Tawara Goode
Tawara Goode is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She has been on the faculty of the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD), for over 30 years and has served in many capacities. She has degrees in early childhood education and education and human development. Professor Goode has extensive experience as a principal investigator for federal and private sector grants and contracts. Professor Goode is an invited scholar, lecturer, and visiting faculty: a) nationally to schools of medicine, public health, education, research institutes, professional associations, and state and national government; and b) internationally in Australia, South America, and the United Kingdom.
Professor Goode is also the director of the Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (GUCEDD) and is responsible for short-term and ongoing programs for individuals at-risk for and with developmental and other disabilities and their families. Her duties include program development, administration, and teaching within the University and community settings. She served as the principal investigator for three grants of national significance from the Office on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Administration for Community Living at HHS. She is currently a Co-PI for a PCORI study entitled “Reconciling the Past and Changing the Future: Engaging Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Researchers in Comparative Effectiveness Research,” and is an investigator for a PCORI supplement entitled “Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Young Adults with IDD-MH and their Families: An Analytical Framework and Database to Identify Service Experiences and Outcomes Across Diverse Populations in Real Time,” and a co-investigator for Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical Translational Science.
Professor Goode holds an adjunct appointment with the University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. For the past eight years she has assisted the University of Sydney in faculty development, curricula adaptation, and community engagement.
Professor Goode’s publications include peer reviewed articles, book chapters, policy papers, guides, and instruments that support humane competence in a variety of human service and academic settings. She serves on the Board of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and is the current president. Professor Goode and the NCCC have received numerous awards for academic achievements.
Professor Goode has and continues to serve on numerous boards, commissions, and advisory groups at the local, regional, and national levels that are concerned with the health, mental health, and well-being of all populations. She serves on the Board of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and is the current president.