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Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
FAX: (307) 766-2763
Web site: www.uwyo.edu/wind
Interim Director: Ken Heinlein, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor:
MICHELLE JARMAN, B.A. University of California at Berkeley 1989; M.A. Northern Michigan University 2000; Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago 2006; Assistant Professor of WIND 2007.
Academic Professional/Senior Lecturer:
KENNETH B. HEINLEIN, B.S. University of Wyoming 1975; M.A. Colorado State University 1979; Ph.D. 1994; Academic Professional/Senior Lecturer 2001, 1995.
Academic Professional/Assistant Lecturer:
TERRI S. LONGHURST, B.S. University of Wyoming 1994; M.S. 1998; Assistant Lecturer 2003.
SANDY ROOT-ELLEDGE, B.S. University of Wyoming 2001; M.A. 2003; Assistant Lecturer 2004.
W. DAVID SCHAAD, B.S. Utah State University 1984; M.H.R. University of Oklahoma 1988; Assistant Lecturer 2004.
LAURIE MARQUARDT WESTLAKE, B.S. University of Wyoming 1978; B.A. 1986; M.Ed. 1998; Ph.D. 2005; Assistant Lecturer 2006.
Advisory Committee:
Robert O. Kelley, Chair; Dean, College of Health Sciences
Thomas Buchanan, President, University of Wyoming
William A. Gern, Vice President, Research
Martin Agran, College of
Education
Susan Bentley, Family Specialist, UPLIFT
Karen Bowyer, Administrative Assistant, WIND
Peg Brown-Clark, Director, Special
Education Unit, Wyoming Department of EducationCliff Mikesell, Developmental Disabilities Division, State of Wyoming
Kendall Corbett, Coordinator, Consumer Activities, WIND
Dorothy Cronin, Executive Director, Brain Injury Association of Wyoming
Deborah Fleming, Clinical Professor of Geriatrics, College of Health Sciences
George Garcia, Self-advocate
Jeff Gardner, Vice President, ARK Industries and Rehabilitation Center
Fred Lamb, Self-advocate
Richard Leslie, Self-advocate
Brenda Oswald, Executive Director, Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities
Jim McIntosh, Administrator, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, State
of Wyoming
Lori Regnier, Advocate, Protection and Advocacy Systems, Inc.
The Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) is part of a national network of University Centers of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UCEDD).
These centers provide a broad array of interdisciplinary academic, clinical, and
research experiences of people with disabilities—particularly developmental
disabilities. A wide variety of disciplines contribute to the study of
disabilities.
WIND courses examine the historical, cultural, and contemporary experiences of people with disabilities from an interdisciplinary developmental perspective. Students will gain knowledge of the purpose that education, technology, and community supports play in the lives of people with disabilities. This program is intended to complement the degrees of those who also have an interest in disability issues.
WIND offers a disability studies minor which is a multidisciplinary approach to examining the interplay between the lived experience of disability and the social construct of disability. The minor provides a balance between theory and practical hands-on application. Students will gain a broad understanding of disability issues, rather than specific disciplinary skills and techniques. The minor consists of 18 credit hours. Specific information about the disability studies minor may be obtained by calling (307)766-2452 or visiting the WIND office located in the Health Sciences Building, room 147.
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) course
Please send comments or questions to registrar@uwyo.edu
Last Change: 03/10/08