- Email:
- holtzp@iu.edu
Peggy Holtz is a research associate at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Holtz supports the state-wide disability resource database FINDER. Her work involves researching and verifying entries to ensure data accuracy and reliability. In addition, she develops and delivers presentations for families and professionals, demonstrating how to effectively navigate FINDER and utilize its full range of features. Holtz collaborated on a virtual reality training project for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) where she co-developed training scenarios designed to reflect real-world situations. The training module used virtual reality technology to provide an environment where DSPs could practice skills and build competency. Previously, Holtz served as a videographer for the Indiana Disability History Project, where she documented the lived experiences of individuals with disabilities, their families, service providers, and public officials across the state. Holtz also contributed to the creation of a sexual health curriculum for women with intellectual disabilities. Her work has included research and training development in the areas of health disparities, health promotion, aging, and advocacy.
Interests
• Advocacy
• Database design
• Lived experience
Degrees
Holtz holds a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Leisure Studies from Iowa State University and a Master’s of Science Degree in Recreation Administration from Indiana University.
Publications
- Dumayas, D., Holtz, P., Norris, M., & Lee, J. C. (2023). Perceptions and experience of vaccination and vaccination outreach: Findings from focus groups with adults with disabilities and caregivers. Indiana University, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.
- Lee, J. C., Dumayas, D., Norris, M., & Holtz, P. (2023). Mental health among family caregivers of Hoosiers with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indiana University, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.
- Dumayas, D., Holtz, P., & Lee, J.C. (2022). Focus group of participants from pilot in-person sexual health trainings for women with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Indiana: Feedback and suggestions for improving the training. Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.
- Dumayas, D., Holtz, P., Lee, J.C., & Harlan-Simmons, J. (2022). Family caregivers and disability service providers’ perceptions and perspectives about sexual health education for women with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Indiana: Focus Group Report. Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
- Dumayas, D., Lee, J.C., & Holtz, P. (2022). COVID-19 vaccination experience among adults with disabilities and caregivers in FEMA Region 5 (Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin). Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.
- Holtz, P. (n.d.). Indiana disability history [YouTube channel]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKTaOP34sSzyrvsHJ0ZgAvw