William MacLean Jr., Ph.D. is a professor of psychology at the University of Wyoming in the College of Health Sciences and the executive director of the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities. Dr. MacLean holds licensure as a psychologist in Wyoming and has been active in the field of clinical psychology since completing his doctoral degree in 1980. He has an extensive record of leadership in clinical and research training at the doctoral and post-doctoral levels. He served as director of graduate programs in clinical psychology for 16 years, first at Vanderbilt University and then at the University of Wyoming. He also co-directed NIH supported institutional research training programs in behavioral pediatrics and intellectual disability at Vanderbilt University. Dr. MacLean has considerable clinical experience in the field of developmental disability and behavioral pediatrics. In addition to direct service provision, he has served as a clinical supervisor for doctoral students in psychology, psychology interns, and post-doctoral trainees in psychology and pediatrics. While he has considerable expertise in intellectual disability, his research program includes studies on autism and chronic physical conditions such as hemophilia, asthma, scoliosis and childhood cancer. He will serve as a faculty-family partner in developmental milestones in developing products and as a featured guest in webinars. Dr. MacLean will also provide direction for the project evaluation.
Anne Bowen, Ph.D. is a professor in the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing at the University of Wyoming in the College of Health Sciences. Dr. Bowen earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Child Psychology at West Virginia University. She has a background in behavior and health of children with disabilities and multicultural health issues. She has clinical and research experience with a variety of childhood conditions such as childhood encopresis and cystic fibrosis. Dr. Bowen is also known for research on HIV/AIDs and substance abuse. Dr. Bowen will serve as a faculty-family partner for socialization and mental health in developing products and as a featured guest in webinars. Dr. Bowen will also provide direction for the project evaluation.
Carol J. Hermansen-Kobulnicky, Ph.D., R.Ph. is an associate professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Wyoming in the College of Health Sciences. Dr. Hermansen-Kobulnicky earned her Ph.D. in Social and Administrative Sciences in Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research interests include patient advocacy, including shared decision-making and patient symptom self-monitoring and its uses. Dr. Hermansen-Kobulnicky will serve as a family-faculty partner in the proper use of medications.
D. Enette Larson-Meyer, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Science, and an adjunct professor in the Division of Kinesiology and Health in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Larson-Meyer received her Ph.D. in nutritional sciences from the University of Alabama. Her research interests include maternal, infant and adolescent; health and performance of active individuals, particularly women, at all stages of the lifecycle and at all levels of performance - from the casual exerciser to the elite athlete; and whole body and skeletal muscle metabolism, its relationship to nutrient intake, and its influence on both disease prevention and athletic performance. She will serve as a faculty-family partner on nutrition for families and children with special health care needs in developing products and as a featured guest in a webinar.
Teresa Lynn Wolff, MS, RN is an assistant lecturer in the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing at the University of Wyoming in the College of Health Sciences. Wolff received her M.S.N. in Community Health from the University of New Mexico. She is Certified Lactation Counselor and a member of the American Nurses’ Association, Wyoming Nurses’ Association, and the Wyoming Public Health Association. She has experience in nursing care, maternal health, and health promotion in community settings. Wolff has written over 100 published articles in trade journals. She will serve as a faculty-family partner in breast feeding in developing products and as a featured guest in webinars.
Tami Benham-Deal, P.E.D. is an associate professor in the Division of Kinesiology and Health at the University of Wyoming in the College of Health Sciences. Dr. Benham-Deal’s research interests include changes in young children's physical activity patterns over time. She has conducted research on health literacy, parental influence on children’s physical activity, and physical activity in schools. She is a board member on the Wyoming Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and a consultant for Health and Physical Education for the Wyoming Department of Education. Dr. Benham-Deal will serve as a faculty-family partner in the area of exercise.
UPLIFT, Wyoming’s Federation of Families, a family-staffed/run organization with family support specialists to develop and deliver health care training, information and support through the family-to-family model, provide training to families and to mentor families to make informed decisions about health care that promote quality treatment, are cost-effective, and improve health outcomes. UPLIFT’s mission statement is encouraging success and sustainability for children and youth with or at risk of emotional, behavioral, learning, developmental, or physical disorders at home, school, and the community. UPLIFT Family Support Specialists work one-on-one with families to provide care coordination, support, advocacy, education, mentoring, information, and referral services uniquely tailored to each family’s specific needs.
Maternal and Family Health (MFH) provides leadership to ensure that all Wyoming women, children and families, including those with special health care needs, have access to prevention services and public health programs to create a strong foundation for optimal lifelong health. The vision of MFH is to build healthy foundations for Wyoming families.
The Wyoming Office of Multicultural Health (WOMCH) provides direct oversight for the Federal Office Minority Health (OMH). The mission of the WOMCH is to minimize health disparities among underserved populations in the state though networking, partnerships, education, and collaboration and to promote culturally competent programs aimed at improving health equity.
WIND recommends the Medical Home Portal
for families and professionals who would like to learn more about
children with special health care needs. The Medical Home Portal aims to
provide ready access to reliable and useful information for
professionals and families to help them care and advocate for children
with special health care needs (CSHCN), as partners in the Medical Home
model. The long-range goal is to improve outcomes for CSHCN and their
families by enhancing the availability and quality of healthcare,
related services, and coordination of care.
