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- Self-study: Nutrition for Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Group study: Nutrition for Children with Special Health Care Needs
About the Project
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This project was a collaboration between the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at the University of Southern California (USC) and the Center on Human Development and Disability (CHDD) at the University of Washington (UW). An Advisory Group was instrumental in delivering the project to practitioners in the thirteen states served by the project.
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Marion Taylor Baer, PhD, RD - Principal Investigator, USC Keck School of Medicine, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Dr. Baer is the Associate Director for Program Development/Coordination and the Nutrition Director at USC's UCEDD. |
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Anne Bradford Harris, PhD, MPH, MS, RD - Project Co-Director, USC, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Dr. Harris is the Nutrition Director at USC's UCEDD. |
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Cristine Trahms, MS, RD, CD, FADA - Project Co-Director, UW - CHDD Ms. Trahms is the Head of Nutrition at the CHDD, and a lecturer with the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington. |
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Beth Ogata, MS, RD, CD - Instructional Technology Manager, UW - CHDD Ms. Ogata is a nutritionist at the CHDD and this project's instructional technology manager. |
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Andrea Schlaerth, BA - Project Coordinator, USC, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Ms. Schlaerth is a Project Coordinator at the USC’s UCEDD. |
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Ellen Hsu, MBA – Marketing Specialist, USC, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Ms. Hsu is a Marketing Specialist at the USC’s UCEDD. |
The Advisory Group was made up of MCH professionals others with experience and interest in distance learning, pediatric nutrition, and/or oral health.
| Carolyn Gleason, MS, RD Regional MCH/CSHCN Consultant HRSA Seattle Field Office |
Sherilyn Wood, MEd Senior Technology and Training Associate Institute for Child Health Policy, Florida |
Lisa Nicklow, MS, RD, LD Community Nutritionist State of Alaska |
Lee Renda, BA Team Leader for MCH and WIC Nutritionists Arizona State Department of Health Services |
Judy A. Sundquist, MPH, RD Public Health Nutrition Specialist Children's Medical Services California Dept. of Health Services |
Susan K. Mattingly, MS, RD Nutrition Consultant California Department of Health Services |
Andrea Azevedo, DDS MCH Branch California Department of Health Services |
Robyn Wong, MPH, RD, CSP Coordinator, Clinical Nutrition/Pediatrics Kaiser Medical Center, Hawaii |
Cheri Seed, RDH Oral Health Consultant Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services |
Jane Peacock, RD MCH Director New Mexico |
Diane Smith, MA, RD, LD Nutrition Training Coordinator Oregon Institute for Disability and Development |
Robin W. Stanton, MA, RD, LD Nutrition Consultant Oregon Department of Human Services |
Patrice Isabella, MS, RD, CD Acting Nutrition Coordinator Utah WIC Program, Utah Department of Health |
Yuchi Yang, MPH, RD, CD Nutrition Consultant, CSHCN Program Washington State Department of Health |
Maria Nardella, MA, RD, CD Manager, CSHCN Program Washington State Department of Health |
Shirley Babler, RD HCP Nutritionist Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment |
Janet Moran, MS, RD WIC Program Director Wyoming Department of Health |
Richard D. Udin, DDS Director, Advanced Practice Dentistry Program USC School of Dentistry, California |
Christine Forsch, RDH Oral Health Program Consultant Nevada State Health Division |
Penelope J. Leggott, DDS Professor, Pediatric Dentistry School of Dentistry, UW |
Forrest Peebles, DDS Regional Dental Consultant HRSA, Seattle Field Office |
Wendy E. Mouradian, MD, MS Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics Pediatric Dentistry, Health Services, UW |
| Mary Faine, MS, RD Seattle, WA |
