IL LEND Core Team

Kruti Acharya, MD Program Director — Kruti Acharya, MD
Program Director

Kristin Berg, PhD Training Director

Sarah Sobotka, MD Associate Director — Sarah Sobotka, MD
Co-Associate Director

Marie Moore Channell, PhD
Central IL Site Co-Director

Laura Mattie, PhD
Central IL Site Co-Director

Jae Jin Pak
Curriculum Committee

Discipline Coordinators & Training Mentors

Discipline Coordinators and Training Mentors are IL LEND Faculty across our academic and community partners. Discipline Coordinators focus on recruitment and provide application assistance. Training Mentors provide ongoing mentoring and assistance to trainees during the program

Applied Behavior Analysis

Mark Dixon, PhD Discipline & Training Coordinator — Mark Dixon, PhD

Discipline Coordinator and Training Mentor

Disability Studies

Sarah Parker Harris, PhD

Discipline Coordinator

Yue (Yovia) Xu, PhD

Training Mentor

Family

Nursing

Gina Juliano, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, IBCLC Discipline Coordinator — Gina Juliano, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, IBCLC

Discipline Coordinator

Joyce Masterton, DNP,
APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS

Training Mentor

Nutrition

Eduardo Esteban Bustamante, PhD

Discipline Coordinator

Leslie Stiles, MS, RD, CSP, LDN

Training Mentor

Occupational Therapy

Ashley Stoffel, OTD, OTR/L

Discipline Coordinator and Training Mentor

Pediatrics

Michael Msall, MD Discipline Coordinator — Michael Msall, MD

Discipline Coordinator

Sarah Sobotka, MD Training Coordinator — Sarah Sobotka, MD

Training Mentor

Physical Therapy

Psychology

Amy Paige Cohen, PhD

Discipline Coordinator

Latha Soorya, PhD Training Coordinator — Latha Soorya, PhD

Training Mentor

Psychiatry

Diane Misch, MD Discipline & Training Coordinator — Diane Misch, MD

Discipline Coordinator and Training Mentor

Public Health

Arden Handler, DrPH

Discipline Coordinator

Self-Advocacy

Tia Nelis Discipline Coordinator — Tia Nelis

Discipline Coordinator

Jae Jin Pak Training Coordinator — Jae Jin Pak

Training Mentor

Social Work

Christine Escobar-Sawicki, LCSW Discipline Coordinator — Christine Escobar-Sawicki, LCSW

Discipline Coordinator

Kristin Berg, PhD Training Coordinator — Kristin Berg, PhD

Training Mentor

Special Education

Lisa Cushing, PhD Discipline Coordinator — Lisa Cushing, PhD

Discipline Coordinator

Sunyoung (Sunny) Kim, PhD, BCBA-D

Training Mentor

Speech-Language Pathology

Anne Hoffman, PhD, CCC-SLP Discipline Coordinator — Anne Hoffman, PhD, CCC-SLP

Discipline Coordinator

Consultants

Consultants provide their expertise on special topics

Claudia Diaz
ADA

Faith Y. Miller, M.Ed Oral Health

Fabricio Balcazar, PhD Cultural Competency — Fabricio Balcazar, PhD
Cultural Competency

Angélica Martínez Pérez, MPH
Assistive Technology

Robert Rada, DDS, MBA Dentistry — Robert Rada, DDS, MBA
Dentistry

Sarah C. Bauer, MDTelehealth — Sarah C. Bauer, MD Telehealth

Susan Kahan, LCPC Family Clinic Liaison — Susan Kahan, LCPC
Family Clinic Liaison

Irma Hernandez, LCSW Latino Outreach — Irma Hernandez, LCSW
Latino Outreach

Tamar Heller, PhD Lifecourse — Tamar Heller, PhD
Lifecourse

Valerie E. Boyer, PH.D., CCC-SLP Rural Outreach

Kelly Hsieh, PhD Research

Manasi Deshpande, PhDHealth Economist — Manasi Deshpande, PhD Health Economist

Our Partners

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