UCEDD,LEND Program:
University of Tennessee Center on Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD/LEND); UTHSC LEND
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
920 Madison Avenue, Suite 939
Memphis, TN 38163
Main Phone:  901-448-6511
Toll Free Number:  888-572-2249
Main Fax:  901-448-7097
Main Email:  [email protected]
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Position Name Phone Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Bruce Keisling, PhD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
LEND Director Toni M. Whitaker, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Principal Investigator, Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Joyce Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN 901-448-3066 [email protected]
Program Director, COE and PCIT Clinic Melissa Hoffmann, PhD 901-448-3420 [email protected]
Program Director, Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Laura English, MSSW 901-448-3926 [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Clinical Services Jenness Roth, MEd 901-448-3737 [email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Shana Crispin, LCSW 901-448-6598 [email protected]
Data Coordinator Adele Dunkin, MCD, CCC-SLP 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Early Intervention Jenness Roth, MEd 901-448-3737 [email protected]
Early Intervention Toni M. Whitaker, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Medical Director Toni M. Whitaker, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Jenness Roth, MEd 901-448-3737 [email protected]
Pediatric Services Toni M. Whitaker, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Research Joyce Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN 901-448-3066 [email protected]
Training Director Bruce Keisling, PhD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Training Director Toni M. Whitaker, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Audiology Jennifer Taylor, AuD 901-678-5822 [email protected]
Education Jenness Roth, MEd 901-448-3737 [email protected]
Family Kim Jameson 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Family Jenness Roth, MEd 901-448-3737 [email protected]
Medicine Toni M. Whitaker, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Nursing Sarah Carter, DNP, CPNP-PC 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Nursing Joyce Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN 901-448-3066 [email protected]
Nutrition Katie O'Bar, MS, RD, LDN 901-448-6523 [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Belinda Hardy, LCSW, MPA 901-448-6669 [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Jenness Roth, MEd 901-448-3737 [email protected]
Pediatrics Toni M. Whitaker, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Psychiatry Melissa Hoffmann, PhD 901-448-3420 [email protected]
Public Health Belinda Hardy, LCSW, MPA 901-448-6669 [email protected]
Social Work Shana Crispin, LCSW 901-448-6598 [email protected]
Special Education Jenness Roth, MEd 901-448-3737 [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Adele Dunkin, MCD, CCC-SLP 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
CDC Act Early Ambassador to Tennessee; Pediatric Consultant to CDC Act Early Program Medical Director, TN Chapter AAP Screening Tools and Referral Training (START) program Le Bonheur Children's Hospital All Kids Academy Autism Intervention Research in Phyical Health Lead co-Principal Investigator Toni M. Whitaker, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Le Bonheur Feeding/Swallowing Evaluation Clinic LEND Le Bonheur Spina Bifida Clinic LEND Debra Hanna, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Le Bonheur Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Clinic Tanjala Gipson, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
LEND Le Bonheur Intentional Parenting Program Belinda Hardy, LCSW, MPA 901-448-6669 [email protected]
LEND Le Bonheur Training Coordinator LEND UT/Le Bonheur Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Lead Sarah Carter, DNP, CPNP-PC 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Patient Accounts Specialist Shauna Morgan, CPS, MHA 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Sibling Support Parent-Child Relationship Joyce Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN 901-448-3066 [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Adele Dunkin, MCD, CCC-SLP 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Trauma-Informed Care, Juvenile Justice Kelsey Maloney, PhD 901-448-3420 [email protected]
UT Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody (COE) UT COE Parent-Child Interaction Training - lead Elizabeth Paiml, PhD 901-448-3420 [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Accounting and Business Administration Regina Tinnon, MBA 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Audiology Jennifer Taylor, AuD 901-678-5822 [email protected]
Autism Clinic Psychological Evaluation Clinic Leah Goldstein, Psy.D. 901-448-6511 [email protected]
CANDLE study Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Joyce Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN 901-448-3066 [email protected]
Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody (COE) Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) Learning Collaborative Melissa James, MSW 901-448-3420 [email protected]
Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody (COE) Melissa Hoffmann, PhD 901-448-3420 [email protected]
Developmental Pediatrics Division Chief (UT Dept Pediatrics, Le Bonheur) Le Bonheur Developmental Pediatrics LEND Le Bonheur Infant/Toddler Clinic LEND Developmental Surveillance and Screening Toni M. Whitaker, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Inborn Errors of Metabolism Clinic Rebecca Zywicki, MS, RD, LDN 901-626-9085 [email protected]
Le Bonheur Developmental Pediatrics Clinic LEND Advanced Practice Nursing Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Sarah Carter, DNP, CPNP-PC 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Le Bonheur Developmental Pediatrics Clinic LEND Le Bonheur Feeding/Swallowing Clinic LEND Le Bonheur Spina Bifida Clinic LEND Le Bonheur Infant/Toddler Clinic LEND Spina Bifida Clinic Debra Hanna, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Le Bonheur Developmental Pediatrics Clinic LEND Le Bonheur Infant/Toddler Clinic LEND Learning Attention and Behavior CDD Clinic Ron Espinal, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
LEND Le Bonheur Developmental Pediatrics Clinic Le Bonheur Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Clinic Tanjala Gipson, MD 901-448-6511 [email protected]
LEND Training Assistant Dajia Smith 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Project DOCC Family Mentorship Jenness Roth, MEd 901-448-3737 [email protected]
Project ENRICH Supported Parenting Learning, Attention and Behavior (LAB) Clinic Shana Crispin, LCSW 901-448-6598 [email protected]
Psychology clinic Colby Taylor, PhD 901-448-6512 [email protected]
Scottish Rite Communication Disorders Clinic Adele Dunkin, MCD, CCC-SLP 901-448-6511 [email protected]
Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Laura English, MSSW 901-448-3926 [email protected]
Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Detris Whitten, MSW 901-448-3324 [email protected]
Support Staff Sheree Barden 901-448-3420 [email protected]
Support Staff Levader Jones 901-448-6579 [email protected]
Support Staff Nivea Wilson 901-448-6908 [email protected]
UT Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody (COE) Kelsey Maloney, PhD 901-448-3420 [email protected]
UT Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody (COE) Elizabeth Paiml, PhD 901-448-3420 [email protected]
UT Genetics Inborn Errors of Metabolism clinic Katie O'Bar, MS, RD, LDN 901-448-6523 [email protected]
 
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