IDHD Speakers


Abdelrahim, MSc., Randa
Ph.D. Candidate
Department on Disability and Human Development University of Illinois at Chicago

Accurso, Angela
Coordinator of Public Affairs
Census 2020 Project Administration Manager

Ahern, Tara
Community Organizer
IL Self Advocacy Alliance

Anzueto, Gabriel
MD, Fellow in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Chicago
Comer Children’s Hospital

Arnold, Katie
Director of Community Education
Institute on Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Carmody, Kathy
CEO
Institute on Public Policy for People with Disabilities

Dixon, Mark
Board-Certified Behavior Analyst – Doctorate and a Clinical Professor
Department on Disability and Human Development University of Illinois at Chicago

Fine, Laura
Transition Specialist
Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization

Frank, Katie
PhD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist
Advocate Medical Group

Gordon, Jr, Timotheus "T.J."
Research Assistant
Institute of Disability and Human Development UIC

Gould, Diane
LCSW, BCBA

Hanley, JJ
Director
Illinois ABLE

Heller, Tamar
Director
Institute on Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Hinman, Jessica
Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and the Coordinator of Research
Cognition Behavior and Mindfulness (CBM) Clinic

Hooyenga, Kathy
OTR/L MA, ATP, RET
UIC

Khan, Imran
Director of Clinical Services
ABA of Illinois

McNamara, Ellyn
Speech Language Pathologist
UIC

Najjar, Fedra
MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
UIC

O'Shea, Robbie
PT, DPT, PhD
Governors State University

Pak, Jae Jin
Research Associate I
IDHD UIC

Parker Harris, Sarah
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies
Department of Disability and Human Development at UIC

Patsavas, Alyson
PhD, Assistant Professor
Disability and Human Development UIC

Politano, Patricia
Clinical Assistant Professor
UIC

Rottier, Helen
Graduate Research Assistant and ASPiE Student Coordinator
UIC

Rottier, Helen
Graduate Student in Disability Studies and Research Assistant
Department on Disability and Human Development University of Illinois at Chicago

Tracy, Julie
MA, CCC-SLP, Founder
Urban Autism Solutions

Waldera, Kathy
MS, OTR/L, MSBE, ATP
UIC

Yi, Zhihui
Bilingual Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, Clinical Coordinator
Cognition Behavior and Mindfulness (CBM) Clinic