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  • IHDD DIRECTORY

    IHDD Staff come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, but share a commitment to inclusion and empowerment. Staff offices are located at River's Crossing Building, 850 College Station Road, Athens, Georgia, 30602-4806 on the Ground Level.

    Call 706-542-3457 for more information, or email: contact@ihdd.uga.edu.

    Zolinda Stoneman Ph.D.,
    Director, Professor and Research Coordinator

    706-542-3457; zo@ihdd.uga.edu

    Becky Brightwell, M.B.A., Associate Director
    706-542-6061; bbrightw@ihdd.uga.edu

    PROGRAM CONTACTS:

    AgrAbility: Becky Brightwell
    706-542-6061; bbrightw@ihdd.uga.edu

    AgTeen: Zolinda Stoneman, Ph.D.
    706-542-3965; zo@ihdd.uga.edu

    Early Intervention: Mary Rugg, M.Ed.
    706-542-3963; mrugg@ihdd.uga.edu

    Georgia Personal Assistance Services/Americorps: Marie Wandera
    706-542-6086 or (404) 384-8318; mwandera@ihdd.uga.edu

    Interdisciplinary Education Coordinator: Jenny Manders, Ph.D
    706-542-2418; jmanders@ihdd.uga.edu

    Resource Center: Becky Brightwell
    706-542-8067; bbrightw@ihdd.uga.edu

    Self-Advocacy & Speakers Bureau: Beverly Al-Deen
    706-542-1290; baldeen@ihdd.uga.edu
    STAFF

    Beverly Al-Deen, Student Support, Data Coordinator
    706-542-1290; baldeen@ihdd.uga.edu

    Amanda Alford, Administrative Support
    706-542-3457; amanda@ihdd.uga.edu

    Patty Cassidy, Consultant
    706-542-3457; cassidypf@aol.com

    Cillaty Daboh, AmeriCorps Training Coordinator
    706-542-3964, 404-298-4417-Dekalb; cdaboh@ihdd.uga.edu

    Carol Darrah, Early Intervention
    706-583-0545, carold@ihdd.uga.edu
    Nelly Escobar, Early Intervention
    770-536-1816, ext. 208, nescobar@ihdd.uga.edu
    Jessica Forbes, Early Intervention
    706-542-3960, jforbes@ihdd.uga.edu
    Hamida Jinnah, AgTeen
    706-542-3965; hamida@ihdd.uga.edu

    Jason Long, Financial Analyst
    706-542-6089; jlong@ihdd.uga.edu

    Paula McIntyre, Assistant to the Director
    706-542-4827; pmcintyre@ihdd.uga.edu
    Glen Rains, AgTeen Field Coordinator
    229-391-3735 Tifton; grains@uga.edu
    Ashley L. Rentz, Parent Liaison Coordinator
    (706)542-6085; arentz@ihdd.uga.edu
    Tracy Rackensperger, Research, Data, & Information Coordinator
    706-583-0081; trackensperger@ihdd.uga.edu
    Rockey Sims, Resource Library Assistant
    706-542-8067; rockys@ihdd.uga.edu
    Cathy Walters, AgTeen Field Coordinator
    Tifton - cathy@agteen.com
    FACULTY FELLOWS

    Jonathan M. Campbell, Ph.D., Psychology
    706-542-5108; jmcmpbll@uga.edu

    Karen Carter, M.D., Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia
    706-721-2456; kcarter@mail.mcg.edu

    Michael Horvat, Ed.D., Physical Education and Sports Studies
    706-542-4455; mhorvat@uga.edu

    Stacey Kolomer, Ph.D., Social Work
    706-542-5445; skolomer@uga.edu

    Yolanda Keller-Bell, Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders
    706-542-8420; ykellerB@uga.edu

    E. Ann Puckett, J.D., M.S.L.S., School of Law
    706-542-5078; apuckett@uga.edu

    Cindy Vail, Ph.D., Special Education
    706-542-4578; cvail@uga.edu


    GRADUATE ASSISTANT

    Katy Gregg
    706-542-4824; kgregg@ihdd.uga.edu

    The Institute on Human Development and Disability
    Athens, Georgia 30602-4806
    706-542-3457 * Fax: 706-542-4815 * E-mail: contact@ihdd.uga.edu