Beach Center staff include researchers, teachers, professionals from such diverse educational backgrounds as anthropology and law, as well as support staff. A majority of the staff has a family member or personal experience with a disability. Beach Center staff and graduate students are listed below.
Susan Bashinski, Assistant Research Professor
Jamie Bezdek, Research Assistant and Doctoral Student
Martha Blue-Banning, Research Assistant Professor
Hyun-jeung Cho, Graduate Research Assistant
Hoon Choi, Doctoral Student
Pamela Epley, Graduate Research Assistant
Jane Gnojek, Business Manager
George Gotto, IV, Research Associate / Community of Practice Administrator
Mariann Graham, Research Aide
Peter Griggs, Research Assistant
Judith Gross, Doctoral Student
Xiaoyi Hu, Doctoral Student
Jon Johnson, Education Support Technologist
Sarah Johnson, Office Assistant
Samara Klein, Research Associate
Kathleen Kyzar, Doctoral Student
Denise Lance, Research Associate
Megan Matthews, Student Hourly, Self-Determination Projects
Amy McCart, Research Assistant Professor
Barbara Miller, Accountant
Juliann Morland, Student Hourly and Assistant to Michael Wehmeyer
Emily Shea Obremski, Doctoral Student Researcher, Self-Determination Projects
Susan Palmer, Research Associate Professor
Wendy Parent, Research Associate Professor
Denise Poston, Program Coordinator
Wayne Sailor, Associate Director
Luchara Sayles Wallace, Doctoral Student
Xu Sheng (Skylar), Visiting Scholar
David Stowe, Systems Specialist
Matt Stowe, Assistant Research Professor
Jean Ann Summers, Research Associate Professor
Shelby Tasset, Job Coach
Ann Turnbull, Co-Founder, Co-Director, Distinguished Professor
J.T. Turnbull, Program Assistant
Rud Turnbull, Co-Founder, Co-Director, Distinguished Professor
Michael Wehmeyer, Senior Scientist and Associate Director
Lois Weldon, Administrative Assistant
Kendra Williams-Diehm, Research Assistant Professor
Nikki Wolf, Research Assistant
Andrea Young, Student Hourly
Nina Zuna, Research Associate