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Associate Professor
University of Illinois-Chicago
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Dr. Berg is an associate professor in the Department of Disability & Human Development and the Training Director for the Illinois LEND Program at University of Illinois-Chicago. (UIC). Dr. Berg received both her A.M. (M.S.W. equivalent) and Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration. Using rigorous methods that are conceptually grounded in the social model of disability, Dr. Berg’s scholarship develops evidence to improve the health and independent living outcomes of youth with ASD and other development disabilities. She is currently Co-PI of a 7 million dollar PCORI funded project to develop and test the efficacy of an integrated behavioral health care coordination model on the health, wellbeing and transition readiness of youth with disabilities. As a self-identified individual with a disability, Dr. Berg is committed to collaborating with the disability community to translate research into meaningful change.
