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WORLD INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY
510 SIXTEENTH ST
SUITE 100
OAKLAND
CA 94612-1500
USA
TELEPHONE
November 12, 1996
510 763 4100
FAX 510 763 4109
TTY 510 208 9493
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the competition for academic year 1997-
98 for the Ed Roberts Doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellowships in
Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
The School of Public Health at University of California-Berkeley, in
collaboration with WID is pleased to offer two doctoral and one post-
doctoral ten month residential fellowships.
Enclosed please find a poster and application kit. We hope that you
will post and circulate this announcement broadly. Should you have
any questions or want additional copies of the announcement, please
do not hesitate to contact me. The announcement is also available
electronically and in alternative formats. I can be reached at:
510-251-4348 (voice)
510-208-9493 (TTY)
510-763-4109 (fax)
[email protected] (e-mail)
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Dewa Kasnitz
Project Manager
MOVING TOWARD EQUALITY
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
School of Public Health
WID
IN COOPERATION WITH THE
World Institute on Disability
1868
Announces
ED ROBERTS
DOCTORAL AND
POST-DOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIPS
IN
DISABILITY
AND
REHABILITATION
2
RESEARCH
FOR THE 1997-1998 ACADEMIC YEAR
Applications and
Eligibility
alternative formats
Post-Doctoral Fellowships are open to people in all disciplines.
of this announcement
Doctoral Fellowships are open to people who are accepted
are available. Contact:
into, or already enrolled in, the Doctoral program at the
Devva Kasnitz, PhD
University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health.
World Institute on Disability
Applications will also be considered from UCB new or
510 16th Street, Suite 100
continuing Doctoral students in other programs who
Oakland, CA 94612-1500
demonstrate a commitment to Public Health in their training
Voice: 510-251-4348
and career goals.
Fax: 510-763-4109
TTY: 510-208-9493
Application Deadlines
email: [email protected]
Other UCB Fellowships
Dec. 16, 1996
UCB School of Public Health
Jan. 10, 1997
The Fellowship program supports the career
application deadlines for other doctoral programs vary
development and professional research of
promising leaders in the field of disability and
Ed Roberts Doctoral and
rehabilitation research.
Post-Doctoral Fellowships
April 1, 1997
Academic Year 1997-98
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
ED ROBERTS FELLOWSHIPS
sponsored by The University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health in cooperation with the World Institute on Disability
The Ed Roberts Fellowship Program
SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
These Fellowship are named after the late Ed Roberts,
a founder of the Independent Living Movement who
Activities at the School of Public
graduated from and taught at the University of Califor-
Health are centered around its five
nia at Berkeley and later founded the World Institute on
academic divisions - Biostatistics,
Disability.
Environmental Health Sciences,
Health and Medical Sciences,
The Fellowship program supports the career develop-
ment and professional research of promising leaders in
Health Policy and Administration,
the field of disability and rehabilitation research with
Public Health Biology and Epide-
an emphasis on personal, sociocultural, and environmental urban issues.
miology- and its cross-cutting
speciality areas - Community
We define disability very broadly including mental illness, HIV/AIDS,
Health Education, Maternal and
dyslexia, substance addiction, organ transplants, etc. The program trains
Child Health, Public Health
individuals in qualitative, quantitative, and applied research methods and
Nutrition, Aging, International
approaches which substantively involve members of the study population.
Health, and Multicultural Health.
Through a combination of academic course work, collaborative and
All the school's programs are
independent research projects, community collaboration, and internships
grounded in an understanding of
and mentor relationships, Fellows will have the opportunity to develop new
the basic sciences and integrated
skills and knowledge in Disability Studies and Independent Living research.
through a focus on communities.
The Program is responsible for a graduate and an undergraduate course,
team taught by faculty and Fellows.
WORLD INSTITUTE
One of the unique features about the University of California, WID, and
the Berkeley community is the relationship between public health, plan-
ON DISABILITY
ning, architecture, and the disability community. Berkeley strives to make
Established in 1982 by
all generic community services accessible. Fellowships support research
Ed Roberts, Joan Leon, and Judy
on a range of public health and urban planing topics from political
Heumann, the World Institute on
strategies for shaping inclusionary policies, to organizing local communi-
Disability is a non-profit public
ties to increase their capacity to support independent living, to working
policy research and training
with such projects as the International Healthy Cities Foundation on
institute with offices in Oakland,
technical public health and rehabilitation questions.
California and Moscow, Russia
In particular, Fellowships promote research issues that target the needs of
dedicated to improving the quality
minorities with disabilities, women with disabilities, and urban popula-
of life for people with disabilities.
tions who are un- or under-served by the public health and rehabilitation
The World Institute on Disability is
systems, for example, people with significant mental health or develop-
divided into Divisions: Indepen-
mental disabilities, people disabled by gun violence, and deaf people.
dent Living and Disability Policy,
We encourage anyone concerned with any form of disability research
Personal Assistance Services,
to apply.
International, Technology Policy,
These fellowships are sponsored by the National Institute on Disability
AIDS and Disability, and
and Rehabilitation Research Grant # H133P50005
Dissemination.
Expanding areas of concern
For alternative formats of this announcement:
include: economic development,
Call 510-251-4348 or email devva @wid.org
children and youth, bio-ethics,
and academic Disability Studies.
ED ROBERTS FELLOWSHIPS IN DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
Page 2
The Ed Roberts Doctoral Fellowship Program
Two 10-month Doctoral Fellowships are available for fall 1997. Fellows' activities will be tailored to fit their
individual needs and interests but will all include collaborative internships and course work.
Doctoral Fellowship Application Procedure:
ELIGIBILITY
Separate from the Ed Roberts Fellowship application, candi-
Doctoral Fellowships are open to
dates must comply with all application requirements of the
those accepted into, or already
University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, or
enrolled in, the Doctoral program at
other Doctoral program.
the University of California, Berkeley,
School of Public Health.
Please contact the University separately for an application
package for the Doctoral program of your choice. The School
Applications will also be considered
of Public Health can be reached at 510-643-0881. Their
from UCB new or continuing doctoral
admission requirements include: a GPA of 3.0 or greater;
students in other programs who can
demonstrate a commitment to Public
satisfactory Graduate Record Examination scores reported
during the last five years; academic references; and a com-
Health in their training and career
pleted application submitted in duplicate to the Graduate
goals through their past, current, and
planned coursework, research inter-
Division and School of Public Health.
ests, and in their choice of Public
Health faculty as advisors and
The Ed Roberts Doctoral Fellowship Application
doctoral committee members.
should include:
Women with disabilities, minorities
1) an academic Curriculum Vitae,
with disabilities, and members of
2) post-secondary transcripts,
under-served populations are particu-
larly encouraged to apply.
3) Graduate Record Examination Scores,
There is currently no renewal
4) two academic and one community letter of reference, and
available under this program.
5) a Letter of Application containing: name, mailing address,
SELECTION CRITERIA
daytime phone number, evening phone number, and
email and/or fax. In the body of the letter, please:
acceptance into a doctoral pro-
gram at the University of California,
a. List degrees earned with dates awarded,
Berkeley; preference to be given to
university, major, and any specializations.
students at the School of Public
b. Describe your current activities, employment,
Health or programs offered jointly
academic, volunteer, etc.
with Public Health;
C. State your long term career goals and how you
commitment to Public Health
see this fellowship contributing to your goals.
study, research, and practice;
d. Describe your experience and commitment to
quality of academic record and
Public Health. Include past, current, and planned
performance;
coursework, research, and practice.
letters of recommendation from
e. Describe your experience with disability, people
with disabilities, and any other diverse under-served
academic and community sources;
populations.
compatibility of applicant's inter-
f. Outline your tentative plans for research and
ests, career plans, and abilities with
study during the Fellowship period and the experience
the goals of the program; and willing-
you seek from the Fellowship opportunities.
ness to participant in all Fellowship
Team activities;
g. Include a timeline describing how you would
like to divide your time between coursework, inde-
experience with disability and
pendent research and writing, an internship at the
interest in urban under-served popu-
World Institute on Disability, teaching, mentor relation-
lations.
ships, and community activities.
CONTINUED
ED ROBERTS FELLOWSHIPS IN DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
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Questions
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
For specific questions about the Fellowship program call the
local residence;
School of Public Health, or the World Institute on Disability:
full time effort during the 10-
Len Duhl, MD
Devva Kasnitz, Ph.D.
month Fellowship;
School of Public Health
World Institute on Disability
a fall semester internship at the
Voice: 510-642-1715
Voice: 510-251-4348
World Institute on Disability
Fax: 510-643-6981
Fax: 510-763-4109
collaborating on ongoing research;
email:
TTY: 510-208-9493
mentorships with Independent
[email protected]
email: [email protected]
Living experts at Berkeley, at the
World Institute on Disability, and
in the local community;
Deadlines for School and Fellowship Applications
enrollment in the course
Applications for other
"Disability Research and Society;"
UCB Fellowships
December, 16, 1996
enrollment in Public Health
200, the Doctoral Seminar in the
Applications to UCB
School of Public Health or one of
School of Public Health:
Jan 10, 1997
the joint programs; and other
Please note: application deadlines for other Doctoral programs
Public Health courses as appropri-
vary. For applications contact 510-643-0881
ate to each Fellow;
Applications for all
participation in a monthly
Ed Roberts Fellowships
April 1, 1997
Disability Research Colloquium
and in a monthly Ed Roberts
Fellowship Team meeting; and
Address Fellowship Application to:
participation in teaching the
Dr. Len Duhl
undergraduate course "Introduc-
Ed Roberts Fellowships,
tion to Disability Studies."
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley
BENEFITS
Berkeley, CA 94720-7360
opportunity to take courses
These fellowships are sponsored by the National Institute
throughout the University of
on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Grant # H133P50005
California, Berkeley;
full tuition and fees at the
The Healthy Cities Approach
University of California, Berkeley;
student health insurance;
The Fellowship team take an "International Healthy Cities" ap-
proach to disability. Healthy Cities emphasizes the importance of
a 10 month, $12,000 stipend;
collaboration between community organizations and research
professional travel and re-
institutions. Working across disciplinary boundaries and grounded
search funding allotment;
in local communities, change takes place just as a result of human
funding for reasonable accom-
interaction. When different groups of people work together and
modations of disabilities beyond
think of themselves as a community, change takes place. The
that which the University can
Healthy City is not the city with the greatest amount of resources
usually provide;
reserved for the disabled and others judged as under-served,
vulnerable, or at risk. The Health City is the one that seamlessly
office facilities at the University
integrates people with all kinds of disabilities, and other minority
of California, Berkeley and the
populations, into all generic city services and activities.
World Institute on Disability;
possible summer internship at
For alternative formats of this announcement:
the World Institute on Disability at
Call 510-251-4348 or email devva @wid.org
the conclusion of the Fellowship.
ED ROBERTS FELLOWSHIPS IN DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
Page 4
The Ed Roberts Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
One 10-month Doctoral Fellowships will be awarded for Fall 1997. The Fellow's activities will be tailored to fit
his/her individual needs and interests but will all include collaborative research and Disability Studies training.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Application Procedure:
ELIGIBILITY
The Ed Roberts Post-Doctoral Fellowship Application should
Post-Doctoral Fellowships are open to
include:
holders of Doctoral degrees or the
equivalent, in Public Health or other
1) an academic Curriculum Vitae;
fields, who desire to commit them-
2) post-secondary transcripts (optional);
selves to research on disability and
rehabilitation from an Independent
3) two academic and one community letter of reference;
Living perspective.
4) a Letter of Application containing: name, mailing address,
daytime phone number, evening phone number, and
SELECTION CRITERIA
email and/or fax.
quality of academic record as
In the body of the letter, please:
evidenced by success in undergradu-
ate and graduate studies, professional
a. List degrees earned with dates awarded,
practice, research, and publications;
university, major, and any specializations.
letters of recommendation from
b. Briefly describe your current activities, employ
academic and community sources;
ment, academic, volunteer, etc. and your most recent
research, if any.
compatibility of applicant's inter-
ests, career plans, and abilities with
C. Discuss your experience and commitment to
the goals of the program; and willing-
Public Health. Include past, current, and planned
ness to participant in all Fellowship
study, research, and practice.
Team activities;
d. Describe your experience with disabilities, and any
likelihood that the Fellowship will
other diverse under-served populations.
increase the candidate's potential
contribution to disability and rehabili-
e. Describe how you think your participation would
tation research from the Independent
benefit the overall Ed Roberts Fellowship program and
Living perspective;
the disability community.
experience with disability and
f. Outline the research plan you expect to implement as
interest in urban under-served popu-
a Fellow. In 10 pages or less, using the following
lations.
outline, please describe a project or idea you would
like to pursue.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
I. Statement of the Problem
local residence;
II. Research Question/Hypotheses
III. Methods (including sampling and procedures)
majority of effort on Fellowship
activities;
IV. Expected Outcomes
V. Research Timeline/Resources needed
research collaboration with the
VI. Expected Collaborators and involvement from the
World Institute on Disability;
University of California, Berkeley and World
consultation with mentors about
Institute on Disability.
disability, rehabilitation, and Indepen-
g. Include a timeline describing how you would
dent Living research;
like to divide your time between independent research
and writing, an internship at the World Institute on
Disability, teaching, mentor relationships, and
community activities.
CONTINUED
ED ROBERTS FELLOWSHIPS IN DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
Page 5
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5
Questions
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
For specific questions about the Fellowship program call the
continued
School of Public Health, or the World Institute on Disability:
participation in a monthly
Len Duhl, MD
Devva Kasnitz, Ph.D.
Disability Research Colloquium
School of Public Health
World Institute on Disability
and in a monthly Ed Roberts
Voice: 510-642-1715
Voice: 510-251-4348
Fellowship Team meeting; and
Fax: 510-643-6981
Fax: 510-763-4109
participation in the spring term
email:
TTY: 510-208-9493
courses "Disability Research and
[email protected]
email: [email protected]
Society" (graduate), and "Intro-
duction to Disability Studies"
(undergraduate) and availability
for guest presentations in other
Deadline for Application
classes at Berkeley.
Ed Roberts
BENEFITS
Post-Doctoral Fellowships
April 1, 1997
the opportunity to participate
in courses and colloquia through-
out the University of California,
Address Fellowship Application to:
Berkeley;
Dr. Len Duhl
a 10 month, $25,000 stipend;
Ed Roberts Fellowships,
$2000 toward health
School of Public Health
insurance;
410 Warren Hall
University of California, Berkeley
$2000 towards professional
Berkeley, CA 94720-7360
travel and research expenses;
generous funding for reason-
These fellowships are sponsored by the National Institute
able accommodations of
on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Grant # H133P50005
disabilities;
office facilities at the University
The Healthy Cities Approach
of California, Berkeley and the
The Fellowship team take an "International Healthy Cities" ap-
World Institute on Disability.
proach to disability. Healthy Cities emphasizes the importance of
collaboration between community organizations and research
institutions. Working across disciplinary boundaries and grounded
in local communities, change takes place just as a result of human
interaction. When different groups of people work together and
think of themselves as a community, change takes place. The
Healthy City is not the city with the greatest amount of resources
reserved for the disabled and others judged as under-served,
vulnerable, or at risk. The Health City is the one that seamlessly
integrates people with all kinds of disabilities, and other minority
populations, into all generic city services and activities.
For alternative formats of this announcement:
Call 510-251-4348 or email devva @wid.org
ED ROBERTS FELLOWSHIPS IN DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
Page 6
FACULTY INTERESTS AND RESEARCH
School of Public Health and the Department of City and Regional Planning:
Joan R. Bloom, Ph.D. Medical care organization; program planning and evaluation of community health
programs; health care organizations and environments, health services research.
Ralph A. Catalano, Ph.D. Political economy of health; regional planning, health effects of
economic uncertainty.
Fred Collignon, Ph.D. Employment and vocational rehabilitation, long term care and independent living,
public policy and financing, program planning and evaluation.
Leonard Duhl, M.D. Health planning, international health, social policy and social change.
Sylvia Guendelman, Ph.D. Social and cross-cultural issues, international health of mothers and children
quantitative methods and economics, accidents and access to care.
James Robinson, Ph.D. Health economics, occupational and environmental health policy; organization and
economics of health care system.
Thomas G. Rundall, Ph.D. Sociology of health and illness; health care organization; organizational theory
and behavior, health status and use of services.
Zak Sabry, Ph.D. International nutrition, nutrition policy and planning.
Helen Schauffler, Ph.D. Health politics; health and medical care policy; disease prevention policy.
Richard M. Scheffler, Ph.D. Health economics; health insurance and finance; health policy.
World Institute on Disability subject experts and researchers:
Simi Litvak, Ph.D. quantitative research methods, personal assistance program services, new models, and
funding options for personal assistance services, health care and access for people with disabilities, social
security reform and economic development.
Marsha Saxton, Ph.D. bio-ethics, women and disability, genetic testing, health care service delivery,
advocacy
Devva Kasnitz, Ph.D. ethnography, medical anthropology, ethnic minorities, Personal Assistance Services in
the workplace and new models, leadership and peer support for people with disabilities.
Mary Ellen Fortini, Ph.D. social psychology, qualitative and quantitative methods, cross-age, cross-disability
and cross-cultural aspects of personal assistance services, women, and PAS in the workplace.
Suzanne Reier: MPH international development, public health and family planning, training and development
for organizations, international programs for people with disabilities.
InfoUse
Susan Stoddard, Ph.D. Rehabilitation services and independent living centers, evaluation and survey re-
search, multi-media and technology applications for people with disabilities, urban planning, and program
management.
ED ROBERTS FELLOWSHIPS IN DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
Page 7
CURRENT AND PAST FELLOWS
Post-Doctoral Fellow: 1996-1997
inner-city youth and with the Cherokee nation in
Oklahoma, where he established a mentoring program
Dr. Marsha Saxton,
between elders and youth with disabilities. During his
The Project on Women and Disability
Fellowship year Jim worked with WID on research on
Marsha comes to the Fellowship after receiving her
"New Models" of personal assistance services for
PhD in Feminist Bio-ethics from the Union Institute. She
American Indians and other ethnic and racial minori-
is a well known author, activist, and the founder of the
ties and assisted Harlan teaching Introduction to
Massachusetts Project on Women and Disability.
Disability Studies.
She sits on the ethics committee of the Human
Doctoral Fellows: 1996-1997
Genome Project.
Lisa Schur,
Disabled by Spina-Bifida, Marsha is a teacher and role
PhD Candidate in Political Science
model. She will spend her Fellowship conducting
research on the experiences of disabled women
Lisa expects to complete her dissertation on political
seeking health care, continuing to represent people
participation and attitudes among people with spinal
with disabilities in debates about genetic testing and
cord injuries in 1997. Trained as an attorney at
prenatal diagnosis, and co-teaching Introduction to
Northeastern University, she specializes in labor and
Disability Studies and Disability and Society with
public law and American politics. Her interest in
Devva Kasnitz.
disability and political participation was sharpened
when her husband received a spinal cord injury. She is
Post-Doctoral Fellows: 1995-1996
committed to making her research relevant to the
disability rights movement looking closely at how a
Professor Harlan Hahn,
sense of personal efficacy can engender social action.
University of Southern California
Jerome L. Friedman,
Harlan received his Ph.D. in Political Science from
PhD Candidate in Special Education,
Harvard in 1964 and an MS in Rehabilitation
UCB and SFSU Joint Program
Counseling in 1984. He is the author or co-author of
three monographs and nearly one hundred journal
Jerry expects to complete his dissertation in 1997.
articles and book chapters. Harlan has a mobility
After 10 years as an audiologist and activist he
disability, the result of polio, and is a leader in the
returned to school to "expand our knowledge base to
disability rights movement.
include social and cultural issues relevant to rehabilita-
tion and independent living."
Harlan's Fellowship goal was to further the interna-
tional development of academic degree programs in
His experience working with diverse hearing impaired
Disability Studies. He states "The definition of disability
and deaf individuals has included study at Gallaudet
is changing and a new paradigm needs to be taught.
University, work and travel in the Middle East and
In my own work I am developing a comparative
Latin America, and the design and implementation of a
framework to study issues of discrimination including
program for people with HIV/AIDS related hearing
race, ethnicity sexual orientation, age, gender, and
loss. This evolved into his dissertation topic, The
disability." At Berkeley Harlan initiated a cross-disci-
Prevalence of Hearing Loss for People with HIV/AIDS.
plinary undergraduate course, An Introduction to
It is also Jerry's goal to infuse the profession of
Disability Studies. He also developed a manuscript on
audiology with his social and political perspective on
the future of academic Disability Studies.
rehabilitation.
Dr. Jim Mullins,
World Institute on Disability
Jim Mullins, who has a spinal cord injury with tendon
mobility impairment, was part of the Masters program
in Rehabilitation Counseling at San Francisco State
and received his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation from the
University of Arkansas, in 1995. Jim has worked with
ED ROBERTS FELLOWSHIPS IN DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
Page 8
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
School of Public Health
WID
UNIVE
IN COOPERATION WITH THE World Institute on Disability
THE
1868
Announces
ED ROBERTS
DOCTORAL AND
POST-DOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIPS
IN
DISABILITY
AND
REHABILITATION
RESEARCH
FOR THE 1997-1998 ACADEMIC YEAR
Applications and
Eligibility
alternative formats
Post-Doctoral Fellowships are open to people in all disciplines.
of this announcement
Doctoral Fellowships are open to people who are accepted
are available. Contact:
into, or already enrolled in, the Doctoral program at the
Devva Kasnitz, PhD
University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health.
World Institute on Disability
Applications will also be considered from UCB new or
510 16th Street, Suite 100
continuing Doctoral students in other programs who
Oakland, CA 94612-1500
demonstrate a commitment to Public Health in their training
Voice: 510-251-4348
and career goals.
Fax: 510-763-4109
TTY: 510-208-9493
Application Deadlines
email: [email protected]
Other UCB Fellowships
Dec. 16, 1996
UCB School of Public Health
Jan. 10, 1997
The Fellowship program supports the career
application deadlines for other doctoral programs vary
development and professional research of
promising leaders in the field of disability and
Ed Roberts Doctoral and
rehabilitation research.
Post-Doctoral Fellowships
April 1, 1997
Academic Year 1997-98
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
ED ROBERTS FELLOWSHIPS
sponsored by The University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health in cooperation with the World Institute on Disability
The Ed Roberts Fellowship Program
SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
These Fellowship are named after the late Ed Roberts,
a founder of the Independent Living Movement who
Activities at the School of Public
graduated from and taught at the University of Califor-
Health are centered around its five
nia at Berkeley and later founded the World Institute on
academic divisions - Biostatistics,
Disability.
Environmental Health Sciences,
Health and Medical Sciences,
The Fellowship program supports the career develop-
ment and professional research of promising leaders in
Health Policy and Administration,
the field of disability and rehabilitation research with
Public Health Biology and Epide-
an emphasis on personal, sociocultural, and environmental urban issues.
miology - and its cross-cutting
speciality areas Community
We define disability very broadly including mental illness, HIV/AIDS,
Health Education, Maternal and
dyslexia, substance addiction, organ transplants, etc. The program trains
Child Health, Public Health
individuals in qualitative, quantitative, and applied research methods and
Nutrition, Aging, International
approaches which substantively involve members of the study population.
Health, and Multicultural Health.
Through a combination of academic course work, collaborative and
All the school's programs are
independent research projects, community collaboration, and internships
grounded in an understanding of
and mentor relationships, Fellows will have the opportunity to develop new
the basic sciences and integrated
skills and knowledge in Disability Studies and Independent Living research.
through a focus on communities.
The Program is responsible for a graduate and an undergraduate course,
team taught by faculty and Fellows.
WORLD INSTITUTE
One of the unique features about the University of California, WID, and
the Berkeley community is the relationship between public health, plan-
ON DISABILITY
ning, architecture, and the disability community. Berkeley strives to make
Established in 1982 by
all generic community services accessible. Fellowships support research
Ed Roberts, Joan Leon, and Judy
on a range of public health and urban planing topics from political
Heumann, the World Institute on
strategies for shaping inclusionary policies, to organizing local communi-
Disability is a non-profit public
ties to increase their capacity to support independent living, to working
policy research and training
with such projects as the International Healthy Cities Foundation on
institute with offices in Oakland,
technical public health and rehabilitation questions.
California and Moscow, Russia
In particular, Fellowships promote research issues that target the needs of
dedicated to improving the quality
minorities with disabilities, women with disabilities, and urban popula-
of life for people with disabilities.
tions who are un- or under-served by the public health and rehabilitation
The World Institute on Disability is
systems, for example, people with significant mental health or develop-
divided into Divisions: Indepen-
mental disabilities, people disabled by gun violence, and deaf people.
dent Living and Disability Policy,
We encourage anyone concerned with any form of disability research
Personal Assistance Services,
to apply.
International, Technology Policy,
These fellowships are sponsored by the National Institute on Disability
AIDS and Disability, and
and Rehabilitation Research Grant # H133P50005
Dissemination.
Expanding areas of concern
For alternative formats of this announcement:
include: economic development,
Call 510-251-4348 or email devva @wid.org
children and youth, bio-ethics,
and academic Disability Studies.
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The Ed Roberts Doctoral Fellowship Program
Two 10-month Doctoral Fellowships are available for fall 1997. Fellows' activities will be tailored to fit their
individual needs and interests but will all include collaborative internships and course work.
Doctoral Fellowship Application Procedure:
ELIGIBILITY
Separate from the Ed Roberts Fellowship application, candi-
Doctoral Fellowships are open to
dates must comply with all application requirements of the
those accepted into, or already
University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, or
enrolled in, the Doctoral program at
other Doctoral program.
the University of California, Berkeley,
School of Public Health.
Please contact the University separately for an application
package for the Doctoral program of your choice. The School
Applications will also be considered
of Public Health can be reached at 510-643-0881. Their
from UCB new or continuing doctoral
admission requirements include: a GPA of 3.0 or greater;
students in other programs who can
demonstrate a commitment to Public
satisfactory Graduate Record Examination scores reported
during the last five years; academic references; and a com-
Health in their training and career
pleted application submitted in duplicate to the Graduate
goals through their past, current, and
planned coursework, research inter-
Division and School of Public Health.
ests, and in their choice of Public
Health faculty as advisors and
The Ed Roberts Doctoral Fellowship Application
doctoral committee members.
should include:
Women with disabilities, minorities
1) an academic Curriculum Vitae,
with disabilities, and members of
2) post-secondary transcripts,
under-served populations are particu-
larly encouraged to apply.
3) Graduate Record Examination Scores,
There is currently no renewal
4) two academic and one community letter of reference, and
available under this program.
5) a Letter of Application containing: name, mailing address,
SELECTION CRITERIA
daytime phone number, evening phone number, and
email and/or fax. In the body of the letter, please:
acceptance into a doctoral pro-
gram at the University of California,
a. List degrees earned with dates awarded,
Berkeley; preference to be given to
university, major, and any specializations.
students at the School of Public
b. Describe your current activities, employment,
Health or programs offered jointly
academic, volunteer, etc.
with Public Health;
C. State your long term career goals and how you
commitment to Public Health
see this fellowship contributing to your goals.
study, research, and practice;
d. Describe your experience and commitment to
quality of academic record and
Public Health. Include past, current, and planned
performance;
coursework, research, and practice.
letters of recommendation from
e. Describe your experience with disability, people
with disabilities, and any other diverse under-served
academic and community sources;
populations.
compatibility of applicant's inter-
f. Outline your tentative plans for research and
ests, career plans, and abilities with
study during the Fellowship period and the experience
the goals of the program; and willing-
you seek from the Fellowship opportunities.
ness to participant in all Fellowship
Team activities;
g. Include a timeline describing how you would
like to divide your time between coursework, inde-
experience with disability and
pendent research and writing, an internship at the
interest in urban under-served popu-
World Institute on Disability, teaching, mentor relation-
lations.
ships, and community activities.
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Questions
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
For specific questions about the Fellowship program call the
local residence;
School of Public Health, or the World Institute on Disability:
full time effort during the 10-
Len Duhl, MD
Devva Kasnitz, Ph.D.
month Fellowship;
School of Public Health
World Institute on Disability
a fall semester internship at the
Voice: 510-642-1715
Voice: 510-251-4348
World Institute on Disability
Fax: 510-643-6981
Fax: 510-763-4109
collaborating on ongoing research;
email:
TTY: 510-208-9493
mentorships with Independent
[email protected]
email: [email protected]
Living experts at Berkeley, at the
World Institute on Disability, and
in the local community;
Deadlines for School and Fellowship Applications
enrollment in the course
Applications for other
"Disability Research and Society;"
UCB Fellowships
December, 16, 1996
enrollment in Public Health
200, the Doctoral Seminar in the
Applications to UCB
School of Public Health or one of
School of Public Health:
Jan 10, 1997
the joint programs; and other
Please note: application deadlines for other Doctoral programs
Public Health courses as appropri-
vary. For applications contact 510-643-0881
ate to each Fellow;
Applications for all
participation in a monthly
Ed Roberts Fellowships
April 1, 1997
Disability Research Colloquium
and in a monthly Ed Roberts
Fellowship Team meeting; and
Address Fellowship Application to:
participation in teaching the
Dr. Len Duhl
undergraduate course "Introduc-
Ed Roberts Fellowships,
tion to Disability Studies."
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley
BENEFITS
Berkeley, CA 94720-7360
opportunity to take courses
These fellowships are sponsored by the National Institute
throughout the University of
on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Grant # H133P50005
California, Berkeley;
full tuition and fees at the
The Healthy Cities Approach
University of California, Berkeley;
student health insurance;
The Fellowship team take an "International Healthy Cities" ap-
proach to disability. Healthy Cities emphasizes the importance of
a 10 month, $12,000 stipend;
collaboration between community organizations and research
professional travel and re-
institutions. Working across disciplinary boundaries and grounded
search funding allotment;
in local communities, change takes place just as a result of human
funding for reasonable accom-
interaction. When different groups of people work together and
modations of disabilities beyond
think of themselves as a community, change takes place. The
that which the University can
Healthy City is not the city with the greatest amount of resources
usually provide;
reserved for the disabled and others judged as under-served,
vulnerable, or at risk. The Health City is the one that seamlessly
office facilities at the University
integrates people with all kinds of disabilities, and other minority
of California, Berkeley and the
populations, into all generic city services and activities.
World Institute on Disability;
possible summer internship at
For alternative formats of this announcement:
the World Institute on Disability at
Call 510-251-4348 or email devva @wid.org
the conclusion of the Fellowship.
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The Ed Roberts Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
One 10-month Doctoral Fellowships will be awarded for Fall 1997. The Fellow's activities will be tailored to fit
his/her individual needs and interests but will all include collaborative research and Disability Studies training.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Application Procedure:
ELIGIBILITY
The Ed Roberts Post-Doctoral Fellowship Application should
Post-Doctoral Fellowships are open to
include:
holders of Doctoral degrees or the
equivalent, in Public Health or other
1) an academic Curriculum Vitae;
fields, who desire to commit them-
2) post-secondary transcripts (optional);
selves to research on disability and
rehabilitation from an Independent
3) two academic and one community letter of reference;
Living perspective.
4) a Letter of Application containing: name, mailing address,
daytime phone number, evening phone number, and
SELECTION CRITERIA
email and/or fax.
quality of academic record as
In the body of the letter, please:
evidenced by success in undergradu-
ate and graduate studies, professional
a. List degrees earned with dates awarded,
practice, research, and publications;
university, major, and any specializations.
letters of recommendation from
b. Briefly describe your current activities, employ
academic and community sources;
ment, academic, volunteer, etc. and your most recent
research, if any.
compatibility of applicant's inter-
ests, career plans, and abilities with
C. Discuss your experience and commitment to
the goals of the program; and willing-
Public Health. Include past, current, and planned
ness to participant in all Fellowship
study, research, and practice.
Team activities;
d. Describe your experience with disabilities, and any
likelihood that the Fellowship will
other diverse under-served populations.
increase the candidate's potential
contribution to disability and rehabili-
e. Describe how you think your participation would
tation research from the Independent
benefit the overall Ed Roberts Fellowship program and
Living perspective;
the disability community.
experience with disability and
f. Outline the research plan you expect to implement as
interest in urban under-served popu-
a Fellow. In 10 pages or less, using the following
lations.
outline, please describe a project or idea you would
like to pursue.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
I. Statement of the Problem
local residence;
II. Research Question/Hypotheses
III. Methods (including sampling and procedures)
majority of effort on Fellowship
activities;
IV. Expected Outcomes
V. Research Timeline/Resources needed
research collaboration with the
VI. Expected Collaborators and involvement from the
World Institute on Disability;
University of California, Berkeley and World
consultation with mentors about
Institute on Disability.
disability, rehabilitation, and Indepen-
g. Include a timeline describing how you would
dent Living research;
like to divide your time between independent research
and writing, an internship at the World Institute on
Disability, teaching, mentor relationships, and
community activities.
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Questions
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
For specific questions about the Fellowship program call the
continued
School of Public Health, or the World Institute on Disability:
participation in a monthly
Len Duhl, MD
Devva Kasnitz, Ph.D.
Disability Research Colloquium
School of Public Health
World Institute on Disability
and in a monthly Ed Roberts
Voice: 510-642-1715
Voice: 510-251-4348
Fellowship Team meeting; and
Fax: 510-643-6981
Fax: 510-763-4109
participation in the spring term
email:
TTY: 510-208-9493
courses "Disability Research and
[email protected]
email: [email protected]
Society" (graduate), and "Intro-
duction to Disability Studies"
(undergraduate) and availability
for guest presentations in other
Deadline for Application
classes at Berkeley.
Ed Roberts
BENEFITS
Post-Doctoral Fellowships
April 1, 1997
the opportunity to participate
in courses and colloquia through-
out the University of California,
Address Fellowship Application to:
Berkeley;
Dr. Len Duhl
a 10 month, $25,000 stipend;
Ed Roberts Fellowships,
$2000 toward health
School of Public Health
insurance;
410 Warren Hall
University of California, Berkeley
$2000 towards professional
Berkeley, CA 94720-7360
travel and research expenses;
generous funding for reason-
These fellowships are sponsored by the National Institute
able accommodations of
on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Grant # H133P50005
disabilities;
office facilities at the University
The Healthy Cities Approach
of California, Berkeley and the
The Fellowship team take an "International Healthy Cities" ap-
World Institute on Disability.
proach to disability. Healthy Cities emphasizes the importance of
collaboration between community organizations and research
institutions. Working across disciplinary boundaries and grounded
in local communities, change takes place just as a result of human
interaction. When different groups of people work together and
think of themselves as a community, change takes place. The
Healthy City is not the city with the greatest amount of resources
reserved for the disabled and others judged as under-served,
vulnerable, or at risk. The Health City is the one that seamlessly
integrates people with all kinds of disabilities, and other minority
populations, into all generic city services and activities.
For alternative formats of this announcement:
Call 510-251-4348 or email devva @wid.org
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FACULTY INTERESTS AND RESEARCH
School of Public Health and the Department of City and Regional Planning:
Joan R. Bloom, Ph.D. Medical care organization; program planning and evaluation of community health
programs; health care organizations and environments, health services research.
Ralph A. Catalano, Ph.D. Political economy of health; regional planning, health effects of
economic uncertainty.
Fred Collignon, Ph.D. Employment and vocational rehabilitation, long term care and independent living,
public policy and financing, program planning and evaluation.
Leonard Duhl, M.D. Health planning, international health, social policy and social change.
Sylvia Guendelman, Ph.D. Social and cross-cultural issues, international health of mothers and children
quantitative methods and economics, accidents and access to care.
James Robinson, Ph.D. Health economics, occupational and environmental health policy; organization and
economics of health care system.
Thomas G. Rundall, Ph.D. Sociology of health and illness; health care organization; organizational theory
and behavior, health status and use of services.
Zak Sabry, Ph.D. International nutrition, nutrition policy and planning.
Helen Schauffler, Ph.D. Health politics; health and medical care policy; disease prevention policy.
Richard M. Scheffler, Ph.D. Health economics; health insurance and finance; health policy.
World Institute on Disability subject experts and researchers:
Simi Litvak, Ph.D. quantitative research methods, personal assistance program services, new models, and
funding options for personal assistance services, health care and access for people with disabilities, social
security reform and economic development.
Marsha Saxton, Ph.D. bio-ethics, women and disability, genetic testing, health care service delivery,
advocacy
Devva Kasnitz, Ph.D. ethnography, medical anthropology, ethnic minorities, Personal Assistance Services in
the workplace and new models, leadership and peer support for people with disabilities.
Mary Ellen Fortini, Ph.D. social psychology, qualitative and quantitative methods, cross-age, cross-disability
and cross-cultural aspects of personal assistance services, women, and PAS in the workplace.
Suzanne Reier: MPH international development, public health and family planning, training and development
for organizations, international programs for people with disabilities.
InfoUse
Susan Stoddard, Ph.D. Rehabilitation services and independent living centers, evaluation and survey re-
search, multi-media and technology applications for people with disabilities, urban planning, and program
management.
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CURRENT AND PAST FELLOWS
Post-Doctoral Fellow: 1996-1997
inner-city youth and with the Cherokee nation in
Oklahoma, where he established a mentoring program
Dr. Marsha Saxton,
between elders and youth with disabilities. During his
The Project on Women and Disability
Fellowship year Jim worked with WID on research on
Marsha comes to the Fellowship after receiving her
"New Models" of personal assistance services for
PhD in Feminist Bio-ethics from the Union Institute. She
American Indians and other ethnic and racial minori-
is a well known author, activist, and the founder of the
ties and assisted Harlan teaching Introduction to
Massachusetts Project on Women and Disability.
Disability Studies.
She sits on the ethics committee of the Human
Doctoral Fellows: 1996-1997
Genome Project.
Lisa Schur,
Disabled by Spina-Bifida, Marsha is a teacher and role
PhD Candidate in Political Science
model. She will spend her Fellowship conducting
research on the experiences of disabled women
Lisa expects to complete her dissertation on political
seeking health care, continuing to represent people
participation and attitudes among people with spinal
with disabilities in debates about genetic testing and
cord injuries in 1997. Trained as an attorney at
prenatal diagnosis, and co-teaching Introduction to
Northeastern University, she specializes in labor and
Disability Studies and Disability and Society with
public law and American politics. Her interest in
Devva Kasnitz.
disability and political participation was sharpened
when her husband received a spinal cord injury. She is
Post-Doctoral Fellows: 1995-1996
committed to making her research relevant to the
disability rights movement looking closely at how a
Professor Harlan Hahn,
sense of personal efficacy can engender social action.
University of Southern California
Jerome L. Friedman,
Harlan received his Ph.D. in Political Science from
PhD Candidate in Special Education,
Harvard in 1964 and an MS in Rehabilitation
UCB and SFSU Joint Program
Counseling in 1984. He is the author or co-author of
three monographs and nearly one hundred journal
Jerry expects to complete his dissertation in 1997.
articles and book chapters. Harlan has a mobility
After 10 years as an audiologist and activist he
disability, the result of polio, and is a leader in the
returned to school to "expand our knowledge base to
disability rights movement.
include social and cultural issues relevant to rehabilita-
tion and independent living."
Harlan's Fellowship goal was to further the interna-
tional development of academic degree programs in
His experience working with diverse hearing impaired
Disability Studies. He states "The definition of disability
and deaf individuals has included study at Gallaudet
is changing and a new paradigm needs to be taught.
University, work and travel in the Middle East and
In my own work I am developing a comparative
Latin America, and the design and implementation of a
framework to study issues of discrimination including
program for people with HIV/AIDS related hearing
race, ethnicity sexual orientation, age, gender, and
loss. This evolved into his dissertation topic, The
disability." At Berkeley Harlan initiated a cross-disci-
Prevalence of Hearing Loss for People with HIV/AIDS.
plinary undergraduate course, An Introduction to
It is also Jerry's goal to infuse the profession of
Disability Studies. He also developed a manuscript on
audiology with his social and political perspective on
the future of academic Disability Studies.
rehabilitation.
Dr. Jim Mullins,
World Institute on Disability
Jim Mullins, who has a spinal cord injury with tendon
mobility impairment, was part of the Masters program
in Rehabilitation Counseling at San Francisco State
and received his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation from the
University of Arkansas, in 1995. Jim has worked with
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