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.)
Submissions from 2024
The Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (CARES) Act, 2023-2024 University of Maine Cohort of NH-ME LEND Trainees
Black Women Maternal Health Model, Aicha Ali
Speaking Up For Us Legislative Toolkit, Cynthia Cushing
Step 1 of Maine CDC Maternal & Child Health Title V Block Grant Needs Assessment: Gathering Community Input, Elizabeth Deliso
Inclusive Education, Kasey McBlais
Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advisory Council, Fozia Robleh
Increasing Accessibility to Newborn Hearing Screening for Out-of-Hospital Births, Katherine Russum
Collaborating with Others Through Training to Enhance Inclusion, Rachel Williams
Submissions from 2023
Policy Brief: Advancing Data Equity to Improve Health Equity for People With Disabilities (PWD), Michelle Fong
Submissions from 2021
Navigating Aspects of Project Development-ECHO SCOPE, Shoshana Carmody
CCIDS - Research on the Use of Seclusion, Restraint and Isolation, Shane Da Silva-Novotny
Child Development Services - Partnering for Improvement through Survey Data Collection, Gabrielle Jackson
Barriers to Accessing Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education: Professionals' Perspectives, Tracey Miller
Evaluating Services for New Mainers Community, Hibo Omer
Supported Decision Making and Healthy Decisions, Jaci Peterson
Eliminating Planned Adult Restraints: Providing Alternatives, Monique Stairs
Posters from 2019
CDS State Data Review Project: Data Tells the Story, Katharine Appleyard
Consolidating Historical Perspectives: Maine Institutions For People with Developmental Disabilities, Tucker Conley
NMPHI and CCIDS Parent Advocacy Training Collaborative, Crystal Cron and April Fournier
ASM – A Friend for Life: A Training Manual and Guide for Parents, Providers, and Individuals, Allan French
Welcome Home: Exploring Housing Options for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Maine, Cheryl Stalilonis
Submissions from 2018
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.
Disrupting Disability: Social Practice Art, Jaimi Clifford and Students of DIS 450 and DIS 520
Restraint and Seclusion in Maine: Emergencies (Not Prevention), Deb Davis and Jodie Hall
Restraint and Seclusion in Maine: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Deb Davis and Jodie Hall
Restraint and Seclusion in Maine: Incident Reports, Deb Davis and Jodie Hall
Restraint and Seclusion in Maine: The Written Word Matters, Deb Davis and Jodie Hall
Restraint and Seclusion in Maine: Time-Out or Seclusion, Deb Davis and Jodie Hall
Restraint and Seclusion in Maine: Using Data as a Tool, Deb Davis and Jodie Hall
Life History from the Vantage Point of a Cane, Elena Ford
Educational Videos About Restraint and Seclusion, Jodie Hall
Researching Less Restrictive Alternatives to Maine's Regulations Governing Behavior Supports for Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Holly Hegarty
Oral History Project Plan: A Look at the History of Developmental Disabilities in Maine, Madeline Ruffin
Developing the State Interagency Coordinating Council for Maine Child Developmental Services, Olivia Shaw
Social Practice Artist and Disability Inclusion, Renee Stronach
Quality of Life Among Youth with IDD in Parent-Developed Residential Program, Emma Wynne Hill
Submissions from 2017
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
Flippin' Our Brains: Disability Benefits Everyone, Jaimi Clifford and Class DIS 300 Disability: Interaction of Human Diversity and Global Environments
Reaching Local Community with the Message of Developmental Milestones and Early Identification of Autism, Hope M. Duncanson
DHHS Clinical Review Team Formation, Moriah Geer
Disability in Advertising, Harli Maxwell, Megan Morey, and Kendall Pike
Disability Imagery: A Bastion of Social Change, Faith Perez, Renee Stronach, and Class of DIS 450 Disability: Population-Environment
Evaluation of the Maine Child Development Services-Part C Improvement Plan, Margaret M. Pierce
Primary Care Transition Planning for Young Adults with Special Needs in Maine: A Preliminary Survey of Pediatric Providers, Clelia Sigaud
Testing the Effectiveness of Person-Centered Planning in Maine Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Kassie Stevens
Posters from 2016
Usability Study of AFARI™, An Aesthetically Designed Outdoor Fitness Device, Angie Bechard
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
Policy Brief: Keeping All Students Safe Act of 2014, Nancy Bergerson
Workforce Investment Act of 2013, Kimberly Davis and Laura Valencia
Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2014, Kassandra Mores