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CIDE Faculty and Staff

Faculty Profile

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Julia Beems MA

Research Senior Instructor Emergency Preparedness Program Coordinator
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Becky Breaux PhD, OTR/L, ATP

Research Senior Instructor Assistive Technology Specialist, Clinician, Occupational Therapist
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Elizabeth Coughanour MS

Business Services Professional Instructional Design and Communications
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Leslie Emery BS

Business Services Professional Project Manager, Bioengineering
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Aleaza Goldberg MA, CCC-SLP/L

Research Senior Instructor Clinician, Speech-Language Pathologist
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Victoria Haggett MS

Senior Professional Research Assistant
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Morris Huang PhD

Assistant Research Professor Mechanical Engineer
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Marianne Johansen MS

Administrative Coordinator Executive Assistant to Dr. Bodine
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Kimberly Koole BA

Business Services Professional Assistive Technology Clinic Coordinator
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Christa LeGray MS, CCC-SLP

Research Instructor Early Intervention Program Coordinator
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Brenda Ortega BA

Admin Assistant III SWAAAC Loan Library Administrator
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Christina Perkins MA CCC-SLP

Research Senior Instructor Speech-Language Pathologist & Assistive Technology Specialist
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James Sandstrum MA SLP

Research Senior Instructor Industry Services Coordinator
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Claire Simpson MSOT

Research Instructor Occupational Therapist
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Cathy Bodine PhD CCC-SLP

Director Professor - CCI Endowed Professorship
Cathy Bodine, PhD, Professor, Department of Bioengineering, with secondary appointments in the Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Orthopedics and Pediatrics, CU School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus and University of Colorado, Denver. She holds the Colorado Construction Industry Endowed Professorship and the Coleman-Turner Endowed Chair in Cognitive Disability, and is the Executive Director of the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Technologies, She directs the Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering (CIDE) with a focus on assistive, medical, and accessible mainstream technologies; interdisciplinary research and translational applications and design innovations. She is Director, Innovation Ecosystem, Colorado Clinical Translational Sciences Institute, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus and is developing transdisciplinary educational programs in the Department of Bioengineering focused on inclusive technology, disability and aging.
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Maureen Melonis BS, MNS, CCC-SLP

Associate Director Research Senior Instructor
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Kathleen Chaten LL.M, J.D

Working Pera Retiree - Staff Older Adult Research Specialist (OARS)
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Michelle Jaramillo BA

Business Services Principal Professional Finance and Human Resources Administrator
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Blanca Reyna

Admin Assistant III Clinic Receptionist
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Jessica Green BS Bioengineerinig

Research Services Entry Professional Smart Home Project Lead
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Jayne Manush MS, OTR/L, ATP

Research Instructor Clinician, Occupational Therapist
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Lena Hagedorn MA CCC-SLP

Research Instructor AAC Specialist

Additional CIDE Resources

Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering (CIDE)

CU Denver

The Hub, Bioengineering

1224 5th Street

Suite 130

Denver, CO 80204


303-315-1280

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