The Kansas Center for Research and Training initiative has drawn more than 40 faculty members from across the University of Kansas, Kansas University Medical Center and other KU research groups – all with research interests and/or clinical practices in Autism Spectrum Disorders and from a range of disciplines and departments including cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, and behavioral, clinical and developmental psychology, special education, occupational and speech therapy. Additionally, the group includes two faculty members who are also attorneys with distinguished histories of representing the interests of families with children with disabilities. Another asset is KUMC’s Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, a regional resource engaged in activities at the forefront of neuroscientific endeavor and also a K-CART affiliate.
* Executive Planning Committee Members
Name |
Affiliation |
Research/training area/roles |
Anderson, Christa |
Doctoral student, Life Span Institute |
Neuroscience |
Assistant Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children’s Project |
Parent-child interaction, early intervention and assessment |
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Associate Professor, Life Span Studies |
Pre-linguistic communication, milieu teaching, Fragile X |
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Professor, KUMC School of Allied Health |
Developmental nutrition |
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Senior Scientist and Professor, Juniper Gardens Children’s Project |
Lead family advisory group |
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Cheatham, Carol |
Research Assistant Professor, KUMC School of Allied Health |
Developmental cognitive neuroscience |
Interim Director, Life Span Institute |
Neuroscience |
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Research Associate, KU School of Social Welfare |
SRS/training/resources |
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Clinical Instructor, KUMC Center for Child Health and Development |
Pre-service, outreach training |
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Assistant Professor, KU Department of Applied Behavioral Science |
Pre-service, Applied Behavioral Sciences services |
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Professor/Chairperson, Occupational Therapy Education, KUMC School of Allied Health |
Occupational therapy |
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Developmental Pediatrician, KUMC Center for Child Health and Development |
Biomedical research; diagnostics |
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Associate Research Professor, KU Center on Developmental Disabilities |
Outreach training; Positive Behavior Support |
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Assistant Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children’s Project |
Clinical, Applied Behavioral Analysis, training |
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Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, KUMC |
Biomedical research |
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Henry, Karen* |
Assistant Director for Communications, Life Span Institute |
Public relations, dissemination, web site |
Research Association, Research and Training Center on Independent Living |
Community agencies, legal issues |
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Professor, KU Department of Special Education |
Pre-service training, early education |
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Associate Director and Senior Scientist, Juniper Gardens Children’s Project |
School-based services, training |
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| Koertner, Jill | Program Director | Training |
LeBlanc, Judy |
Professor Emerita, KU Department of Applied Behavioral Science |
Training, family support, center administration |
Mayo, Liliano |
Honorary Associate Professor, KU Department of Applied Behavioral Science |
Training, family support, center administration |
Research Assistant Professor, Beach Center on Disability |
Positive Behavior Support, school-based support |
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Associate Professor, KU Department of Special Education |
Asperger’s Syndrome, training |
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Associate Scientist, |
Kansans Mobilizing for Direct Support Workforce Change |
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Research Associate Professor, KU Center on Developmental Disabilities |
Transition to adult life, assistive technology |
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Research Associate Professor, KU Center on Developmental Disabilities |
Transition from school to work, supported and customized employment |
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Perrin, Nan |
Director, Early Childhood Autism Program, Community Living Opportunities |
Early intervention, Applied Behavioral Science |
Director, KUMC Center for Child Health and Development |
Diagnostics, intervention, training |
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Director, KU Biobehavioral Neurosciences in Communication Disorders Center |
Language development and impairment; communication disorders; social and communication predictors in siblings |
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Occupational Therapist and Training Coordinator, KUMC Center for Child Health and Development |
Outreach training |
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Research Associate Professor, Life Span Institute at Parsons |
Assistive technology |
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Senior Scientist, Life Span Institute at Parsons |
Pre-service, Applied Behavioral Analysis services |
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Director, Funtional MRI, KUMC Hoglund Brain Imaging Center |
Asperger’s Syndrome, learning strategies |
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Professor, KU Department of Applied Behavioral Science |
Applied Behavioral Analysis services, early childhood intervention |
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Professor, KU Department of Special Education |
Pre-service training, school-based services |
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Research Associate Professor, Beach Center on Disability |
Parent support, advocacy |
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| Swindler, Sean | Director of Community Program Development & Evaluation | Community resources |
Research Assistant Professor, Juniper Gardens Children’s Project |
Outreach training; research |
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Associate Professor, KU Department of Special Education |
Pre-service, early childhood |
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Co-Founder, Co-Director, Beach Center on Disability |
Parent, advocacy |
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Co-Founder, Co-Director, Beach Center on Disability |
Parent, advocacy |
|
Underwood, Danielle |
KUMC |
Parent, family supports, advocacy |
Vice Provost, Research and Graduate Studies |
Administrative, speech and language |
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Director, Schiefelbusch Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic |
Augmentative and Alternative Communication, |
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Director, KU Center on Developmental Disabilities |
Administrative support, transition to work and adult life; assistive technology |
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Parent Educator, KUMC Center for Child Health and Development |
Parent, family supports, advocacy |
