2018 Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Celebration of Achievement
Thirty-four University of Maine students were honored on May 1, 2018 during the 2018 Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Celebration of Achievement at Wells Conference Center. Five students were recognized for completing the 9-credit Graduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Disability Studies. Twenty-nine undergraduates were recognized for completing the 24-credit Minor in Interdisciplinary Disability Studies.
Students completing the Minor represented six academic disciplines: Child Development & Family Relations; Communication Sciences and Disorders; Elementary Education; Kinesiology & Physical Education; Psychology; and Social Work.
Dr. Alan Cobo-Lewis, Director of the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies and Associate Professor of Psychology, delivered the opening welcome. Minor Honorees Taylor Lenentine and Renee Stronach delivered the student remarks. Stoles were presented by Dr. Stephen F. Gilson, Coordinator and Professor of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies and Social Work; and Dr. Elizabeth DePoy, Professor of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies and Social Work.
Two peer-reviewed research posters from the 2018 University of Maine Student Symposium and one aggregate class PPT presentations were on display during the celebration:
Jaimi Clifford, DIS 450 – Disability: Population-Environment Diversity; DIS 520 – Disability: Advanced Interaction of Human Diversity and Global Environments; and Stephen Gilson
- Research poster: “Disrupting Disability: Social Practice Art”
DIS 450 – Disability: Population-Environment Diversity
- DIS 450 Aggregate PPT presentation: “What We Studied” (PDF)
Elena Ford, Elizabeth DePoy and Stephen Gilson
- Research poster: “Life History from the Vantage Point of a Cane”
Caption for group photo of 2018 Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Minor honorees shown above:
Front row, left to right (kneeling): Kaitlyn Leerburger, Taylor Lenentine and Lila Grace Ohland. Second row, left to right: Emily Stauble, Elena Ford, Sidney Scott, Renee Stronach, Alicia Giridan, Erin Brady, Taylor Lanham and Prof. Elizabeth DePoy. Third (back) row, left to right: Morgan Campbell, Bridgette Millken, Alexandra Morris, Hannah Guerrette, Maggie Drinkwater, Sarah Pratt, Morgen Pluntke, Kayla Bousfield, Chloe Gray and Prof. Stephen Gilson. Not pictured in photograph: Alexis Bailey, Kaitlyn Burton, Amy de Silva, Russell Fascione, Meagan Grass, Deirdre Leighton, Samuel Lenson, Lauren Magnuson, Brendan McGill and Tiffany Umsteadt.
Follow this link to view more images from the celebration on the CCIDS Facebook page.