The Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) 

Administration

Charles D. Hamad, PhD 
Associate Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center; Director, Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Robert Bass, PhD 
Director, New England INDEX, Director of Psychology, LEND Program; Associate Director, Shriver Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities; Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry , University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Kathleen Braden, MD 
Director, LEND Program; Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Associate Director and Developmental Pediatrician, University Shriver Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University Medical School; Adjunct Professor, Department of Public Management, Suffolk University

Carol Curtin, MSW, LICSW
Associate Director & Training Director, LEND Program; Project Director, Healthy People/Healthy Communities Division, Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities; Research Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Senior Lecturer in Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine; Adjunct Professor, Department of Public Management, Suffolk University

James Gleason, MS, PT 
Director of Physical Therapy LEND Program; Associate Director, Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities; Instructor in Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University; Adjunct Professor, Department of Public Management, Suffolk University

Faculty & Staff

Robin Adair, MD 
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Medical School, LEND program, Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

Linda G. Bandini, PhD 
Director of Nutrition, LEND Program; Associate Professor of Pediatrics University of Massachusetts Medical School; Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Sargent College of Allied Health Professions, Boston University

Alexandra Bonardi, MS, MHA, OTR-L 
Research Associate, Center for Developmental Disabilities Evaluation and Research (CDDER), Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities; Instructor in Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Leo H. Buchanan, PhD, CCC-A
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Director of Audiology, LEND Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School/Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center; Advisory Board, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Sharon Cermak, EdD, OTR
Director of Occupational Therapy, LEND Program; Professor in Occupational Therapy, Sargent College of Allied Health Professions, Boston University

Maureen Cochran, RN, PhD
Director of Nursing, LEND Program; Adjunct Faculty, Suffolk University School of Public Management

Richard Fleming, PhD 
Director of Instructional Design, Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Jonathan Gottleib
Data specialist, New England INDEX, Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

Elaine Gabovitch
Parent faculty, LEND program, Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

Audrey Huntley, BA
Coordinator of Information Acquisition, New England INDEX, Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

Carol Imposimato
Administrative Assistant, Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

Rebecca Olsen, BS
Chief Information Specialist, New England INDEX, Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

John Rochford, MS
Director of Technology, New England INDEX, Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

Ruth B. Smith, PhD, LICSW, ACSW 
Director of Social Work, LEND Program; Director of Project AWARE and The Asperger’s Connection, Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Adjunct Professor, Suffolk University; Adjunct Faculty, Simmons College School of Social Work

Heidi Stanish, Ph.D
Physical activity for people with intellectual and physical disabilities 


Lee Vorderer, MA 
Project Director, Developmental Disabilities Leadership Forum; Director of Special Education, LEND Program; Instructor in Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Adjunct Professor, Department of Public Management, Suffolk University; Adjunct Faculty, Psychology Department, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Jennifer Wise, BA
Administrative Assistant, Shriver University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

Partners at the Frank Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University

Marie M. (Sandy) Matava, MPA 
Director of the Center for Public Management; Clinical Professor of Public Management, Department of Public Management, Suffolk University

Maureen Cochran, RN, PhD
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Public Management, Suffolk University

Richard H. Beinecke, DPA, ACSW 
Associate Professor of Public Administration; Department of Public Management, Suffolk University

Nicole Rivers, MPA 
Adjunct Professor, Department of Public Management, Suffolk University

Michael Lavin, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Public Management, Suffolk University

Lauren Williams, EDM, RN
Assistant Professor of Health Administration, Suffolk University

Mark J. Andrews, MPA
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Public Management, Suffolk University

Les Cavicchi, MPA
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Public Management, Suffolk University

Partners at the Center for Children with Special Needs, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine

Ellen C. Perrin, MD 
Medical Director, Center for Children with Special Needs; Chief, Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics; Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine

Karen Bresnahan, MD 
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine

Karen Miller, MD 
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine

Adam Geyer, MSW, LICSW 
Clinical Social Worker; Instructor in Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine

Catherine Mason, MEd 
Senior Psychoeducational Specialist; Instructor in Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine