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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@u.washington.edu
Sharan Brown, J.D., Ed.D.	Associate Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Research Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Adults and Elders Program Program Director, Community Disability Policy Initiative (primary appointment) sbrown@u.washington.edu
Shelley Leonard, M.F.A.	Assistant to the Director for Special Projects University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities smeyring@u.washington.edu
Toni Long, M.P.H.	Health Services Manager, CHDD – UWMC Clinics trlong@u.washington.edu
Richard Masse, MPH	Director of Evaluation University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities rmasse@u.washington.edu
Heather Taylor, B.A.	Assistant to the Director University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities hjt@u.washington.edu
Kathy Watson, Ph.D., R.N.	Associate Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Research Assistant Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems Director, Adults and Elders Program watsonkc@u.washington.edu

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Adults & Elders Program

Kathy Watson, Ph.D., R.N.	Research Assistant Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems Director, Adults and Elders Program watsonkc@u.washington.edu
Sharan Brown, J.D., Ed.D.	Research Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Adults and Elders Program Director, Community Disability Policy Initiative (primary appointment) sbrown@u.washington.edu
John F. McLaughlin, M.D.	Professor, Pediatrics Adults and Elders Program Director, Clinical Training Unit (primary appointment) jfmcl@u.washington.edu

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Autism Center

Steve Dager , M.D.	Professor, Radiology Interim Director, Autism Center srd@u.washington.edu
Steve Altabet, Ph.D.	Clinic Director - Tacoma Satellite Autism Center saltabet@u.washington.edu
Shanna Alvarez, M.S., CCS-SLP	Speech-Language Pathologist Autism Center alvarez2@u.washington.edu
Catherine Brock, M.A., LMHC	Associate Director Director of Operations Autism Center cbrock@u.washington.edu
Raphael Bernier, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Autism Center rab2@u.washington.edu
Allison Brooks, Ph.D.	Training Director Autism Center brooksa@u.washington.edu
Annette Estes, Ph.D.	Research Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Autism Center estesa@u.washington.edu
Noelia Garcia, Ph.D.	Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology Autism Center npg@u.washington.edu
Jessica Greenson, Ph.D.	Clinical Psychologist Autism Center greenson@u.washington.edu
Chara Gupta, M.Ed.	Autism Consultant Autism Center charug@u.washington.edu
Tracy Hilgenfeld, M.S.	Autism Consultant Autism Center tracyh3@u.washington.edu
Kelly A. Johnson, Ph.D.	Clinical Psychologist Autism Center kel@u.washington.edu
Hower Kwon, M.D.	Clinical Faculty, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Child Psychiatrist Autism Center kel@u.washington.edu
Jim Mancini, M.S.	Speech-Language Pathologist Autism Center jmancini@u.washington.edu
Jeffrey Munson, Ph.D.	Research Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Autism Center jeffmun@u.washington.edu
Michael Murias, Ph.D.	Research Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Autism Center mmurias@u.washington.edu
Shelley O’Donnell, O.T.R./L.	Occupational Therapist Autism Center shelley3@u.washington.edu
Cynthia Polance, Psy.D.	Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology Autism Center cpolance@u.washington.edu
Tanya St. John, Ph.D.	Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Autism Center tstjohn@u.washington.edu
Milani Smith, Ph.D.	Director of Clinical Services Autism Center, Clinical Psychologist mplummer@u.washington.edu
Anette Sorenson, M.Ed.	Autism Consultant Autism Center anette@u.washington.edu
Heather Wallace, M.Ed.	Autism Consultant Autism Center haw4@u.washington.edu
Sam Zinner, M.D.	Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Developmental Pediatrician Autism Center Clinical Training Unit (primary appointment) szinner@u.washington.edu

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Center on Infant Mental Health and Development (CIMHD)

Susan Spieker, Ph.D.	Professor, Family and Child Nursing Director, Center on Infant Mental Health and Development spieker@u.washington.edu
Jean Kelly, Ph.D.	Professor, Family and Child Nursing Co-Director, Center on Infant Mental Health and Development jkelly@u.washington.edu
Cathryn Booth-LaForce, Ph.D.	Professor, Family and Child Nursing Center on Infant Mental Health and Development ibcb@u.washington.edu
Colleen Dillon, Ph.D.	Research Scienitst, Family & Child Nursing Center on Infant Mental Health and Development codillon@u.washington.edu
Jennifer Duval, B.A.	Family and Child Nursing Program and Development Coordinator, Promoting First Relationships and NCAST-AVENUW, Center on Infant Mental Health and Development jjduval@u.washington.edu
Denise Findlay, RN, BSN	Family and Child Nursing Director of Outreach and Education, NCAST-AVENUW Dmf56@u.washington.edu
Melissa Hoffman, M.S.W.	Lecturer in Family and Child Nursing Center on Infant Mental Health and Development mchoffman@u.washington.edu
Miriam Hirschstein, Ph.D.	Research Scientist, Family and Child Nursing Center on Infant Mental Health and Development mir@u.washington.edu
Catherine Henderson, Ph.D.	Clinical Assistant Professor, Family and Child Nursing Center on Infant Mental Health and Development
Gail Joseph, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor Educational Psychology and Early Childhood and Family Studies Center on Infant Mental Health and Development gjoseph@u.washington.edu
Rosemary Kelly, M.D.	Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Center on Infant Mental Health and Development rhkelly@u.washington.edu
Vicki Long, B.A.	Family and Child Nursing Business & Operations Manager, NCAST-AVENUW vlong@u.washington.edu
Sarah Luce, M.,MS	Early Childhood Consultant, Promoting First Relationships Center on Infant Mental Health and Development sluce@u.washington.edu
Diane Magyary, R.N., Ph.D.	Professor, Psychosocial and Community Health Center on Infant Mental Health and Development magyary@u.washington.edu
Jenny McSharry, M.A.	Family and Child Nursing Early Childhood Consultant, Promoting First Relationships Center on Infant Mental Health and Development jenefm@u.washington.edu
Emily Meredith, B.A.	Program Operations Manager, Family and Child Nursing Center on Infant Mental Health and Development emeredit@u.washington.edu
Julie Nagel, LICSW	Family and Child Nursing Early Childhood Consultant, Promoting First Relationships Center on Infant Mental Health and Development janagel@u.washington.edu
Elizabeth Nelson, Ph.D.	Research Scientist, Family & Child Nursing Center on Infant Mental Health and Development elizan2@u.washington.edu
Monica Oxford, Ph.D.	Associate Research Professor, School of Social Work Director of Program Development, NCAST-AVENUW mloxford@u.washington.edu
Jennifer Reese, MSW	Family and Child Nursing Early Childhood Consultant, Promoting First Relationships Center on Infant Mental Health and Development rees@u.washington.edu
Diana Sandoval, M.S.	Family and Child Nursing Project Coordinator, First Relationships Center on Infant Mental Health and Development dianasan@u.washington.edu

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Center for Technology and Disability Studies (CTDS)

Kurt Johnson, Ph.D.	Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine Director, Center for Technology and Disability Studies kjohnson@u.washington.edu
Pat Brown, Ed.D.	Clinical Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine Director, Employment Training Program Co-Investigator, MSKTC Assistant Director, Center for Technology and Disability Studies Center for Technology and Disability Studies pabrown@u.washington.edu
Sharan Brown, J.D., Ed.D.	Research Associate Professor Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Center for Technology and Disability Studies sbrown@u.washington.edu
Debbie Cook, B.S.	Director, Washington Assistive Technology Alliance Center for Technology and Disability Studies debcook@u.washington.edu
Gaby deJongh, B.S.	Training Coordinator Center for Technology and Disability Studies gabyd@u.washington.edu
Patricia Dowden, Ph.D., C.C.C.-Sp(L).	Clinical Assistant Professor Center for Technology and Disability Studies dowden@u.washington.edu
Brian Dudgeon, Ph.D.	Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine Co-Investigator, Project ACCESS Center for Technology and Disability Studies dudgeonb@u.washington.edu
John Hanna	Computer Support Analyst Center for Technology and Disability Studies jshanna@u.washington.edu
Mark Harniss, Ph.D.	Clinical Assistant Professor and Senior Research Scientist, Rehabilitation Medicine Senior Research Scientist, CTDS Co-Investigator, Project ACCESS Co-Investigator, MSKTC mharniss@u.washington.edu
Curt Johnson, M.S., A.T.P., C.R.C.	Rehabilitation Counselor and Assistive Technology Specialist Center for Technology and Disability Studies curtj@u.washington.edu
Maria Kelley, B.S., O.T.R.	Assistive Technology Specialist Center for Technology and Disability Studies mtkelley@u.washington.edu
Alan Knue, B.S.	Manager of Program Operations Washington Assistive Technology Act Program MSKTC Center for Technology and Disability Studies karynsa@u.washington.edu
Becky Matter, M.A.	Research & Evaluation Associate Center for Technology and Disability Studies bmatter@u.washington.edu
Lee Olsen, A.A.S, A.A.	Program Coordinator Employment Training Program Center for Technology and Disability Studies lmolsen@u.washington.edu
Cynthia Salzman, M.H.A.	Public Information Specialist MSKTC Center for Technology and Disability Studies csalzman@u.washington.edu
Katherine Schomer, M.A.	Project Manager MSKTC Center for Technology and Disability Studies kschomer@u.washington.edu
Elizabeth Tyson, B.A.	Program Assistant Center for Technology and Disability Studies lizzen@u.washington.edu
Jeff Witzel, B.S.	Information Technology Specialist Center for Technology and Disability Studies sesame@u.washington.edu

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Clinical Training Unit (CTU)

John F. McLaughlin, M.D.	Professor, Pediatrics Director, Clinical Training Unit jfmcl@u.washington.edu
Jennifer Annable, M.Ed.	Discipline Leader, Special Education Clinical Training Unit Principal, Experimental Education Unit (primary appointment) annable@u.washington.edu
Susan Astley, Ph.D.	Professor, Epidemiology Director, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnosis and Prevention Project Clinical Training Unit astley@u.washington.edu
Linda Backenstose, M.S.W.	Social Work Clinical Training Unit lbacke@u.washington.edu
Linda Barber, R.N.	Clinic Nurse Clinical Training Unit lbarber@u.washington.edu
Ann Bennett, B.A.	Fiscal Specialist Clinical Training Unit phrog@u.washington.edu
Forrest C. Bennett, M.D.	Professor, Pediatrics Discipline Leader, Developmental Pediatrics Clinical Training Unit fbennett@u.washington.edu
Jan Bragg, M.A., P.T.	Physical Therapist Specialist Rehabilitation Medicine Physical Therapy Clinical Training Unit jbragg@u.washington.edu
Sharan Brown, J.D., Ed.D.	Research Associate Professor Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Discipline Leader, Disability Law Clinical Training Unit Director, Community Disability Policy Initiative (primary appointment) sbrown@u.washington.edu
Truman Coggins, Ph.D.	Professor, Speech and Hearing Sciences Discipline Leader, Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Training Unit tec@u.washington.edu
Sharon Feucht, M.A., R.D., C.D.	Nutrition Consultation and Training Editor, Nutrition Focus Newsletter Clinical Training Unit sfeucht@u.washington.edu
Nuhad Dinno, M.D.	Clinical Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics Emeritus Clinical Training Unit Faculty Developmental Pediatrician Clinical Training Unit
John Dunne, M.D.	Discipline Leader, Child Psychiatry Clinical Training Unit jedunne@u.washington.edu
Peter Esselman, M.D.	Discipline Leader, Adult Medical Specialties Clinical Training Unit esselman@u.washington.edu
Richard Folsom, Ph.D.	Professor, Speech and Hearing Sciences Discipline Leader, Audiology Clinical Training Unit rfolsom@u.washington.edu
Harlan Gephart, M.D.	Discipline Consultant, Behavioral Pediatrics Clinical Training Unit hgephart@peds-associates.com
Gwen Glew, M.D., M.P.H.	Associate Professor, Pediatrics Clinical Training Unit glew@u.washington.edu
Anne Hay, Ph.D.	Psychometrist, Psychology Clinical Training Unit ahay@u.washington.edu
Colleen Heubner, Ph.D., M.P.H.	Associate Professor, Health Services Discipline Leader, Public Health Clinical Training Unit colleenh@u.washington.edu
Vanja Holm, M.D.	Associate Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics Emeritus Clinical Training Unit Faculty Developmental Pediatrician Clinical Training Unit vahswede@u.washington.edu
Cathy Keehnel	Office Assistant Clinical Training Unit cathek@u.washington.edu
Kay Kopp, M.S., O.T.R.	Occupational Therapy Clinical Training Unit kkopp@u.washington.edu
Dahlia Kupfer, M.P.H.	CHILD Profile Manager Clinical Training Unit dkupfer@u.washington.edu
Camille L. Lanier, R.D.	Family Coordinator Clinical Training Unit clanier@u.washington.edu
Penelope Leggott, D.D.S., M.S.	Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, Discipline Leader, Pediatric Dentistry Clinical Training Unit leggott@u.washington.edu
Kathleen Lehman, Ph.D.	Clinical Instructor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Clinical Training Unit lehmank@u.washington.edu
Toni Long, M.P.H.	Clinic Manager Clinical Training Unit trlong@u.washington.edu
Faye Louie	Information Specialist CHILD Profile Clinical Training Unit minfaye@u.washington.edu
Betty Lucas, R.D., M.P.H.	Lecturer, Family and Child Nursing Nutrition Clinical Training Unit blucas@u.washington.edu
Lisa Mancl, M.S.	Research Audiologist, Speech and Hearing Sciences Audiology Clinical Training Unit lmancl@u.washington.edu
Brenda McNees-Thoreson, R.N.	Clinic Nurse Clinical Training Unit bmct@u.washington.edu
Beth Ogata, M.S., R.D., C.D.	Research Dietitian I, Department of Pediatrics Nutrition Clinical Training Unit bogata@u.washington.edu
Kate Orville, M.P.H.	Program Manager, Medical Home Leadership Network Clinical Training Unit orville@u.washington.edu
Cynthia Padovano, B.A.	Office Assistant Clinical Training Unit cinzia@u.washington.edu
Susan Toth Patiejunas, Ph.D.	Clinical Instructor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Clinical Training Unit stoth@u.washington.edu
Yoshie Pearce	Fiscal Specialist Clinical Training Unit yoshiep@u.washington.edu
Lauren Plawner, M.D.	Assistant Professor, Child Neurology Discipline Leader, Child Neurology Clinical Training Unit Lauren.plawner@seattlechildrens.org
Susan Ramage, M.S., R.N.	Lecturer, Family and Child Nursing Discipline Leader, Nursing Clinical Training Unit sramage@u.washington.edu
Nelma Reese, B.A.	Administrator Clinical Training Unit nelma@u.washington.edu
Nancy Saunders, B.A.	Administrative Assistant Clinical Training Unit charbert@u.washington.edu
David Scott, Ph.D.	Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Discipline Leader, Psychology Director, Pediatric Medical Unit Clinical Training Unit dtscott@u.washington.edu
Sally Stuart, M.S.W.	Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Social Work Discipline Leader, Social Work Clinical Training Unit sns@u.washington.edu
Katherine Tekolste, M.D.	Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics Adolescent Health Transition Project Clinical Training Unit kat423@u.washington.edu
Roseann Torkelson, R.D., C.D.	Nutrition Consultation and Training Clinical Training Unit rtork@u.washington.edu
Cristine Trahms, M.S.	Lecturer, Pediatrics Discipline Leader, Nutrition Clinical Training Unit (joint appointment with Genetics Program) ctrahms@u.washington.edu
Therese Vafaeezadeh, ARNP	Family Consultant Clinical Training Unit tvafaee@hotmail.com
William O. Walker, M.D.	Professor, Pediatrics Director, Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Program Clinical Training Unit william.walker@seattlechildrens.org
Kathleen Washington, Ph.D.	Clinical Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine Discipline Leader, Physical Therapy Clinical Training Unit kwpt@u.washington.edu
Kathleen Watson, Ph.D., R.N.	Research Assistant Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems Family Coordinator Adolescent Health Transition Project Clinical Training Unit watsonkc@u.washington.edu
Esther Wender, M.D.	Clinical Professor, Pediatrics Behavioral Pediatrics Consultant Clinical Training Unit ehw2@u.washington.edu
William Welton, Dr.P.H., M.H.A.	Senior Lecturer and MHA Program Director, Health Services Discipline Leader, Health Administration Clinical Training Unit wwelton@u.washington.edu
Susan Wendel, M.S., O.T.R.	Clinical Instructor, Rehabilitation Medicine Discipline Leader, Occupational Therapy Clinical Training Unit swendel@u.washington.edu
Marcia Williams, M.S., P.T.	Lecturer, Rehabilitation Medicine Physical Therapy Clinical Training Unit mswanson@u.washington.edu
Joan Zerzan, M.S.	Nutrition Consultation and Training Clinical Training Unit siobhan@u.washington.edu
Samuel Zinner, M.D.	Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Director, Pediatric Education Clinical Training Unit szinner@u.washington.edu

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Community Disability Policy Initiative (CDPI)

Sharan Brown, J.D., Ed.D.	Research Associate Professor Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Director, Community Disability Policy Initiative sbrown@u.washington.edu
Pat Brown, Ed.D.	Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Director, Employment Training Program Community Disability Policy Initiative Center for Technology and Disability Studies (primary appointment) pabrown@u.washington.edu
Kurt Johnson, Ph.D.	Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine Community Disability Policy Initiative Director, Center for Technology and Disability Studies (primary appointment) kjohnson@u.washington.edu
Dennis Lang, R.N., M.P.H.	Affiliate Instructor Rehabilitation Medicine Community Disability Policy Initiative dlang@u.washington.edu

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Experimental Education Unit (EEU)

Ilene Schwartz, Ph.D.	Professor, Special Education Director, Experimental Education Unit ilene@u.washington.edu
Jennifer Annable, M.Ed.	Principal and Interdisciplinary Training Coordinator Experimental Education Unit annable@u.washington.edu
Douglas Cheney, Ph.D.	Associate Professor, Special Education Experimental Education Unit dcheney@u.washington.edu
Carol Davis, Ed.D.	Assistant Professor, Special Education Experimental Education Unit cadavis1@u.washington.edu
Roxanne Hudson, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor, Education Experimental Education Unit rhudson@u.washington.edu
Gail Joseph, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor, Education Experimental Education Unit gjoseph@u.washington.edu
Chris Matsumoto, M. Ed.	Assistant Principal Experimental Education Unit ctm@u.washington.edu
Susan Sandall, Ph.D.	Associate Professor, Special Education Experimental Education Unit ssandall@u.washington.edu
Joseph Stowitschek, Ph.D.	Research Professor, Education Experimental Education Unit stowi@u.washington.edu
Elizabeth A. West, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor, Special Education Experimental Education Unit owhite@u.washington.edu
Owen White, Ph.D.	Professor, Education Experimental Education Unit owhite@u.washington.edu

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Genetics Program

Tom Bird, M.D.	Professor, Neurology Head, Division of Neurogenetics Co-Director, Genetics Program tomnroz@u.washington.edu
C. Ron Scott, M.D.	Professor, Pediatrics Co-Director, Genetics Program crscott@u.washington.edu
Robin Bennett, M.S., C.G.C.	Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine Senior Genetic Counselor, Co-Director Medical Genetics Clinic Genetics Program robinb@u.washington.edu
Anthony Bouldin, M.D.	Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology Genetics Program tony.bouldin@seattlechildrens.org
Peter Byers, M.D.	Professor, Pathology and Medicine Genetics Program pbyers@u.washington.edu
Angela Fox, M.S.	Genetic Counselor, Biochemical Genetics Genetics Program acfox@u.washington.edu
Jan Garretson, M.S.W.	Social Worker Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Developmental Medicine Genetics Program Clinical Training Unit (primary appointment) garretso@u.washington.edu
Ian Glass, M.D.	Associate Professor, Pediatrics Genetics Program ian.glass@seattlechildrens.org
Janie Heffernan, M.S., R.D., C.D.	Nutritionist Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Developmental Medicine Pediatric Genetics Program jfh@u.washington.edu
Fuki Hisama , M.D.	Associate Professor, Medicine - Genetics Associate Professor, Neurology Director, UWMC Medical Genetics Clinics Genetics Program fmh2@uw.edu
Suman Jayadev, M.D.	Acting Assistant Professor of Neurology Genetics Program sumie@u.washington.edu
Lisa Sniderman King, M.Sc.	Lecturer, Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Developmental Medicine Genetic Counselor Genetics Program lcsk@u.washington.edu
Mercy Laurino, M.S.	Genetic Counselor Genetics Program mercy@u.washington.edu
Anne Leavitt, M.D.	Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Genetics Program anneleav@u.washington.edu
Sara Wiyrick, M.S., C.G.C.	Genetic Counselor, Medical Genetics Genetics Program saram2@u.washington.edu
Beth Ogata, M.S., R.D., C.D.	Research Dietitian I, Pediatrics Nutrition Genetics Program bogata@u.washington.edu
Wendy Raskind, M.D., Ph.D	Professor, Medicine, Division of Genetics Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences wendyrun@u.washington.edu
Corrine Smith, MS, C.G.C.	Genetic Counselor, Medical Genetics Genetics Program corrieo@u.washington.edu
Virginia Sybert, M.D.	Clinical Professor, Medicine Genetics Program flk01@u.washington.edu
Cristine Trahms, M.S.	Lecturer, Pediatrics Nutritionist, PKU/Genetics Clinic Genetics Program (joint appointment with Clinical Training Unit) ctrahms@u.washington.edu
Sara Wiyrick, M.S., C.G.C.	Genetic Counselor, Medical Genetics Genetics Program saram2@u.washington.edu

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