Faculty & Staff Directory
Our employees consist of over 30 individuals (faculty, graduate assistants, post-doctoral fellows, full and part-time staff, and/or volunteers), most of which are involved in scholarly activities. Our faculty and staff publish papers in referred journals, and present annually at national and international meetings and conferences. In addition, we take affirmative action seriously to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with developmental disabilities. Moreover, the center employs several parents of children with developmental and other disabilities.
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Leadership
Mary Beth Bruder
Professor and Director
Brian Reichow
Associate Director of Research
Christine Jozef
Administrative Officer
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Lisa Trahan
Business Services Manager
Faculty & Staff
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Anton Alerte
MD Professor, Pediatrics
Ryan Bibisi
Visual Media Designer
Andrea Brinnel
Faculty Teaching
Michael Deckers
Front Office Staff
Paula DeMichiel
Administrative Program Coordinator
Fiona Elias
Administrative Program Assistant
Gabriela Freyre-Calish
Educational Development Specialist
Kelly E. Ferreira
Assistant Professor
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Jill Isenberg
Research Associate
Elsa Jones
ECPC Consultant
Waseem Kazi
Front Office Staff
Nanfi Lubogo
Co-Executive Director, PATH CT
Marney Pollack
Assistant Professor
Linda Rammler
Community Outreach
Terrell Reichow
Research Associate
Deborah Richards
Aspiring Leaders Coordinator
Elizabeth Beltran-Rivera
Research Associate
Tina Rhodes
Clinical Research Associate
Martina Seminara
Summer Intern
Maddie Senich
Research Assistant
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Laurie Singer
Aspiring Leaders Coordinator
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Isha Sinojia
Research Assistant
Bethanne Vergean
CDC Act Early Ambassador for CT
CDC Mental Health Champion
DEC CT Chapter Vice President
Toi Weatherspoon
Administrative Program Coordinator
Cristina Wilson
Associate Professor
Graduate Assistants
Marco Delsanto
Graduate Assistant
Ashlee Houle
Graduate Assistant
Holly Labrecque
Graduate Assistant
Lucas Vander Ploeg
Summer Graduate Assistant