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.

Leadership
Mary Beth Bruder
Professor and Director
Christine Jozef
Administrative Officer

Lisa Trahan
Business Services Manager
Faculty & Staff

Anton Alerte
MD Professor, Pediatrics
Kate Ascetta
Assistant Professor
Andrea Brinnel
Faculty Teaching
Deidra Cali
Associate Editor
Michael Deckers
Front Office Staff
Paula DeMichiel
Administrative Program Coordinator
Gabriela Freyre-Calish
Educational Development Specialist
Amanda Garvey
Instructional Designer
Darla Gundler
ECIPC Associate Director
Jill Isenberg
Research Associate
Elsa Jones
ECPC Consultant
Waseem Kazi
Front Office Staff
Nanfi Lubogo
Co-Executive Director, PATH CT
Tara Lutz
Assistant Professor
Mischa McManus
Assistant Professor
Tu Anh Nguyen
Research Assistant

Urszula Nita
Internal Evaluation
Deborah Richards
Aspiring Leaders Coordinator
Vaishnavi Shahane
Research Assistant

Laurie Singer
Aspiring Leaders Coordinator
Bethanne Vergean
CDC Act Early Ambassador for CT
DEC CT Chapter President
Cristina Wilson
Associate Professor
Ali Zelan
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Assistants
Ashlee Houle
Graduate Assistant