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US Outbound Fellows – Fall 2022 Cohort

Meet our Fall 2022 Cohort of US Outbound Fellows! In October 2022, our African Fellows traveled to the US to pursue a 5-week Fellowship placement training with an individually matched US host organization. Now, four US host mentors have been selected to travel to their Fellows’ countries in Africa to provide technical assistance.

Learn more about our US Outbound Fellows and how they will assist their African colleagues to promote and enhance disability-inclusive civic engagement.

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  • Dr. Evan Borisinkoff

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    Associate Professor at Minot State University Department of Special Education

    Evan Borisinkoff, PhD, BCBA, LBA, teaches undergraduate and graduate level coursework for the Department of Special Education. Dr. Borisinkoff also serves as the Program Director for the associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees in Disability Human Services and is an affiliate of the North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities (NDCPD).

    In April 2023, Dr. Borisinkoff traveled to Uganda to provide technical assistance to his Fellow Priscilla Kisakye in the development of a parent training program to foster equitable learning for all children through strong citizen engagement​.

  • Dr. Megan Roberts

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    Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Megan Roberts, PT, DSc, PCS, directs the Oklahoma Interdisciplinary Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (OKLEND) Program, teaching and mentoring future service providers and advocates in disability related fields from across Oklahoma. Additionally, Dr. Roberts serves as Director of Education and Training for the Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics section.

    In July 2023, Dr. Roberts will travel to Tanzania to assist her Fellow Fides Uiso to improve the inclusion of children with epilepsy in primary schools through teacher training and capacity building​.

  • Dr. Wendy Parent-Johnson

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    Executive Director of the Sonoran University Center for Excellence in Disabilities, University of Arizona

    Wendy Parent-Johnson, PhD, CRC, CESP​, is a Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Parent-Johnson’s 37-year career has focused on education, training, research, model development, and systems change related to competitive employment, youth to adult transition, and quality of life for individuals with disabilities.

    Dr. Parent-Johnson will join her Fellow Harunah Damba and his team in Uganda in July 2023 to provide input on the development of an Inclusive Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies (SACCOs)​ and training program to increase employment of university graduates with disabilities.

  • Dr. Jerry Alliston

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    Associate Director of the Institute for Disability Studies (IDS),
    University of Southern Mississippi

    Jerry Alliston, PhD, oversees the Transition to Adulthood Programs at IDS. He researches, develops, obtains funding, and implements best practice programs. Programs include the STEP UP Advisory Council, composed of youth and young adults with and without disabilities who serve as leaders within their schools, colleges/universities, and communities.

    Dr. Alliston will travel to Ethiopia in Fall 2023 to assist his Fellow Emebet Lema in building the capacity of key partners and stakeholders to enhance self-advocacy for increased employability of university students with disabilities.​ Dr. Alliston will be our first US Outbound Fellow to travel to Ethiopia!