MI-LEND Trainee Accomplishments
Leadership and Impact on Maternal and Child Health
- The populations of people that they are serving (e.g. children with disabilities, underserved individuals).
- Leadership roles and opportunities they may be taking part in.
- Whether or not they are working with interdisciplinary teams to serve MCH populations.
All former trainees are sent surveys. The table below represents the former trainees that responded to the survey at 2 and 5-years after training was concluded.
Response Topic | 2-year Responses* | 5-year Responses* |
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Trainees who are working with the maternal and child health (MCH) population after completing MI-LEND. | 89% (n=56) | 77% (n=21) |
Trainees that work in an interdisciplinary manner to serve the MCH or disability populations. | 100% (n=63) | 97% (n=26) |
Percent of former MI-LEND long-term trainees that demonstrate leadership in at least one leadership domain. | 83% (n=63) | 100% (n=27) |
Spotlight on Former Trainees
Kat is currently at the Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI) in Baltimore. She performs audiologic evaluations and hearing aid services for people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities. While mainly testing children, Kat also regularly sees adults with I/DD. As part of her training at KKI, Kat has continued to be part of LEND. She attends weekly courses to improve care and advocacy skills for people with I/NDD.
Kat also had the opportunity to join a team of representatives from KKI to voice support for the renewal of the Autism CARES Act as well as support the Ally's Act (Senate Bill 1135). She met with staff from Senators Chris Van Hollen's and Kweise Mfume's offices.
Kat said: "The Autism CARES Act funds many things including both LEND programs that I hold dear to my heart. Both MI-LEND and KKI-LEND have given me ample amounts of training and offered me experiences that I never thought possible. The Ally's Act is a bill which, if passed, would require private health insurances to cover implantable hearing devices, maintenance/upgrades of those devices, and any medical/audiological care that is required from these devices. Including the treatment to learn to listen with these devices (aural rehabilitation). What an amazing experience! I'm so truly proud I was able to be a representative of KKI and of LEND."
Way to go Kat!
Publications and Professional Work
- Sullivan, B., Carroll, E., & Soares, N. (2023). The ethical perspectives of using animals in pediatric health. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 53(12): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cppeds.2023.101489
- Bray, M., Turner, J., Jones, S., Miah, T., & Milberger, S. (2023). Developing workforce skills and capacity in telehealth: What LEND trainees need to know. Maternal and Child Health Journal.
- Marsack-Topolewski C.,Milberger, S., Janks, E., Anderson, N., Bray, M. & Samuel, P.S.. (2023). Evaluation of peer-mediated systems navigation for ageing families of individuals with developmental disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 67(5), 462-474. http://doi.org/10.1111/jir.13024
- Smith, M.J. (Contributions from former MI-LEND Trainee K. Sherwood). (2022). 2022 Report: Virtual Job Interview Training in Special Education.
- Munzer, T., Miller, A., Yeo, S., Wang, Y., McCaffery, H., Kaciroti, N., & Radesky, J. (2021). Parent Verbalizations and Toddler Responses With Touchscreen Tablet Nursery Rhyme Apps. Pediatrics, 148(6). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-049964
- Smith, M. J., Sherwood, K., Blajeski, S., Ross, B., Smith, J. D., Jordan, N., Dawalt, L., Bishop, L., & Atkins, M. S. (2021). Job Interview and Vocational Outcomes Among Transition-Age Youth Receiving Special Education Pre-Employment Transition Services. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 59 (5), 405-421.
- Bray, M., Turner, J., Jones S., Miah, T., & Milberger, S. (2021). Developing workforce skills and capacity in telehealth: what LEND trainees need to know. Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Journal. Submitted for publication.
- Smith, M. J., Sherwood, K., Ross, B., Smith, J.D., Dewalt, L., Bishop, L., Humm, L., Elkins, J., & Steacy, C. (2021). Virtual interview training for autistic transition age youth: A randomized controlled feasibility and effectiveness trial. Autism, 25(6), 1536-1552.
- Pesch, M., Julian, M., & Munzer, T. (2020). Reflections on Children with Developmental and Behavioral Challenges Who Are Thriving While Sheltering in Place. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 37(1). 62-70. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000236
- Sherwood, K., Smith, M.J., Johnson, J., Ross, B., Trautwein, A., Landau, M., & Hume, K. (In preparation). Implementation strategies in transition services: Practical lessons from virtual and classroom delivery of virtual interview training for transition-age youth.
- Smith, M. J., Pinto, R. M., Dawalt, L., Smith, J. D., Sherwood, K., Miles, R., Taylor, J., Hume, K., Dawkins, T., Baker-Ericzen, M., Frazier, T., Humm, L., & Steacy, C. (2020). Using community-engaged methods to adapt virtual reality job interview training for transition-age youth on the autism spectrum. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorder, 71, 101498.
- Smith, M. J., Smith, J. D., Jordan, N., Sherwood, K., McRobert, E., Ross, B., Oulvey, E. A., Atkins, M. S. (2020). Virtual reality job interview training in transition services: Results of a single-arm non-controlled effectiveness-implementation Hybrid Trial. Journal of Special Education Technology, 36(1), 317.
- Munzer, T., Miller, A., Wang, Y., Kaciroti, N., & Radesky, J. (2020). Tablets, toddlers, and tantrums: The immediate effects of tablet device play. Acta Paediatrica. 110(1). 255-256. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15509
- Hasson, R., Wu, I., & Fine, J. (2019). Clinical utility of the WASI-II and its association with acculturation levels among Arab American adolescent males. Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 8(4), 295-306. https://doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2018.1442219
Learn More About MI-LEND Training
Would you or someone you know like to learn more about MI-LEND or how to apply to be a trainee? If so, please visit https://ddi.wayne.edu/lendtraining or contact the MI-LEND training Director Michael Bray - mikebray@wayne.edu.