Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program
Becoming a LEND Long Term Trainee
The LEND long-term training program currently supports graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from the following disciplines and programs. LEND long-term trainees are typically paid a stipend and may be eligible to receive partial tuition remission.
If you are interested in becoming a LEND trainee, please contact the core faculty member for your discipline or complete the application listed.
Speech-Language Pathology
Eligible trainees are or will be enrolled in the UD M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology program.
Core Faculty: Beth Mineo, PhD, CCC-SLP
mineo@udel.edu
Special Education
Eligible trainees are or will be enrolled in the UD M.Ed. in Exceptional Children and Youth 4+1 Track: Autism/Severe Disabilities Concentration
Core Faculty: Sarah Mallory, PhD
smallory@udel.edu
Nutrition
Eligible trainees are or will be enrolled in the UD M.S. in Human Nutrition program.
Core Faculty: Jillian Trabulsi, PhD, RD
trabulsi@udel.edu
Physical Therapy
Eligible trainees are or will be enrolled in the UD Doctor of Physical Therapy (or related PT graduate/postdoctoral training program)
Core Faculty: Anjana Bhat, PhD, PT
abhat@udel.edu
Family
Eligible trainees will have a lived experience as a family member of someone with ASD/DD and an interest in becoming a future leader in the field.
Core Faculty: Olga Goncharova-Zapata and Stephanie Kaznica
If interested in joining LEND as a family member, please complete the application online or contact Stephanie Kaznica at SKaznica@udel.edu for a paper application.
Psychology
Eligible trainees are those hired as a Postdoctoral LEND Psychology Fellow at Nemours Hospital for Children.
Core Faculty: Brian Freedman, PhD
Brian.Freedman@nemours.org
Becoming a LEND Long Term Trainee
The LEND long-term training program currently supports graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from the following disciplines and programs. LEND long-term trainees are typically paid a stipend and may be eligible to receive partial tuition remission.
If you are interested in becoming a LEND trainee, please contact the core faculty member for your discipline:
Speech-Language Pathology
Eligible trainees are or will be enrolled in UD’s M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology program.
Core Faculty: Beth Mineo, PhD, CCC-SLP
mineo@udel.edu
Special Education
Eligible trainees are or will be enrolled in UD’s M.Ed. in Exceptional Children and Youth 4+1 Track: Autism/Severe Disabilities Concentration.
Core Faculty: Sarah Mallory, PhD
smallory@udel.edu
Nutrition
Eligible trainees are or will be enrolled in UD’s M.S. in Human Nutrition program
Core Faculty: Jillian Trabulsi, PhD, RD
trabulsi@udel.edu
Physical Therapy
Eligible trainees are or will be enrolled in UD’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (or related PT graduate/postdoctoral training program).
Core Faculty: Anjana Bhat, PhD, PT
abhat@udel.edu
Family
Eligible trainees will have a lived experience as a family member of someone with ASD/DD and an interest in becoming a future leader in the field.
Core Faculty: Olga Goncharova-Zapata and Stephanie Kaznica
If interested in joining LEND as a family member, please complete the application online or contact Stephanie Kaznica at SKaznica@udel.edu for a paper application.
Psychology
Eligible trainees are those hired as a Postdoctoral LEND Psychology Fellow at Nemours Hospital for Children.
Core Faculty: Brian Freedman, PhD
Brian.Freedman@nemours.org