Kara B. Ayers, PhD
- Associate Director, UCEDD, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
- Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
About
PhD: Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2011.
MS: Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2007.
BS: Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 2003.
Interests
Parenting with disabilities; youth with disabilities/chronic illness and transitions into adulthood
Interests
Co-founder of Disabled Parenting Project, research initiative studying the experiences of parents with disabilities
Research Areas
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Publications
No body is expendable: Medical rationing and disability justice during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Psychologist. 2021; 76:451-461.
Experiences of Breastfeeding among Disabled Women. Women's Health Issues. 2021; 31:82-89.
Raising awareness of disabled lives and health care rationing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 2020; 12:S210-S211.
Fostering disability advocates: A framework for training future leaders through interprofessional education. Psychological Services. 2020.
Recommendations to improve the patient experience and avoid bias when prenatal screening/testing. Disability and Health Journal. 2022.
Ever-changing but always constant: "Waves " of disability discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Disability and Health Journal. 2022; 15.
The evolution of disability language: Choosing terms to describe disability. Disability and Health Journal. 2022; 15.
COVID-19 vaccine website accessibility dashboard. Disability and Health Journal. 2022; 15.
A standard set of outcome measures for the comprehensive assessment of osteogenesis imperfecta. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2021; 16.
Evaluation of a Pilot Healthy Eating and Exercise Program for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities. 2021; 5:413-430.
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