Fellowship Participants
Explore the participants, mentors, and subject matter experts of the Golisano Fellowship for Intellectual and Developmental Disability Nursing.
2025-2026 Fellows
Ashley Asbury, BSN, RN, BLS, OMS
St. Louis Arc
Stephanie Bakker
Professor of Children’s Nursing, St. John Fisher University
Rebecca Brown, BSN, CDDN, RN
Heritage Christian Services
Donna Marie Johnson Byrd, DNP, CNE, NCSN-E, RN
Florida State University
Faith M. Carini-Grave, MSN, PMHNP
Hillside Family of Agencies
Lisa Depperman, MSN
Hartwick College
Brittany Ficchi, ASN, RN, BLS, ACLS
New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities - Central NY
Beth Latimer, DNP, GNP-BC
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Yuriko Matsuo, MSN, PMHN-BC, RN, APRN
Reservoir Health
Celia McIntosh, DNP, NP, CNRN, CEN, SCRN, RN
Rochester Regional Health
Maralyn Militello, BSN, RN, CPHQ, NEA-BC
People Inc.
Caitlyn M. Moore, DNP, CRNP, HPCC, CVN
Thomas Jefferson University
Katie Moore, Ph.D. Candidate
South East Technological University, Waterford, Ireland
Kaela d'Alene O'Brien, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Dayne N Rodriguez, MSN-I, CAHP, RN
Golisano Children's Hospital - Lee Health
Kimberly Schultz, AAS
Central New York Developmental Disabilities Service Office
Natalie Rae Symons, RN
Milestone HCQU West
Jacqueline M. Stevens, AAS, RN
Hillside Children's Center
Kathleen Tenrreiro, Ph. D, CPNP-PC, CNE, ARNP
Florida Gulf Coast University
Rebecca N. Weston, MSN, CNE, RN
University of Maryland - School of Nursing
Faculty Fellows
Martina Conway, Ph.D, RN
Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
Ellen Donald, PT, Ph.D
Florida Gulf Coast University
Catherine Kelly Mason, DSocSc, MSc, RNID
South East Technology University, Waterford, Ireland
Fellowship Speakers and Subject Matter Experts
Jesus (Chuy) Campuzano
Self-Advocate
Access Living, Going Home Coalition
David Egan
Author and Advocate
Jason Harris
Director of Strategic Operations at Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled (LADD)
Ann Cary, Ph.D., MPH, RN, FAAN, FNAP
Associate Director for Community Partnerships, College of Arts and Sciences Water School
Professor, Marieb College of Health and Human Service
Florida Gulf Coast University
Lauren Clark, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor and Shapiro Family Endowed Chair in Developmental Disability Studies
Associate Dean, Academic Programs
University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing
Maurice Feldman, Ph.D., C. Psych, BCBA-D
Professor Emeritus
Department of Applied Disability Studies
Brock University
Beth Kiss, DNP, MS
Associate Professor and Adult Specialist
Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing
Linda Long-Bellil, Ph.D., J.D
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Gerard Rooney, PhD, MA
President
St. John Fisher University
Amy Scheel-Jones, MS Ed.
Director, Trauma Informed Care and TIG
Coordinated Care Services, Inc.
Daryl Sharp, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Professor of Clinical Nursing
University of Rochester School of Nursing
Alison Singer
Co-Founder and President
Autism Science Foundation
Bill Sullivan, MD
Faculty
St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team
Jane Tobias, DNP, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC
Assistant Professor
Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson College of Nursing
Cherisse Watts, MSN, RN, PHN
Doctoral Student
UCLA School of Nursing
Rabbi Shimcha Weinstein
Co-Director and Founder
Jewish Autism Network
Tricia Williams
Director, 1115 Waiver Planning and Technical Assistance
Coordinated Care Services, Inc.
Where our Fellows are From
The remote nature of the Fellowship allows people from all over North America and beyond to participate!