AAIDD Div & SIGs

AAIDD's 17 Divisions and Sigs coordinate professional and divisional activities within the Association. These divisions oversee programs for continuing education and promote membership and membership services at the divisional level for AAIDD's diverse membership.

You may join any divisions and/or SIGs that may be of professional interest to you for a nominal fee per division/SIG.

Hyperlinked Division/SIG names take you to that Division homepage.

Division	Division President	Contact Information
Administration	President	Mark H. Yeager, PhD myeager@cmrc.state.ms.us
Communication Disorders	President	Leonard J. Abbeduto, PhD abbeduto@waisman.wisc.edu
Communication Disorders	President-Elect	Krista M. Wilkinson, PhD. krista_wilkinson@emerson.edu
Community Services	President	Sheryl A. Larson, Ph.D. larso072@umn.edu
Creative Arts Therapies	Chair	Howard J. Miller, Ph.D. howardjmiller@msn.com
Direct Support Professionals	President	Regina L. Farrer gfarrer@danserv.com
Down Syndrome SIG	Chair	Andrea B. Lack alack@ndss.org
Education	President	Susan R. Copeland, PhD susanrc@unm.edu
Families	Chair	Gretchen Holtzinger glevine@mdworkforcepromise.org
Genetics	Chair	Nina Scribanu, M.D. scribann@georgetown.edu
Gerontology	President	Liz Perkins, PhD Candidate, RNMH eperkins@mail.usf.edu
Health and Wellness Action Network	Chairs	Lee Barks, PhD leebarks@cfl.rr.com Barry Martin, MD bmartin@mcpn.org Alya Reeve, MD areeve@unm.edu
Humanism	Chair	James Mullin james.mullin@massmail.state.ma.us
Hurricane/Disaster preparedness for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities		Wendly N. Nehring, PhD nehring@rutgers.edu
Legal Process & Advocacy	President	Kelley L. Peters, PhD kpeters@unm.edu
Leisure & Recreation	President	vacancy
Mental Health Services	Chair	Paul D. Kolstoe, PhD pdkpsy@nd.gov
Multicultural Concerns	Chair	Geronimo Robinson eg.robinson@verizon.net
Occupational & Physical Therapy	President	Deirdra Muyphy dr.deirdra@verizon.net
Psychology	President	Marc J. Tassé, PhD mtasse@fmhi.usf.edu
Religion & Spirituality	President	Kathryn Jennings-Papaleo kephome@cox.net
Sexual/Social Concerns	Chair	Michelle S. Ballan, PhD msb2008@columbia.edu
Social Work	President	Barbara Hanley, PhD barbara.hanley@chmcc.org
Social Work	President-Elect	Judith M. Levy levy@kennedykrieger.org
Technology	Chair	Daniel K. Davies dan@ablelinktech.com Yves LaChapelle, PhD yves_lachapelle@uqtr.ca