Dr. Cheryl L. Crisp, assistant professor of the division of nursing at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC), has been appointed to serve on the Governor’s Planning Council for People with Disabilities by Mike Pence, Governor for the State of Indiana. The November 2015 appointment will be a three-year term that will run through November 30, 2018.

The Indiana Governor’s Council is an independent state agency that facilitates positive change for individuals living with disabilities in the state of Indiana. Included in council’s mission is a promise is to advance the independence, productivity, and inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of society. This mission is accomplished through planning, evaluation, collaboration, education, research and advocacy.

Crisp shares, “I have worked in the field of pediatric nursing for more than 30 years. My specific population of interest is children with disabilities and their families, a group that captured my heart very early in my career. I have worked as a floor nurse, home care nurse, long term care nurse, pediatric intensive care nurse, nurse educator, pediatric clinical nurse specialist, and finally as an assistant professor. I have long wanted to give the families of children with disabilities a voice. This was the impetus for me going back for my doctoral degree and my work in research with families of children who use a speech generating device.”

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