Consortium Members

NCSS Leadership Team

• Joan B. Beasley, PhD, Consortium Director - Research Associate Professor, UNH Institute on Disability/UCED; Director of the National Center for START Services - NH

• Luke Kalb, PhD, Consortium Chair - Assistant Professor, Kennedy Krieger Institute - MD

• Andrea Caoili, LCSW, Director of Consortium Operations -  Director of Quality Assurance & Research, National Center for START Services - NH

• Melanie Hecker, MPA, Research and Training Associate, National Center for START Services - NY

• Dan Baker, PhD - Internal Reviewer and Positive Support Lead with the Jensen/Olmstead Quality Assurance and Compliance Office, Department of Human Services - MN

• Jarrett Barnhill, MD - Professor Emeritus, UNC School of Medicine - NC
• Jennifer McLaren, MD - Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Giesel School of Medicine; Chief Medical Advisor, National Center for START Services - NH
• Kelly Nye Lengerman, PhD - Director, University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability/UCED - NH

Board

• Susan Klick, Family Member - Hartford, CT
• Roberto Blanco, MD, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Medical School - Chapel Hill, NC
• Tawara Goode, MA, Director, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development - Washington, DC
• Melanie Hecker, MPA, Research and Training Associate, National Center for START Services - Albany, NY
• Cheryl Karran, LMSW, Director, YAI START Programs, YAI - New York, NY and San Jose, CA
• Colleen Horton, MPA, Director of Policy, Hogg Foundation at the University of Texas at Austin - Austin, TX
• Patricia Nobbie, PhD, Director of Disability Policy Engagement, Anthem Inc. - Washington, DC
• Matthew Wappet, PhD, Executive Director & Research Associate Professor, Utah State University Center for Persons with Disabilities/UCEDD - Logan, UT
• John Dickerson, CEO, Quillo - Indianapolis, IN
• Dan Tomasulo, PhD, MFA, MAPP, Academic Director, Spirituality Mind Body Institute (SMB) MA Degree Program, core faculty, full-time lecturer, Department of Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University - NY, NY

Advisors

• Yona Lunsky, PhD, University of Toronto, Canada
• Angela Hassiotis, MRCPsych, MA, PhD, University College London, UK

Research Partners

• Chithra Adams, PhD - Director of Evaluation, University of Kentucky Human Development Institute - KY
• Jenny Alexander, MA - Director of National Initiatives , The Arc  - DC
• Ty Aller, PhD, LMFT - Senior Program Coordinator, Utah State University Center for Persons with Disabilities/UCEDD  - UT
• Jim Bedford, MD - Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Medical School  - NC
• Martin Blair, PhD - Director, University of Montana Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities/UCEDD - MO
• Alixe Bonardi, MPA,MS - Director of IDD Services Research, Human Services Research Institute  - MA
• Ravi Dahiya, MPA - Chief Program Officer, YAI - NY
• Kristen Dahl, LPCC, CHES - Senior Program Manager, MHDD National Training Center, University of Kentucky - KY
• Meg DePasquale, DSW - Director of Clinical Services, Maryland Department of Health - MD
• Nova Evans, MA - Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Mental Health Coordinator, Texas, HHSC - TX
• Brian Freedman, PhD - Associate Director, University of Delaware Center for Disability Studies - DE
• Calliope Holingue, PhD - Faculty, Kennedy Krieger Institute - MD
• Lisa Hovermale, MD - Psychiatrist, Maryland Department of Health - MD
• Diane Jacobstein, PhD - Associate Professor, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development - MD
• Jessica Kramer, PhD, OTR/L - Associate Professor, University of Florida Department of Occupational Therapy  - FL
• Jessica Monahan, PhD, MSW - Spectrum Scholars Research Manager, Center for Disability Studies/UCEDD, University of Delaware - DE
• Marian E.  Ofonedu, PhD, LCSW - Director of Training, Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities/UCEDD - MD
• Brittany Powers, MPH - Early Childhood ASD Projects Coordinator, University of Delaware Center for Disability Studies/UCEDD - DE
• Katy Schmid, MS - Director of Education and Technology, The Arc  - DC
• Ariel Schwartz, PhD, OTR/L - Assistant Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions
• Kathleen Shepperd Jones, PhD - Director, University of Kentucky Human Development Institute/UCED - KY
• Marc Tasse, PhD - Director, The Ohio State University Nisonger Center/UCEDD  - OH