2026-2027 UWYO New Catalog
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND)
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147 Health Sciences Building, (307) 766-2761
Phone: (307) 766‑2763
Web site: www.uwyo.edu/wind
Executive Director: Michelle Jarman, Ph.D.
About
The Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) is an academic unit in the College of Health Sciences and part of a national network of University Centers of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UCEDD). These centers provide a broad array of interdisciplinary academic, clinical, and research experiences of people with disabilities-particularly developmental disabilities. A wide variety of disciplines contribute to the study of disabilities.
WIND offers a Disability Studies Minor which investigates broad questions about the nature, meanings, and consequences of disability from interrelated social, historical, cultural, and political perspectives. The undergraduate minor in disability studies examines disability issues from multiple lenses, and draws specifically from social sciences, humanities, and health sciences.
Disability studies has an ethical commitment to place the interests and voices of people with disabilities at the center of our curricula and training activities. The minor balances theoretical exploration with practical application, and provides students with a vibrant understanding of disability history, cultural representation, policy concerns, and current debates. Ultimately, students in the minor will work closely with people with disabilities, and gain the skills and perspectives to participate in unique disability research and advocacy.
Mission
The Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) assists and supports individuals with developmental and other disabilities, their families, and their networks by promoting full community inclusion, independence, cultural competence and social participation.
Our work is guided by values of service, dignity, collaboration, and innovation.
Over the next five years (2022-2027), WIND will strive to improve outcomes for individuals in the areas of health and wellness, education, early intervention, employment and assistive technology.
Minor:
Disability Studies Minor
Professor, Executive Director:
MICHELLE JARMAN, B.A. University of California at Berkeley 1989; M.A. Northern Michigan University 2000; Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago 2006; Professor of Disability Studies, 2023, 2014, 2007.
Associate UCEDD Directors:
ERIC J. MOODY, B.S. Pacific Lutheran University 1998; M.A. University of Denver 2004; Ph.D. 2007; Postdoc University of Colorado School of Medicine 2011; Research Professor, Director of Research and Evaluation 2018.
CANYON HARDESTY, B.S. University of Wyoming 2004; M.S. 2007; M.S. Creighton University 2011; Senior Lecturer, 2024, 2018, 2013; Director of Community Education and Training.
Associate Lecturer:
TERRI WOFFORD, B.S. University of Central Florida 1994; M.S. East Tennessee State University 1998; Associate Lecturer 2020.
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