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UCEDD, LEND Program

University of Tennessee Center on Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD/LEND); UTHSC LEND

University of Tennessee Health Science Center
920 Madison Avenue, Suite 939
Memphis, TN 38163

Main Phone: 901-448-6511
Toll Free Number: 888-572-2249
Main Fax: 901-448-7097
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UTHSCCenteronDevelopmentalDisabilities
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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Bruce Keisling, PhD Psychology [email protected]
LEND Director Toni M. Whitaker, MD Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
. Ron Espinal, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Principal Investigator, Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Joyce Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN Nursing-General [email protected]
Program Director, COE and PCIT Clinic Melissa Hoffmann, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Program Director, Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Laura English, MSSW Social Work [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Clinical Services Jenness Roth, MEd Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Shana Crispin, LCSW Social Work [email protected]
Data Coordinator Dajia Smith Other [email protected]
Early Intervention Jenness Roth, MEd Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Early Intervention Toni M. Whitaker, MD Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Medical Director Toni M. Whitaker, MD Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Jenness Roth, MEd Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Pediatric Services Toni M. Whitaker, MD Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Research Joyce Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN Nursing-General [email protected]
Training Director Leah Goldstein, Psy.D. Psychology [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Education Jenness Roth, MEd Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Family Kim Jameson Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Family Jenness Roth, MEd Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Medicine Toni M. Whitaker, MD Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Nursing Joyce Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN Nursing-General [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Jenness Roth, MEd Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Pediatrics Toni M. Whitaker, MD Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Psychiatry Melissa Hoffmann, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Social Work Shana Crispin, LCSW Social Work [email protected]
Special Education Jenness Roth, MEd Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Adele Dunkin, MCD, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
grants administration department of pediatrics Pamela Beckley Health Administration [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Anne Zachry, PhD Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Patient Accounts Specialist Shauna Morgan, CPS, MHA Other [email protected]
Sibling Support Parent-Child Relationship Joyce Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN Nursing-General [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Adele Dunkin, MCD, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Trauma-Informed Care, Juvenile Justice Kelsey Maloney, PhD Psychology [email protected]
UT Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody (COE) UT COE Parent-Child Interaction Training - lead Elizabeth Paiml, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Accounting and Business Administration Regina Tinnon, MBA Other [email protected]
Autism Clinic Psychological Evaluation Clinic Leah Goldstein, Psy.D. Psychology [email protected]
CANDLE study Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Joyce Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN Nursing-General [email protected]
Center for Literacy, Education, and Employment (CLEE) Teresa Smith, BBA Other [email protected]
Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody (COE) Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) Learning Collaborative Melissa James, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody (COE) Melissa Hoffmann, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Inborn Errors of Metabolism Clinic Rebecca Zywicki, MS, RD, LDN Nutrition [email protected]
LEND Training Assistant Dajia Smith Other [email protected]
Project DOCC Family Mentorship Jenness Roth, MEd Family Member/Community Member [email protected]
Project ENRICH Supported Parenting Learning, Attention and Behavior (LAB) Clinic Shana Crispin, LCSW Social Work [email protected]
Psychology clinic Colby Taylor, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center Anne Zachry, PhD Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Scottish Rite Communication Disorders Clinic Adele Dunkin, MCD, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology [email protected]
Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Laura English, MSSW Social Work [email protected]
Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Rhonda Ferguson, BPS Social Work [email protected]
Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Shunta Parrish, MPA Social Work [email protected]
Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Detris Whitten, MSW Social Work [email protected]
Support Staff Sheree Barden Other [email protected]
Support Staff Levader Jones Other [email protected]
Support Staff Nivea Wilson Other [email protected]
UT Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody (COE) Kelsey Maloney, PhD Psychology [email protected]
UT Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody (COE) Elizabeth Paiml, PhD Psychology [email protected]
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