About Educational Opportunities

The Waisman Center offers educational opportunities in human growth and development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases – across the lifespan and within the health, education and social services communities. Opportunities support:

• Family Members and Self-Advocates of a child or adult who has a disability
• Undergraduate Students
• Graduate Students
• Postdoctoral Fellows

The interdisciplinary research‐to‐practice environment of the Waisman Center offers:

• Formal Professional Training Programs
• Wisconsin Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (WI LEND) Program
• Clinical Training Experiences
• Field Experiences

This website also provides resources for:

• Student/Trainee Orientation
• Current Waisman Center Students/Trainees

We are continually developing our training programs and opportunities, so please contact us if you have questions or suggestions!