coe-staff: Special Education Colloquium TOMORROW, Feb. 28

[Emily Cornell]

>From Dr. Wendy Machalicek, Special Education Program Director

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Special Education Colloquium
February 28, 2017
1pm-2pm
340 HEDCO
Professor Sandy Magaña, PhD, MSW
Department of Disability and Human Development and Department of Occupational Therapy University of Illinois at Chicago

Title:

Detecting and Addressing Disparities among Latino Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Abstract:

Sandy Magaña will present her research focused on detecting health care and service disparities, exploring the validity of diagnostic instruments among Latino children, and addressing disparities through family-focused intervention.  Her research will explore important issues related to diagnosing and providing services to racially and ethnically diverse children and families.

Bio:
Sandy Magaña, PhD, MSW, is a professor in Disability and Human 
Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  She has been a 
leader in investigating racial and ethnic disparities among children 
with autism and developmental disabilities and among their family 
caregivers.  Building on this research, Magaña has developed culturally 
relevant interventions to address these disparities, bringing the 
Promotora de Salud (community health worker) model to the disability 
world.  She is in the process of leading a large two-site randomized 
trial of an intervention that seeks to empower Latino parents of 
children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She is also director of 
the newly established Family Support Research and Training Center 
(FSRTC).

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