In Other Words

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of developmental disabilities. Each episode takes presentations from the Tarjan Center Distinguished Lecture Series and turns them into clear, plain-language conversations so everyone can understand and join the dis...

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of developmental disabilities. Each episode takes presentations from the Tarjan Center Distinguished Lecture Series and turns them into clear, plain-language conversations so everyone can understand and join the dis...

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of developmental disabilities. Each episode takes presentations from the Tarjan Center Distinguished Lecture Series and turns them into clear, plain-language conversations so everyone can understand and join the dis...

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of developmental disabilities. Each episode takes presentations from the Tarjan Center Distinguished Lecture Series and turns them into clear, plain-language conversations so everyone can understand and join the dis...

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of developmental disabilities. Each episode takes presentations from the Tarjan Center Distinguished Lecture Series and turns them into clear, plain-language conversations so everyone can understand and join the dis...

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of developmental disabilities. Each episode takes presentations from the Tarjan Center Distinguished Lecture Series and turns them into clear, plain-language conversations so everyone can understand and join the dis...

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of developmental disabilities. Each episode takes presentations from the Tarjan Center Distinguished Lecture Series and turns them into clear, plain-language conversations so everyone can understand and join the dis...

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of developmental disabilities. Each episode takes presentations from the Tarjan Center Distinguished Lecture Series and turns them into clear, plain-language conversations so everyone can understand and join the dis...

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of developmental disabilities. Each episode takes presentations from the Tarjan Center Annual Forum in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and turns them into clear, plain-languageconversations so everyone can understan...

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of developmental disabilities. Each episode takes presentations from the Tarjan Center Annual Forum in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and turns them into clear, plain-languageconversations so everyone can understan...

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of developmental disabilities. Each episode takes presentations from the Tarjan Center Annual Forum in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and turns them into clear, plain-languageconversations so everyone can understan...

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of developmental disabilities. Each episode takes presentations from the Tarjan Center Annual Forum in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and turns them into clear, plain-languageconversations so everyone can understan...

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of developmental disabilities. Each episode takes presentations from the Tarjan Center Annual Forum in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and turns them into clear, plain-languageconversations so everyone can understan...

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly Oliver interviews Dr. Kelsey Oliver. Dr. Oliver is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She is a Board Certified Behavioral Analyst and has studied psychology, special education, and mental health. Dr. Oliver works with teachers, service providers, and families to help them improve the lives of...

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly interviews Dr. Christine Moody and Christine Tolbert. Dr. Moody works at the UCLA Tarjan Center, where shehelps improve college and job opportunities for young adults with developmental disabilities. She works closely with state programs like the California Community College Chancellor's Office and California Department of Rehabilitati...

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly interviews Dr. Nicole Murray. Dr. Murray is a licensed neuropsychologist in New York, DC, and Ontario, Canada, and an expert in adult ADHD. She helps professionals and executives understand how ADHD impacts focus, emotions, and productivity. She has two decades of experience in clinical practice and teaching. In her lecture, she talked abo...

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly interviews Dr. Laurie Stephens. Dr Stephens is a psychologist who has been helping autistic people for over thirty years. She is a leader in the field of Affirming Psychotherapy, which uses the social model of disability, which focuses on acceptance and highlighting the talents and skills of autistic people. She is the Senior Director of A...

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly interviews Dr. Alan Martino. He is an Assistant Professor in the Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies program in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. He researches disability and sexuality and leads the Disability and Sexuality Lab at the University of Calgary.   Today, we discussed the roman...

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...