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Contact Life Span Institute PeopleSearch by Last NameFilter by- Any -AdministrationKansas Center for Autism Research and TrainingResearch and Training Center on Independent LivingLife Span Institute at ParsonsKU Center for Research on LearningKansas University Center on Developmental DisabilitiesJuniper Gardens Children's ProjectBeach Center on DisabilityInstitute for Health and Disability Policy StudiesCofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and TreatmentChild Language Doctoral ProgramCenter for Community Health and DevelopmentSWIFT Education CenterMichael AmlungAssociate Director for Training & Associate Scientist, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and TreatmentAssociate Professor, Department of Applied Behavioral Science He/him/his View full profile Ed AuerResearch Informatics Analyst, Research Design and AnalysisView full profile Ashly LoBurgio BasgallView full profile James BashamProfessor, School of Education and Human Sciences - Special EducationView full profile Kathy BigelowAssociate Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectCourtesy Assistant Professor Department of Applied Behavioral ScienceView full profile Nancy BradyProfessor & Chair, Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & DisordersView full profile Irma Brasseur-HockAssistant Research Professor, KU Center for Research on LearningAcademic Program Associate, KU Center for Research on LearningLecturerView full profile Jonathan BrumbergAssociate ProfessorView full profile Mark BuckmanAssistant Research Professor, Beach Center on DisabilityView full profile Jay BuzhardtAssociate Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectView full profile Susan E. CarlsonDistinguished Professor, Dietetics and NutritionView full profile Carissa CascioSenior Scientist, KU Life Span Institute and Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training she/her/hers View full profile Gregory CheathamProfessor, Department of Special EducationView full profile Raymond CheungAssistant Director of Information Technology, Life Span InstituteView full profile Jeong Hoon ChoiAssociate Director of Research and Evaluation, SWIFT Education CenterView full profile Kensey ColacoGrant CoordinatorView full profile John ColomboDirector, Life Span InstituteProfessor, Department of PsychologyView full profile Alyssa CoolOffice ManagerView full profile Christopher CushingAssociate Scientist, Life Span InstituteAssociate Professor, Department of Clinical Child Psychology & Department of Applied Behavioral ScienceView full profile Meghan M. DavidsonInvestigator, Child Language Doctoral ProgramAssistant Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & DisordersView full profile Evan DeanAssociate Director, Kansas University Center on Disabilities View full profile Joseph DonnellyProfessor, Department of Internal Medicine Division Director, Physical Activity and Weight ManagementDirector, Energy Balance Laboratory and Kansas Weight Management ProgramsView full profile Tera FazzinoAssociate Director, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and TreatmentAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology View full profile Paula FiteProfessor, Department of Clinical Child Psychology & Applied Behavioral ScienceChild Language Doctoral ProgramView full profile Kandace FlemingSenior Research Scientist and Director, Research and Design AnalysisView full profile Kelsie ForbushDirector, Center for the Advancement of Research on Eating BehaviorsAssociate Professor, Department of PsychologyView full profile Vincent FranciscoDirector, Center for Community Health and DevelopmentKansas Health Foundation Professor, Department of Applied Behavioral ScienceSenior Scientist, Life Span Institute View full profile Alison GabrieleProfessor, Department of LinguisticsDirector, Second Language Acquisition Lab View full profile Teri A. GarstkaResearch Programs DirectorView full profile Shelley GehrkeGrant Coordinator, Life Span InstituteView full profile Jeffrey GirardAssistant ProfessorInvestigator, Life Span InstituteView full profile Kelsey GoddardResearch Project Coordinator, Research & Training Center on Independent LivingAssociate ResearcherView full profile Rebecca HackerPostdoctoral Researcher, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectView full profile Jean Hall, Ph.D.Director, Research & Training Center on Independent Living and Institute for Health & Disability Policy StudiesView full profile Lisa HallbergSenior Research Engineer, Research Design and AnalysisView full profile Laura HaniganBussiness Coordinator, Life Span Institute at ParsonsView full profile Deanna Hanson-AbromeitAssociate Professor, Music Education & Music TherapyView full profile Linda Heitzman-PowellAssociate Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectDirector of Community Research, Kansas Center for Autism Research and TrainingClinical Research Professor, Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, KUMCView full profile Michael HockDirector & Senior Research Scientist, KU Center for Research on LearningView full profile Christina HoltAssistant Director, Center for Community Health View full profile Cedriana HooksGrant CoordinatorView full profile Maria HughAssistant Professor, KUCDView full profile Jen HumphreyAssociate Director for Strategic CommunicationsView full profile Jayne JamesResearch Associate, KU Center for Research on LearningView full profile Jamie JonesAssociate Director, Project DevelopmentView full profile Allard JongmanProfessor, Social and Behavioral Sciences - LinguisticsDirector of Graduate StudiesView full profile Andrea JuarezGrant CoordinatorView full profile Peggy KempTechnical Assistance Specialist, Life Span Institute at ParsonsView full profile Nancy Jo KeppleInvestigator, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and TreatmentAssistant Professor, School of Social WelfareView full profile Becca KillenGrant CoordinatorView full profile Michael James KnightSenior Research Associate, KU Center for Research on LearningView full profile Christina KnottChristina Knott, Communications SpecialistUtah State University, Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences & DisordersEvangel University, Bachelor of Arts in JournalismView full profile Lyndsie KoonAssociate Director, Institute for Health and Disability Policy StudiesAssistant Research Professor, Research and Training Center on Independent LivingView full profile Jennifer KurthInvestigator, Kansas University Center on DisabilitiesAssociate Professor, Department of Special EducationInvestigator, Beach Center on DisabilityView full profile Noelle KurthAssociate Researcher, Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies & Research and Training on Independent LivingView full profile Abbie LaffayetteGrant Coordinator, Life Span Institute View full profile Kathleen Lynne Lane, Ph.D., BCBA-DInvestigator, Kansas University Center on DisabilitiesRoy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor, Department of Special EducationAssociate Vice Chancellor for ResearchView full profile Shawna LaQuinnOffice ManagerView full profile Dana Lattin, M.S. Ed.Research Project Director, KUCDView full profile Lisa LoveGrant Coordinator, Research Design and AnalysisView full profile Theresa MacKinderGrant Coordinator, Life Span Institute View full profile Alyse MaenderGrant CoordinatorView full profile Laura MartinAssociate Professor, Department of Population HealthDirector, Structure and Function Unit at Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, KUMCInvestigator, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and TreatmentView full profile Debbie McAfertyGrant Coordinator, Life Span Institute View full profile Amy McCartCo-Director & Research Professor, SWIFT Education CenterAdjunct Faculty, Department of Special Education View full profile Briana McGeoughAssistant Professor, School of Social WelfareInvestigator, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and TreatmentView full profile Lisa McMillanGrant CoordinatorView full profile Dawn MillerAssociate Director of Technical Assistance, SWIFT Education CenterView full profile Melinda MitchinerAssociate Director of Partnership Development and Business Operations, SWIFT Education CenterView full profile June MoGrant Coordinator, Life Span Institute View full profile Matthew MosconiDirector, Kansas Center for Autism Research and TrainingInterim Associate Director and Senior Scientist, Life Span InstituteProfessor, Clinical Child Psychology ProgramView full profile Suzanne MyersCo-Director, ALTECAssistant Research Professor, KU Center for Research on LearningView full profile Jennifer Myers HolwickAssociate Director of Finance & Planning, Life Span InstituteView full profile Julie NeffGrant CoordinatorView full profile Kourtney NighLead Clinical Research Assessment Specialist and Diagnostician, Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training (KCART)Director of Global Autism Interactive Network (GAIN), Life Span InstituteView full profile Patricia NoonanAssociate Research Professor, KU Center for Research on LearningView full profile Kelsey OrtizResearch Project DirectorView full profile Amy PattyGrant Coordinator, Life Span Institute View full profile Jia QuanAssistant Research Professor, Research Design and AnalysisView full profile M. Hashim RazaAssistant Professor, Child Language Doctoral ProgramView full profile Mabel RiceDirector, Child Language Doctoral ProgramDirector, Merrill Advanced Studies CenterFed and Virginia Merrill Distinguished Professor of Advanced StudiesView full profile Raúl RojasProfessor, Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & Disorders él/he/him/his View full profile Drew RosdahlAssociate Director for Communications, Life Span InstituteView full profile Amber RowlandCo-Director, ALTECAssociate Research Professor, KU Center for Research on LearningView full profile Sara SackDirector, Assistive Technology ProgramSenior Scientist, Life Span Institute at ParsonsView full profile Maria SalazarGrant CoordinatorView full profile Kathryn SaundersSenior Scientist, Life Span Institute View full profile Alana SchnitzAssistant Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectView full profile Jerry SchultzCo-Director, Center for Community Health and DevelopmentAdjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Department of Applied Behavioral ScienceView full profile Robin ShaferAssistant Research Professor, Kansas Center for Autism Research and TrainingView full profile Karrie ShogrenDirector, Kansas University Center on DisabilitiesAssociate Director, Beach Center on DisabilitySenior Scientist, Life Span InstituteProfessor, Department of Special EducationView full profile Brian ShrumInformation Specialist, Life Span InstituteView full profile Diana SkillOffice Manager, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectView full profile Sean SmithProfessor, Department of Special EducationView full profile Trina D. SpencerDirector, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectSenior scientist, KU Life Span InstituteProfessor, KU Department of Applied Behavioral ScienceView full profile Debra SullivanInvestigator, Life Span Institute Chair, Department of Dietetics and NutritionMidwest Dairy Council Professor in Clinical Nutrition, Department of Dietetics and NutritionView full profile Rebecca Swinburne RomineAssociate Research Professor, Research Design and AnalysisView full profile Shea Tanis, Ph.D., FAAIDDPrincipal Investigator, State of the States in Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesAssociate Research Professor, Life Span InstituteView full profile Hailey TaylorDoctoral Student, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment View full profile Kathy Thiemann-BourqueAssociate Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectView full profile Lily TianGrant CoordinatorView full profile Laci UlrichGrant Coordinator, Life Span Institute View full profile Kathryn UnruhAssistant Research Professor, Kansas Center for Autism Research View full profile Olivia J. Veatch, M.S., Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, KUMCView full profile Dale WalkerResearch Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectView full profile Anna WallischAssistant Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectView full profile Jocelyn WashburnKU Center for Research on Learning Associate DirectorDirector of Professional DevelopmentAssistant Research ProfessorView full profile Jomella Watson-ThompsonAssociate Director for Community Participation and Research, Center for Community Health and DevelopmentAssociate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Applied Behavioral ScienceView full profile Howard P. WillsSenior Scientist, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectProfessor, Department of Educational PsychologyView full profile Richard YiDirector, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and TreatmentProfessor, Department of PsychologyView full profile Alison ZagonaAssistant Professor, KU Department of Special EducationView full profile Liqin ZhaoInvestigator, Life Span Institute Professor, Department of Pharmacology & ToxicologyView full profile
Michael AmlungAssociate Director for Training & Associate Scientist, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and TreatmentAssociate Professor, Department of Applied Behavioral Science He/him/his View full profile
Kathy BigelowAssociate Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectCourtesy Assistant Professor Department of Applied Behavioral ScienceView full profile
Nancy BradyProfessor & Chair, Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & DisordersView full profile
Irma Brasseur-HockAssistant Research Professor, KU Center for Research on LearningAcademic Program Associate, KU Center for Research on LearningLecturerView full profile
Carissa CascioSenior Scientist, KU Life Span Institute and Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training she/her/hers View full profile
Jeong Hoon ChoiAssociate Director of Research and Evaluation, SWIFT Education CenterView full profile
Christopher CushingAssociate Scientist, Life Span InstituteAssociate Professor, Department of Clinical Child Psychology & Department of Applied Behavioral ScienceView full profile
Meghan M. DavidsonInvestigator, Child Language Doctoral ProgramAssistant Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & DisordersView full profile
Joseph DonnellyProfessor, Department of Internal Medicine Division Director, Physical Activity and Weight ManagementDirector, Energy Balance Laboratory and Kansas Weight Management ProgramsView full profile
Tera FazzinoAssociate Director, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and TreatmentAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology View full profile
Paula FiteProfessor, Department of Clinical Child Psychology & Applied Behavioral ScienceChild Language Doctoral ProgramView full profile
Kelsie ForbushDirector, Center for the Advancement of Research on Eating BehaviorsAssociate Professor, Department of PsychologyView full profile
Vincent FranciscoDirector, Center for Community Health and DevelopmentKansas Health Foundation Professor, Department of Applied Behavioral ScienceSenior Scientist, Life Span Institute View full profile
Alison GabrieleProfessor, Department of LinguisticsDirector, Second Language Acquisition Lab View full profile
Kelsey GoddardResearch Project Coordinator, Research & Training Center on Independent LivingAssociate ResearcherView full profile
Jean Hall, Ph.D.Director, Research & Training Center on Independent Living and Institute for Health & Disability Policy StudiesView full profile
Linda Heitzman-PowellAssociate Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectDirector of Community Research, Kansas Center for Autism Research and TrainingClinical Research Professor, Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, KUMCView full profile
Michael HockDirector & Senior Research Scientist, KU Center for Research on LearningView full profile
Allard JongmanProfessor, Social and Behavioral Sciences - LinguisticsDirector of Graduate StudiesView full profile
Nancy Jo KeppleInvestigator, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and TreatmentAssistant Professor, School of Social WelfareView full profile
Christina KnottChristina Knott, Communications SpecialistUtah State University, Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences & DisordersEvangel University, Bachelor of Arts in JournalismView full profile
Lyndsie KoonAssociate Director, Institute for Health and Disability Policy StudiesAssistant Research Professor, Research and Training Center on Independent LivingView full profile
Jennifer KurthInvestigator, Kansas University Center on DisabilitiesAssociate Professor, Department of Special EducationInvestigator, Beach Center on DisabilityView full profile
Noelle KurthAssociate Researcher, Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies & Research and Training on Independent LivingView full profile
Kathleen Lynne Lane, Ph.D., BCBA-DInvestigator, Kansas University Center on DisabilitiesRoy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor, Department of Special EducationAssociate Vice Chancellor for ResearchView full profile
Laura MartinAssociate Professor, Department of Population HealthDirector, Structure and Function Unit at Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, KUMCInvestigator, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and TreatmentView full profile
Amy McCartCo-Director & Research Professor, SWIFT Education CenterAdjunct Faculty, Department of Special Education View full profile
Briana McGeoughAssistant Professor, School of Social WelfareInvestigator, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and TreatmentView full profile
Melinda MitchinerAssociate Director of Partnership Development and Business Operations, SWIFT Education CenterView full profile
Matthew MosconiDirector, Kansas Center for Autism Research and TrainingInterim Associate Director and Senior Scientist, Life Span InstituteProfessor, Clinical Child Psychology ProgramView full profile
Suzanne MyersCo-Director, ALTECAssistant Research Professor, KU Center for Research on LearningView full profile
Kourtney NighLead Clinical Research Assessment Specialist and Diagnostician, Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training (KCART)Director of Global Autism Interactive Network (GAIN), Life Span InstituteView full profile
Mabel RiceDirector, Child Language Doctoral ProgramDirector, Merrill Advanced Studies CenterFed and Virginia Merrill Distinguished Professor of Advanced StudiesView full profile
Amber RowlandCo-Director, ALTECAssociate Research Professor, KU Center for Research on LearningView full profile
Sara SackDirector, Assistive Technology ProgramSenior Scientist, Life Span Institute at ParsonsView full profile
Jerry SchultzCo-Director, Center for Community Health and DevelopmentAdjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Department of Applied Behavioral ScienceView full profile
Robin ShaferAssistant Research Professor, Kansas Center for Autism Research and TrainingView full profile
Karrie ShogrenDirector, Kansas University Center on DisabilitiesAssociate Director, Beach Center on DisabilitySenior Scientist, Life Span InstituteProfessor, Department of Special EducationView full profile
Trina D. SpencerDirector, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectSenior scientist, KU Life Span InstituteProfessor, KU Department of Applied Behavioral ScienceView full profile
Debra SullivanInvestigator, Life Span Institute Chair, Department of Dietetics and NutritionMidwest Dairy Council Professor in Clinical Nutrition, Department of Dietetics and NutritionView full profile
Shea Tanis, Ph.D., FAAIDDPrincipal Investigator, State of the States in Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesAssociate Research Professor, Life Span InstituteView full profile
Hailey TaylorDoctoral Student, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment View full profile
Kathy Thiemann-BourqueAssociate Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectView full profile
Olivia J. Veatch, M.S., Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, KUMCView full profile
Jocelyn WashburnKU Center for Research on Learning Associate DirectorDirector of Professional DevelopmentAssistant Research ProfessorView full profile
Jomella Watson-ThompsonAssociate Director for Community Participation and Research, Center for Community Health and DevelopmentAssociate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Applied Behavioral ScienceView full profile
Howard P. WillsSenior Scientist, Juniper Gardens Children's ProjectProfessor, Department of Educational PsychologyView full profile
Richard YiDirector, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and TreatmentProfessor, Department of PsychologyView full profile
Liqin ZhaoInvestigator, Life Span Institute Professor, Department of Pharmacology & ToxicologyView full profile
