Archived IDHD News

David Braddock, Professor Emeritus, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Public Health Association in November of 2006

Tamar Heller, Professor,was named Program Committee Chair of the Association of University Centers on Disability in December of 2006

The Association of University Centers on Disabilities awarded Mary Kay Rizzolo, Associate Director, IDHD, its 2006 Young Professional Award at its annual meeting, held in Washington, DC, in November of 2006

James Rimmer, Professor, was appointed Chair of the Disability Special Interest Group of the American Public Health Association in November of 2006

Jennifer Rowland, Assistant Professor, was elected to a 2-year term as Secretary of the Disability Forum for the American Public Health Association in November of 2006

Helen Brown, Administrative Secretary, received a Service Recognition Award for her 40 years of service to UIC. She recently retired

Vladimir Cuk, PhD student was awarded the Rosemary F. Dybwad International Fellowship Trust which allowed him to travel to Serbia and Montenegro, to research disability academic programs in those two countries.

Jennifer Gray-Stanley, PhD student in the School of Public Health and NCPAD staff member, also received the Rosemary F. Dybwad Grant to fund her research in the UK entitled: Identifying Staff Stress Management Best Practices Programs in Organizations Serving Individuals with ID/DD: A Cross-Cultural Analysis.

The Chicago Disability History Exhibit, which Sharon Snyder, Assistant Professor, directed and David Mitchell, Associate Professor, co-curated, traveled to Haverford College in October and November of 2006. The exhibit has a new, travel-friendly format and a 75 page catalogue. Snyder and Mitchell gave public lectures at the invitation of the President of Saschetchewan University in Saskatoon, Canada from October 8-11, 2006.

A column by Lennard Davis, Professor, on the Gallaudet University board of trustees’ decision to dismiss the school’s president was featured online at InsideHigherEd.com on October 31, 2006.

Beth Marks, Assistant Professor, was elected President of the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities.

James Rimmer, Professor, was invited to serve on the Keck Foundations’ Aging and Longevity Initiative a 15-year, $40 million effort to catalyze interdisciplinary inquiry and to enhance communication among researchers, funding agencies, universities, and the general public, with the object of stimulating interdisciplinary research at the most exciting frontiers.

Allison Brown, PhD student in the School of Public Health and RRTC staff member, was awarded a grant from Special Olympics for her work on The Creation of Web-Based Health Education Materials for Women with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities.

Kathy Hooyenga, Instructor, received a grant from the Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield Zoo to fund her work entitled Every Student is a Scientist—Guideplates for Interactive Panels.

James Rimmer was awarded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) funding to develop a Disability Rehabilitation Research Program (DRRP) on Reducing Obesity and Obesity-Related Secondary Conditions in Adolescents with Disabilities. Partners include Shriners Hospitals for Children, Easter Seals, United Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida Association, the Arc, Partners for Youth with Disabilities, and Blaze Sports America.

John Kramer, PhD student, was awarded the 2007 Anne Rudigier Award by AUCD.

Jessica Kramer and Edurne Garcia, PhD students, were both awarded the Dean's College in April.

IDHD was awarded the Partnership Award from Community Support Services in November.

James Rimmer, Professor, was quoted in an October 2007 article appearing in Education Week, titled "Disabilities Seen Complicating Anti-Obesity Efforts."

David Braddock, Professor Emeritus and past IDHD Director, was cited in a story in the Chicago Tribune headlined: "'An Incredibly Bleak Picture' -As Developmentally Disabled Baby Boomers Live Longer, their Long-term Care Becomes a Burden for their Aging Family Members"

James Rimmer, Professor, was quoted in an Associated Press article on problems people with disabilities face staying fit, carried by the New York Times and Washington Post.

Glenn Fujiura, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, was quoted in a Daily Herald article on a campaign to help people with disabilities find jobs.

David Braddock, Professor Emeritus and past IDHD Director, along with IDHD researchers were quoted in a Chicago Tribune article on longer life for people with mental disabilities.