UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute

UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute The Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) is a federally designated University Center of Excellence for Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service.

The mission of the Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) is to lead the world in transforming the lives of all individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs, their families and the community through outreach, engagement, premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care. MMI -- provides extraordinary interdisciplinary, family-centered services for persons with disabilities and complex health care needs across the lifespan.

-- trains individuals in the medical and therapeutic management of individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs through interprofessional educational experiences, outreach training and onsite technical assistance.

-- conducts basic, translational and clinical research with the goal to transform the diagnosis, care and treatment of individuals with all types of disabilities and complex health care needs.

-- works within the community to promote inclusion and to enable individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs to live happy and productive lives.

-- serves as the premier source of disability-related information to scientists, care providers, clinicians, families and community leaders across the region, the nation and the world.

-- improves the educational, health and community practices that impact children and families who are at risk for adverse developmental outcomes through program evaluation, training, and community outreach.

-- advocates at the local, state, federal and international level to promote best practices, policies and/or laws on behalf of individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs and their families.

🐧❄ Penguin Palooza is back! Join us next month on February 10th for crafts, games and lots of fun to help beat the wint...
01/16/2026

🐧❄ Penguin Palooza is back! Join us next month on February 10th for crafts, games and lots of fun to help beat the winter blues! The event is free and everyone is welcome to attend.

🐧Tuesday, February 10, 2026
3:00-5:00pm
The Munroe-Meyer Institute, 1st Floor Lobby
6902 Pine Street, Omaha

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Brandy Clarke on receiving a demonstration grant from the Nebraska Department of Ed...
01/08/2026

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Brandy Clarke on receiving a demonstration grant from the Nebraska Department of Education! The grant is a collaboration with the Nebraska Department of Education with Dr. Amber Harstock (NE Dept of Ed) as the Project Director and Brandy Clarke as the Project Co-Director. Brandy is a Professor and the Director of the Psychology Department

Title: Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant

Description: The goals are: (1) to expand the number of certified and licensed school psychologists training in comprehensive school mental health programming in rural and urban high-need local education agencies; and (2) improve the infrastructure of high-need local education agencies to build comprehensive programming. They will achieve these goals by attracting school psychology trainees to internship and fellowship training programs with placement sites in high-need schools and provide professional development for educators to increase capacity for supporting student wellbeing.

Collaborators: Training Coordinator, Dr. Erika Franta (MMI Psychology); Rural Training Coordinator, Dr. Katie Carrizales (ESU #13)

Training Partners: Nebraska Department of Education, Psychology Department, Munroe-Meyer Institute, Educational Service Unit 13, Omaha Public Schools/ Douglas County Youth Center

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Erika Franta on receiving a School-Based Mental Health Services Grant from the Depa...
01/07/2026

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Erika Franta on receiving a School-Based Mental Health Services Grant from the Department of Education!

The grant is a collaboration with the Nebraska Department of Education with Amber Harstock (NE Dept of Ed) as the Project Director and Erika Franta as the MMI Project Director. Erika is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department.

Title: Nebraska's Expanded School-Based Mental Health Services Program

Description: The goals are: (1) Increase the number of credentialed school psychologists servicing students in local education agencies with demonstrated needs participating in the project through recruitment and retention efforts with partnership educational service units and (2) Increase the number of credentialed school psychologists serving students in local education agencies with demonstrated needs participating in the project through respecialization efforts with partnership with UNL School Psychology Program.

Collaborators: Training Coordinator, Dr. Kaitlyn Young (MMI Psychology); Faculty Trainer, Dr. Mindy Chadwell (MMI Psychology); Faculty Trainer, Dr. Madeline Wadington (MMI Psychology); Project Manager, Shelbie Johnson (MMI Psychology).

Project Partners: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School Psychology Program; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Public Policy Center; Educational Service Units 11, 13, and 16

Supporting someone with disabilities or working in the disability community? Learn how to navigate your Medicaid MCO ben...
01/05/2026

Supporting someone with disabilities or working in the disability community? Learn how to navigate your Medicaid MCO benefits with confidence.

📅Thursday, January 29, 2026
6:30-8:00pm CST

🔗 Save your spot!
https://go.unmc.edu/mco26

Empower yourself with knowledge and get ready for a smoother year ahead.

Questions? Contact: chcampbell@unmc.edu

December 2025, MMI Monthly edition 📰 https://conta.cc/3Y1Z9SWPublished once a month, this newsletter features Munroe-Mey...
12/31/2025

December 2025, MMI Monthly edition 📰
https://conta.cc/3Y1Z9SW

Published once a month, this newsletter features Munroe-Meyer Institute stories that may be of interest to people with disabilities and the wider intellectual and developmental disability community. Each issue highlights MMI initiatives and accomplishments, as well as links to upcoming events and articles from other sources.

📣Registration is open for the Advocacy, Leadership, & Lived Experience (ALL) Training!Join other Nebraska family caregiv...
12/12/2025

📣Registration is open for the Advocacy, Leadership, & Lived Experience (ALL) Training!

Join other Nebraska family caregivers in this exceptional opportunity to utilize your personal experience, and gain necessary skills and knowledge to improve programs and activities in the state for individuals with disabilities and their families.

• Meet other family leaders who want to be engaged in policy and leadership activities.
• Learn about state and national programs and policy that impact children with disabilities.
• Receive mentorship and support.
• Understand how policy impacts your family.

📣Register today! Applications close on January 30, 2026.

📍Register online: go.unmc.edu/all2026

For more information, contact:
Jennifer Hansen | jenniferl.hansen@unmc.edu

Wishing you all a very warm and safe holiday season! Art by Isaiah Jones.
12/12/2025

Wishing you all a very warm and safe holiday season!

Art by Isaiah Jones.

We recently learned of a technical issue with our application platform that may have affected Postdoctoral Fellowship su...
12/09/2025

We recently learned of a technical issue with our application platform that may have affected Postdoctoral Fellowship submissions to the Integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (iCASD).

If you had trouble submitting your application or received an automated rejection message, please reach out to Dr. Sarah Connolly (sconnolly@unmc.edu).

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and any added stress, and we are here to help ensure your application is received.

To learn more about our programs, visit:
go.unmc.edu/2ir9

MMI's Integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (iCASD) offers diagnostic and treatment services for children with...
12/02/2025

MMI's Integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (iCASD) offers diagnostic and treatment services for children with autism. The Postdoctoral Fellowship offers several different track options within iCASD.

To apply to one of the iCASD fellowships, please scan any of the QR codes on the provided flyer, or use one of the links below.

Autism Diagnostic Clinic:
https://go.unmc.edu/icasd_fellow_adc

Autism Care for Toddlers Clinic:
https://go.unmc.edu/icasd_fellow_act

BRIDGE:
https://go.unmc.edu/icasd_fellow_bridge

Early Intervention:
https://go.unmc.edu/icasd_fellow_ei

Clinical Research:
https://go.unmc.edu/icasd_fellow_clinicalresearch

It’s Giving Tuesday and We Need You!Make your Giving Tuesday gift to the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebra...
12/02/2025

It’s Giving Tuesday and We Need You!

Make your Giving Tuesday gift to the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine today!

When you make a gift to the Give With Your ❤️ campaign, we’ll send you an exclusive pair of UNMC and Nebraska Medicine socks to show our appreciation! You can make your gift to support a specific college, cancer research, patients and their families, Munroe-Meyer Institute or professional development — the choice is yours.

Make your Giving Tuesday gift today and earn a pair of socks made just for this campaign! But hurry, the campaign closes at midnight.

Thank you for all you do for UNMC and Nebraska Medicine. We sure do ❤️ you!

📍https://go.unmc.edu/mmi_givingtuesday

The MMI iCASD postdoctoral fellowship offers three different track options through iCASD's Autism Diagnostic Clinic (ADC...
12/01/2025

The MMI iCASD postdoctoral fellowship offers three different track options through iCASD's Autism Diagnostic Clinic (ADC) and several ABA clinics. To learn more about the track option and meet with iCASD Fellowship faculty, RSVP to our upcoming virtual open house!

📅December 5, 2025
🕓4:00-5:00 PM CST

RSVP's can be sent to:
sconnolly@unmc.edu

If you would like to apply to one of the iCASD fellowships, scan the QR code or visit:
https://www.unmc.edu/mmi/education/higher-ed/resident-fellow/iaba.html

🚨Tomorrow night is our December free webinar! This month we'll be discussing Medicaid and understanding disability cove...
12/01/2025

🚨Tomorrow night is our December free webinar! This month we'll be discussing Medicaid and understanding disability coverage.

This session is perfect for parents, caregivers, individuals with disabilities, and professionals in the disability community who want to feel confident navigating Medicaid.

📍 Register here: go.unmc.edu/medicaid101

📅 Tuesday, December 2, 2025
🕒 6:30-7:30 PM CST
Questions? Email: chcampbell@unmc.edu

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The Munroe-Meyer Institute’s mission is to be world leaders in transforming the lives of all individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs, their families and the community through outreach, engagement, premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care. What we do: MMI provides extraordinary interdisciplinary, family-centered services for persons with disabilities and complex health care needs across the lifespan. MMI trains individuals in the medical and therapeutic management of individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs through interprofessional educational experiences, outreach training and onsite technical assistance. MMI conducts basic, translational and clinical research with the goal to transform the diagnosis, care and treatment of individuals with all types of disabilities and complex health care needs MMI works within the community to promote inclusion and to enable individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs to live happy and productive lives. MMI serves as the premier source of disability-related information to scientists, care providers, clinicians, families and community leaders across the region, the nation and the world. MMI improves the educational, health and community practices that impact children and families who are at risk for adverse developmental outcomes through program evaluation, training, and community outreach. MMI advocates at the local, state, federal and international level to promote best practices, policies and/or laws on behalf of individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs and their families.