LEND Directory

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
Position Name Phone Email
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