
Team & Collaborators

Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA
PI of the Lab

Karina Pereira-Lima, PhD
Co-Lead, Intern Health Study; Co-I, AAMC Y2Q/GQ Study

Neera Jain, PhD, MS, CRC
Co-I, AAMC Qualitative Study; Co-I, Racism and Ableism Study

Abagail Konoposky, PhD
Co-PI, Racism and Ableism Study

Erene Stergiopoulos, MD, MS
Co-I, AAMC Qualitative Study

Katie Stauffer, MD, MS
Meeks Lab Student

Samantha Scroth, PhD
Meeks Lab Student

Rylee Betchkal, BA
Research Assistant Lab

Christopher Moreland
Co-PI, AAMC Y2Q/GQ/Workforce Project

Justin Bullock, MD, MPH
Co-I, Macy Catalyst Award; Co-I, Racism and Ableism Study

William Eidtson, EdD
Researcher

Zoie Sheets MD, MPH
Co-I, Macy Catalyst Award

Suchi Rastogi, PhD
Meeks Lab Student

Mytien Nguyen, MSC
Co-I, AAMC Y2Q/GQ Study

Michael Kim, MD
Co-PI Pathways I and II Study, Psychological Disabilities

Maggie Salinger, MD
PI, Program Directors Perceptions Study

Jasmine Marcelin, MD
Researcher

Gabe Abrams
Meeks Lab Student

Lydia Smeltz
Meeks Lab Student

Andrea Dalzell, MSN-ED, RN

Diana Cejas, MD, MPH
Women With Disabilities in Medicine, Co-Chair

Neera Jain, PhD, MS, CRC
Co-I, AAMC Qualitative Study

Chiquita Collins, PHD, MPH

Kevin Irvine

Stephan J. Smith

Christopher Moreland, MD, MPH
Co-PI, AAMC Y2Q/GQ/Workforce Project, DHOH Study, Pathways I and II, Internal Medicine Disability Study

Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA
Executive Director, DWDI
Principal Investigator Meeks Lab
Host, DWD Podcast

Tonya Fancher, MD

Bonnielin Swenor, PhD, MPH

Satendra Singh, MBBS, MD
Physician, Disability Rights Activist

Michael McKee, MD, MPH
MDisablity Program University of Michigan Department of Family Medicine

Peter Poullos, MD
Director, Stanford Medicine Alliance For Disability Inclusion And Equity








Preetha Basaviah, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine

Suzanne Hawks, BS
Wake Forest University

Ellen Kaplan, MEd
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Christine Low, MSW
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Lisa Meeks, PhD
University of Michigan Medical School

Erika Theiler, MEd
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Alicia Booth, B.S., B.A., RID:NIC
Designated Interpreters, LLC

Rosezetta Henderson, MS
University of California, San Diego

Jacque Knedler, MS
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Emily Langham, MS
Eastern Virginia Medical School

Maryam Masood, MHSc
University of Toronto

Tom Webb, MA
Wright State University

Erin Broskowski, MS, NCC, LPC
University of Illinois, Chicago
Co-Chair, AIM

Kara James, MS, CRC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Co-Chair, AIM

Karyn LaTurner, MEd
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Aggie McGrane, MS
Northwestern University

Stephanie Price, MA
Medical University of South Carolina

Jenny Biggers, M. Ed.
University of California Riverside

Lisa Meeks
Founder, Host DWD Podcast

Justin Bullock
Guest Co-Host, BIPOC Series

Chris Moreland
Guest Co-Host, DHOH Series

Sofia Schlozman
Associate Producer

R.E. Natowicz
Storyteller

Jaden Sacks
Storyteller

Peter Poullos
Co-Host, DWD Podcast

Jake Feeman
Co-Producer, Audio Engineer

Kruti Shah
Guest Co-Host, Pharmacy Series

Gabe Abrams
Associate Producer

Jasmine Lopez
Storyteller

Katie Sullivan
Digital Media Content Developer

Zoey Martin-Lockhart
Co-Producer, Host, Research and Resource Rounds

Neera Jain
Guest Co-Host, BIPOC Series

Joseph Murray
Co-Producer, Narrator

Rylee Betchkal
Associate Producer

Pranati Movva
Storyteller

Karen Aul, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE
Associate Professor
University of South Florida College of Nursing

Sabrina Ali Jamal-Eddine, PhD, BSN, RN
Postdoctoral Research Associate
UIC’s Department of Disability and Human Development and on the Board of Directors of the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities

Kathleen Marsala-Cervasio, PhD, EdD, ACNS-BC, CCRN Alumnus, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing
CUNY School of Professional Studies

Joy Patrick, DNP, APRN, CCNS-AG, CCRN Alumnus, COI
Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing
Nevada State University

Vanessa Cameron, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CEN, CNL
Instructional Design Team / Nurse Planner / Nursing Education and Professional Development
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Jaclyn Bandell, DNP, FNP-C, CARN-AP
Assistant Professor
Western Carolina University and the Director for the DNP Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Krista Jones, DNP, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC, FAAN, ELAN Fellow
Director
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Nursing’s Urbana Campus, a Professor in the Department of Health Systems Sciences, and a Certified Advanced Public Health Nurse

Sharon Mingo, DNP, MSN, RN
Director of the BSN Prelicensure Academic Success Program
LaSalle University

Katie Pawloski, Ph.D., RN, CNE, CMSRN
Assistant Professor
Florida Gulf Coast University

Tess Carichner
Honors Nursing Student
University of Michigan School of Nursing

Brandy Jackson, MSN, MBA, RN
Director of Undergraduate Nursing Programs and Assistant Educator
Wichita State University

Vera Kunte, DNP, APN-C
Assistant Professor of Nursing
California State University, Dominguez Hills

Linda Morrow, DNP, MSN, MBA, CNOR, CPHQ, NEA-BC
Clinical Associate Professor
Sacred Heart University College of Nursing

Anna Maria Valdez, PhD, RN, PHN, CEN, CFRN, CNE, FAADN, FAEN
Professor of Nursing
Sonoma State University and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Emergency Nursing

Dionne DeMille, MSN, RN
Associate Professor
Nightingale College

Erin-Joy Bjorge, DNP, RN, CNE, COI
Dean
Buntain College of Nursing, Northwest University

Yvette Conyers, DNP, RN, FNP-C, CTN-B, CFCN, CFCS, CNE
Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion/Assistant Professor
University of Maryland, School of Nursing

Rachel Derr, DNP, MSN, RNC-LRN, CNE
Associate Dean of Baccalaureate Programs and Clinical Assistant Professor
Rutgers University Camden School of Nursing

Brandy Jackson, MSN, MBA
Director of Undergraduate Education and Assistant Educator
Wichita State University

Michele Lucille Lopez
Assistant Professor
Pace University

Maria Milazzo, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC
Clinical Associate Professor; Chair, Graduate APRN program
Stony Brook University

Kathleen Tilton, DNP, RN, CDCES, CNE
Professor; BSN Program Chair
University of the Incarnate Word

Lori Brodie, DNP, PhD Psy, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Director of Compassionate Care Integration, Assistant Professor
Galen College of Nursing

Elizabeth Davies, DNP, MSN, CNL
Associate Professor
Grand Valley State University

Alisa Gadon
Nursing Faculty
University of Mount Saint Vincent

Jessica Kench, MS
Associate Director & Disability Specialist
University of San Francisco

Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA
University of Michigan Medical School

Serah Nthenge, PhD, MSN-Ed, RN
Assistant Professor
Siena College Baldwin Nursing Program

Elizabeth Brox, PhD, MSN-Ed, RN, CNE
Teaching and Learning Developer
Chamberlain University

Stefanie Dawson, MSN-Ed, FNP-BC, MBA
Senior Instructor, Commencement Accessibility Team Lead
Western Governors University

Sarah Hein, BS, MS, BSN, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner & Special Emphasis Program Manager for Disabilities
Aleda E Lutz VA Medical Center

Anne Lewis, MA
Assistant Director for Academy Access
Binghamton University

Clarissa Michalak, DNP, ACNPC-AG, CCRN
AGACNP Track Coordinator
Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions

Abby Parish, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, GNP-BC, FNAP
Executive Director, Educator Initiatives
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Justin Bullock, MD, MPH
Co-Director

Sarah Triano, MS, NCC, LPC
Director of Special Projects

Brandy Jackson, MSN, MBA, RN
AIN Co-Chair - Research

Matthew Sullivan, Ph.D.
DRP Academy Co-Chair

Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA
Co-Director

Kara James, MS, CRC
AIM Co-Chair

Anne Lewis, MA
AIN Co-Chair - Education

Ali Martin Scoufield, MS, MLS
Chief of Staff

Erin Broskowski, MS, NCC, LPC
AIM Co-Chair

Grace Clifford, MAEd
DRP Academy Co-Chair

Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA
Executive Committee & Instructor

Jamie Axlerod
Executive Committee & Instructor

Emily Langham
Instructor

Rosezetta Henderson
Assistant DRP Instructor

Grace Clifford, MAEd
Co-Chair, Curriculum Developer, & Instructor

Jan Serrantino
Executive Committee & Instructor

Jennifer Gossett
Instructor

Matthew Sullivan, Ph.D.
Co-Chair, Curriculum Developer, & Instructor

Sarah Triano, MS, NCC, LPC
Instructor

Jenny Biggers, M.Ed.
Assistant DRP Instructor

Nalinda Charnsangavej, MD
Co-Chair
Associate Professor for the Department of Pediatrics and Medical Education
Dell Medical School University of Texas at Austin

Adam Channell, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medical Education Department
Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Western Michigan University

Lisa Graves, MD, MClinSc
Associate Dean Faculty Affairs and Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Western Michigan University

Meg McNamara, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Program Director of the pediatrics residency
University of California San Francisco

Annalisa Teixeira, PhD
Director, Resident and Fellow Development, Office of Graduate Medical Education
School of Medicine, University of California Davis

Bridget Boyd, MD
Co-Chair
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Education
Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center

Julia Cron, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Yale School of Medicine

Christopher Haymaker, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Medical Education, Western Michigan University

Lauren Meiss, MD OB/GYN Resident, 3rd year
Founder, Yale Alliance for Trainees with Disability and Chronic Illnesses
New Haven Hospital

Dorothy Tolchin MD, EdM
Instructor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Director of Medical Student Education
Harvard Medical School, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital

Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, MD, MPH
Chair, Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Medicine Diversity & Inclusion Board, Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Marie Demay, MD
Chair, Disability Subcommittee, Professor of Medicine
Diversity and Inclusion Board, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Jason D. Keune, MD, MBA
Associate Professor of Surgery and Health Care Ethics, Executive Director
Bander Center for Medical Business Ethics, St. Louis University School of Medicine

Peter D. Poullos
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology and Gastroenterology, Founder and Director
Stanford Medicine Abilities Coalition, Stanford University School of Medicine