LEND Directory
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LEND Program: CA-LEND Children's Hospital Los Angeles University of Southern California, UCEDD 4650 Sunset Boulevard Mailstop #53 Los Angeles, CA 90027-6062 Main Phone: 323-361-2300 Main Fax: 323-361-8305 Main Email: www.uscucedd@chla.usc.edu Website: http://www.uscucedd.org |
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| Position | Name | Phone | |
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| Leadership | |||
| UCEDD Director | Robert A. Jacobs, MD, MPH | 323-361-2300 | rjacobs@chla.usc.edu |
| LEND Director | Douglas Vanderbilt, MD | 323-660-2450 | dvanderbilt@chla.usc.edu |
| Associate UCEDD Director | Kathryn Smith, PhD, RN | 323-361-8301 | kasmith@chla.usc.edu |
| Associate UCEDD Director | Barbara Wheeler, PhD | 323-361-3829 | bwheeler@chla.usc.edu |
| Lead Administrative Staff | |||
| Coordinator, Administrative | Constance Nicholson | 323-361-3822 | cnicholson@chla.usc.edu |
| Division Administrator | Karlyn Beck, MBA | 323-361-8519 | karbeck@chla.usc.edu |
| LEND Autism Training Coordinator | Marian Williams, PhD | 323-361-8525 | mwilliams@chla.usc.edu |
| LEND Training Coordinator | Julie Maw, BA | 323-361-3834 | jmaw@chla.usc.edu |
| LEND Training Director | Patrice Yasuda, PhD | 323-361-3817 | pyasuda@chla.usc.edu |
| Manager, Division Budget | Elizabeth Didelot | 323-361-8325 | edidelot@chla.usc.edu |
| Discipline Coordinators | |||
| Audiology | Alison Grimes, AuD | 310-267-4650 | agrimes@mednet.ucla.edu |
| Health Administration | LaVonna Blair-Lewis, PhD, MPH | 213-740-4280 | lblair@usc.edu |
| Nursing | Cecily Betz, PhD, RN, FAAN | 323-361-8524 | cbetz@chla.usc.edu |
| Nursing | Noreen Clarke, MS, RN | 323-361-4068 | nclarke@chla.usc.edu |
| Nutrition | Marion Taylor Baer, PhD, RD | 323-361-3823 | mbaer@chla.usc.edu |
| Nutrition | Hope Wills, MA, RD, CSP, CLS | 323-361-3816 | hwills@chla.usc.edu |
| Occupational Therapy | Shelby Surfas, OTD, OTR/L | 323-361-8362 | ssurfas@chla.usc.edu |
| Parent/Family Resources | Fran Goldfarb, MA, MCHES | 323-361-3831 | fgoldfarb@chla.usc.edu |
| Pediatrics | Karen Kay Imagawa, MD | 323-361-2113 | kimagawa@chla.usc.edu |
| Pediatrics | Sheela Rao, MD | 323-361-2300 | srao@chla.usc.edu |
| Psychology | Marie Poulsen, PhD | 323-361-3819 | mpoulsen@chla.usc.edu |
| Psychology | Sara Sherer, PhD | 323-361-6011 | ssherer@chla.usc.edu |
| Psychology | Marian Williams, PhD | 323-361-8525 | mwilliams@chla.usc.edu |
| Public Health | Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD | 323-361-3830 | ckreutzer@chla.usc.edu |
| Social Work | Deborah Litberg | 323-361-8861 | dlitberg@chla.usc.edu |
| Special Education | Heidi Paul, PhD | 323-361-2300 | hpaul@chla.usc.edu |
| Special Education | Barbara Wheeler, PhD | 323-361-3829 | bwheeler@chla.usc.edu |
| Speech-Language Pathology | Sonia Aller, PhD, CCC | 323-361-3828 | saller@chla.usc.edu |
| Primary Activity Coordinators | |||
| Cultural Diversity | Barbara Wheeler, PhD | 323-361-3829 | bwheeler@chla.usc.edu |
| Distance Learning | Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD | 323-361-3830 | ckreutzer@chla.usc.edu |
| Information/Dissemination | Sonja DeJong | 323-361-6238 | sdejong@chla.usc.edu |
| Information/Dissemination | Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD | 323-361-3830 | ckreutzer@chla.usc.edu |
| Parent/Consumer | Fran Goldfarb, MA, MCHES | 323-361-3831 | fgoldfarb@chla.usc.edu |
| Training Director | Patrice Yasuda, PhD | 323-361-3817 | pyasuda@chla.usc.edu |
| Community Education Director | Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD | 323-361-3830 | ckreutzer@chla.usc.edu |
| Research Director | Cecily Betz, PhD, RN, FAAN | 323-361-8524 | cbetz@chla.usc.edu |
| Specialty Resource Contacts | |||
| Adolescent Psychology Adolescence | Sara Sherer, PhD | 323-361-6011 | ssherer@chla.usc.edu |
| Child Abuse - CARES Child Abuse - CARES | Karen Kay Imagawa, MD | 323-361-2113 | kimagawa@chla.usc.edu |
| Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Deborah Litberg | 323-361-8861 | dlitberg@chla.usc.edu |
| Health Care Policy Medical Home CSHCN Title V Autism Spina Bifida Rett syndrome | Kathryn Smith, PhD, RN | 323-361-8301 | kasmith@chla.usc.edu |
| Health Care Systems/Diversity/Cultural Competency/Social Determinants of Health | LaVonna Blair-Lewis, PhD, MPH | 213-740-4280 | lblair@usc.edu |
| Health Care Transition Planning Evidence Based Practice Spina Bifida | Cecily Betz, PhD, RN, FAAN | 323-361-8524 | cbetz@chla.usc.edu |
| Infant/Family and Early Childhood Mental Health | Marie Poulsen, PhD | 323-361-3819 | mpoulsen@chla.usc.edu |
| Parent/Professional Collaboration | Fran Goldfarb, MA, MCHES | 323-361-3831 | fgoldfarb@chla.usc.edu |
| Program Area Lead, Early Childhood Mental Health Programs LEND Autism Training Director LEND Family Navigator Clinic LEND Mental Health Module | Marian Williams, PhD | 323-361-8525 | mwilliams@chla.usc.edu |
| Racial Disparities | Barbara Wheeler, PhD | 323-361-3829 | bwheeler@chla.usc.edu |
| Telehealth/Telemedicine | Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD | 323-361-3830 | ckreutzer@chla.usc.edu |
| Project/Program/Clinic Contacts | |||
| Early Childhood Interdisciplinary AssessmentEarly Childhood Interdisciplinary Assessment Clinics NIH Autism in Urban Context (PI: Solomon) NIH MET Signaling System, Autism, and Gastrointestinal Dysfunction (PI: Levitt) Novel Technologies and Autism (PI: Narayanan) Assessment of Autism in Children with Vision Impairment (PI: Borchert) Expanding Cross Cultural and Evidence-Based Competencies in Interdisciplinary Psychology Training (PI: Sherer) | Marian Williams, PhD | 323-361-8525 | mwilliams@chla.usc.edu |
| Feeding Clinic | Hope Wills, MA, RD, CSP, CLS | 323-361-3816 | hwills@chla.usc.edu |
| Head, Division of General Pediatrics, CHLA Director, USC UCEDD at CHLA Administrative Coordinator, Mental Health Program, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, USC School of Dentistry Project Investigator, CHLA Spina Bifida Patient Registry Demonstration Project, USC UCEDD at CHLA Project Investigator, The Effectiveness of Bowel and Bladder Management Techniques on Children with Spina Bifida, USC UCEDD at CHLA Chairperson, CCS and Disability Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics, Chapter 2 California State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) | Robert A. Jacobs, MD, MPH | 323-361-2300 | rjacobs@chla.usc.edu |
| Health Care Transition Planning Clinic for Youth with Spina Bifida Developmental Disabilities Evidence-Based Practice Interagency Collaboration Health Literacy | Cecily Betz, PhD, RN, FAAN | 323-361-8524 | cbetz@chla.usc.edu |
| High Risk Infant Follow-up Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Fellowship Program | Douglas Vanderbilt, MD | 323-660-2450 | dvanderbilt@chla.usc.edu |
| Integrating Statewide Services for CSHCN Spina Bifida Program Rett Clinic Spina Bifida Center | Kathryn Smith, PhD, RN | 323-361-8301 | kasmith@chla.usc.edu |
| LEND Family Navigator Clinic LEND Rett Syndrome Clinic | Fran Goldfarb, MA, MCHES | 323-361-3831 | fgoldfarb@chla.usc.edu |
| Project ABC: Integrative Service System for Children Birth to Five Autism Clinic Registry Head Start, Early Head Start and California Part C Early Start programs | Marie Poulsen, PhD | 323-361-3819 | mpoulsen@chla.usc.edu |
| Project Access: Improving Access to Care in Rural Communities for Children with Epilepsy NIH Translational Research, Autism, Spanish Nutrition Services in State Title V, Hospital Reviews, Rural Community Clinics | Cary Kreutzer, MPH, RD | 323-361-3830 | ckreutzer@chla.usc.edu |
| USC UCEDD/CSULA Minority Partnership Grant, ADD, PI A Model for Inclusion of Minorities in Bio-Medical Research on ASD, NIH R03, Partners in Research, NHGRI, Co-PI Disseminating Scientific Information on ASD to the Latino Community, NIH Pathways to Translational Research RC1, NIMH, Co-PI Project Intersect: Addressing Health Disparities at the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Disability?AUCD.CDC RTOI, The Oregon Institute on Disability & Development at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) (PI), Co-Investigator Exploring Careers in MCH/NeuroDevelopmental Disabilities, Health Careers Training Project, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Healthcare Workforce Development Division, PI. | Barbara Wheeler, PhD | 323-361-3829 | bwheeler@chla.usc.edu |
| Last updated: 08/06/2012 04:59 PM | |||

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