Missouri DD Council
Accessible Podcast - S3 E06 Family-Professional Partnerships with Dr. Meghan Burke, Vanderbilt University
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