News and Announcements ArchiveSAVE THE DATE - AUTISM CONFERENCE – November 6-7(9/09) Autism Across the Life Span Conference, November 6-7, 2009, at the Hilton Wichita Airport Executive Conference Center, providing Kansas families, rehabilitation professionals, service providers, and educators with current information on evidence-based practices in autism. (Read the full story.) Kansas College of Direct Support(9/09) Kansas continues to provide national leadership in the development of careers for direct support professionals. Kathy Olson, administrator of the Kansas College of Direct Support online training, recently announced that the first three direct support staff to become nationally certified by the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals are employed by TARC in Kansas. (Read the full story.) Taking Stock: What we did last summer
(9/09) Staff training: For two days last summer, LSI at Parsons faculty and staff participated in intensive software training presented by University of Kansas instructional technology training experts, Kim Glover and Kathy Pribbenow. (Read the full story.)
Staff Profile
(9/09) Roger Stanley, Counselor, M.S., Clinical Psychology Pittsburg State University I am a counselor with the Foster Care Treatment Project, also known as the Southeast Kansas Pilot Project to Replicate the Oregon Model of Intervention with Antisocial Youth Families. (Read the full story.)
Parsons Research Team Welcomes(9/09) Yusuke Hayasi, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher, Psychology, West Virginia University - I recently joined the wonderful research team at Life Span Institute at Parsons and am happy to have this opportunity to introduce myself. (Read the full story.) “Just the STATS”(9/09) Did you know? The Communication of People with Mental Retardation Project has a 50-year history of study examining various aspects of communication and language development.
2009 NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS(7/09) Student Spends Summer Immersed in Translational Research -- Surrounded by her colleagues, Shannon Tierney, research assistant, finds herself immersed in translational research at the Parsons Research Center, Life Span Institute at Parsons and loving every minute. Shannon says she is really more of a basic research person and likes to find out how things work. (Read the full story.) (7/09) Muriel Saunders received a new Field Initiated Research award “Weight Loss by Individuals with Physical Disabilities” from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) for the period 10/1/09-9/30/12. Co-Principal Investigator is Amanda Reichard, Research and Training Center (RTC) on Independent Living. Co-Investigators are Martha Hodgesmith (RTC); Joe Donnelly and Bryan Smith, Energy Balance Laboratory and Weight Management Center; Debra Sullivan, Matt Mayo, and Cheryl Gibson, University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) and Richard Saunders, Life Span Institute at Parsons. (7/09) KEE Sponsors Durable Medical Equipment Donation Drive in Four Cities in June -- The Kansas Equipment Exchange (KEE) program asked residents in Hiawatha, Atchison, Topeka and Overland Park if they had durable medical equipment taking up space in the garage such as a wheelchair or a home care bed that was no longer needed. And would they donate their unneeded equipment to help a Kansan with disabilities who needs DME but can’t afford it? And in each city in just two days in June, residents responded with a resounding “Yes, we do and Yes, we will!” (Read the full story.) (5/09) KU Volunteers Help Collect 30,202 Pounds of E-Waste in Parsons -- Hundreds of electronic items were recycled at the Parsons E-Waste Recycling Day, April 18, 2009 co-sponsored by the University of Kansas Life Span Institute (LSI) at Parsons, along with SEK Recycling (Pittsburg), K-State Research and Extension and the City of Parsons. Citizens of Labette, Neosho, Crawford, Cherokee and Wilson counties in southeast Kansas were invited to bring their unwanted televisions, computers, monitors, microwaves and other electronic devices to recycle at no charge. (Read the full story) (5/09) Williams recognized as Senior Scientist Dean Williams received a promotion to the rank of Senior Scientist from University of Kansas Chancellor Hemenway, effective with his 2009-2010 appointment. (Read the full story.) (5/09) Read the latest staff news for Laura Cruz, Kate Saunders, Ph.D. and Chris Smith (1/09) Pat White Retires from LSI Parsons -- Pat White celebrated 40+ years of service with the University of Kansas, Life Span Institute at Parsons surrounded by family, friends, and colleagues at her retirement luncheon on Friday, December 12, 2008 in Parsons, Kansas. (Read the full story.) (1/09) Southeast Kansas Foster Care Treatment Project (SEK FCT) Update -- Katie Hine, Southeast Kansas Foster Care Treatment (FCT) project coordinator, reports that FCT just received word that the project will continue to receive grant funding from the Kansas Department of Social & Rehabilitation Services for the 2010 fiscal year. (Read the full story.) (1/09) College of Direct Support: Kansans Complete over 40,000 Lessons -- Kathy Olson Training for the Direct Support Professionals supporting persons with disabilities is moving from the classroom to the Internet. (Read the full story.) (1/09) Kathryn Saunders has been nominated to run as a member-at-large of the Executive Council of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). Established in 1974, ABAI is the primary professional organization for members interested in philosophy, science, application and teaching of behavior analysis. (Read the full story.) (1/09) LSI Parsons Colleages Try Out a Segway -- Assistive Technology for Kansans (ATK) at the University of Kansas Life Span Institute (LSI) at Parsons invited their staff as well as colleagues and friends to Parsons, Kansas on Thursday, January 8, 2009 to try out a Segway, the innovative, two-wheeled, battery powered personal transporter. (Read the full news announcement.) 2008 NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS(9/08) Grant Awarded David Lindeman has received a new 3-year grant from the Association of University Centers on Disabilities under a contract from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. (Read the full announcement.) (7/08) New Employees: Jennifer Yarnell – Trainer
with the Foster Care Project. (7/08) Jackie Dwyer’s last day here was June 28, but she is going to continue working for AT until the end of October, but from a distance—We wish her the best as she moves to the Kansas City area. She has been a real asset to the Assistive Technology project. (5/08) Misty Goosen received the Award of Excellence and Peggy Miksch received the Service to the Organization Award from the Kansas Division for Early Childhood Conference in Wichita. Read the full story. (5/08) Joan Wald Baken award, which is made to those whose accomplishments represent exemplary advocacy and educational practice in direct delivery of services to individuals with physical and health disabilities in schools, hospitals, clinics, homes, or in the community has been awarded to Muriel Saunders. Read the full story. 2007 NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS40 Years of Service(9/07) Pat White received her 40-year service pin from Governor Kathleen Sebelius August 3, 2007 in Topeka at a reception held for 40-year honorees. (Read the full story.) Pollution Prevention Award
(9/07) Jackie Dwyer (left) and Patty Black Moore (right) accept a 2007 Pollution Prevention Award from Ron Hammerschmidt (center), Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Division of Environment. Honors
(7/07) Dean Williams was elected as a Fellow of Division 25 of the American Psychological Association in May. Honors
(7/07) Kate Saunders has been asked to serve a 3-year term as Associate Editor of The Behavior Analyst. Testimony
(3/07) Katie Hine, Supervisor of the Southeast Kansas Pilot Project to Replicate the Oregon Model of Intervention With Antisocial Youth Families testified before the Kansas State Board of Education Tuesday, February 13, 2007. (Read the full story.) New Staff(3/07) Peggy Miksch is the new Technical Assistance Officer for the KITS Statewide Inservice & Technical Assistance System: Infant & Toddler Expansion project under the direction of Dr. David Lindeman. Peggy is stationed in Wamego. Her first day on the job was February 1, 2007. Jeff Stein is an undergraduate research assistant working with Dean Williams. Staff News(1/07) Kimberly Page is the new Coordinator for the Early Child Resource Center with the Kansas Inservice Training System projects under the direction of Dr. Dave Lindeman. Her extension is 1638 in the Media Lab Building. Christy Alligood is the new Research Assistant for the Recombinative Generalization of Within-Syllable Units in Mental Retardation under the direction of Dr. Kathryn Saunders. Her extension is 1915 in the Research Center. 2006 NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTSHonors |
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