Dr. Sarabeth Broder-Fingert named Shriver Center Deputy Director

Dr. Sarabeth Broder-Fingert was recently promoted to Deputy Director of the Shriver Center.  In this new role, Dr. Broder-Fingert will assume more supervisory responsibilities, help with new faculty recruitment, support fundraising efforts, and collaborate on increasing the Center’s overall visibility through an enhanced public relations strategy.

Dr. Broder-Fingert joined UMass Chan Medical School in July of 2021, as Associate Director of Research, Shriver Center, while also assuming the role as Vice Chair of Clinical Research in the Department of Pediatrics. Prior to that, she was at Boston University School of Medicine. Since joining the Shriver Center, she has secured new and substantial funding to pursue research on autism among underrepresented populations and to conduct clinical training.

Dr. Broder-Fingert also was recently selected to be the new Chief of the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at UMass Memorial/UMass Chan, and was recently promoted to Professor in Pediatrics.

“We feel extremely lucky to have Dr. Broder-Fingert on our team in this new capacity and look forward to her helping the Shriver Center grow into the next phase of programing, research, and clinical services,” said Dr. Jean Frazier, Executive Director of the Shriver Center.