University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) delivers evidence-based clinical services, statewide community programs, interdisciplinary education and training, and state-of-the-art research for Iowans with disabilities.
For patients
For the community
For trainees
For researchers
Karen Hammar
Karen Hammar, MHA, MOT, OTR/L, is Director, Clinical Services, Center for Disabilities and Development, and MHA Faculty for Iowa LEND, the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program.
Caitlin Owens
Caitlin Owens, MSW, is Director of Iowa's UCEDD, the state's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. She is Core Faculty for Social Work for Iowa LEND, and adjunct faculty at the University of Iowa School of Social Work.
Dianne McBrien
Dianne McBrien, MD, is Medical Director at the Center for Disabilities and Development. She is Director of Iowa LEND, the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program.
Lane Strathearn
Lane Strathearn, MBBS, PhD, is Physician Director at the Center for Disabilities and Development. He is co-Director of the Hawk-IDDRC, Iowa's Hawkeye Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center.