Join us for the 9th Annual New Jersey Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (NJLEND) Maternal & Child Health Leadership Symposium, a program of The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development. This symposium will celebrate the accomplishments of the 2024-2025 class of NJLEND Fellows and feature a keynote presentation by William Kernan, EdD, MPA, MS, MCHES professor, from the Rutgers School of Nursing and School of Public Health. The NJLEND Fellows will present their Leadership Projects during a poster session at the beginning of the symposium. The Poster Gallery Walk and Networking Session will begin at 9:00 AM.
Rethinking Health Communication in Contemporary Society
William D. Kernan, EdD, MPA, MS, MCHES
Professor, Division of Advanced Nursing Practice, Rutgers School of Nursing
Professor, Urban-Global Public Health, Rutgers School of Public Health
NJLEND is New Jersey's Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities program and is a component of The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development, a division of the Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. NJLEND provides graduate-level interdisciplinary leadership training to prepare the next generation of health leaders, family members, and advocates to address the needs of children and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), related developmental disabilities, and other maternal and child health populations. NJLEND Fellows and faculty represent disciplines across Rutgers and Rutgers Health and include family and advocacy to bring the perspective of lived experience. NJLEND also provides technical assistance and continuing education to families and Maternal and Child Health professionals, including this Symposium.