Faculty and Staff Directory

Our employees consist of over 30 individuals (faculty, graduate assistants, post-doctoral fellows, full and part-time staff, and/or volunteers), most of which are involved in scholarly activities. Our faculty and staff publish papers in refereed journals and present annually at national and international meetings and conferences. In addition, we take affirmative action seriously to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with developmental disabilities. Moreover, the center employs several parents of children with developmental and other disabilities.

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Position Name Phone Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Mary Beth Bruder, PhD 860-679-1500 bruder@nso1.uchc.edu
LEND Director Mary Beth Bruder, PhD 860-679-1500 bruder@nso1.uchc.edu
Associate UCEDD Director Tierney Giannotti, MPA 860-679-1516 tgiannotti@uchc.edu
Assistant UCEDD Director Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW 860-679-1563 freyre@nso2.uchc.edu
Lead Administrative Staff
Administrative Officer Kelly M. Jones 860-679-1522 kejones@uchc.edu
Administrative Staff
Executive Assistant Deborah Burch 860-679-1543 dburch@uchc.edu
Office Manager Tracey Higgins 860-679-1507 higgins@uchc.edu
Administrative Program Coordinator
 Linda Procko 860-679-1549 procko@nso1.uchc.edu
Primary Activity Coordinators
Community Support Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW 860-679-1563 freyre@nso2.uchc.edu
Data Cynthia Mazzarella 860-679-1541 mazzarella@uchc.edu
Data Kelly Rushlow 860-679-4562 rushlow@uchc.edu
Parent/Consumer Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW 860-679-1563 freyre@nso2.uchc.edu
Person Centered Planning Peter Love, PhD 860-679-1546 love@uchc.edu
Adult Services Peter Love, PhD 860-679-1546 love@uchc.edu
Research Tierney Giannotti, MPA 860-679-1516 tgiannotti@uchc.edu
Discipline Coordinators
Education Orville Karan, PhD 860-679-1500 orville.karan@uconn.edu
Education Thomas Van Hoof, MD, EdD 860-679-1595 tom.vanhoof@uconn.edu
Parent/Family Resources Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW 860-679-1563 freyre@nso2.uchc.edu
Parent/Family Resources Laura Kern, JD 860-679-1501 lkern@uchc.edu
Parent/Family Resources Jill Isenberg, MS Ed 860-679-1568 isenberg@uchc.edu
Parent/Family Resources Chris Sullivan, JD 860-679-4484 chsullivan@uchc.edu
Psychology Anne Farrell, PhD 203-251-8590 anne.farrell@uconn.edu
Social Work Cristina Wilson, PhD 860-570-9176 christina.wilson@uconn.edu
Specialty Resource Contacts
Consultant: Assistive Technology Chauncy Rucker, PhD 860-679-1556 chauncyrucker1@mac.com
Discipline Coordinator: Pharmacy Peter Tyczkowski, RPh, MBA 860-486-3151 peter.tyczkowski@uconn.edu
Law Discipline Coordinator Jane Thierfield Brown, EdD 860-679-1500 jane.brown@law.uconn.edu
Medical Consultant Gerard Kerins, MD 860-679-1544 GKerins@srhs.org
Training Coordinator Tierney Giannotti, MPA 860-679-1516 tgiannotti@uchc.edu
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Early Childhood Outcomes Center
Center for Early Literacy Learning
Center for Personnel Preparation in Early Childhood Special Education and Early Intervention
Student Technical Asssistance (STAR) Team
The Instructional Coaches Academy
 Mary Beth Bruder, PhD 860-679-1500 bruder@nso1.uchc.edu
Early Intervention Specialist Program Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW 860-679-1563 freyre@nso2.uchc.edu
LEND Project Tierney Giannotti, MPA 860-679-1516 tgiannotti@uchc.edu
National Information and Reporting System (NIRS) Kelly Rushlow 860-679-4562 rushlow@uchc.edu
Southbury Clinic for Traditional Medicines Gerard Kerins, MD 860-679-1544 GKerins@srhs.org
The ConnSENSE Bulletin Chauncy Rucker, PhD 860-679-1556 chauncyrucker1@mac.com
Volunteer Staff
University Helper Michael Andrew Deckers 860-679-1500 mdeckers@uchc.edu
Office Helper Waseem Kazi 860-679-1500 wkazi@uchc.edu
Office Helper Latasha Linwood 860-679-1500 linwood@uchc.edu
Office Helper Shar-ron Preston 860-679-1500  
Graduate Assistants
Graduate Assistant Susan Myers, MA 860-679-5542 sumyers@uchc.edu
Graduate Assistant Vanessa Bravo, MA 860-679-1500 vanessa.bravo@uconn.edu

Last updated: January 12, 2012