Kelly E. Ferreira, PhD

Assistant Professor

Kelly Ferreira is an Assistant Professor on the ECPC project and LEND project at UConn Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). Kelly graduated with her Ph.D. in Psychology and Human Development in 2018. She has conducted extensive research in developmental processes and has experience in neuropsychological assessment for the identification of developmental disabilities in early childhood. As the internal evaluator for ECPC, Kelly is responsible for managing all ECPC data and evaluation procedures, providing training and technical assistance for early childhood personnel, managing internal grant-related datasets, and supervising additional ECPC staff. Kelly is also responsible for coordinating the LEND graduate course for the 2019-2020 academic year.