Dean H. Westwood M.S.W.

 

Dean Westwood has worked extensively in clinical practice, academic settings, and community collaborations. He pushes for more progressive options for people with disabilities.

Dean has both personal and professional experience with the culture of disability and of leadership building. He researches, writes, and trains others about self-determination and leadership, particularly in the areas of disability policy, implementation and systems change.

Dean has co-authored articles on Self-determination, Independent Living, and mentorship for persons with disabilities and is co-author of a chapter for a CDC-sponsored Masters of Public Health textbook entitled "The Contemporary Experience of Disability in America."

Research:

  • AmeriCorps Volunteerism
  • Disability Culture
  • Community Collaboration
  • Participatory Action Research
  • Accessible transportation
  • Employment
  • Post-spinal cord injury Secondary conditions
  • Youth transition
  • Post-secondary education
  • Disability policy
  • Independent living
  • Systems advocacy, self-advocacy Sexuality and the disabled

Education:

  • M.S.W., Portland State University
  • B.S., Portland State University; Sociology

Service:

  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Panel review)
  • Social Security Administration Administration on Developmental Disabilities (Panel review)
  • Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (Grant review panel)
  • Public Outreach & Awareness Committee
  • Portland Commission on Disability
  • Hemophilia Foundation of Oregon
  • Oregon Statewide Independent Living Council
  • Independent Living Resources, Advocacy Committee

Recent Publications:

  • Krahn, GL, McCarthy, M, Westwood, D, Powers, L (2008). Evaluation of an Innovative Methodology to Recruit Research Participants with Spinal Cord Injury Through Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 89(7), 1341-1349

 

Dean H. Westwood M.S.W.
Director, Center on Self-Determination
Oregon Institute on Disability and Development
Oregon Health and Science University
707 SW Gaines St., Portland, OR 97207-0574
Phone: 503.494.2738
Relay: 711
Fax: 503.418.1793
Email: westwood@ohsu.edu