Education
Ph.D. Sociology (emphasis: Evaluative Research) Colorado State University 1994
M.A. Sociology (emphasis: Research Methods) Colorado State University 1979
B.S. Sociology (emphasis: Research & Statistics) University of Wyoming 1975
Professional Experience
Associate Director WIND/ucedd 2000- present
Director of Research and Program Evaluation WIND/ucedd 1995- present
Liaison Officer to the Weston Consent Decree (U.S. Dist. Court) 1991-1994
Worked with the Departments of Education and Health, & Board of Charities and Reform to assure Wyoming's compliance with the Weston (C90-0004) Consent Decree.
Director, WY Department of Health / Health and Social Services 1989-1991
Cabinet level appointment, $330 million annual budget.
Deputy Director, WY Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) 1988-1989
Program Manager, Developmental Disabilities Services, DHSS 1985-1988
In addition to being preschool consultant, managed the community based developmental disabilities service system. $8,000,000 annual budget.
Program Consultant, Developmental Preschool Services, DHSS 1980-1988
Managed Wyoming's developmental preschool service system of 14 regional providers. $3.5 million annual budget.
Rehabilitation Services Director, Magic City Enterprises, Cheyenne 1977-1980
Assistant Director, responsible for vocational and day treatment services for 75 adults with developmental disabilities.
Sociology Instructor, (part time) Chapman University REC, Cheyenne, WY 1979-1994
U.S. Air Force, Discharge Rank: Sgt. (Viet Nam service 1970-71) 1968-1972
Peer Reviewed Publications
Campbell, E., Fortune, J., & Heinlein, K. B., (1998). "The effects of funding packages on the outcomes of integration and independence of adults with developmental disabilities in two rural states." Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities 10, 257-281.
Fortune, J. Heinlein, K. B., & Fortune, B. (1995) "Changing the shape of the service population" European Journal on Mental Disability, 8, 20-37.
Heinlein, K. B., Campbell, E., & Fortune, J. (1998). "Hitting the moving target of program choice." Research in Developmental Disabilities, 19, 27-38.
Heinlein, K. B. & Fortune, J. (1995) "Who Stays, who goes: Downsizing the Institution in America's Most Rural State." Research in Developmental Disabilities, 16, 165-177.
Heinlein, K.B. (1981) "Social interactional barriers to habilitation." Nevada Personnel and Guidance Journal, 2, 97-100.
Thompson, C.L., Buchanan, M.L., Heinlein, K. B., & Westlake, L.L. (2001). "Teaming with technology: Utilizing interactive technology to conduct distance assessments in a frontier State." Rural Special Education Quarterly,20(4),19-23.
Peer Reviewed Abstracts
Campbell, E., Fortune, J., & Heinlein, K.B. (2000). Eight models for explaining total state spending for people with developmental Disabilities in the USA [Abstract]. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 44(3&4), 230.
Campbell, E., Fortune, J., Frisch, J., Heal, L., Heinlein, K., Lynch, R., & Severance, D. (2004). Predictors of Expenditures in Western States. [Abstract]. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. (48), 489.
Fortune, J., Campbell, E., Heinlein, K.B., & Fortune, B. (2000). Doors: An individual budget methodology for people with developmental disabilities using home and community-based services [Abstract]. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 44(3&4),286.
Fortune, J., Smith, G., Campbell, E., Clabby II, R., Heinlein, K., Allen, J. (2004) Individual Budgets According to Individual Needs: The Wyoming DOORS System. [Abstract] Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.(48) 416.
Haines, D., Moncrief, K., Heinlein, K.B., Fortune, J., Witz, M., & Kantor, C. (2000). State-wide electronic data management for children with disabilities [Abstract]. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 44(3&4), 306.
Heinlein, K.B., Campbell, E., Severance, D. Fortune, J. & Fortune, B. (2000). Hitting the moving target of programme choice.[Abstract] Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 44(3&4),312.
Heinlein, K.B., Stephens, M., & Fortune, J. (2000). Mortality in Wyoming's institutional population [Abstract]. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 44(3&4), 312.
Book Chapters
Campbell, E., Fortune, J., Frisch, J., Heal, L., Heinlein, K., Lynch, R.& Severance, D. (2005). Predictors of expenditures in Western States. In Costs and Outcomes of Community Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Stancliffe, R.J. & Lakin, K.C. (Eds.) (pp175-202). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing, Co.
Fortune, J., Smith, G., Campbell, E., Clabby II, R., Heinlein, K., Lynch, R. M., & Allen, J.(2005). Individual budgets according to individual needs: The Wyoming DOORS System. In Costs and Outcomes of Community Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Stancliffe, R.J. & Lakin, K.C. (Eds.)(pp.241-262). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing, Co.
Heinlein, K., Heath, D., Fortune, J., Lynch, R., Fortune, B., (2006) Coming home on the range: Changing profiles of the people served and the provision of their community and institutional services in rural Wyoming, 1988-2004. In Providing Health Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Conditions in Rural Settings. Holderegger, J., & Poindester, A., (Eds.) (pp. 33-50). Kingston, NY: NADD, An Association for Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Needs.
Lynch, R., Fortune, J., Mikesell, C., Walling, T., Heinlein, K., (2006). Wyoming works to preserve major improvements in retention by enhancing wages and training. In Providing Health Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Conditions in Rural Settings. Holderegger, J., & Poindester, A., (Eds.) (pp. 105-107). Kingston, NY: NADD, An Association for Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Needs.
Other Researcher Reports
Heinlein, K. B Non-professional Direct Care Staff Wage Survey. 2000
The Cost of Wyoming's Developmental Preschool and Early Intervention System FY97. 1998.
Fortune, J., Stringer, R., Cobb, G.L., & Heinlein, K. B., Funding Status and Employment Success of Students with Developmental Disabilities Leaving Three Wyoming School Districts. Cheyenne, WY: Wyoming Department of Health, Developmental Disabilities Division, Herschler Building 1 West, Cheyenne, WY 82002.
Reports available from DD Division, 6101 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009
Boards and memberships
Wyoming Developmental Disabilities Division Advisory Council 2005-
Wyoming Developmental Disabilities Council 2004-
Wyoming Early Intervention Council (Part C ICC) 1996-2005
American Academy on Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities 2002-
American Association on Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities 1993-
American Sociological Association 2005-
Wyoming University Affiliated Program Steering Committee 1992-1994
Wyoming Infant Stimulation Project Advisory Board. 1982-1984
