Education/Training

Baccalaureate:

1973

B.A.

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Graduate:

1986	Ph.D.	The University of Michigan
1979	M.A.	The University of MIchigan

Research

Research Support:

Administration on Developmental Disabilities/HHS

• Developmental Disabilities Institute Core grant  - LeRoy (PI)
• This grant creates Michigan’s university center of excellent on developmental disabilities.  The Institute provides education, community support, research, and information dissemination to individuals, families, and agencies throughout the State related to disability issues across the lifespan.
• Role:  Institute Director and PI

Michigan Department of Health and  Human Services

• Home and Community Based Services Rule Compliance Assessment - LeRoy(PI)
• This grant assists the State in determining program compliance with the HCBS rule (Medicaid program) among service recipients with intellectual/developmental disabilities and their providers.
• Role:  PI and Project design

OECD/Paris

• TJ Alexander Fellowship Award - LeRoy (Fellow)
• This grant is examining the access and performance of students with special educational needs in the PISA 2012 assessment of 15 year olds across the world.
• Role:  Investigator and Fellow

Ethel & James Flinn Foundation

• Implementation of a Diagnostic Method for Persons with Co-occurring Mental Retardation and Mental Illness
• This grant tested a new methodology for identifying mental illness among adults with intellectual disabilities.  In addition, it examined the impact of a dual diagnosis on self-determination.
• Role:  Project director and PI

Administration on Developmental Disabilities/HHS

• Detroit 360 Family Support Planning and Implementation Project
• These two grants used a three-phase needs assessment methodology to design and implement a family support program for low-income, minority families in Detroit who have children with developmental disabilities.
• Role:  Program Developer, Evaluator

US Institute of Justice and Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Michigan

• Domestic Abuse among Women with Physical Disabilities
• This grant conducted a statewide study on the incidence of abuse among women with physical disabilities and the capacity of shelters to serve them. 
• Role:  Co-PI

US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs

• The Demography of Inclusive Education
• This grant examined the impact of student demographic characteristics on their access to, services from, and outcomes related to inclusive education at the local, state, and national levels.
• Role:  Project Director and PI

Office of the President, WayneStateUniversity

• Health, Health Care and Family Across the Lifespan
• This grant supported 20 interdisciplinary pilot studies on health, health care and family across the lifespan.  Many of these studies resulted in externally funded national studies.
• Role:  Co-Director and Co-PI

Professional Memberships & Honors

Professional Memberships-University:

• 2008-2015    Advisory Committee, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, WSU
• 2010-2015   Advisory Committee, Volunteers, Administrators and Coaches, WSU
• 2001-2010   Advisory Committee, Educational Accessibility Service, WSU
• 1991-present  Advisory Council, Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Michigan State University
• 1993-present Advisory Council, Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Wayne State University
• 1996-2006 Advisory Council, Skillman Center for Children, Wayne State University
• 1996-2000     Advisory Council, Center and Institute Committee, VP for Research, Wayne State University
• 1997-2006 Advisory Council, Early On Collaborative, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
• 1998   Delegate, OSE/OECD International Symposium on Personnel Development
• 1998   Delegate, NIH 5th International Congress on Serving Children with Disabilities in the Community

Professional Memberships-Community:

• 1994-2012     Board Member, Association for Community Advocacy, Ann Arbor
• 1995-present Governor’s Appointee, Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council
• 1998-2008     Board Member, Arcadia Institute, Kalamazoo
• 1999-2000     Expert Reviewer, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• 2000-present  Board Secretary, United States International Council on Disabilities
• 2000-present  Board Member, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Michigan Chapter
• 1998-present  Vice Chair, Education Commission, Rehabilitation International
• 2010-present  Board Member, Global disability rights library project Advisory, USICD
• 2012-2013     Advisor, UNICEF, State of the World’s Children

Honors:

• 1990 Featured in Michigan Woman as a leader in special education.
• 1998 DDI featured in New Science, 12, 22-25.  Publication of the Office of the VP for Research, WSU
• 1999 Distinguished Alumna Award, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
• 1999 President’s Exceptional Service Award, WSU
• 1999 DDI featured in New Science, 13, 32-35.
• 2003 Eisenhower Ambassador to Cuba for rehabilitation exchange.
• 2007 Tina Award, Michigan Rehabilitation Association
• 2010 International Service Award, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Washington, D.C.
• 2012 Positive Images in the Media Award, TASH

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