This series features interdisciplinary peer-reviewed presentations by trainees and family members from the New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (NH-ME LEND) Program; and undergraduate and graduate scholarship from the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies. Peer review is a process by which something proposed (as for research or publication) is evaluated by a group of experts in the appropriate field. (Definition courtesy of Merriam-Webster.)

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Submissions from 2024

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The Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (CARES) Act, 2023-2024 University of Maine Cohort of NH-ME LEND Trainees

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Black Women Maternal Health Model, Aicha Ali

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Speaking Up For Us Legislative Toolkit, Cynthia Cushing

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Step 1 of Maine CDC Maternal & Child Health Title V Block Grant Needs Assessment: Gathering Community Input, Elizabeth Deliso

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Inclusive Education, Kasey McBlais

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Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advisory Council, Fozia Robleh

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Increasing Accessibility to Newborn Hearing Screening for Out-of-Hospital Births, Katherine Russum

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Collaborating with Others Through Training to Enhance Inclusion, Rachel Williams

Submissions from 2023

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Mind the Gap: A White Paper on Maine's Missing COVID-19 Surveillance Data, How They Perpetuate Health Disparities of Maine's Citizens with Disabilities, and What Can Be Done to Increase Maine's Public Health Data & Service Equity, Michelle Fong

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Policy Brief: Advancing Data Equity to Improve Health Equity for People With Disabilities (PWD), Michelle Fong

Submissions from 2021

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Navigating Aspects of Project Development-ECHO SCOPE, Shoshana Carmody

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CCIDS - Research on the Use of Seclusion, Restraint and Isolation, Shane Da Silva-Novotny

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Child Development Services - Partnering for Improvement through Survey Data Collection, Gabrielle Jackson

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Barriers to Accessing Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education: Professionals' Perspectives, Tracey Miller

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Evaluating Services for New Mainers Community, Hibo Omer

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Supported Decision Making and Healthy Decisions, Jaci Peterson

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Eliminating Planned Adult Restraints: Providing Alternatives, Monique Stairs

Posters from 2019

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CDS State Data Review Project: Data Tells the Story, Katharine Appleyard

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Consolidating Historical Perspectives: Maine Institutions For People with Developmental Disabilities, Tucker Conley

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NMPHI and CCIDS Parent Advocacy Training Collaborative, Crystal Cron and April Fournier

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ASM – A Friend for Life: A Training Manual and Guide for Parents, Providers, and Individuals, Allan French

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Welcome Home: Exploring Housing Options for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Maine, Cheryl Stalilonis

Submissions from 2018

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The Importance of Medicaid for Children with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs, 2017-2018 Cohort of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (NH-ME LEND) Program Trainees.

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Disrupting Disability: Social Practice Art, Jaimi Clifford and Students of DIS 450 and DIS 520

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Restraint and Seclusion in Maine: Emergencies (Not Prevention), Deb Davis and Jodie Hall

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Restraint and Seclusion in Maine: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Deb Davis and Jodie Hall

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Restraint and Seclusion in Maine: Incident Reports, Deb Davis and Jodie Hall

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Restraint and Seclusion in Maine: The Written Word Matters, Deb Davis and Jodie Hall

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Restraint and Seclusion in Maine: Time-Out or Seclusion, Deb Davis and Jodie Hall

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Restraint and Seclusion in Maine: Using Data as a Tool, Deb Davis and Jodie Hall

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Life History from the Vantage Point of a Cane, Elena Ford

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Educational Videos About Restraint and Seclusion, Jodie Hall

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Enhancing a Disability Advocacy Organization's Online Capacity to Provide Families with Essential Information about Secondary Transition, Taylor Harris

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Researching Less Restrictive Alternatives to Maine's Regulations Governing Behavior Supports for Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Holly Hegarty

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Oral History Project Plan: A Look at the History of Developmental Disabilities in Maine, Madeline Ruffin

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Developing the State Interagency Coordinating Council for Maine Child Developmental Services, Olivia Shaw

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Social Practice Artist and Disability Inclusion, Renee Stronach

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Quality of Life Among Youth with IDD in Parent-Developed Residential Program, Emma Wynne Hill

Submissions from 2017

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Medicaid and Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2016-2017 Cohort of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (NH-ME LEND) Program Trainees

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Flippin' Our Brains: Disability Benefits Everyone, Jaimi Clifford and Class DIS 300 Disability: Interaction of Human Diversity and Global Environments

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Reaching Local Community with the Message of Developmental Milestones and Early Identification of Autism, Hope M. Duncanson

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DHHS Clinical Review Team Formation, Moriah Geer

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Disability in Advertising, Harli Maxwell, Megan Morey, and Kendall Pike

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Disability Imagery: A Bastion of Social Change, Faith Perez, Renee Stronach, and Class of DIS 450 Disability: Population-Environment

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Evaluation of the Maine Child Development Services-Part C Improvement Plan, Margaret M. Pierce

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Primary Care Transition Planning for Young Adults with Special Needs in Maine: A Preliminary Survey of Pediatric Providers, Clelia Sigaud

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Testing the Effectiveness of Person-Centered Planning in Maine Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Kassie Stevens

Posters from 2016

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Usability Study of AFARI™, An Aesthetically Designed Outdoor Fitness Device, Angie Bechard

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Policy Brief: Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act, The 2015-2016 Cohort of New Hampshire Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (NH LEND) Program Trainees.

Submissions from 2014

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Policy Brief: Keeping All Students Safe Act of 2014, Nancy Bergerson

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Workforce Investment Act of 2013, Kimberly Davis and Laura Valencia

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Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2014, Kassandra Mores