NRI Leadership Committee
Chair

Lisa Audet, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Director Neurodiversity Research Initiative
Speech Pathology & Audiology, School of Health Sciences
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Leadership

Mary Ann Devine, Ph.D.
Neurodiversity Research Initiative
Coordinator, Disability Studies and Community Inclusion Minor/Graduate Certificate
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Members
Lisa K. Everson B.A. Sociology ’23, Æðµã´«Ã½ National Trainer in Mental Health First Aid with National Council for Behavioral Health | Connor Leck Student Æðµã´«Ã½ |
Jocelyn R. Folk, Ph.D. Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Æðµã´«Ã½ | Nydia (Abi) Mendez, M.A., CCC-SLP Doctoral Student, Speech-Language Pathology College of Education, Health and Human Services Secretary, Neurodiversity Research Initiative Æðµã´«Ã½ |
Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D. Vice President, People, Culture and Belonging Æðµã´«Ã½ | Tina Patel Assistant Professor, Interior Design College of Architecture & Environmental Design Æðµã´«Ã½ |
Amy Ionadi, Ph.D. Æðµã´«Ã½ Alum | Raihan Qamar Junior, Medical Lab Science College of Arts & Sciences Æðµã´«Ã½ |
John D. Johnson, Ph.D. Director, School of Biomedical Sciences Professor, Biological Sciences Department College of Arts & Sciences Æðµã´«Ã½ | Clare Stacy, Ph.D Associate Professor, Sociology Co-Director, Healthy Communities Research Institute Æðµã´«Ã½ |
Lynnette Klejka Assistant Director, Community Supports & Development Department Summit County Board of Developmental Disabilities | Max Wiznitzer, MD Pediatric Neurology University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, Case Western Reserve University |
Ex-Officio Members
Mike Lehman, Ph.D. |