Concurrent Session A

Moderator: TBD

Growing Connections and Empowering Inclusion: Evaluating the Unified Champion Schools (UCS) Program

Voices of Students, Staff, and Parents in Unified Champion Schools: Evaluating School-based Special Olympics Programs with Focus Group Data
Brian Abery, PhD, University of Minnesota-Institute on Community Integration
Emily Unholz-Bowden, PhD, University of Minnesota
Matthew Roberts, MS, University of Minnesota
James Houseworth, PhD, University of Minnesota

Unifying Schools, Empowering Students: Early Discoveries from a Multi-State Longitudinal Evaluation of the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Program
Emily Unholz-Bowden, PhD, University of Minnesota
Matthew Roberts, MS, University of Minnesota
Alec Nyce, MS, University of Minnesota
Brian Abery, PhD, University of Minnesota-Institute on Community Integration

Intentionally Inclusive Spaces Provided by Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Help Youth Develop a Positive Self-Concept
Jeff V. Ramdass, University of Massachusetts Boston
Jason Rodriquez, University of Massachusetts Boston
Anmol Gupta, Standford University
Nathan Barrett, University of Massachusetts Boston
Vivian Greenberg, University of Massachusetts Boston
Julia Klimberg, University of Massachusetts Boston
Gary N. Siperstein, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston