LEND Faculty and Staff

Helen Alexander, PT, MHS, PCS
University of Indianapolis (1999)
Discipline: Physical Therapy
Research Interests: Education and Clinical Practice
Alexander.307@osu.edu
(614) 247-6392
Helen Alexander's Bio

Jane Case-Smith, Ph.D.
University of Georgia (1985)
Discipline: Occupational Therapy
Research Interests: Occupational therapy intervention with young children
Jane.case-smith@osumc.edu
(614) 292-0357
Jane Case-Smith's Bio

Patricia Cloppert, B.S.F.S.
Parent Faculty Advocate
Georgetown (1970)
Discipline: Government & Policy
Research Interests: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cloppert.2@osu.edu
(614) 247-6193
Patricia Cloppert's Bio

Daniel L. Coury, M.D.
LEND Director
University of Tennessee (1978)
Discipline: Behavioral/Developmental Pediatrics
Research Interests: behavioral pediatrics
Daniel.coury@nationwidechildrens.org
(614) 722-2438
Daniel Coury's Bio

Sherry Feinstein, M.S.
Clinic Coordinator
The Ohio State University (1980)
Discipline: Early Childhood Development
Research Interests: Clinical diagnostic outcomes of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities in rural environments
Sherry.feinstein@osumc.edu
(614) 247-7190
Sherry Feinstein's Bio

Thomas R. Fish, Ph.D.
Ohio State University (2003)
Discipline: Social Work
Research Interests: Siblings, Supported Employment, Family Support
Fish.1@osu.edu
(614) 292-7550
Thomas Fish's Bio

Maureen E. Geraghty, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University (2006)
Discipline: Medical Dietetics
Research Interests:  Dietary supplements in children with developmental disabilities.
maureen.geraghty@osumc.edu
(614) 247-4595
Maureen Geraghty's Bio

Mary Gottesman, Ph.D.
University of Rochester (1987)
Discipline: Nursing
Research Interests: Parent-child interaction, preterm and full term infant development, interventions to enhance parenting skills
Gottesman.6@osu.edu
(614) 292-4989
Mary Gottesman's Bio

David Hammer, Ph.D.
University of Georgia (1981)
Discipline: Clinical Psychology
Research Interests: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Hammer.1@osu.edu
(614) 292-5123

Margo Vreeburg Izzo, Ph.D.
Ohio State University (1994)
Discipline Special Education
Research Interests: Special education and transition services
Izzo.1@osu.edu
(614) 292-9218
Margo Izzo's Bio

Paula C. Rabidoux, Ph.D.
Training Director
Ohio State University (1994)
Discipline: Speech Language Pathology
Research Interests: Communicative literacy
Rabidoux.1@osu.edu
(614) 688-8472
Paula Rabidoux's Bio

Karen Ratliff-Schaub, M.D.
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (1986)
Discipline: Behavioral Developmental Pediatrics
Research Interests: Autism; Developmental screening
Karen.ratliffschaub@nationwidechildrens.org
(614) 722-2434
Karen Ratliff-Schaub's Bio

Edward S. Sterling, D.D.S.
University of Oregon (1967)
Discipline: Pediatric Dentistry
Research Interests: Behavior, pre- and post-doctoral training in developmental disabilities
Sterling.2@osu.edu
(614) 292-3160

Sandra Tanenbaum, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1984)
Discipline:Political Science
Research Interests: Health Policy, disability, Medicaid
Tanenbaum.1@osu.edu
(614) 292-6813
Sandra Tanenbaum's Bio

Gail M. Whitelaw, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University (1991)
Discipline: Audiology
Research Interests Pediatric audiology, hearing aid outcomes in children, central auditory processing disorders, classroom acoustics, supervision.
Whitelaw.1@osu.edu
(614) 292-6251
Gail Whitelaw's Bio