Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program
LEND Core Faculty
Beth Mineo, PhD, CCC-SLP
LEND Co-Director
Core Faculty: Speech-Language Pathology
Sarah Mallory, PhD
LEND Co-Director
Core Faculty: Special Education
Persephone Jones, MD, MPH
Core Faculty: Medicine
Olga Goncharova-Zapata
Core Faculty: Family
Stephanie Kaznica, M.Ed.
Core Faculty: Family
Emmanuel Jenkins
Core Faculty: Self-Advocacy
Amy Habeger, LCSW, MSW, PhD
Core Faculty: Social Work
Anjana Bhat, PhD, PT
Core Faculty: Physical Therapy
Laura Dewey, PhD
Core Faculty: Clinical Psychology
Brian Freedman, PhD
Core Faculty: Clinical Psychology
Marika Ginsburg-Block, PhD
Faculty: School Psychology
Jillian Trabulsi, PhD, RD
Core Faculty: Nutrition
Jennifer Horney, PhD, MPH
Core Faculty: Public Health
LEND Affiliated Faculty & Trainers
- Laura Eisenman, PhD – Professor in the UD School of Education and Coordinator of CDS’s interdisciplinary Disabilities Studies Minor
- Kristina Horton – IDEA Part C, Delaware Department of Education
- Wes Garton – Program Manager for the UD Spectrum Scholars program
- Lauren Gillespie, LCSW, CCM – Transition Coordinator at Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Terri Hancharick – Chair of the Governor’s Advisory Council for the Del. Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
- Michael Harris – family member
- Meghan Harrison, DO – Consultative Pediatrician at Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Kendra Haynes – family member
- Karen James – family member
- Karen Latimer – Assistive Technology Specialist at the Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative
- Jessica Monahan – Research Manager for the UD Spectrum Scholars program
- Cory Ellen Nourie, MSS, MLSP – Director of Community Services for the Del. Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
- Mia Papas, PhD – Director of Clinical Research and Health Outcomes within the Christiana Care Health System Value Institute
- Denise Peischl, BS – Rehabilitation Engineer at the AI duPont Hospital for Children
- Kathleen Petrick, DO – Developmental Pediatrician with Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Ann Phillips – Executive Director of Delaware Family Voices, Inc. and Director of the HRSA/MCHB grant-funded Family-to-Family Health Information Center
- Emily Bernabe, PhD – Psychologist at Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Cindy Brown – Educational Associate and IDEA B/619 Coordinator at the Delaware Department of Education
- Heather Calkins – Principal of Brennen School
- David Chen, MD, MPH – Pediatrician and Internist at Christiana Care Health Services
- Stephanie Chopko, PhD – Pediatric Psychologist at Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Sarah Curtiss, PhD – Assistant Professor in the UD School of Education
- Ally Davis, PhD – Pediatric Psychologist with Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Catherine Lin – self-advocate
- Rebecca Lloyd – self-advocate
- Michele Lobo, PT, PhD – Associate Professor and Director of the UD Move to Learn Innovation Lab and Super Suits FUNctional Fashion and Wearable Technology Program
- finnigan madison – Program Ambassador for the UD Spectrum Scholars program and self-advocate
- Anne Meduri, MD – Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician at Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Anthony Middlebrooks, PhD – Associate Professor in the Organizational and Community Leadership Program at UD’s School of Public Policy and Administration
- Brittany Powers – Former Interim Director of Health and Wellness at CDS
- Amy Renwick, MD – Chief of the Division of Transition of Care at Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Calley Robichaud – Program Ambassador for the Career and Life Studies Certificate (CLSC) and self-advocate
- Shannon Robson – Assistant Professor in the UD Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition
- James Sellers – Manager of the UD Career and Life Studies Certificate (CLSC) program
- Leah Jones Woodall, MPA – Chief of the Family Health Systems Section in the Delaware Division of Public Health
- Charmaine Wright – Medical Director of the Center for Special Health Care Needs at Christiana Care Health Services
LEND Core Faculty
Beth Mineo, PhD, CCC-SLP
LEND Co-Director
Core Faculty: Speech-Language Pathology
Sarah Mallory, PhD
LEND Co-Director
Core Faculty: Special Education
Persephone Jones, MD, MPH
Core Faculty: Medicine
Olga Goncharova-Zapata
Core Faculty: Family
Stephanie Kaznica, M.Ed.
Core Faculty: Family
Emmanuel Jenkins
Core Faculty: Self-Advocacy
Amy Habeger, LCSW, MSW, PhD
Core Faculty: Social Work
Anjana Bhat, PhD, PT
Core Faculty: Physical Therapy
Brian Freedman, PhD
Core Faculty: Clinical Psychology
Marika Ginsburg-Block, PhD
Core Faculty: School Psychology
Jillian Trabulsi, PhD, RD
Core Faculty: Nutrition
Jennifer Horney, PhD, MPH
Core Faculty: Public Health
LEND Affiliated Faculty & Trainers
- Emily Bernabe, PhD – Psychologist at Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Cindy Brown – Delaware Department of Education
- Heather Calkins – Principal of Brennen School
- David Chen – Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Stephanie Chopko, PhD – Pediatric Psychologist at Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Sarah Curtiss, PhD – Assistant Professor in the UD School of Education
- Ally Davis – Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Laura Eisenman, PhD – Professor in the UD School of Education and Coordinator of the interdisciplinary Disabilities Studies Minor through CDS
- Kristina Horton – Delaware Department of Education
- Wes Garton – Program Manager for the UD Spectrum Scholars program
- Lauren Gillespie – Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Terri Hancharick – Chair of the Governor’s Advisory Council for the Del. Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
- Michael Harris – family member
- Meghan Harrison, DO – Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Kendra Haynes – family member
- Karen James – family member
- Karen Latimer – Assistive Technology Specialist at the Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative
- Catherine Lin – self-advocate
- Rebecca Lloyd – self-advocate
- Michele Lobo – Director of the UD Move to Learn Innovation Lab and Super Suits FUNctional Fashion and Wearable Technology Program
- finnigan madison – Program Ambassador for the UD Spectrum Scholars program and self-advocate
- Anne Meduri, MD – Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Anthony Middlebrooks, PhD – Associate Professor in the Organizational and Community Leadership Program at UD’s School of Public Policy and Administration
- Jessica Monahan – Research Manager for the UD Spectrum Scholars program
- Cory Nourie, MSS, MLSP – Director of Community Services for the Del. Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
- Mia Papas, PhD – Director of Clinical Research and Health Outcomes within the Christiana Care Health System Value Institute
- Denise Peischl, BS – Rehabilitation Engineer at the AI duPont Hospital for Children
- Kathleen Petrick – Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Ann Phillips – Executive Director of Delaware Family Voices, Inc. and Director of the HRSA/MCHB grant-funded Family-to-Family Health Information Center
- Brittany Powers – Former Interim Director of Health and Wellness at CDS
- Amy Renwick, MD – Chief of the Division of Transition of Care at Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children
- Calley Robichaud – Program Ambassador for the Career and Life Studies Certificate (CLSC), self-advocate
- Shannon Robson – Assistant Professor in the UD Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition
- James Sellers – Manager of the UD Career and Life Studies Certificate (CLSC) program
- Leah Jones Woodall, MPA – Chief of the Family Health Systems Section in the Delaware Division of Public Health
- Charmaine Wright – Christiana Care