The Connecticut Developmental Disabilities Network (DDN) was established to provide leadership for implementation of the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance
and Bill of Rights Act.
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People with disabilities and their families are
at the heart of how we plan, complete,
and evaluate our activities.
We also rely on a broad range of professionals, organizations and agencies
to bring about community-wide change.
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Faculty & Staff
Below is a listing of the faculty, staff and graduate research assitants that make up our team along with their current project affiliations. To obtain bio and contact information for an individual, please click on their name below.
Director
Mary Beth Bruder, Ph.D.
Director, Professor of Pediatrics
bruder@nso1.uchc.edu || 860.679.1505
Associate Director
Molly Cole
Associate Director, Community Outreach
mcole@uchc.edu || 860.679.1595
Bonnie Lynch
Associate Director
blynch@uchc.edu || 860.679.1585
Faculty
Mark A. Greenstein, M.D.
Medical Consultant, Professor
mgreenstein@uchc.edu || 860.679.1544
Gerard Kerins, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Medical Consultant, Professor
gkerins@.uchc.edu || 860.679.1548
Cristina Mogro-Wilson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Research Director
cmwilson@uchc.edu || 860.679.1529
Center Staff
Michael Andrews Deckers
Office Assistant
mdeckers@uchc.edu || 860.679.1500
Gabriela Freyre-Calish, M.S.W.
Program Coordinator
freyre@nso2.uchc.edu || 860.679.1563
Stan Kosloski, M.S.
Community Facilitator
skosloski@uchc.edu || 860.679.1513
Elba Ortega
Fiscal Assistant
ortega@nso.uchc.edu || 860.679.1546
Linda Procko
Administrative Program Coordinator for Grants
procko@nso1.uchc.edu || 860.679.1549
Elyssa Trani
NIRS Coordinator
etrani@uchc.edu || 860.679.1568
Jessica Veneziano
School Age Project Coordinator
veneziano@uchc.edu || 860-679-1592
Early Childhood initiatives at the UCEDD focus on evidenced based practices and learning outcomes. We provide training and technical assistance to early interventionists, teachers, therapists, service coordinators, policy makers and families on a variety of areas including social competence, early literacy, early childhood outcomes, service coordination practices, and evidenced based intervention practices.
School Age initiatives at the UCEDD focus on the inclusion of children with disabilities in typical school and community life. We provide training and technical assistance to families, school personnel and community members in a variety of areas including the special education process, inclusive education, adapted curriculum, assistive technology, disability awareness and person-centered planning.
Adult initiatives at the UCEDD focus on including people with disabilities in their communities. We provide training and technical assistance to individuals with disabilities, state agencies, service providers and other community members in a variety of areas including the hiring of personal assistants, accessible transportation, emergency preparedness and response, and health care.