All UW LEND Trainees are required to complete a leadership project under the guidance of their faculty mentor or other UW LEND faculty. Examples of leadership projects include:

• Project that fulfills the trainee’s academic thesis or dissertation requirement
• Pilot research study
• Survey research for a needs study or to assess quality of service and/or client satisfaction
• Product or resource for use in clinical service or training

UW LEND trainees present their leadership project at the Annual Presentation of Trainee Leadership Projects typically held in early June. Preparation of a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed journal is a final outcome for many leadership projects.

Preparing Your Leadership Project Presentation

• Instructions to prepare a PowerPoint
• Instructions to prepare a Posterand Poster Tips

The Seventeenth Annual Presentation of Trainee Leadership Projects
June 4, 2012

Sample Presentations*
Trainee	Topic	Discipline
Damien Powell	Prevalence of Congenital Heart Disease in Patients with Myelomeningocele and Utility of Postnatal Echocardiogram	Developmental Pediatrics
Rebecca Warren	A Survey of Nutrition Services for Montana Children with Special Needs	Nutrition
Sarah Shepherd	Long-Term Effects of Chemical Lesion on a Vestibular Prosthesis	Audiology
Eileen Grimes	Parent Perception of Torticollis- Plagiocephaly Home Program	Physical Therapy
Sophie Metcalf	Group Model Building with the Regional Early Childhood Council Health and Mental Health Committee of St. Louis: The Use of System Dynamics in Identifying Key Leverage Points for Policy Intervention	Social Work
Colleen Dillon and Caitlin LeCroy	Addressing Trends in Training: Developing an Online Training Resource for the Infant Assessment Training Program (IATP)	Occupational Therapy
Marc Hultquist	An Evaluation of Stress Reduction in Military Families Utilizing System Navigators	Developmental Pediatrics
Melanie Callen	Promoting Life Course Theory Through Expanded Developmental Screening in Pediatric Practice	Psychology
Laura Steinmetz	Documenting Risk Factors of Late-onset or Progressive Hearing Loss in Washington State Early Hearing-loss Detection, Diagnosis and Intervention (EHDDI) Screening Programs	Audiology
Julie Finholm	South Sound Autism Partnership Conference	Family
Mara Calhoun and Sherira Fernandes	The Process of Autism Diagnosis: A Discussion of Best Practice in Assessment and Family Support	Social Work
Kristen Bishop	Psychologist’s Recommendations to IEP for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder	Psychology
Cara Pierson	Coping with the Challenges of Raising a Child with Autism	Nursing
Megan Reardon	Asperger’s + College = ?	Social Work
Mary Chmelik	Parent and Provider Education on Early Signs of Autism	Nursing
Bonnie Geneman	Strengthening the Frontline: Improving Developmental Behavioral Pediatric Resident Education in a Military Training Hospital	Developmental Pediatrics
*Click on topic headings to view presentations. All presentations are available in PDF format. Not all presentations are available for view.

2010-11 Leadership Project Presentations

The Sixteenth Annual Presentation of Trainee Leadership Projects
June 6, 2011

Sample Presentations*
Trainee	Topic	Discipline
Colleen Antvelink	Survey of Eating Habits and Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Families’ Interest in Nutrition Services	Nutrition
Brian Berke	Obesity and Functional Motor Skill Development in School Aged Children	Developmental Pediatrics
Brandy Chance	Comparison of Two Verification Methods for Frequency-Lowering Hearing Aids in Children with High-Frequency Hearing Loss	Audiology
Isabel Chang	Autism Spectrum disorders and Crime: Gaps to Treatment	Social Work
Michelle Clark	Attitudes, Capability, and Behaviors of Parents in Educating Their Young Adults with Intellectual Disability About Sexuality
Yolanda Evans	Updates in Transition Services: Summary of the AMCHP Conference	Developmental Pediatrics
Jayme Fellores	Awareness of Assistive Listening Devices at a Performing Arts Hall	Audiology
Marilyn Hair	Take Up Your Bed and Walk: A Case Study of Adolescent Health Transition in a Cystic Fibrosis Care Center	Public Health
Kelly Hill	Challenges and Successes for Parents When Addressing Sexuality with Their Children with Intellectual Disability	Family Partnerships
Laura Hudgings	Stereotyped Behavior in Autism & Improving Developmental Screening in Primary Care Practices	Family Medicine
Deonna Hughes	Survey of Early Intervention Centers on Available Nutrition Services	Nutrition
Jenn Johnson	Trauma and Academics:  Playing Chess in a Hurricane	Special Education
Emily Kelley	Assessing the Nutritional Needs of a Pediatric Clinic	Nutrition
Michelle Malalis	Focusing on Families: Adapting Public Health Leadership to Meet Evolving Challenges in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders	Public Health
Julia Mitzel	Improving Forensic Examinations in Patients with Disabilities	Nursing
Crystal Kong-Wong	TRAAC (Transitional Resource and Adult Autism Clinic) – A Joint Endeavor Between Seattle Children’s Autism Center and The University of Washington Medical Center	Family Medicine
Shivani Patel	Effects of Cochlear Implant Parameters on Psychophysical and Speech Perception Outcomes	Audiology
Pat Russell	Assessment Referral Follow-Up and Follow-Through with Homeless Families: A Case Study	Psychology
Heather Schuman	A Survey of Washington State Neurodevelopmental Centers’ Role in the Early Identification and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders	Occupational Therapist
Pat Russell	Assessment Referral Follow-Up and Follow-Through with Homeless Families: A Case Study	Psychology
Ameera Thomas	Parents’ Interpretation of Instructions to Control Fluoride Toothpaste Application	Pediatric Dentistry
Ashley Timboe	Speech Understanding in Continuous and Interrupted Noise in Children with Hearing Loss and the Effect on Overall Benefit	Audiology
*Click on topic headings to view presentations. All presentations are available in PDF format. Not all presentations are available for view.