Faculty / Staff
Jo Hendrickson, Ph.D.
Director
Contact Information:
Email: jo-hendrickson@uiowa.edu
Campus Address: N297 Lindquist Center
Phone: 319-384-2127
Areas of Specialization:
- Prevention and Intervention for At-risk Students and Students with Cognitive, Learning, and Behavior Challenges
- Assessment and Applied Interventions--Academics and Social-Life Skills Competencies
- Collaboration and Partnership Building, Co-teaching, Peer Coaching
- Generalization and Transition Planning
- Special Teacher and Related Personnel Preparation
Dennis C. Harper, PH.D., ABPP-Clinical Psychology
Founding Director
Contact Information:
Email: dennis-harper@uiowa.edu
Campus Address: N235 Lindquist Center
Phone: 319-335-5589
Areas of Specialization:
- Neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of youth with neurodevelopmental disorders
- Impact of disability on adjustment and personality with special reference to peer social interactions and cross cultural comparisons
- Behavioral pediatrics and health care training for psychologists and physicians
- Telehealth in behavioral medicine and technology to aid special needs children in service delivery in rural locations
- Post secondary education of youth with disabilities-collegiate program development for learning disorders
Department Assistant
Contact Information:
Email: katelyn-dasse@uiowa.edu
Campus Address: N297 Lindquist Center
Phone: 319-384-2127
Areas of Specialization:
- Past administrative experience in the Office of the Vice President for Research and the IOWA Centers for Enterprise
- Long time member of the ARC of Southeast Iowa
Janis L. Mendenhall, M.A.
Coordinator of Career Development
Contact Information
Email: janis-mendenhall@uiowa.edu
Campus Address: N297 Lindquist Center
Phone: 319-384-2128
Amy L. Vander Busard, M.A.
Coordinator of Student Life
Contact Information:
Email: amy-vanderbusard@uiowa.edu
Campus Address: N297 Lindquist Center
Phone: 319-384-2083
Julia W. Shaw, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Academic Life
Contact Information:
Campus Address: N297 Lindquist Center
Email: julia-shaw@uiowa.edu
Phone: 319-384-2176
Wendy Stokesbary, M.A.
Coordinator of Community Life
Contact Information:
Email: wendy-stokesbary@uiowa.edu
Campus Address: N297 Lindquist Center
Phone: 319-384-2177
Student Life Instructor
Contact Information:
Email: amy-kearns-larsen@uiowa.edu
Campus Address: N297 Lindquist Center
Phone: 319-335-6440
Areas of Specialization:
- Transition planning with students and parents for post high school opportunities
- Outreach/collaboration (on-campus and off-campus)
- Assisting students understand academic accommodations while increasing self-advocacy skills
- Goal development for young adults with disabilities in vocational, social, and academic settings
Deborah Larson , M.A. Ed
Career Life Instructor
Contact Information:
Email: deborah-larson@uiowa.edu
Campus Address: N297 Lindquist Center
Phone: 319-384-0525
Areas of Specialization:
- Adult Education – Training and Development
- Career Advising and Job Searching Skills, including Federal Employment
- Curriculum Development and Individualization of Lessons
- Classroom Instruction and Electronic Grading
- Transition Counseling
Ben Morgan, M.S.
Program Specialist
Contact Information:
Email: benjamin-morgan@uiowa.edu
Campus Address: N297 Lindquist Center
Phone: 319-384-3097
Part-Time Instructors:
Amy Kahle, M.A.
Relationships/Sexuality Course
Tutor Coordinator
E-mail: amy-kahle@uiowa.edu
Sheri Gallo , M.S.
Computers/Technology Course
E-mail: gallo-sheri@uiowa.edu
Lora Morgan Dunham, B.A.
Human Services/Natural Resources Seminar
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