Elaine Gabovitch, MPA

Faculty Appointment:

Instructor, Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center

Education:

• MPA, Suffolk University Sawyer School of Management, 2008
• LEND Certificate, Shriver Center Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program, 2006
• BA, Regis College, Weston, MA 1981
  

  Publications:

  • Gabovitch, E. & Curtin, C. (July, 2009). Family-centered care for children with autism spectrum disorders: A review.  Marriage & Family Review Journal.
  • Stokes, E.A., Fleming, R.K., Gabovitch, E., Maslin, M.C.T., Serna, R.W., Buckley, M., Gray, C., & Roselli, P. (2009, May). Educating parents of children with ASD in behavioral intervention: An online program. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Gabovitch, E., Gleason, P. & Curtin, C. (July 2009) (ed.) International Outreach.  Shriver Center Spotlight, 2, 1.
  • Gabovitch, E., Gleason, P. & Curtin, C. (2009) (ed.) Current & Emerging Technologies.  Shriver Center Spotlight, 1, 2.
  • Gabovitch, E. & Curtin, C. (2008) (ed.) Health Promotion in People with Developmental Disabilities.  Shriver Center Spotlight, 1, 1.
  • Gabovitch, E. & Wiseman, N. (2005). Early Identification in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Identification, Education and Treatment, (3^rd ed.), D. Zager, ed., 145-172.

  Awards & Honors:

  • Margaret L. Bauman Award, Parent in a Professional Capacity, 2009
  • Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society for Public Administrators, 2008
  • American Maternal and Child Health Program (AMCHP) Family Scholar 2008
  • Graduate Research Grants Program Award for 2006 from the Organization for Autism Research (OAR)
  • Alumnae Achievement Award for 2006, Regis College, Weston MA
  • Autism Society of America Media Excellence in Video Award 2002, for "On the Spectrum: Children and Autism"

  Advisory Boards:

  • Family Partner Consultant, Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Community and Health Sciences, Maternal and Child Health Program, February 2005 to present
  • Advisor, Mayor's Summit on Autism, City of Boston, April 3, 2009.
  • Advisor, Massachusetts Department of Public Health/Early Intervention Autism Forums, Aug. & Nov. 2008.
  • Advisor/consultant, Impact of Employee Benefits on Families with Children with Autism funded by Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund. Sept. 2008-Sept. 2009. Principal Investigator: Srilakshmi (Sangeeth) Gnanasekaran, MD, MPH, MGH Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
  • Advisory board member, parent consultant, Training School Speech-Language Pathologists to Maximize Oral Communication in Children with Autism funded by U.S. Department of Education for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services for $733,000.  Sept. 2005-Sept 2009. Principle Investigator: Shelly Velleman; Co-investigators: Mary Andrianopoulos, Christina Foreman and Elena Zaretsky. University of Massachusetts Department of Communication Disorders
  • Advisory board member, parent consultant, The Training of Leaders in Speech Language Pathology as Effective Collaborators in the Public Schools funded by U.S. Department of Education under the Preparation of Leadership Personnel (CFDA 84.325D) competition for $799, 602.  Sept 2008-Sept 2010.
  • Advisory board member, parent consultant, to Family-Professional Partner Institute (FPPI), funded by Massachusetts Department of Public Health and N.E. SERVE to continue the work of the Family Partner Initiative.  Sept. 2005-June 2008.
  • Grant team member, parent representative, Exploring the Options for Children with Autism, for Lexington Public Schools, funded by Massachusetts Department of Education for $75,000.  Sept. 2005-Sept 2007.