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NRI Leadership Committee
Chair
Lisa Audet, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Director Neurodiversity Research Initiative
Speech Pathology & Audiology, School of Health Sciences
Kent State University
Leadership
Mary Ann Devine, Ph.D.
Neurodiversity Research Initiative
Coordinator, Disability Studies and Community Inclusion Minor/Graduate Certificate
Kent State University
Members
| Lisa K. Everson B.A. Sociology ’23, Kent State University National Trainer in Mental Health First Aid with National Council for Behavioral Health | Connor Leck Student Kent State University |
| Jocelyn R. Folk, Ph.D. Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Kent State University | Nydia (Abi) Mendez, M.A., CCC-SLP Doctoral Student, Speech-Language Pathology College of Education, Health and Human Services Secretary, Neurodiversity Research Initiative Kent State University |
| Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D. Vice President, People, Culture and Belonging Kent State University | Tina Patel Assistant Professor, Interior Design College of Architecture & Environmental Design Kent State University |
| Amy Ionadi, Ph.D. Kent State University Alum | Raihan Qamar Junior, Medical Lab Science College of Arts & Sciences Kent State University |
| John D. Johnson, Ph.D. Director, School of Biomedical Sciences Professor, Biological Sciences Department College of Arts & Sciences Kent State University | Clare Stacy, Ph.D Associate Professor, Sociology Co-Director, Healthy Communities Research Institute Kent State University |
| Lynnette Klejka Assistant Director, Community Supports & Development Department Summit County Board of Developmental Disabilities | Max Wiznitzer, MD Pediatric Neurology University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, Case Western Reserve University |
Ex-Officio Members
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Mike Lehman, Ph.D. |