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Angela West

Angela West, MS*

Disability Engagement Specialist

Bio: 

Angela is from Chesapeake, Virginia. She enjoys spending time with her partner, David. In her free time, she teaches children, writes, and runs a non-profit that serves the women in the local community.

Professional Experience:

  • May 2023 - Present | Disability Engagement Specialist, Partnership for People with Disabilities, Richmond, VA
  • March 2015 – May 2023 | Multicultural Specialist, Partnership for People with Disabilities, Richmond, VA
  • June – August 2014 | Intern, U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Disability Office, Washington D.C.
  • October 2007 – August 2012 | Staff Assistant, Young Life, Chesapeake, VA

Partnership Projects:

  • SALTTR
  • Longitudinally Measuring Outcomes
  • Research to address IDD Health Access
  • TIDE

Expertise:

  • Self-advocacy
  • health advocacy
  • including people with disabilities in research

Education:

  • Master of Science, Rehabilitation Counseling,
    Virginia Commonwealth University,
    Richmond, VA., December 2014
  • Bachelor of Science, Recreational Therapy,
    Old Dominion University,
    Norfolk, VA., 2006

Research Interests:

  • Self-advocacy
  • including people with IDD on research teams

Accomplishments:

  • Co-facilitated with many self-advocates to create educational opportunities for medical professionals around the concept of improving the quality of health care for people with disabilities.
  • Assisting in leadership opportunities that strengthen relationships with other organizations to establish and maintain positive relationships with self-advocates.

Publications:

  • Broda, M. D., Bogenschutz, M., Dinora, P., Prohn, S., Lineberry, S., & West., A. (In Press). Understanding COVID-19 infection among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities using machine learning. Disability and Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101607
  • Lineberry, S., Bogenschutz, M., Broda, M., Dinora, P., Prohn, S., & West, A. (2023). Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Behavioral Support Needs in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Community mental health journal, 59(6), 1119–1128. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-023-01091-4
  • Broda, M., Bogenschutz, M. D., Lineberry, S., Dinora, P., Prohn, S.M., & West, A. (2023). Comparing employment, employment services, and employment goals in propensity-matched samples of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with and without autism. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 58(3), 307-316.
  • Dinora, P., Prohn, S.M., Broda, M., Bogenschutz, M. D., Lineberry, S., & West, A. (2023). An examination of support needs, supports, and outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 61 (1), 65-78.
  • Bogenschutz, M., Dinora, P., Lineberry, S., Prohn, S., Broda, M., & West, A. (2022). Promising practices in the frontiers of quality outcomes measurement for intellectual and developmental disability services. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences: Disability, Rehabilitation, and Inclusion, e871178. http://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2022.871178.r
  • West, A. (2023). Two Cultures, One Challenge. Institute on Community Integration. Retrieved 2023, from https://publications.ici.umn.edu/impact/35-3/two-cultures-one-challenge
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