Fellowship Participants

Ashley Asbury, BSN, RN, BLS, OMS
St. Louis Arc

Stephanie Bakker
Professor of Children’s Nursing, St. John Fisher University

Rebecca Brown, BSN, CDDN, RN
Heritage Christian Services

Donna Marie Johnson Byrd, DNP, CNE, NCSN-E, RN
Florida State University

Faith M. Carini-Grave, MSN, PMHNP
Hillside Family of Agencies

Lisa Depperman, MSN
Hartwick College

Beth Latimer, DNP, GNP-BC
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Yuriko Matsuo, MSN, PMHN-BC, RN, APRN
Reservoir Health

Celia McIntosh, DNP, NP, CNRN, CEN, SCRN, RN
Rochester Regional Health

Maralyn Militello, BSN, RN, CPHQ, NEA-BC
People Inc.

Caitlyn M. Moore, DNP, MS, CRNP, ACHPN
Thomas Jefferson University

Katie Moore, Ph.D. Candidate
South East Technological University, Waterford, Ireland

Kaela d'Alene O'Brien, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Dayne N Rodriguez, MSN-I, CAHP, RN
Golisano Children's Hospital - Lee Health

Kimberley Schultz, AAS
Central New York Developmental Disabilities Service Office

Natalie Rae Symons, RN
Milestone HCQU West

Jacqueline M. Stevens, AAS, RN
Hillside Children's Center

Kathleen Tenrreiro, Ph. D., CPNP-PC, CNE, ARNP
Florida Gulf Coast University

Rebecca N. Weston, MSN, CNE, RN
University of Maryland - School of Nursing

Faculty Fellows

Joseph Buhain, Ed.D.
Florida Gulf Coast University

Martina Conway, Ph.D., RN
Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

Ellen Donald, PT, Ph.D.
Florida Gulf Coast University

Catherine Kelly Mason, DSocSc, MSc, RNID
South East Technology University, Waterford, Ireland

Brian Abery, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Research and Training Center on Outcome Measurement
Co-Director, Global Resource Center for Inclusive Education
Co-Director Research and Training Center on HCBS Outcome Measurement
University of Minnesota

Lisa Alberts, DNP, APRN-BC, PMHNP-BC
Associate Professor and Program Director, DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner,
School of Nursing, Marieb College of Health & Human Services
Florida Gulf Coast University

Angela Babcock, RN
Administrator, Divine Providence Village
Communities of Don Guanella and Divine Providence

Melissa Bourne, MS, RN, CNE, ONC
Visiting Assistant Professor
Wegmans School of Nursing
St. John Fisher University

Maria Brenner, Ph.D. Nursing Midwifery & HS Ph.D. PT, RCN RGN, MSc
Professor of Children's Nursing
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
University College Dublin 
Dublin, Ireland

Heather Damiano, MSN, CRNP, CPNP-PC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Dianne Cooney Miner, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Fellowship Director and Senior Advisor
Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing at St. John Fisher University

Elizabeth Eng, BNP
Clinical Nurse
Miami Valley Hospital

Laurie Ernest, DNP, MS, WHNP-C
Director of Nursing
Highland Hospital

Sinead Foran, Ph.D., RNID, BSc
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland 

Cathy Koetting, Ph.D., DNP
Associate Professor
Stephens College

Rebecca Kronk, Ph.D., MSN, CRNP, ANEF, FAAN, CNE
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor
Duquesne School of Nursing

Melissa Leisen, Ph.D., RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Marymount University

Trudy Leutters, RN
RN Coordinator, Medically Fragile Program
Mainstream Living, Inc.

Deborah Napolitano, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
Associate Professor
Daemen University

Mary Reidy, Ph.D., RNID
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Nursing and Healthcare
School of Health Sciences 
South East Technical University 
Waterford, Ireland

Judith Stych, DNP, RN, CDDN
Nurse Consultant
Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Renata Ticha, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Institute on Community Integration
Co-Director, Research and Training Center on Outcome Measurement
Global Research Center for Inclusive Education
University of Minnesota

Guy Weissinger, Ph.D., MPhil, RN
Nurse Researcher
M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Villanova University

Patty West, MS, RN
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
Michigan State University

Jesus (Chuy) Campuzano
Self-Advocate
Access Living, Going Home Coalition

David Egan
Author and Advocate

Jason Harris
Director of Strategic Operations at Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled (LADD)

Ann Cary, Ph.D., MPH, RN, FAAN, FNAP
Associate Director for Community Partnerships, College of Arts and Sciences Water School
Professor, Marieb College of Health and Human Service
Florida Gulf Coast University

Lauren Clark, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor and Shapiro Family Endowed Chair in Developmental Disability Studies
Associate Dean, Academic Programs
University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing

Maurice Feldman, Ph.D., C. Psych, BCBA-D
Professor Emeritus
Department of Applied Disability Studies
Brock University

Beth Kiss, DNP, MS
Associate Professor and Adult Specialist
Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing

Linda Long-Bellil, Ph.D., J.D
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Gerard Rooney, PhD, MA
President
St. John Fisher University

Amy Scheel-Jones, MS Ed.
Director, Trauma Informed Care and TIG
Coordinated Care Services, Inc.

Daryl Sharp, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Professor of Clinical Nursing
University of Rochester School of Nursing 

Alison Singer
Co-Founder and President
Autism Science Foundation

Bill Sullivan, MD
Faculty
St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team

Jane Tobias, DNP, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC
Assistant Professor
Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson College of Nursing

Cherisse Watts, MSN, RN, PHN
Doctoral Student
UCLA School of Nursing

Rabbi Shimcha Weinstein
Co-Director and Founder
Jewish Autism Network

Tricia Williams
Director, 1115 Waiver Planning and Technical Assistance
Coordinated Care Services, Inc.