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UCEDD, LEND Program

UConn Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

University of Connecticut A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
263 Farmington Ave., MC 6222
Farmington, CT 06030-6222

Main Phone: 860-679-1500
Toll Free Number: 866-623-1315
Main Fax: 860-679-1571
TTY: 860-679-1502

Faculty & Staff

Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Mary Beth Bruder, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
LEND Director Mary Beth Bruder, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Associate UCEDD Director Brian Reichow, PhD, BCBA-D Education/Special Education [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Administrative Officer Christine Jozef Other [email protected]
Business Service Manager Lisa Trahan Business [email protected]
Dissemination Director Bethanne Vergean Education/Special Education [email protected]
Education and Training Director Marney Pollack, PhD, BCBA-D Education/Special Education [email protected]
NIRS Coordinator Kelly Ferreira, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Research Director Brian Reichow, PhD, BCBA-D Education/Special Education [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Data Coordinator Caitlin McNulty Other [email protected]
Data Coordinator Urszula Nita, Other [email protected]
Early Intervention Jill Isenberg, MS, Ed Education/Special Education [email protected]
Early Intervention Bethanne Vergean Education/Special Education [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Deidra Cali Communications [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Audiology Kathleen Cienkowski, PhD Audiology [email protected]
Family Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Nursing Marianne Snyder, PhD, MSN, RN. Nursing-General [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Tina Rhodes, MS, OTR/L Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Other Inge Marie Eigsti, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Public Health Tara Lutz, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Self Advocacy Chris Blake Self Advocacy [email protected]
Social Work Cristina Mogro-Wilson, PhD Social Work [email protected]
Special Education Allison Lombardi, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Special Education Brian Reichow, PhD, BCBA-D Education/Special Education [email protected]
Special Education Brandi Simonsen, PhD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Bernard Grela, PhD Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Administrative Program Coordinator - ECIPC Equity Toi Weatherspoon Other [email protected]
Administrative Program Coordinator: Aspiring Leaders, New Directors, OEC CT Leadership, and CT LEND. Paula DeMichiel Communications [email protected]
Communications Ryan Bibisi Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Evaluation Brian Reichow, PhD, BCBA-D Education/Special Education [email protected]
Family Faculty Laurie Cantwell Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
IYC Editorial Assistant Deidra Cali Communications [email protected]
Post Secondary Linda Rammler, MEd, PhD Self Advocacy [email protected]
Public Health Tu Anh Nguyen, MPH Public Health [email protected]
Public Health Isha Sinojia, MPH Public Health [email protected]
School Counseling Sara Renzulli, PhD School Psychology/School Counseling [email protected]
School Psychology Melissa Bray, PhD School Psychology/School Counseling [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Aspiring Leaders Andrea Brinnel, Ed.D Education/Special Education [email protected]
Early Childhood Intervention Doctoral Consortium (ECiDC) Marney Pollack, PhD, BCBA-D Education/Special Education [email protected]
Early Intervention Specialist Program Tina Rhodes, MS, OTR/L Occupational Therapy [email protected]
ECIPC-Equity Elizabeth Beltran Rivera, M.A. Psychology [email protected]
Infants and Young Children Journal Deidra Cali Communications [email protected]
Learn the Signs Act Early Ambassador Children's Mental Health Champion OSEP Demonstration Project CT Community College 325N Grant Community College Enhancement Grant Bethanne Vergean Education/Special Education [email protected]