Ellen Bannister, MA

Academic Programs Coordinator

Ellen Bannister (she/her) is the mother of two children with developmental disabilities.  She is Academic Programs Coordinator of the Center for Learning and Leadership/ Oklahoma’s UCEDD at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences (OUHS).  Ellen acts as liaison for the UCEDD’s academic partners, Faculty Associates, and the colleges of OUHS. She coordinates the Oklahoma UCEDD/LEND Consumer Advisory Committee and is a member of the OUHS Interprofessional Educators and Practitioners Association (IEPA).  She is on the board of the Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education, a national coalition of health care education faculty and other stakeholders.