Debbi Simmons Harris is a Systems Specialist with Family Voices of Minnesota.
An undergraduate of Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, Debbi also holds an M.S. in Health Care Administration, and an M.A. in English and Creative Writing, with a concentration in Nonfiction, Narrative Medicine. She has contributed to various publications, including Existere: Journal of Literature & Arts, Kaleidescope, a literary journal about disability, Today’s Caregiver, Salon.com, and JAMA Pediatrics and Complex Care Journal, The Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, and AAIDD’s Community Living and Participation for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Debbi serves on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Children With Disabilities (COCWD) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion workgroup, and is a co-chair for the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Complex Care and Disability Strategic Partnerships Special Interest Group (SIG).
Debbi lives in Minnesota, where she and her husband Victor, a retired US Marine Corps officer, care for their son Josh, who has complex medical needs and disabilities.
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