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Lansing, Michigan, United States

Providing services and supports to children and youth with disabilities, including blindness/visual impairment, and their families.

Mason, Michigan

Facilitated social groups for young women with Asperger Syndrome, autism, and related issues. Consulted with parents of youth with disabilities. Secured grant funding. Designed documents. Produced produced and delivered assessments in print and braille. Disseminated local, state, and federal resources to parents and other family members. Consulted with family members and youth with disabilities.

Working Remotely In Michigan From Chicago Base Office.

Designing and revising distance education workshops for blind individuals, their family members and professionals. Developing learning materials for multiple formats, large print, braille, audio, and online. Researching and applying best practices in online, hybrid, adult, and distance education for people who are blind, visually impaired, or deafblind. Collaborating with subject matter experts, instructors and production teams. Developing professional development in accessibility practices.

Western Michigan University

Led discussion of US Health and Human Services policy. Explored problems and potential policy solutions with undergraduate and graduate students. Coached students through their own analysis of a policy problem. Interacted electronically and face-to-face with students and supervisors.

Remote

2014 CFDA 84.129HReviewed grants for long-term training programs of rehabilitation counselors, incorporating cultural competence and mental health counseling.2015 HHS Administration for Children and FamiliesHealthy Marriage and Relationship Education, HHS-2015-ACF-OFA-FM-0985Reviewed community-based marriage and relationship education program proposals.2016 HRSA-16-031: Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related DisabilitiesReviewed proposals for university partnerships to promote leadership in disability research and intervention.

National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center

Created, disseminated and compiled evaluation data for state and local school districts' program improvement activities. Provided technical assistance and professional development activities for intensive state and local partner projects. Created assistance documents and professional development presentations. Interacted with supervisors, co-workers, administrative assistant, and state and local school district personnel. Created evaluations and evaluation summary reports. Facilitated team teleconferences.

Introduction to philosophies, delivery systems, civil rights history, legislation and personal experiences of adults with disabilities. Course is a general education elective in American History and Culture for undergraduates, recommended for health science majors. Developed curriculum for use on internet-based course delivery platform, Desire to Learn.

Lansing, Michigan

Made policy decisions for rehabilitation agency. Decided administrative law cases for Randolph Sheppard managers and other clients of Commission. Facilitated professional development ad hoc committee.

Copy editing for professional journal, Topics in Language Disorders. Assisted with administration of speech/language test for elementary school children.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

Research focused on transition to adulthood concerns of youth who are blind and visually impaired. Health Science Policy, Health Science.

Special Education -- Transition To Adulthood, Doctoral Program Courses

Assessment for Transition Planning, Employment Planning and Assessment, Transition to Adulthood Services and Activities

Master'S Degree, Education

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics, Secondary Education

Mathematics major, Secondary Education minor Volunteered in music therapy program