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

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Mary Beth Bruder
Professor and Director

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Brian Reichow
Associate Director of Research

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Christine Jozef
Administrative Officer

Lisa Trahan
Business Services Manager

Faculty & Staff

Anton Alerte
MD Professor, Pediatrics

Ryan Bibisi
Visual Media Designer

Andrea Brinnel
Faculty Teaching

Deidra Cali
Associate Editor

Denzel Closs
Summer Intern

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Caitlin D'Annolfo
Research Associate

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Michael Deckers
Front Office Staff

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Paula DeMichiel
Administrative Program Coordinator

Fiona Elias
Administrative Program Assistant

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Gabriela Freyre-Calish
Educational Development Specialist

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Kelly E. Ferreira
Assistant Professor

Jill Isenberg
Research Associate

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Elsa Jones
ECPC Consultant

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Waseem Kazi
Front Office Staff

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Nanfi Lubogo
Co-Executive Director, PATH CT

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Tara Lutz
Assistant Professor

Tu Anh Nguyen
Research Assistant

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Urszula Nita
Internal Evaluation

Marney Pollack
Assistant Professor

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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

Laurie Singer
Aspiring Leaders Coordinator

Isha Sinojia
Research Assistant

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Bethanne Vergean
CDC Act Early Ambassador for CT
CDC Mental Health Champion
DEC CT Chapter Vice President

Toi Weatherspoon
Administrative Program Coordinator

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Cristina Wilson
Associate Professor

Graduate Assistants

Marco Delsanto
Graduate Assistant

Ashlee Houle
Graduate Assistant

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Holly Labrecque
Graduate Assistant

Amie Lopez
Graduate Assistant

Jennifer Pena
Graduate Assistant

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Jinwei Song
Graduate Assistant

Lucas Vander Ploeg
Summer Graduate Assistant