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