In Other Words

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Kecia interviews Dr. Endlich. Eric Endlich, Ph. D., clinical psychologist and founder of  Top College Consultants ®, guides neurodivergent students nationwide through the college application process. He co-teaches the UC Irvine continuing education course for educational consultants, Working with Students with Learning Differences, and co-manage...

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly interviews Blake Warner, a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior in the Program for Education Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) Clinic and the Tarjan Center. In this episode they discuss what UCEDD is, TEL is, how to promote advocacy, the new Leadership Academy at UCLA, and more! Below is a...

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly interviews Dr. Lauren Clark, a Professor and Shapiro Family Endowed Chair in Developmental Disability Studies in Nursing at UCLA. She teaches community-engaged learning experiences in partnership with the disability community. Her courses are designed to model accessibility in healthcare professions education. Today, Dr. Clark discussed he...

Welcome back to another episode! In today's episode, Holly interviews Tarjan Center's Distinguished Lecture Speakers from April: Nurit Benry, Nicole Rosen, and Maira Tafolla. Nicole, Nurit, and Maira are all apart of Dr. Catherine Lord’s lab at the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART). This podcast episode they discuss the barriers low-income Latinx families experience in t...

Welcome back to another episode! In today's episode, Kecia interviews our recent distinguished lecture speaker, Dr. Iyer. Sai Iyer, MD is a board-certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician and Health Sciences Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics at UCLA and serves as the Ronald and Susan Cohen Term Chair in Childhood Development and Cerebral Palsy. Dr. Iyer is also the Associate Medic...

Welcome back to another episode! In today's episode, Holly interviews Dr. Ben Schwartzman, a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University and the Principal Investigator for the Tennessee Employment Pathways Project. Dr. Schwartzman specializes in helping transition-aged individuals with IDD and their families navigate the process of connecting to...

Welcome back to another episode! In today's episode, Holly interviews Dr. Giselle Salinas, a postdoctoral fellow at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior in the Program for Education Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) Clinic. Dr. Salinas earned her doctorate at UC Riverside in Special Education, where she studied the high school transition planning experiences of y...

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Kecia interviews Dr. Joseph “Jojo” Armendarez, a licensed clinical psychologist at Bridges of the Mind in West Sacramento, California. Dr. JoJo is dedicated to helping individuals and families who speak Spanish and English. His expertise is in the assessment and intervention of individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities, attention defici...

Welcome back to another episode! In today's episode, Kecia interviews Dr. Megan Beardmore, a licensed school psychologist with expertise in assessment and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders and emotion dysregulation. Dr. Beardmore has received specialized postdoctoral training from The Help Group and UCLA. Currently, Dr. Beardmore works at Spectrum Psych, splitting her time between cond...

Welcome back to another episode! In today's episode, Kecia interviews Dr. Kyle Sterrett, a postdoctoral scholar and a clinical psychology trainee at the Semel Institute the UCLA Tarjan Center. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of treatment response and how we measure progress for children with neurodevelopmental disorders enrolled in early intervention programs and classroom...

Welcome back to another episode of In Other Words ! In this episode we interview Dr. Rolanda Gott, professor of Pediatrics at UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Gott’s clinical interest and expertise is in evaluation and treatment of children with autism. Dr. Gott is proactive in expanding training for medical students and other trainees on inclusive health for individuals with Developmental disabilitie...

Welcome back to another episode of In Other Words ! In this episode, Kecia interviews Dr. Kelly Vitzthum about her lecture titled, Special Care Dentistry for Individuals with Disabilities: Changes in Education, Policy & Care Delivery. Dr. Vitzthum is a dentist, dental public health advocate, and expert. She graduated from UCLA School of Dentistry and completed her residency program at the Spec...

Welcome to the third episode of In Other Words... We interview Dr. Jamie Barstein a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the assessment and treatment of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities such as autism across the lifespan. Dr. Barstein leads sex education groups for adolescents and young adults with ASD and is passionate about developing effective sex education programm...

Welcome to the second episode of the UCLA Tarjan Center's podcast In Other Words ! Today, we have invited Dr. Elina Veytsman to speak about her research and recent lecture entitled “Navigating the Road from Adolescence to Adulthood for Youth with and without Developmental Disabilities: Parent Perspectives.” Dr. Elina Veytsman is a postdoctoral clinical psychology fellow at the UCLA PEERS Clinic, w...

Thank you for listening to the first episode of the UCLA Tarjan Center Podcast, a series where we interview our speakers from the UCLA Tarjan Center Distinguished Lecture Series. Please join Kecia Weller, Self-Advocate for the Tarjan Center, as she interviews our first lecturers Dr. Camille Wilson, Sapna Shetty, and Dr. Jasper Estabillo. In their lecture titled, “Using Silence to Hear the Voices o...