Faculty

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Susan Kinne
Affiliate Associate Professor
PhD  
University of Washington, 1986
Sociology
MA  
University of Washington, 1979
Sociology
BA  
Reed College, 1971
Sociology

Researcher
University of Washington
, Center for Disability Policy Research


Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  Center for Disability Policy and Research
  -  Social and Behavioral Sciences Track, (MPH program)
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
State Capacity Projects for Assessing and Preventing Secondary Conditions
WA State Department of Health
PI:   Kinne           Dates:    04/2002 - 06/2007
The primary goal of this project is to continue funding to focus the assessment, assurance, and policy development functions of public health on needs of people with mobility-related disabilities.

DVR Assessment Instrument
WA State Department of Social and Health Services
PI:   Kinne           Dates:    11/2001 - 08/2005
The major goal of this project is to develop a resource assessment instrument to be used by DSHS as a recommended procedure for data collection, analysis and presentation protocol for study participants and vocational rehabilitation treatment terms.

Measuring Community Accessibility for People with Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control
PI:   Kinne           Dates:    09/2000 - 03/2004
The major goal of this project is to develop, test, and disseminate reproducible, valid and generalizable contextual measurement instruments that identify and assess important community factors affecting accessibility for persons with disabilities.

State Capacity Projects for Assessing & Preventing Secondary Conditions
WA State Department of Health
PI:   Kinne           Dates:    07/2000 - 03/2002
To devise and implement methods for local and state public health departments to support the core public health functions

Evaluation of Provider and Parental Knowledge of Part C IDEA Services
WA State Department of Social and Health Services
PI:   Kinne           Dates:    05/2000 - 04/2001
Conduct evaluation of IDEA program and provider services for individuals with disabilities by developing a parent questionnaire and consulting on a provider survey and questionnaire.

DVR Evaluation: Choices and Solutions
WA State Department of Social and Health Services
PI:   Kinne           Dates:    08/1998 - 06/1999
Evaluation of two activities for Div. Of Voc Rehab: 1) impact of rehab team on patient choice and 2) training for DVR service delivery


Dissertation, Thesis and Capstone Committees (recent graduates)
2006
Member, thesis committee for Gina Keppel
Young adult depression and college enrollment status