PAHVL Staff

The PAHVL project was over 6 years in development and implementation many of the original staff are no longer associated with the project. However, we want to thank them and acknowledge their outstanding efforts and participation in the project so all are listed below. However, for information about the project contact, please contact one of the people listed below at the RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision at Mississippi State University:

• BJ LeJeune (bjlejeune@colled.msstate.edu) 662-325-2001
• Dr. Michele Capella-McDonnall (mcapella@colled.msstate.edu )

Staff who worked on the project are listed below with their titles and the activities where they were involved.

From Mississippi State University

• B. J. LeJeune, Project Director (Principal Investigator, Project 2 - P.1)
• William Sansing, Research Associate (Principal Investigator, P. 1)
• Michele Capela McDonnall, PhD., Associate Research Professor (Researcher, P.1 and P.2)
• Bernard Steinman, Research Associate (Co-Principal Investigator, P. 3) Now at University of Southern California
• Stacy Butler, Training Coordinator (Co-Principal Investigator P. 4)
• Kelly Schaefer, Dissemination Specialist (Co-Principal Investigator P. 4)
• Martin Geisen, Ph.D., Senior - Researcher Development of Study Sample
• Brenda Cavenaugh, Ph.D., Research Director (P.1)
• Roy Freeman, AA Deaf Research Liaison and Technician (P.1 and P.2)

From Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

• Paige Berry, Coordinator for Services to Persons Aging with Vision and Hearing Loss (Training and Dissemination)
• Nancy O'Donnell, Registry Supervisor (Study Sample Development)
• Berndette Wynne, Director of the National Training Team (Training)
• Kathy Kirschner, Regional Representative (P.3)
• John Mascia, Field Services Director (P.1 and P.4) now at Alabama Institute for the Deaf-Blind

From San Diego State University (and National University and Alliant University)

• Carren Stika, Researcher (Principal Investigator P.3)