Faculty & Staff
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center Faculty & Staff
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Danielle Abate, MA
Project Manager I, LEAD Lab -
Angelica Aguirre
Project Associate, INDEX -
Benjamin Amankwata
DevOps Engineer, INDEX -
Linda G. Bandini, PhD
Director of Nutrition, LEND ProgramProfessor of Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical SchoolClinical Professor, Sargent College of Allied Health Professions, Boston University -
Julianna Bates, PhD
Program Director, Division of Neuroinformatics -
Janet Blodgett
Senior Data Analyst, CDDER -
Alexandra Bonardi, OTR/L, MHA
Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Community HealthSenior Policy Specialist, Human Services Research -
Christine Bourbeau
Executive Assistant to Dr. Jean Frazier and Dr. Sarabeth Broder-Fingert -
Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH
Deputy Director, E.K. Shriver CenterVice Chair of Clinical Research, PediatricsProfessor of Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School -
Jennifer Brooks
Jennifer Brooks Project Manager II, UCEDD, Healthy Weight Research Network, LEND and LEAD Lab -
Derek Chaves
Director of Technology, INDEX -
Lindsey Cincotta
Clinical Research Coordinator III, CANDI -
Christine Clifford, MHP
Project Director II, CDDER -
David Cochran, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School -
Lisa Crouser
Project Director ll, Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral Health -
Carol Curtin, PhD, LICSW
Associate DirectorDirector, LEND ProgramCo-Director, Healthy Weight Research NetworkProfessor, Family Medicine & Community Health and Psychiatry, Faculty, Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UMass Chan Medical SchoolInstructor, Pediatrics, Tufts University School of MedicineAdjunct Professor, Public Management, Suffolk University -
Melissa L Desroches
Nursing Clinical Coordinator, CDDER -
Noreen Dillon, EdD
Research Psychologist, CANDI -
Viet Do, MS
Web & Database Developer, INDEX -
Deborah Dreyfus, MD, Msc
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Community HealthDepartment of Developmental Services (DDS) Medical Director -
Vadim Droznin
Director of Business Development, INDEX -
Courtney Dutra, MPA, PMP
Program Manager, CDDER -
Terri Farrell, MBA
Project Director, Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral Health -
Kelly Fernandes
Outreach Coordinator, Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral Health -
Jean A. Frazier, MD
Executive Director, E.K. Shriver CenterRobert M. & Shirley S. Siff Chair in AutismProfessor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical SchoolFaculty, Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesCo-Director, LEND ProgramCo-Director CANDI Lab, UMass Chan Medical School -
Kyle Frost, PhD
Post-Doctoral, LEAD Lab -
Plyce Fuchu, MPH
Research Program Manager II, LEAD Lab -
Jennifer Fugelstad, M.Ed
Senior Quality Improvement Specialist, CDDER -
Elaine Gabovitch, MPA
Instructor, Family Medicine & Community HealthDirector, Division of Children with Special Health NeedsMassachusetts Department of Public Health -
Evan Gabovitch
Project Assistant, Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral Health -
Joanna Gelinas
Project Manager I, CDDER -
Patrick Gleason, MA
Research Data Specialist, LEND and UCEDD -
Janet Greene
Information Coordinator, INDEX -
Sandra Hallett, LICSW
Project Manager, Program for Improving Public Health Systems (PIPS) -
Charles Hamad, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School -
Christian Haselgrove
Application Database Developer, Division of Neuroinformatics -
Ethan Haymovitz, DSW
Post-Doctoral Fellow -
Steve Hodge, MA
Statistician and Data Manager, CANDI, Division of Neuroinformatics, CANS -
Isha Jalnapurkar, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Department, CANDI Lab, UMass Chan Medical School -
Suzanne Jervinis
Insurance Navigation Manager, Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral Health -
Hannah Karpman, MSW, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Program for Improving Public Health (PIPS) -
David Kennedy, PhD
Co-Director, CANDI LabDirector of Neuroinformatics ProgramProfessor, Department of Psychiatry, UMass Chan Medical SchoolFaculty, Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences -
Sohye Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Pediatrics and OB/GYN, UMass Chan Medical SchoolFaculty, Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences -
Jennifer Koh
Educational Support Technician, INDEX -
Emily Lauer, PhD, MPH
Director, Center for Developmental Disabilities Evaluation and Research (CDDER)Associate Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)Associate Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver CenterAssociate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, UMass Chan Medical School -
Julie LeMoine, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Department, UMass Chan Medical SchoolNeurobehavioral Technology GroupCo-founder of InovaXR lab, EK Shriver CenterFaculty Lead, XR-Ed, iCELSMember Digital Medicine Project, Dept of Medicine -
Linda Long-Bellil, PhD, JD
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine & Community Health -
Aurom Lum
Web Accessibility Support Technician, INDEX -
Lauren Mann
Marketing & Public Engagement Specialist -
Ariana Matias
Insurance Outreach Coordinator, Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral Health -
Susan McCarthy
Grants & Contracts Specialist -
Taylor Merk, BS
Sr. Clinical Research Coordinator, CANDI -
David Moeckel, MBA, CPA
Grant and Contract Specialist -
Lena Riccardi
Training Program Coordinator, CANSEmail: lena.riccardi@umassmed.edu -
Christine Roa
Project Manager, CDDER -
John Rochford, MS, LABA
Director, INDEX Programnstructor, Family Medicine and Community Health, UMass Chan Medical School -
Mabelys Rodriquez-Suarez
System Administrator, INDEX -
Emily Rubin, LICSW, MSW, MA
Director of Sibling Support ProgramAssistant Professor, Psychiatry Department, UMass Chan Medical SchoolTeaching Associate, Part-time, Harvard Medical School -
Sarah Rulnick, MPH
Director, Program for Improving Public Health Program (PIPS)Email: Sarah.Rulnick@umassmed.edu -
Hannah Spear
Clinical Research Assistant, Baby Brain Lab -
Betty Suydam, Information Coordinator, INDEX
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Susan Swanson, MA, CCC-SLP
Director of Pathways to Inclusive Health Care ProgramClinical Instructor, Psychiatry Department, UMass Chan Medical School -
Liz Thissell Turenne, LICSW
Intake Coordinator, Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CANDO) -
Janet Twyman, PhD, BCBA, LABA
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Founder of Blast: A Learning Sciences CompanyFocus: Behavior Analysis, Educational Technology, Instructional Design & Delivery. -
Martha Ventura
Instructional Technologist, INDEX -
Lauren Venuti, MSW
Program Manager, CANDI Lab -
Erin Warren
Academic Administrator -
Amy Weinstock, MArch
Director, Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral HealthInstructor, Psychiatry Department, UMass Chan Medical School -
Trudy Wilcox
Data Analyst, CDDER
Affiliated Faculty Members
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Miriam Aframe, Psy.D.
Program Director, Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CANDO), UMass Chan Medical School -
Robert Baldor, MD, FAAFP
Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health, BayState -
Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA
Academic Role: Associate Professor, Psychiatry, OB/GYN, and Population and Quantitative Health SciencesFocus: Perinatal Mental Health, Implementation Science, Integrated Care and Population HealthRelevant Web-pages: https://www.umassmed.edu/lifeline4moms/ -
Lauren Charlot, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor, PsychiatryFocus: Psychiatric Comorbidities in Adults with Autism and Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesEmail: charlotlr@outlook.com -
Maryann Davis, PhD
Academic Role: Professor, PsychiatryFocus: Transition-Age Youth, Mental HealthEmail: Maryann.Davis@umassmed.edu -
Curtis K Deutsch, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry Department, UMass Chan Medical School -
Ursula Dräger, MD
Professor, Psychiatry Department, UMass Chan Medical School -
Yael Dvir, MD
Academic Role: Associate Professor of Psychiatry and PediatricsFocus: Mood and Psychotic Disorders, ADHD, Trauma, Autism Learning Health NetworkEmail: Yael.Dvir@umassmed.edu -
Susan Feeney, DNP, MS, FNP-BC, NP-C
Academic Role: Assistant Professor, Graduate School of NursingFocus: Nurse Practitioner training, LENDEmail: Susan.Feeney@umassmed.edu -
Ann Foley, EdM
Instructor, Psychiatry, UMass Chan Medical School -
Matthew Gounis, PhD
Academic Role: Professor of RadiologyFocus: Image-guided surgery, NeuroimagingEmail: Matthew.Gounis@umassmed.edu -
Jessica Griffin, PsyD
Academic Role: Associate Professor, Psychiatry and PediatricsFocus: Trauma, Relationships, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral TherapyEmail: Jessica.Griffin@umassmed.eduLab Web-page: https://www.umassmed.edu/cttc/ -
Stephenie Lemon, PhD
Academic Role: Professor, Population and Quantitative Health SciencesFocus: Implementation Science, Community Engagement in ResearchEmail: Stephenie.Lemon@umassmed.edu -
Sandy Matava, MPA
Clinical Assistant Professor -
William McIlvane, PhD
Academic Role: Professor Emeritus, PsychiatryFocus: Behavior Analysis, Stimulus Control, Instructional Design -
M. Diane McKee, MD, MS
Academic Role: Professor, Family Medicine & Community HealthFocus: Health Equity, Primary Care and The Learning Health SystemsEmail: M.Diane.McKee@umassmed.edu -
Mo Modarres, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, UMass Chan Medical School -
Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd
Academic Role: Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Population & Quantitative Health SciencesFocus: Maternal Health, Perinatal Mental Health -
May Nguy, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics -
April Perez-Moore, DO
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics -
Sharina Person, PhD
Academic Role: Professor, Population and Quantitative Health SciencesFocus: General and generalized linear models, cluster randomized designs, quality control and health disparities.Email: Sharina.Person@umassmed.edu -
Marisa Petruccelli, PsyD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Clinic Director, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics -
Lawrence Rhein, MD, MPH
Academic Role: Associate Professor, PediatricsFocus: Pediatric Neonatalogy research -
Joel Richter, PhD
Academic Role: Professor, Program in Molecular MedicineFocus: Animal and Human Models of Fragile X SyndromeEmail: Joel.Richter@umassmed.eduLab web page: https://www.umassmed.edu/fragilex/ -
Richard Robison, DMin
Executive Director Emeritus, Federation for Children with Special Needs -
Kathryn Sabella, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor, PsychiatryFocus: Director, Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research; Qualitative Research, Sociologic ResearchEmail: Kathryn.Sabella@umassmed.eduLab web page: https://www.umassmed.edu/TransitionsACR/ -
Dori Schafer, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor, NeurobiologyFocus: neural-immune signaling and microglia in neuropsychiatric disordersEmail: Dorothy.Schafer@umassmed.eduLab web page: https://www.schaferlabumms.com/ -
Gina Vincent, PhD
Academic Role: Professor, PsychiatryFocus: Forensics, Implementing screening and assessment procedures in juvenile justiceEmail: Gina.Vincent@umassmed.edu -
Kimberly A Yonkers, MD
Academic Role: Professor, Psychiatry and OB/GYNFocus: Maternal Mental Health
Adjunct Faculty
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April Bowling, MA, Sc.D.
Associate Professor, Public Health and Nutrition; Vice Provost of Research, Merrimack CollegeFocus: Exercise, Nutrition, Mental Health -
Richard Fleming, PhD
Professor (Emeritus) at UMass-BostonFocus: Weight Management, Exercise Promotion, Healthy Weight Research Network -
Laura Hanratty, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA
Associate Professor, Elms CollegeFocus: Applied Behavior Analysis, MCPAP ASDID -
Mary Beth Kadlec, OT, ScD, OTR
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston, MAAdjunct Faculty, E.K. Shriver Center, UMass Chan Medical School -
Aviva Must, PhD
Professor, Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of MedicineFocus: Nutritional and Obesity Epidemiology, Healthy Weight Research Network for Children with Autism and Developmental Disabilities -
Nicole Rivers, MPA
Adjunct Professor, Public Management -
Heidi Stanish
Professor, Exercise and Health Sciences, UMass-BostonAdjunct Faculty, Family Medicine and Community Health, UMass Chan Medical SchoolFocus: Adaptive Physical Activity, Inclusive Fitness, Healthy Weight Research Network