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
Michael Deckers
Front Office Staff
Paula DeMichiel
Administrative Program Coordinator
Jill Isenberg
Research Associate
Waseem Kazi
Front Office Staff
Jianghong Li
Assistant Professor
Nanfi Lubogo
Co-Executive Director, PATH CT
Tara Lutz
Assistant Director of Research
Tu Anh Nguyen
Research Assistant

Urszula Nita
Internal Evaluation
Vaishnavi Shahane
Research Assistant
Dissemination Coordinator
CDC Act Early Ambassador for CT
Cristina Wilson
Associate Professor
Graduate Assistants
Ashlee Houle
Graduate Assistant
Ali Zelan
Postdoctoral Fellow

















