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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Research |
Brian Reichow, PhD, BCBA-D |
860-679-1541 | reichow@uchc.edu |
| Director of Education and Training | Stanton Wolfe, DDS, MPH | 860-679-5408 | swolfe@uchc.edu |
| Administrative Staff | |||
| Program Coordinator |
Linda Procko | 860-679-1549 | procko@nso1.uchc.edu |
| Executive Assistant | Deborah Burch | 860-679-1543 | dburch@uchc.edu |
| Administrative Program Associate | Tracey Higgins | 860-679-1507 | higgins@uchc.edu |
| Instructional Designer | Steven M. Smolnik | 860-679-1501 | smolnik@uchc.edu |
| Coordinators/Directors | |||
| Parent/Consumer | Michael Deckers | 860-679-1500 | mdeckers@uchc.edu |
| Parent/Consumer | Christine Sullivan, J.D. | 203-263-4695 | chsullivan@uchc.edu |
| Community Education | Anne Marie Davidson, MS | 860-679-1589 | adavidson@uchc.edu |
| Information/Dissemination | Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW | 860-679-1563 | freyre@nso2.uchc.edu |
| Technical Assistance | Linda Rammler, MEd, PhD | 860-679-1585 | lrammler@uchc.edu |
| Training, Coordinator | Thomas Van Hoof, MD, EdD | 860-486-0575 | tom.vanhoof@uconn.edu |
| Adult Services | Peter Love, PhD | 860-305-6375 | love@uchc.edu |
| Cultural Diversity | Gabriela Freyre-Calish, MSW | 860-679-1563 | freyre@nso2.uchc.edu |
| Data Coordinator | Kelly Rushlow | 860-679-4562 | rushlow@uchc.edu |
| Early Intervention | Jill Isenberg, MS, Ed | 860-679-1568 | isenberg@uchc.edu |
| Discipline Coordinators | |||
| Assistive Technology | Chauncy Rucker, PhD | 860-679-1556 | chauncyrucker45@gmail.com |
| Dentistry | Ruth Goldblatt, DMD, FAGD, FASGD, DABSCD | 860-679-4829 | goldblatt@nso1.uchc.edu |
| Education | Orville Karan, PhD | 860-679-1500 | orville.karan@uconn.edu |
| Health Administration | Tierney Giannotti, MPA | 860-679-1516 | tgiannotti@uchc.edu |
| Medicine | Thomas Van Hoof, MD, EdD | 860486-05755 | tom.vanhoof@uconn.edu |
| Medicine | Gerard Kerins, MD, FACP | 860-679-1544 | Gerard.kerins@ynhh.org |
| Psychology/Human Development & Family Studies | Anne Farrell, PhD | 203-251-8590 | anne.farrell@uconn.edu |
| Social Work | Cristina Wilson, PhD | 860-570-9176 | cristina.wilson@uconn.edu |
| Speech-Language Pathology | Bernard Grela, PhD | 860-679-1500 | bernard.grela@uconn.edu |
Last updated: April 30, 2013




