2019-2020 Applications
Due Date: MAY 17, 2019.
Application cycle for incoming 2019-2020 cohort is
NOW CLOSED
UC-LEND is a graduate -level training program established to improve the health of infants, children, and adolescents who have, or are diagnosed with, or are at risk of developing, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other neurodevelopmental and other related disabilities (DD).
Our program prepares trainees to assume leadership roles in the delivery of services to children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities in clinical practice, research, and public policy by providing interdisciplinary training opportunities for graduate-level trainees from a variety of professional disciplines, including: education, pediatric neurology, psychology, public health/policy, and social work.
UC-LEND is one of 52 LEND programs around the nation funded by the Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB) in 2016, and part of a larger network of interdisciplinary centers advancing policy and practice for and with individuals with developmental and other disabilities, their families, and communities.
