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
Director
Christine Jozef
Administrative Officer
Lisa Trahan
Business Services Manager
Tara Viens
Assistant Director
Faculty & Staff
Anton Alerte
MD Professor, Pediatrics
Amal Alsamawi
PhD student, Public Health
Rebekah Charles
Graduate Assistant
Judy Curry
Executive Assistant
Michael Deckers
Front Office Staff
Paula DeMichiel
Administrative Program Coordinator
Gabriela Freyre-Calish
Educational Development Specialist
Kelly E. Ferreira
Research Associate
Jill Isenberg
Research Associate
Nanfi Lubogo
Co-Executive Director, PATH CT
Tara Lutz
Assistant Professor
Training Director
Caitlin McNulty
Research Associate
Erica Misiorski
Research Associate
Urszula Nita
Administrative Program Assistant 2
Linda Rammler
DD Network Coordinator
Cindy Ramos-Ocasio
Administrative Assistant
James Ransom
Research Associate
Tina Rhodes
Clinical Research Associate
Bethanne Vergean
CDC Act Early Ambassador for CT
CDC Mental Health Champion
Cristina Wilson
Associate Professor
Research Director
Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin
Assistant Professor