Fabricio E. Balcazar, PhD
Associate Professor of Disability and Human Development, AHS;
PhD in Human Development, University of Kansas, 1986
Areas of Interest and Scholarly Activities:
Consumer empowerment and self-advocacy, especially around work with Hispanic students with disabilities. Additional interests in transition from school to work for students with disabilities and implementation of the ADA in Hispanic communities.
(312) 413-1646, Fabricio@uic.edu

Lennard J. Davis, PhD
Professor of Disability and Human Development, AHS;
Professor, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
PhD in English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University, 1976
Areas of Interest and Scholarly Activities:
Relationship between culture and disability; problematizaing normality; and politics of disability.
(312) 413-2200. lendavis@uic.edu

Marcia Finlayson, PhD, OT(C), OTR/L
Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, AHS
PhD, University of Manitoba, 1999
Areas of Interest and Scholarly Activities:
Patterns and predictors of health care use, particularly rehabilitation and long term care services, among two groups: people over the age of 85 and people with multiple sclerosis.
(312) 996-4603, marciaf@uic.edu
http://www.uic.edu/~marciaf

Glenn T. Fujiura, PhD
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Disability and Human Development, AHS
PhD in Special Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Areas of Interest and Scholarly Activities:
Developmental disabilities, public policy, demographics, economics, families, health promotion, research methods, and statistics.
(312) 413-1977, Gfujiura@uic.edu

Carol J. Gill, PhD
Associate Professor of Disability & Human Development, AHS;
Director of Graduate Studies, Disability Studies Program,
PhD in Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1979
Areas of Interest and Scholarly Activities:
Disability identity development, health concerns and health service experiences of women with disabilities, disability bioethical issues and professional training.
(312) 355-0550, cg16@uic.edu

Joy Hammel, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Associate Professor of Disability and Human Development, AHS
PhD in Educational Psychology, University of California at Berkeley, 1993
Areas of Interest and Scholarly Activities: Assistive technology and universal design outcomes, occupation and life role development in adults and older adults, aging in place in the community.
312) 996-3513, Hammel@uic.edu

Glenn Hedman, M.Eng.
Clinical Associate Professor of Disability and Human Development, AHS

Tamar Heller, PhD
Professor and Head of Department of Disability and Human Development, AHS;
Director of The Institute on Disability and Human Development
PhD in Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1981
Areas of Interest and Scholarly Activities:
Aging and long-term disabilities, family support policies and interventions.
(312) 413-1537, THeller@uic.edu

Gary W. Kielhofner, DrPH, OTR/L, FAOTA
Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, AHS; Professor of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health
Doctor of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, 1980
Areas of Interest and Scholarly Activities:
Psychosocial adjustment to disability; clinical methods of data collection in disabilities services; efficacy of services to disabled persons; vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons.
(312) 996-6901, kielhfnr@uic.edu
http://www.moho.uic.edu/

Dale Mitchell, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Disability and Human Development, AHS

Sarah Parker, PhD
Assistant Professor of Disability and Human Development, AHS

Barth Riley, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Disability and Human Development, AHS

James K. Rimmer, PhD
Professor of Disability and Human Development, AHS
Areas of Interest and Scholarly Activities:
· Health promotion interventions for people with disabilities
· Environmental factors associated with health disparities among people with disabilities
· Development of exercise technologies for people with disabilities
· Dose-response effects of exercise on reducing secondary conditions people with disabilities
312-413-9651, jrimmer@uic.edu

Jennifer Rowland, PHD
Assistant Professor of Disability and Human Development, AHS

Sharon Snyder, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Disability and Human Development, AHS
PhD in English and Film Studies, University of Michigan, 1996
Areas of Interest and Scholarly Activities:
Disability documentary - production and analyses of film traditions; representations of disability in literature and art traditions; disability histories including the experiences of disabled populations in the areas of U.S. eugenics, institutions, medical locations, labor pools, immigration policies, segregated and ungraded educational models; political philosophy and disability.
(312) 996-1574, ssnyder@uic.edu

Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, AHS
Ph.D., Developmental and Community Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1987
Areas of Interest and Scholarly Activities:
Primary research interests include the study of participatory and empowerment evaluation of community-health initiatives targeted to populations of color and people with disabilities. Related areas of research have focused on university/community partnerships, participatory needs assessments methodologies and issues of multicultural training and diversity. Coordinates the OT community Practicum and teaches program evaluation.
(312) 413-0117, ysuarez@uic.edu

Renee Taylor, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, AHS
Expertise: Therapeutic use of self in occupational therapy practice, mental health interventions with a wide range of populations, occupational consequences and intervention strategies with persons who have chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and other complicated biopsychosocial syndromes that interfere with functioning.
My scholarship focuses on two broad areas. One area involves the etiology, prognosis, and functional consequences of fatigue-related illnesses. The other area focuses on the subtle but all-important interactions that take place between occupational therapists and their clients. As a trained psychotherapist, I have proposed a set of theoretical concepts and practical strategies for informing and guiding the interpersonal dimension of occupational therapy practice.
(312) 996-3412, rtaylor@uic.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Retired Faculty:
Gary L. Albrecht, PhD
Professor of Disability and Human Development, Department of Disability and Human Development, HHDS;
Professor, School of Public Health
PhD in Sociology, Social Psychology, Emory University, 1970
Areas of Interest and Scholarly Activities:
Sociology of disability: women and disability, and the daily lives of persons with disabilities.
(312) 996-5765, GaryA@uic.edu

Suzann K. Campbell, PhD, PT, FAPTA
Professor Emerita, Department of Physical Therapy, HHDS;
Professor, Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health
PhD in Neurophysiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1973
Areas of Interest and Scholarly Activities:
· High risk infants, Infant motor development, Cerebral palsy, Clinical decision making
· Developing a functional motor scale for high risk infants
· Dynamical systems analysis of infants' head turning responses to sound
· Efficacy of physical therapy in early infancy
(312) 996-1502, SKC@uic.edu