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Funding Opportunity to Establish a Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Program
The University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) is inviting applications from Kentucky institutions of higher education for 12-month planning funds to support them in developing a plan to establish and sustain a Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) program for students with intellectual disabilities. To support the establishment of new CTP programs in Kentucky, HDI intends to…
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KYLEND Trainee Spotlight: Hannah Mitchell
Hannah Mitchell, a third-year graduate student in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Kentucky, has always had an interest in pediatrics. As a high school student, she taught swim lessons to children, including those with neurodevelopmental disabilities. This experience inspired her to learn how to serve people with disabilities in her…
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KY LEND Trainee Spotlight: August Tuggle
August Tuggle is a first-year student in the Music Therapy Equivalency/Master’s Program at the University of Kentucky. She is also a student in the Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities program with the Human Development Institute. Tuggle says her legal blindness led to her current research interests, including exploring best music therapy practices for young adults…
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KY LEND Trainee Spotlight: Kaitlin O’Neill
Kaitlin O’Neill is a second-year doctoral student in the University of Kentucky’s Special Education Leadership Personnel Preparation Program. She is also completing requirements to become a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). O’Neill holds a Master’s Degree in Special Education for Moderate and Severe Disabilities from the University of Kentucky and a Rank 2 Kentucky Educator License…
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KYLEND Trainee Spotlight: Nathan French
Nathan French is currently pursuing a Master’s in Social Work while participating in the LEND program to enact cultural and policy changes for the betterment of the disability community. Inspired by their experience as a person with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in the LGBTQIA+ community, French’s interests and research focuses on marriage equality, attitudes towards LGBTQIA+ disabled…
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Dr. Phillip Rumrill to deliver Hanoch Livneh Lecture on Psychosocial Adaptation Research
The Council on Psychosocial Adaptation Research (PAR) has invited Dr. Phillip Rumrill, Director of Research and Training at the UK Human Development Institute, to deliver the prestigious Hanoch Livneh Lecture on PAR at the 2022 National Council on Rehabilitation Education Conference in San Diego, California. The title of the presentation is Strategies for Meeting the…
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HDI Staff and Students Selected to present at National Conferences
Congratulations to HDI Staff selected to present at the 2022 National Council on Rehabilitation Education Conference in San Diego, California in March. Evaluating the Stress-Appraisal-Coping Model of Wellbeing for People with Multiple Sclerosis during the Pandemic by Kanako Iwanaga and Phillip Rumrill Determinants of Quality of Life Among Employed People with Multiple Sclerosis: Hierarchical Analysis by Muna…
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Stuart Rumrill, NCRE Doctoral Student of the Year
Stuart Rumrill, Field Researcher with RETAIN Kentucky, on his selection by the National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) and the NCRE Leadership Team to receive the Rehabilitation Doctoral Student of the Year Award. This award is presented to a doctoral student who has demonstrated outstanding service, leadership, advocacy, and/or research contributions in rehabilitation and/or with individuals…
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KYLEND Trainee Spotlight: Shelby Johnson
Shelby Johnson is a second-year graduate student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program at the University of Kentucky. She recently completed a clinical rotation at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital. During her rotation, she worked with adults in the Traumatic Brain Injury Unit. She has also had rotations at the Child Development Center of the…
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Taylor Tucker named “Hometown Hero”
Congratulations to Taylor Tucker, a Quality Coach for Child Care Aware of Kentucky in the Two Rivers region. Tucker was recently named a Hometown Hero for advocating for children, families, and childcare professionals in the area. Learn more in this story from Ana Medina at WKBO News in Bowling Green, Kentucky at https://www.wbko.com/2022/02/12/hughes-coleman-hometown-hero-taylor-tucker/. Visit the…