Disability Forum becomes a Section in the American Public Health Association
The Disability Forum was started in 1988 as the Caucus on Disablement by a handful of professionals who were interested in moving disability-related issues into the spectrum of public health. Several years later the small Caucus evolved into a Forum, which enhanced its visibility within the structure of the largest public health organization in the world, the American Public Health Association (APHA). In 2007, under the leadership of Gloria Krahn, Disability Chair, and several members of the Executive Committee, a full fledged membership drive was undertaken to recruit the necessary number for becoming a Section, the largest division in APHA which was accomplished. This is an important victory for health professionals interested in disability because it provides our Section with greater visibility and credibility among a broad group of health professionals, and ensures that public health issues related to policy, advocacy, education, training and research will be more inclusive of the disability community. The goals of the Disability Section will be to increase awareness and knowledge of disability issues across all public health professionals and the general public; advise APHA on policy development relevant to the lives of people with disabilities; and secure well grounded interest in addressing the needs of the disability community in all public health related matters. Members of the Executive Committee are listed below.
Disability Section Council Address List 2012-2013
Past-Chair
Stephen French Gilson, PhD
Professor
Faculty Advisor Hillel
Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies and School of Social Work The University of Maine
5717 Corbett Hall, Room 201
Orono, ME 04469-5717
Phone: (207) 581-1263
Fax: (207) 581-1231 V/TTY: (800) 203-6957
http://www.ccids.umaine.edu/interedu/ids/default.htm
Chair
H. Stephen Kaye, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor
Institute for Health & Aging
University of California, San Francisco
3333 California Street, Suite 340
San Francisco, CA 94118
Phone: (415) 502-7266
Fax: (415) 502-5208
Program Chair
Anthony Cahill, PhD
Director, Division of Disability and Health Policy
University of New Mexico, School of Medicine
2300 Menaul Boulevard NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Phone: (505) 272-2990
Fax: (505) 272-9594
Communications Chair
Vijay Vasudevan, MPH, PhD Candidate
Department of Disability and Human Development
University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 W. Roosevelt Rd. M/C 626
Chicago, IL 60608
Phone: (312) 413-0094
Communications Student Co-Chair
David Dawley
University of Arizona
Membership Chair
Dot Nary, PhD
RTC/IL. University of Kansas.
1000 Sunnyside Avenue, 4089 Dole.
Lawrence, KS 66049.
Phone: (785) 864-4095
V. (785) 864-0706 TTY
Membership Student Co-Chair
Natasha Spassiani
University of Illinois at Chicago
Policy Chair
Barbara L. Kornblau, JD, OTR/L
Awards Chair
Adriane Griffen, MPH, MCHES
Project Director, CDC Cooperative Agreement
AUCD
1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 588-8252 x208
Fax: (301) 588-2842
Awards Student Co-Chair
Carolyn Lullo
University of Illinois at Chicago
Treasurer
Willi Horner-Johnson, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Child Development & Rehabilitation Center
Oregon Health & Science University
Mail Stop CDRC 1270B
P.O. Box 574
Portland, OR 97207-9946
Phone: (503) 494-9273
Fax: (503) 494-6868
Treasurer Student Co-Chair
Henan Li
University of Illinois at Chicago
Secretary
Meg Ann Traci, PhD
Project Director
The Montana Disability and Health Program
The University of Montana Rural Institute: A Center for Excellence in Disabilities Education, Research and Services
52 Corbin Hall
Missoula, MT 59812-7056
(888) 268-2743 Toll-free, RTC Main Office
(406) 243-4956 Meg’s Office
(406) 243-2349 Fax
http://mtdh.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/
Secretary Student Co-Chair
Helen Russette
University of Montana
General Council Representatives
James H. Rimmer, PhD Professor
Lakeshore Foundation Endowed Chair in Health Promotion and Rehabilitation Sciences
1705 University Blvd.
School of Health Professions Building, Room 331
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35294-1212
Phone: (205) 975-9010
Kiyoshi Yamaki, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Disability and Human Development
University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 W. Roosevelt Rd. M/C 626
Chicago, IL 60608
Phone: (312) 413-7860
Fax: (312) 355-4058
Student Liaisons
Alicia Dixon-Ibarra
Oregon State University
Kerri Vanderbom
Oregon State University
Student Liaison Student Co-Chair
Mara Nery
Oregon State University
Accessibility Liaison
Catherine Graham
South Carolina Interagency Office of Disability and Health
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
3209 Colonial Dr.
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: (803) 434-3189
Accessibility Student Co-Chair
Teresa Moro
University of Chicago