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UCEDD Central Administration
| Michael J. Guralnick, Ph.D. |
Professor, Psychology and Pediatrics
Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
mjgural@uw.edu |
| Sumi Hayashi., M.L.I.S. |
CHDD Administrator
shayashi@uw.edu |
| Sharan Brown, J.D., Ed.D. |
Associate Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
sbrown@uw.edu |
| Sharon Kiehn, B.S.W. |
Clinic Manager
skiehn@uw.edu |
| Shelley Leonard, M.F.A. |
Assistant to the Director
smeyring@uw.edu |
| Heather Taylor, B.A. |
Assistant to the Director for Special Projects
hjt@uw.edu |
| Richard Masse, M.P.H. |
Director of Evaluation
rmasse@uw.edu |
| Devon Bacon, B.A. |
Senior Computer Specialist
dbacon@uw.edu |
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| Kathy Watson, Ph.D., R.N. |
Director, Adults and Elders Program
watsonkc@uw.edu |
| Sharan Brown, J.D., Ed.D. |
Research Associate Professor
sbrown@uw.edu |
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| Wendy Stone , Ph.D. |
Director, UW Autism Center
stonew@uw.edu |
| Steve Altabet, Ph.D. |
Tacoma Clinic Director/Psychologist
saltabet@uw.edu |
| Leah Altemeier, Ph.D. |
Licensed Psychologist
leaha@uw.edu |
| Laura Baker |
Assistant to the Director
bakerlf@uw.edu |
| Ashley Berger, M.Ed., BCBA |
Behavior & Education Consultant
aberger2@uw.edu |
| Joyce Bolz |
Billing Assistant
jbolz4@uw.edu |
| Catherine Brock, M.A., LMHC |
Associate Director; Director of Operations
cbrock@uw.edu |
| Amany Eskandar |
Billing Coordinator
amanyesk@uw.edu |
| Noelia Garcia,
Ph.D. |
Licensed Psychologist npg@uw.edu |
| Alicia Giunta |
Intake Coordinator
giunta@uw.edu |
| Charu Gupta, M.Ed. |
Behavior & Education Consultant
charug@uw.edu |
| Kara Haney |
Resource Coordinator
karalh@uw.edu |
| Kelly A. Johnson,
Ph.D. |
Clinical Psychologist kel@uw.edu |
| Amy Rodda, M.A., CCC-SLP |
Speech Langage Pathologist
amyp78@uw.edu |
| Kyle Steinman, M.D., M.A.S. |
UW Autism Center Medical Director
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| Robin Talley, M.Ed., BCBA |
Behavior & Education Consultant
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| Ella Vanderbilt, Ph.D. |
Licensed Psychologist |
| Sam Zinner,
M.D. |
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician szinner@uw.edu |
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| Susan Spieker, Ph.D. |
Director, Center on Infant Mental Health and Development
spieker@uw.edu |
| Jean Kelly,
Ph.D. |
Co-Director, Center on Infant Mental Health and Development
jkelly@uw.edu |
| Allison Beller |
Research Study Coordinator, Family & Child Nursing
beller@uw.edu |
| Cathryn Booth-LaForce,
Ph.D. |
Professor, Family and Child Nursing ibcb@uw.edu |
| Colleen Dillon, Ph.D. |
Research Scienitst, Family & Child Nursing
codillon@uw.edu |
| Jennifer Duval, B.A. |
Promoting First Relationships
jjduval@uw.edu |
| Lorraine Emerson |
Research Coordinator, Family & Child Nursing
emersonl@uw.edu |
| Denise Findlay, R.N., B.S.N. |
Director of Outreach and Education, NCAST Programs
Dmf56@uw.edu |
| Catherine Henderson, Ph.D. |
Clinical Assistant Professor, Family and Child Nursing
Center on Infant Mental Health and Development |
| Miriam Hirschstein, Ph.D. |
Research Scientist, Family and Child Nursing
Center on Infant Mental Health and Development
mir@uw.edu |
| Melissa Hoffman,
M.S.W. |
Lecturer in Family and Child Nursing
Center on Infant Mental Health and Development
mchoffman@uw.edu |
| Gail Joseph, Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor
gjoseph@uw.edu |
| Gail Kieckhefer, Ph.D. |
Professor, Family & Child Nursing
gailmk@uw.edu |
| Vicki Long, B.A. |
Business & Operations Manager, NCAST Programs
vlong@uw.edu |
| Diane Magyary,
R.N., Ph.D. |
Professor, Psychosocial and Community Health magyary@uw.edu |
| Jenny McSharry, M.A. |
Early Childhood Consultant, Promoting First Relationships
jenefm@uw.edu |
| Emily Meredith, B.A. |
Program Operations Manager
emeredit@uw.edu |
| Julie Nagel, LICSW |
Early Childhood Consultant, Promoting First Relationships
janagel@uw.edu |
| Elizabeth Nelson, Ph.D. |
Research Scientist, Family & Child Nursing
elizan2@uw.edu |
| Monica Oxford, Ph.D. |
Director of NCAST Program
mloxford@uw.edu |
| Anthippy Petras |
Research Scientist, Family and Child Nursing
apetras@uw.edu |
| Jennifer Reese, MSW |
Early Childhood Consultant, Promoting First Relationships rees@uw.edu |
| Darlene Todd |
Research Coordinator, Family and Child Nursing
dartodd@uw.edu |
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| Kurt
Johnson, Ph.D. |
Director
kjohnson@uw.edu |
| Pat Brown,
Ed.D. |
Associate Director
pabrown@uw.edu |
| Kim Cannan |
Program Coordinator, Independent Living Program for the Older Blind (ILOB)
kimcan@uw.edu |
| Sarah Blanchard, A.S. |
Employment Specialist Assistant
sablanch@uw.edu |
| Sharan Brown,
J.D., Ed.D. |
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
sbrown@uw.edu |
| Debbie Cook,
B.S. |
DSB ILOB Director, WATAP Technical Assistance Coordinator
debcook@uw.edu |
| Gaby deJongh,
B.S. |
Training Coordinator, Assistive Technology Specialist
gabyd@uw.edu |
| Patricia Dowden, Ph.D., C.C.C.-Sp(L). |
Clinical Assistant Professor
dowden@uw.edu |
| Brian Dudgeon,
Ph.D. |
Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine
dudgeonb@uw.edu |
| Aditya Ganapathiraju |
Research Assistant
Ag7@uw.edu |
| John Hanna |
Computer Support Analyst
jshanna@uw.edu |
| E Scott Heartfield, B.A. |
Employment Specialist
sheart@uw.edu |
| Mark Harniss,
Ph.D. |
Clinical Associate Professor
mharniss@uw.edu |
| Thaddeus Jackson |
Office Assistant
Tmj4@uw.edu |
| Curt Johnson, M.S., CRC, ATP |
Rehabilitation Counselor
curtj@uw.edu |
| Maria Kelley, B.S., O.T.R./L, ATP |
Senior Assistive Technology Specialist
mtkelley@uw.edu |
| Alan Knue, B.S. |
Manager of Program Operations
karynsa@uw.edu
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| Yuanyuan Li |
Web and Database Specialist
bonnie@uw.edu |
| Becky Matter, M.A. |
Project Analyst
bmatter@uw.edu |
| Samantha Murphy |
Program Specialist
smurphy@uw.edu |
| Lee Olsen |
Program Coordinator
lmolsen@uw.edu |
| Gary Sheffler, M.A. |
Employment Training Specialist
gsheff@uw.edu |
| Peter Simonson, M.S.W |
Employment Specialist Lead
simonson@uw.edu |
| Scott Waite, B.A. |
Employment Specialist
swaite@uw.edu |
| Stephen Weinhouse, M.S., C.R.C |
Rehabilitation Counselor
weinhome@uw.edu |
| Jeff Witzel, B.S. |
Information Technology Director
sesame@uw.edu |
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| Beth Ellen Davis, M.D., M.P.H. |
Director, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
bedavis@uw.edu |
| Susan Astley, Ph.D. |
Professor, Epidemiology
Director, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnosis and Prevention Network astley@uw.edu |
| Linda Backenstose, M.S.W. |
Social Work
lbacke@uw.edu |
| Ann Bennett, B.A. |
Fiscal Specialist
phrog@uw.edu |
| Forrest C. Bennett, M.D. |
Discipline Leader, Developmental Pediatrics fbennett@uw.edu |
| Jan Bragg, M.A., P.T. |
Physical Therapist Specialist jbragg@uw.edu |
| Sharan Brown, J.D., Ed.D. |
Discipline Leader, Disability Law
sbrown@uw.edu |
| Amy Carlsen, R.N. |
Discipline Leader, Parent Professional Partnership
Medical Home Leadership Network
carlsa@uw.edu |
| Truman Coggins, Ph.D. |
Discipline Leader, Speech-Language Pathology
tec@uw.edu |
| John Dunne, M.D. |
Discipline Leader, Child Psychiatry jedunne@uw.edu |
| Peter Esselman, M.D. |
Discipline Leader, Adult Medical Specialties
esselman@uw.edu |
| Sharon Feucht, M.A., R.D., C.D. |
Nutrition Consultation and Training
Editor, Nutrition Focus Newsletter sfeucht@uw.edu |
| Richard Folsom, Ph.D. |
Discipline Leader, Audiology
rfolsom@uw.edu |
| Harlan Gephart, M.D. |
Discipline Consultant, Behavioral Pediatrics
hgephart@peds-associates.com |
| Gwen Glew, M.D., M.P.H. |
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
glew@uw.edu |
| Anne Hay, Ph.D. |
Psychometrist, Psychology ahay@uw.edu |
| Ross Hays, M.D. |
Discipline Leader, Pediatric Rehabilitation
rhays@chmc.org |
| Colleen Huebner, Ph.D., M.P.H. |
Discipline Leader, Public Health
colleenh@uw.edu |
| Cathy Keehnel |
Office Assistant
cathek@uw.edu |
| Kay Kopp, M.S., O.T.R. |
Occupational Therapy kkopp@uw.edu |
| Anne Leavitt, M.D. |
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
anneleav@uw.edu |
| Penelope Leggott, D.D.S., M.S. |
Discipline Leader, Pediatric Dentistry leggott@uw.edu |
| Kathleen Lehman, Ph.D. |
Clinical Instructor, Psychiatry
& Behavioral Sciences
lehmank@uw.edu |
| Faye Louie |
Information Specialist
minfaye@uw.edu |
| Betty Lucas, R.D., M.P.H. |
Lecturer, Family and Child Nursing, Nutrition blucas@uw.edu |
| Lisa Mancl, M.S. |
Audiology
lmancl@uw.edu |
| John F. McLaughlin, M.D. |
Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics
jfmcl@uw.edu |
| Brenda McNees-Thoreson, R.N. |
Clinic Nurse bmct@uw.edu |
| Beth Ogata, M.S., R.D., C.D. |
Research Dietitian I, Pediatrics, Nutrition bogata@uw.edu |
| Kate Orville, M.P.H. |
Program Manager, Medical Home Leadership Network orville@uw.edu |
| Cynthia Padovano, B.A. |
Office Assistant
cinzia@uw.edu |
| Susan Toth Patiejunas, Ph.D. |
Clinical Instructor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
stoth@uw.edu |
| Yoshie Pearce |
Fiscal Specialist
yoshiep@uw.edu |
| Susan Ramage, M.S., R.N. |
Discipline Leader, Nursing sramage@uw.edu |
| Nelma Reese, B.A. |
Administrator nelma@uw.edu |
| Susan Sandall, Ph.D. |
Special Education
ssandall@uw.edu |
| Nancy Saunders, B.A. |
Administrative Assistant charbert@uw.edu |
| Ilene Schwartz, Ph.D. |
Special Education
ilene@uw.edu |
| David Scott, Ph.D. |
Discipline Leader, Psychology dtscott@uw.edu |
| Laura Snow, Ph.D., CCC-SLP |
Clinical Instructor, Speech and Hearing Sciences
lsnow@uw.edu |
| Sally Stuart, Ph.D., M.S.W. |
Interdisciplinary Training Director
Discipline Leader, Social Work sns@uw.edu |
| Katherine Tekolste, M.D. |
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics kat423@uw.edu |
| John Thorne, M.A., M.S., CCCSLP |
Speech & Hearing Sciences
jct6@uw.edu |
| Roseann Torkelson, R.D., C.D. |
Nutrition Consultation and Training
rtork@uw.edu |
| Cristine Trahms, M.S. |
Discipline Leader, Nutrition ctrahms@uw.edu |
| William O. Walker, M.D. |
Director, Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Program william.walker@seattlechildrens.org |
| Kathleen Washington, Ph.D. |
Discipline Leader, Physical Therapy kwpt@uw.edu |
| Kathleen Watson, Ph.D., R.N. |
AHTP Coordinator
watsonkc@uw.edu |
| William Welton, Dr.P.H., M.H.A. |
Discipline Leader, Health Administration
wwelton@uw.edu |
| Susan Wendel, M.S., O.T.R. |
Discipline Leader, Occupational Therapy swendel@uw.edu |
| Marcia Williams,
M.S., P.T. |
Physical Therapy
mswanson@uw.edu |
| Joan Zerzan, M.S. |
Nutrition Consultation and Training
siobhan@uw.edu |
| Samuel Zinner, M.D. |
Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Program szinner@uw.edu |
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| Sharan Brown, J.D., Ed.D. |
Director, Community Disability Policy Initiative
sbrown@uw.edu |
| Pat Brown, Ed.D. |
Clinical Assistant Professor
pabrown@uw.edu |
| Kurt Johnson, Ph.D. |
Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine
kjohnson@uw.edu |
| Dennis Lang, R.N., M.P.H. |
Affiliate Instructor
dlang@uw.edu |
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| Ilene Schwartz,
Ph.D. |
Director, Experimental Education Unit
ilene@uw.edu |
| Kate Ahern |
Admissions Coordinator
kahern@uw.edu |
| Christy Baker |
Occupational Therapy
christybaker@uw.edu |
| Janet Bauer |
Speech Language Pathology
jbauer@uw.edu |
| Mara Calhoun |
Social Worker
swmara@uw.edu |
| Carol Davis, Ed.D. |
Assistant Professor, Special Education
cadavis1@uw.edu |
| Marsann Easterday |
Occupational Therapy
marsannd@uw.edu |
| Leslie Fox |
Occupational Therapy
lfox86@uw.edu |
| Sheryl French |
Speech Language Pathology
sfrench@uw.edu |
| Roxanne Hudson, Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, Education
rhudson@uw.edu |
| Gail Joseph, Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, Special Education
gjoseph@uw.edu |
| Amy Kullaway |
Speech Language Pathology
awt2@uw.edu |
| Mary Maass |
Speech Language Pathology
maass@uw.edu |
| Chris Matsumoto,
M. Ed. |
Principal, Experimental Education Unit
ctm@uw.edu |
| Julie Osterling, Ph.D. |
Director, UW CARE Clinic
careclin@uw.edu |
| Susan Ramage |
School Nurse
sramage@uw.edu |
| Susan Sandall, Ph.D. |
Assistant Director, Experimental Education Unit
ssandall@uw.edu |
| Vicki Tompkins |
Social Worker vtompkin@uw.edu |
| Elizabeth A. West, Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor, Special Education
eawest@uw.edu |
| Owen White, Ph.D. |
Professor, Education
owhite@uw.edu |
| Rosie Yurick |
Occupational Therapy
roseyurick@uw.edu |
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| Tom
Bird, M.D. |
Co-Director, Genetics Program tomnroz@uw.edu |
| C. Ron Scott, M.D. |
Co-Director, Genetics Program
crscott@uw.edu |
| Robin Bennett, M.S.,
C.G.C. |
Senior Genetic Counselor, Co-Director Medical Genetics Clinic
robinb@uw.edu |
| Peter Byers, M.D. |
Professor, Pathology and Medicine
pbyers@uw.edu |
| Vicki Frasher |
Program Care Coordinator
vam@uw.edu |
| Jan Garretson, M.S.W. |
Social Worker
garretso@uw.edu |
| Ian Glass, M.D. |
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
ian.glass@seattlechildrens.org |
| Janie Heffernan,
M.S., R.D., C.D. |
Nutritionist
jfh@uw.edu |
| Fuki Hisama , M.D. |
Director, UWMC Medical Genetics Clinics
fmh2@uw.edu |
| Suman Jayadev, M.D. |
Acting Assistant Professor of Neurology
sumie@uw.edu |
| Anne Leavitt, M.D. |
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
aml@uw.edu |
| Beth Ogata,
M.S., R.D., C.D. |
Research Dietitian I, Pediatrics, Nutrition
bogata@uw.edu |
| Debra Olson |
Program Coordinator
olsondl@uw.edu |
| Wendy Raskind, M.D.,
Ph.D |
Professor, Medicine, Division of Genetics
wendyrun@uw.edu |
| Donna Ross MSW, LCSW |
Social Worker
donnagr@uw.edu |
| Britta Sjoding, MS, C.G.C. |
Genetic Counselor
bsjoding@uw.edu |
| Corrine Smith, MS, C.G.C. |
Genetic Counselor, Medical Genetics
corrieo@uw.edu |
| Virginia
Sybert, M.D. |
Clinical Professor, Medicine
flk01@uw.edu |
| Lauren Thomas, MS, C.G.C. |
Genetic Counselor
lithomas@uw.edu |
| Cristine Trahms,
M.S. |
Nutritionist, PKU/Genetics Clinic
ctrahms@uw.edu |
| Stefanie Uhrich, MS, C.G.C. |
Genetic Counselor
stef@uw.edu |
| Heidi Vance, MS, C.G.C. |
Genetic Counselor
hkvance@uw.edu |
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