Tag: Leadership
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Rachel Womack PhD, MSW
LEND and Training Director Phone: 859-257-3321 Email: rachel.womack@uky.edu Responsibilities: Dr. Womack provides administrative oversight for the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND), Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities, Undergraduate Certificate in Universal Design, and HDI Seminar Series. Dr. Womack also supervises practicum students and research assistants and serves as a course instructor for both certificate programs…
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Mykal Leslie PhD, CRC
Executive Director Evaluation Phone: Email: mykal.leslie@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:
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Jessica Clouser
Evaluation Assistant Director Evaluation Phone: Email: jess.clouser@uky.edu Responsibilities: Manage evaluation efforts within HDI’s evaluation portfolio Experiences: Research project management, Grant management, Master of Public Health in Health Behavior, Bachelor of English, Spanish and Minor in Anthropology Reason: Research: Social determinants of health, health services research, implementation science, qualitative methods, translation of research to practice, community-engaged…
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Michelle Ellington
Evaluation Analyst Senior Evaluation, SOC FIVE Phone: Email: michelle@uky.edu Responsibilities: Project Management, Solution Development, Process Engineering Experiences: Operations Management, Project Management, Business Analytics, Quality Management, Data Management & Visualizations Reason: I am passionate about helping eliminate operational pain points that increase efficiency and help build a positive work culture. Research: Interests: Lean (TPS, Six Sigma,…
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Johnny Collett
Deputy Director Phone: (859) 257-2304 Email: johnny.collett@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Former: Assistant U.S. Education Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Program Director for Special Education Outcomes at the Council of Chief State School Officers; State Special Education Director (KY); High School Special Education Teacher Reason: Research: Interests:
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Jessica Whiting
Human Resources Business Officer Phone: 859-218-4911 Email: jessicalwhiting@uky.edu Responsibilities: All university and HDI HR related functions and procedures. Experiences: 11 yrs experience at UK in Administrative and HR related roles. Reason: HDI has an amazing mission and I am so blessed to have the opportunity to play a supporting role in that mission. Research: My…
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Carter Fifield
Director of Technology HDI Core Phone: 859-257-0513 Email: Carter.Fifield@uky.edu Responsibilities: General I.T. Requests, Website development, Application development Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests: New Projects, Web Design, App Development
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Jeremy Pope
Evaluator Evaluation Unit Phone: 859-257-1095 Email: jeremiah.pope@uky.edu Responsibilities: I evaluate multiple grants awarded primarily to state agencies in Kentucky. Experiences: Taught Middle School Mathematics for 5 years in Georgia. Reason: Research: Interests: Project Management
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HDI’s Developmental Disabilities Graduate Certificate Program Invites Tony Dotson to Speak on Leadership
Are leaders born or are they made? Is leadership art or a science? Can you be introverted and be a leader? These are the types of questions graduate students in the Human Development Institute’s (HDI) Leadership course recently discussed in the Developmental Disabilities Graduate Certificate. “Leadership is an art, and if you know about art,…
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Latest Fund for Excellence Grants: Winter 2018
We’re excited to share that HDI is funding the following four outstanding Fund for Excellence projects this quarter! With improved consumer advocacy, leadership, and transportation options, take a look at these projects to learn how HDI plans to build more inclusive and empowered communities in Kentucky and nationwide. This round of Fund for Excellence projects represent…