Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)

Alixe Bonardi Named Fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Date: 01/2017

Alixe Bonardi, senior leader of HSRI’s intellectual and developmental disabilities services research team, has been named a fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD).

Bonardi has been an employee of HSRI for two years, and she leads HSRI’s National Core Indicators efforts, a 20-year partnership with the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services to assess outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She is also a clinical assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and a faculty member in the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disability (LEND) program. Alixe has co-authored several publications, with a current area of concentration in health equity and evaluation of the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.

The honor of Fellow of the Association of the AAIDD is presented after careful review by a committee of association leaders. Individuals are nominated and considered when they are judged to have made a meritorious contribution to the field of intellectual disability and after they have been an active, participating member of AAIDD for at least seven continuous years.

Alixe Bonardi of HSRI

HSRI Unveils New Senior Leadership Team

Date: 01/2017

The Human Services Research Institute announced today the new senior leadership team that has been selected to lead HSRI’s strategic direction. The new team balances continuity and forward-thinking, promoting the next generation of HSRI leaders from within the organization and providing a platform for continuing HSRI’s mission of assisting health and human services agencies to improve the quality and availability of programs and services that help people live independent, healthy, fulfilling lives.

“The opportunity that HSRI has to guide clients through exciting advances in health and human services—including integrated health, system outcome tools, self-direction, advanced resource allocation models, and improved health data analytics—is incredible. We have four decades of experience helping agencies and service systems make data-driven decisions regarding the best ways to deliver services and supports. And with the leadership team I’m announcing today, I’m confident that HSRI is on the path for another 40 years of innovation and influence,” said David Hughes, who was named incoming HSRI president in October 2015 and officially stepped into the role on January 1, 2017.

The six leaders who will sit on HSRI’s new senior leadership team are:

Delaware Leadership Institute, Winter 2017 - Applications Now Being Accepted

Date: 12/2016

Applications for the University of Delaware’s National Leadership Institute on Developmental Disabilities - to be held January 22-27 - will be accepted through November 18. This week-long, intensive leadership development program is designed for current executive-level leaders and emerging leaders. Participants may work in areas of management or program leadership in organizations that provide, advocate for, or fund supports for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities and their families.

The focus of the Leadership Institute is on assessing and strengthening leadership skills, setting organizational direction, and understanding the future of the intellectual/developmental disabilities field. Institute participants come away with demonstrated leadership ability and a firm grasp of the skills and values critical for quality, individualized supports.

Participants will learn the skills needed to...