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Tara M. Lutz, Ph.D., M.P.H., MCHESAssistant Professor
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Education
Awards
| Degree | Institution | Major |
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| A.B. | College of the Holy Cross | Biology |
| M.P.H. | University of Connecticut | Public Health |
| Ph.D. | University of Connecticut | Public Health |
Awards
| Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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| UConn Health Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Grant | UConn Health |
| APHA Disability Section Student Scholarship | American Public Health Association |
| UConn Graduate Student Travel Award (APHA) | UConn |
| UConn Graduate Programs in Public Health Travel Award (CPHA) | UConn |
| Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
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| Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) | Professional/Scientific Organization | Speaker-elect | External | National | 2021 | |
| CT SOPHE (Society for Public Health Education) | Professional/Scientific Organization | National delegate | External | National | 2020 | |
| American Public Health Association Public Health Education and Health Promotion (PHEHP) Section | Advisory Committee | Governing councilor | External | National | 2019 | |
| Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD); Disability Studies Special Interest Group | Other | Co-Chair | External | National | 2018 |
Research areas of interest include health promotion and sex education for individuals with developmental disabilities, as well as disability in public health education.
Journal Articles
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) within the medical home: implications for policy and practice
Infants & Young Children 2020 Jun;33(3):219-234
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Measuring Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in National Disease Surveillance Systems: A Pilot Study.
Journal of sex research 2020 Apr;1-10
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An Outcome Evaluation Study of the UConn Online Graduate Courses of the Certificate of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies in Public Health.
Review of Disability Studies 2019 Dec;15(4):23-48
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Brief Report: Systematic Review of Rett Syndrome in Males.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2015 Aug;45(10):3377-83
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) within the Medical Home: Implications for Policy and Practice.
Infants & Young Children 33(3):219-234
Newsletters
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A call to focus on disabilities in child and family health research
Outlook: Society of Behavioral Medicine 2019 Dec;
Websites
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Inside My NACCHO Fellowship Experience: Attending the 2017 Preparedness Summit
NACCHO 2017 Jul;
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Not Mutually Exclusive: Sexual Health & Disability
NACCHO 2017 May;
| Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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| Disability as part of Delivery of Clinical Care (DoCC): Opportunities for Integration and Conversation | Talk | DoCC faculty development | 2020 | |
| Preparing the next generation: strategies to include students with disabilities in health education and implications for the field | Poster | SOPHE annual meeting | 2020 | Virtual |
| American Public Health Association annual meeting. Poster:The early-career professionals poster session: An example of ECP leadership and professional development | Poster | APHA annual meeting | 2020 | Virtual |
| American Public Health Association annual meeting. Talk: Assuring a competent workforce: UConn’s graduate Certificate of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies in Public Health | Talk | APHA annual meeting | 2020 | Virtual |
| Connecticut Public Health Association annual meeting. Panel: The impact of COVID-19 on the lives of families of children with disabilities across the lifespan | Panel Discussion | CPHA annual meeting | 2020 | Virtual |
| Association of University Centers on Disabilities annual meeting. Poster: Strategies to infuse disability into public health education and training and the impact on the future workforce | Poster | AUCD annual meeting | 2020 | Virtual |
| Association of University Centers on Disabilities annual meeting. Panel: COVID-19 and Families of Children with Disabilities: A View from Two UCEDDS | Panel Discussion | 2020 | Virtual | |
| An Outcome Evaluation Study of the UConn online graduate Certificate of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies in Public Health | Poster | SOPHE annual meeting | 2019 | Salt Lake City, UT |
| A Needs Assessment of how Certified Health Teachers in CT Include Students who Receive Special Education Services in their Classes | Poster | APHA annual meeting | 2019 | Philadelphia, PA |
| A Secondary Analysis of Connecticut Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data by IEP Status in Collecting and Integrating Data to Drive Information Dissemination, Service Delivery, and Policy in the Disability Space | Panel Discussion | AUCD annual meeting | 2019 | Washington, DC |
| Connecticut Primary Care Physicians Providing Primary Care to Adults with Disabilities | Poster | AUCD annual meeting | 2019 | Washington, DC |
| Environmental Scan of the Emergency Department Procedures for Treating Patients with Disabilities: Findings from One Connecticut Academic Medical Center | Poster | AUCD annual meeting | 2019 | Washington, DC |
| Living the UConn UCEDD Mission: Improving the health and quality of life for CT citizens with Disabilities and their Families in Public Health Data | Panel Discussion | CPHA annual meeting | 2019 | Plantsville, CT |
| A Needs Assessment of Connecticut Certified Health Teachers Regarding Students Receiving Special Education Services | Poster | AAIDD annual meeting | 2019 | St. Paul, MN |
| UConn Certificate of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies in Public Health. In Strategies for Providing Disability and Health Education across Varied Audiences and Settings | Panel Discussion | AUCD annual meeting | 2018 | Washington, DC |
| Parental Attitudes and Self-Efficacy Beliefs about Providing Sexual Health Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Poster | AAIDD annual meeting | 2018 | St. Louis, MO |
| A Pilot Needs Assessment of Certified Health Teachers in Connecticut Regarding Students Receiving Special Education Services | Poster | UConn Health/Jackson Laboratory Postdoc Research Day | 2018 | Farmington, CT |
| CT Health Teachers and Special Education | Talk | UConn Health/Jackson Laboratory Postdoc Research Day | 2018 | Farmington, CT |