Munroe-Meyer Institute

- Services Overview
- Make an Appointment
  Most appointments for MMI's unique range of services for individuals with disabilities are scheduled through our Patient Information Office.
- Diagnosis and Disorders
  Learn about a specific diagnosis or developmental disorder.
- Community Engagement
  We bring together providers, agencies and stakeholders to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs.
- Patient Resources
  Helpful information about insurance, evaluations, interpretive services, lodging and more.
- Request an Interpreter
  We provide qualified language interpreters for our patients with limited English or sign language interpreters for our patients who are Deaf or hard of hearing.
- Resources Overview
- Civil & Legal Resources
  All people have the right to be included in their community with access to public spaces, housing, education, and employment. Access to civil and legal resources makes this easier for people with disabilities.
- Legislation and Disability Policy
  MMI serves as an expert resource to state and federal policymakers on issues impacting individuals with disabilities and their families.
- Leadership and Assistance Opportunities
  There are many opportunities for individuals with disabilities and family members to become involved in leadership roles.
- Lifespan Resources
  We help families with children who have disabilities navigate resources available across childhood to early adulthood.
- Education Overview
- Departments & Programs
  Our clinical departments provide learning opportunities for students in professional training programs within UNMC, the state of Nebraska and across the country.
- Parents & Caregivers
  Learn about our leadership and advocacy training opportunities for parents and caregivers of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
- Job Shadow
  Many of our programs and services offer job shadowing opportunities.
- Continuing Education
  At MMI, you'll find professional development and continuing education opportunities, including leadership training, workshops and clinical experiences in genetics grand rounds.
- Research Overview
- Faculty Research
  We work in basic, applied, translational and evaluative research in every one of our programs and disciplines.
- Student Research
  Assisting MMI faculty in their research efforts are numerous post-doctoral fellows, doctoral interns, graduate and undergraduate students from across the nation.
- Active Research Studies
  Explore MMI research studies recruiting participants.

Participate in Active Research Studies

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Participate in groundbreaking research happening at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute's Research Program, directed by Jennifer Blackford, PhD.

Studies for All Ages

Plantar Vibrotactile Stimulation

Researches the influence of vibratory stimulation on standing balance and the perception of limping in individuals ages 6-65 years of age.

Pediatric Studies (individuals ages 0-18)

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Language Skills and Speech Devices

Tests if Language for Learning improves language skills for children with autism who use speech generating devices.

Empowering Profound Autism Caregivers to Improve Their Child's Independence

Examines the effects of teaching caregivers of children with profound autism to use picture-based activity schedules on the children’s ability to complete tasks independently.

Investigating the Role of Gestures in Language Learning with Children with Autism

Seeks to understand the role that gestures play in promoting language learning in young children with autism.

Modified Ride-on Toy Cars Usage

Studies how modified ride-on toy cars impact development in children 9 months - 4 years with a disability or motor delay that impacts mobility.

Polygenic Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease in Nebraska Kids – Down Syndrome

Evaluates children ages 8-13 years with Down syndrome to test the relationship between genetic/genomic Alzheimer’s risk factors and brain development.

Sexuality Education for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Measures changes in attitudes and knowledge of sexual health with the implementation of the Elevatus curriculum, a sexuality education curriculum developed for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Adult Studies (individuals aged 19 and older)

Alcohol

Studies 22-40 year olds to see how the brain recovers from alcoholism and to know if there are differences in men and women.

Alcohol Abstinence

Investigates brain areas associated with individual differences in negative emotion during early abstinence from alcohol.

Autism & Extremist Recruitment Vulnerability

Through focus groups, we will gather the perspective of autistic individuals and their caregivers to shed light on this important and under-researched topic.

Needs of Individuals with Disabilities and Health Care Visits

Explores the needs of individuals with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities at health care appointments.

Reinforcement Learning in Alcohol Use Disorder

This study investigates reinforcing behaviors related to alcohol use disorder.