Josephine
Sullivan,
Bachelors
Founder and CEO
Christina Sullivan Foundation
Josephine Sullivan advocates for individuals with differing abilities and their families. She is the founder and CEO of the Christina Sullivan Foundation. She was appointed Co-Chair of the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities' Sub-Committee for Adaptive Sports and Recreation. Josephine serves as a Committee Member of the University of Texas Medical Branch President's Initiative for Community Engagement and Interprofessional Education. Additionally, she participates in the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities’ Collaborative Care Project at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry. She is also an active Committee Member of USTA Adaptive and Wheelchair Tennis.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
This session will discuss the value and outcomes of embedding interprofessional education and practice core competencies in the Christina Sullivan Foundation’s curriculum for adaptive sports for people with disabilities. Specifically, the speakers will share observations from UTMB student IPE team collaborations supporting people with disabilities and their families and caretakers, detail the rationale for IPEP integration and advocacy within the community, and present insights from the long-term data collection journey in IPEP activities.
Building and sustaining community partnerships…