International Consortium

The National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities is supporting the International Consortium of Research on Parents & Parenting with Disabilities.

This group is composed of leading international researchers on parenting with diverse disabilities. The International Consortium will support Parenting Center research through a cross-cultural exchange of ideas and best practices. The group will also provide annual webinars on critical topics related to disability and parenting to the global stakeholder community. Please stay tuned for updates about this innovative initiative.

Thank you to the members of the International Consortium of Research on Parents & Parenting with Disabilities, including:

Dr. Karin van Doesum, Radboud University Nijmegen (the Netherlands)

Dr. Margaret Spencer, The University of Sydney (Australia)

Dr. Carmit-Noa Shpigelman, The University of Haifa (Israel)

Dr. Nomfundo Moroe, University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)

Dr. Gwynnyth Llewellyn, The University of Sydney (Australia)

Dr. Helen Leonard, Perth Children's Hospital (Australia)

Dr. Gabrielle Hindmarsh, The University of Sydney (Australia)

Dr. Maurice Feldman, Brock University (Canada)

Dr. Susan Collings, The University of Sydney (Australia)

Dr. Marjorie Aunos (Canada)

Jimena Luna Benavides, Catholic University of Chile (Chile)

Dr. S.R. (Sander) Hilberink, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (the Netherlands)

Dr. Emiko Tanaka, Tokyo Kasei University (Japan)

Dr. Kinuko Sugiura, Seinan Jo Gakuin University (Japan)