Lab Highlights
Manuscripts
Preschool and Me: Educational-Clinical Linkage to Improve Health Equity for Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities from Historically Marginalized Communities.
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Presentations
Improving Adoption of an Educational-Medical Linkage to Increase Access to School-Based Services for Preschoolers with Developmental Delays and Disabilities
Aishwarya Tallikar, BS; Mariam Hassan, BS; Kayla Hieras, BS; Adil Lokhandwala, Lynn Idriss,
Giovanna Savastano, MS; Karis Gorak, BS; Tina Schuh, MPH; Reshma Shah, MD, MPH.
Educational-Clinical Linkage to Improve Health Equity for Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities
Reshma Shah MD, MPH; Tina Schuh, MPH; Kruti Acharya, MD; Sarai Coba-Rodriguez, PhD; Emily Pela, MA; Raphael Kinney, MAS; Michael Berbaum, PhD; Kathleen Diviak, PhD,
Molly Martin, MD, MAPP.
Missed Early Supports: Delays and Inequities in Access to Early Childhood Education Services.
Shah, R., Schuh, T., Pugach, O., Nguyen, H., Kinney, R., Coba-Rodriguez, S., Martin, M., Diviak K.
Multi-Level Impacts of Sleep Disturbances in Preschoolers with Developmental Delays and Disabilities.
Ghalyoun, H., Terlap, E., Adavadkar, P., Youssef, N., Skolnik, C., Diviak, K., Kinney, R., Bauer, S., Schwartz, A., Schuh, T., Shah, R.
Initiating ECSE Access: Predictors and Timeliness of IEP Evaluation Requests Among Preschool-Aged Children.
Lewis, C., Kinney, R., Pugach, O., Nguyen, H, M., Schuh, T., Diviak, K., Shah, R.
Capstones
Improving adoption of an educational-medical linkage to increase access to school-based services for preschoolers with developmental delays and disabilities.
Natalia Matula.
Training Students as Navigators for a Community-Clinical Linkage Model to Improve Access to School-Based Therapies
Karis Gorak, MS, MA; Tina Schuh, MPH; Carolina Jimenez, BS; Denise Carreto-Muñoz, Natalia Matula, BS; Ryan Borum, BA; Reshma Shah MD, MPH.
Assessing Determinants of Access to Clinic-and School-Based Supports for Preschool-Aged Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities
Karis Gorak, MS; Resha Shah, MD, MPH; Alan Schwartz, PhD.
Fidelity Outcomes of Patient Navigator Model: Preschool and Me Program.
Torres, S., Gorak, K., Schuh, T., Shah, R.
Service Gaps in Federally Mandated Early Childhood Special Education.
Shah, R., Cotto, C., Kinney, R., Pugach, O., Nguyen, H, M., Schuh, T., Diviak, K.
Sleep as a Health Equity Issue: Sleep Challenges Among Preschool Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities.
Ghalyoun, H., Terlap, E., Adavadkar, P., Youssef, N., Skolnik, C., Diviak, K., Kinney, R., Bauer, S., Schwartz, A., Schuh, T., Shah, R.
The Waiting Game: How State Policies Influence IEP Timeline and Access to Services.
Diya Patel.
Assessing Determinants of Access to Clinic- and School-Based Supports for Preschool-Aged Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities.
Denise Carreto-Muñoz
Examining Barriers to Individual Education Plans
Jena Kuli.
Family Satisfaction with Patient Navigators in the Preschool and Me Program
Lynn Idriss.
March 2026
Tim Ahn, a patient navigator, was recently awarded the Mark A. Wyatt Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded each Spring to an outstanding Honors College junior majoring in Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, or Neuroscience and planning to go to medical school. This award is based on academic excellence, research, and leadership.
Samantha Torres, a patient navigator and research assistant, was accepted to the Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP). Throughout the summer, Samantha will engage in structured training in research design, development, and professional preparation, equipping her with the skills and confidence needed to excel in competitive graduate programs. She will also present her research twice during the program, allowing her to gain valuable experience communicating her work to academic audiences.
April 2026
Jena Kuli, a patient navigator, presented her Honor’s College Capstone presentation at the UIC Undergraduate Research Symposium. Her research looked at barriers Preschool and Me families face to accessing IEPs.
Lynn Idriss, a patient navigator, presented her Honor’s College Capstone presentation at the UIC Undergraduate Research Symposium. Her research looked at family satisfaction with their Preschool and Me patient navigator.