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UCEDD, LEND Program

Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the UC Davis MIND Institute

UC Davis Health System
2825 50th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817

Main Phone: 916-703-0439
Main Fax: 916-703-0243
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UCDMIND/
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LEND Program

The Northern CA LEND Project

University California Davis
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
MIND Institute
2825 50th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817

Main Phone: 916-703-0264
Main Fax: 916-703-0244
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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Aubyn Stahmer, Ph.D. Psychology astahmer@ucdavis.edu
LEND Director Janice Enriquez, PhD Psychology jenriquez@ucdavis.edu
Associate UCEDD Director Scott Akins, DO Medicine-Other rsakins@ucdavis.edu
Associate UCEDD Director Janice Enriquez, PhD Psychology jenriquez@ucdavis.edu
Associate LEND Director Aubyn Stahmer, Ph.D. Psychology astahmer@ucdavis.edu
Lead Administrative Staff
LEND Program Manager Kelly Heung, Ph.D. Other kaheung@ucdavis.edu
UCEDD Program Manager Kristen Wallman, MSW, MA Sociology ktownsendwallman@ucdavis.edu
Primary Activity Coordinators
Clinical Services Kathleen Angkustsiri, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics kangkustsiri@ucdavis.edu
Clinical Services Sarah Dufek, Ph.D. Psychology sadufek@ucdavis.edu
Clinical Services Janice Enriquez, PhD Psychology jenriquez@ucdavis.edu
Clinical Services Carrie Silver, Ph.D. Psychology casilver@ucdavis.edu
Clinical Services Megan Tudor, Ph.D. Psychology metudor@ucdavis.edu
Community Education Director Vanessa Avila-Pons, LMFT Other vmavilapons@ucdavis.edu
Community Support Maribel Hernandez Family Member/Community Member belhernandez@ucdavis.edu
Community Support Elizabeth Morgan, Ph.D. Education/Special Education emorgan@ucdavis.edu
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Janice Enriquez, PhD Psychology jenriquez@ucdavis.edu
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Elizabeth Morgan, Ph.D. Education/Special Education emorgan@ucdavis.edu
Data Coordinator Kelly Heung, Ph.D. Other kaheung@ucdavis.edu
Data Coordinator Kristen Wallman, MSW, MA Sociology ktownsendwallman@ucdavis.edu
Early Intervention Amber Fitzgerald, MA, BCBA Education/Special Education afitzgerald@ucdavis.edu
Early Intervention Elizabeth Morgan, Ph.D. Education/Special Education emorgan@ucdavis.edu
Early Intervention Aubyn Stahmer, Ph.D. Psychology astahmer@ucdavis.edu
Information/Dissemination Amber Fitzgerald, MA, BCBA Education/Special Education afitzgerald@ucdavis.edu
Pediatric Services Janice Enriquez, PhD Psychology jenriquez@ucdavis.edu
Person Centered Planning Steve Ruder, BA Social Work sruder@ucdavis.edu
Research Leonard Abbeduto, PhD Psychiatry ljabbeduto@ucdavis.edu
Research Randi Hagerman, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics rjhagerman@ucdavis.edu
Research Jill Silverman, Ph.D. Psychology jsilverman@ucdavis.edu
Research Nicole Sparapani, Ph.D. Education/Special Education njsparapani@ucdavis.edu
Research Aubyn Stahmer, Ph.D. Psychology astahmer@ucdavis.edu
Research Angela Thurman, Ph.D. Psychology ajthurman@ucdavis.edu
Research Megan Tudor, Ph.D. Psychology metudor@ucdavis.edu
Social Justice/Equity Janice Enriquez, PhD Psychology jenriquez@ucdavis.edu
Technology Coordinator Patrick Hugunin Other pmhugunin@ucdavis.edu
Training Director Janice Enriquez, PhD Psychology jenriquez@ucdavis.edu
Training Director Heather Thompson, PhD CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology heather.thompson@csus.edu
Vocational Rehabilitation/Employment Steve Ruder, BA Social Work sruder@ucdavis.edu
Discipline Coordinators
Assistive Technology Elizabeth Morgan, Ph.D. Education/Special Education emorgan@ucdavis.edu
Education Jean Gonsier-Gerdin, PhD Education/Special Education jgonsiergerdin@csus.edu
Education Nicole Sparapani, Ph.D. Education/Special Education njsparapani@ucdavis.edu
Family Elizabeth Morgan, Ph.D. Education/Special Education emorgan@ucdavis.edu
Genetics Leonard Abbeduto, PhD Psychiatry ljabbeduto@ucdavis.edu
Genetics Joseph Shen, MD Medicine-Pediatrics jojshen@ucdavis.edu
Inclusion Cynde Josol, PhD Psychology cljosol@ucdavis.edu
Inclusion Elizabeth Morgan, Ph.D. Education/Special Education emorgan@ucdavis.edu
Nursing Charleen Singh, Ph.D., M.S.N./ED, F.N.P. -B.C., CWOCN, R.N. Nursing-General cdsingh@ucdavis.edu
Other Patrick Hugunin Other pmhugunin@ucdavis.edu
Other Meagan Talbott, PhD Psychology mtalbott@ucdavis.edu
Parent/Family Resources Elizabeth Morgan, Ph.D. Education/Special Education emorgan@ucdavis.edu
Pediatrics Kathleen Angkustsiri, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics kangkustsiri@ucdavis.edu
Pediatrics Robin Hansen, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics rlhansen@ucdavis.edu
Physical Therapy Katrin Mattern-Baxter, PT, DPT, PCS Physical Therapy kbaxter@csus.edu
Psychiatry Anu Gupta, M.D. Psychiatry anugupta@ucdavis.edu
Psychology Meghan Miller, PhD Psychology mrhmiller@ucdavis.edu
Public Health Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Ph.D. Public Health ihp@ucdavis.edu
Public Health Anisha Srinivasan, MD, MS Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics apsrinivasan@ucdavis.edu
Public Policy Kelly Heung, Ph.D. Other kaheung@ucdavis.edu
Public Policy Kristen Wallman, MSW, MA Sociology ktownsendwallman@ucdavis.edu
Self Advocacy Kiki Godfrey, M.S. Self Advocacy kmgodfrey@ucdavis.edu
Social Justice Elizabeth Morgan, Ph.D. Education/Special Education emorgan@ucdavis.edu
Social Work Robin Stewart, LCSW, Ed.M. Social Work rjstewart@ucdavis.edu
Special Education Jean Gonsier-Gerdin, PhD Education/Special Education jgonsiergerdin@csus.edu
Special Education Lauren Lindstrom, Ph.D. Education/Special Education lelindstrom@ucdavis.edu
Special Education Elizabeth Morgan, Ph.D. Education/Special Education emorgan@ucdavis.edu
Speech-Language Pathology Leonard Abbeduto, PhD Psychiatry ljabbeduto@ucdavis.edu
Speech-Language Pathology Nancy Castignetti, M.Ed., MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology nacastignetti@ucdavis.edu
Speech-Language Pathology Heather Thompson, PhD CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology heather.thompson@csus.edu
Specialty Resource Contacts
Latino Outreach Maribel Hernandez Family Member/Community Member belhernandez@ucdavis.edu
UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emeritus Leonard Abbeduto, PhD Psychiatry ljabbeduto@ucdavis.edu
UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emeritus Sally J. Rogers, PhD Psychology sjrogers@ucdavis.edu
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
ADHD Programs Julie Schweitzer, PhD Psychology jschweitzer@ucdavis.edu
Early Start Denver Model Project Sally J. Rogers, PhD Psychology sjrogers@ucdavis.edu
Fragile X Research Programs Randi Hagerman, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics rjhagerman@ucdavis.edu
Healthy Minds Clinic (22q) Kathleen Angkustsiri, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics kangkustsiri@ucdavis.edu
Psychology Janice Enriquez, PhD Psychology jenriquez@ucdavis.edu
Sankofa Family Network Elizabeth Morgan, Ph.D. Education/Special Education emorgan@ucdavis.edu
Social Skills Clinic Marjorie Solomon, PhD Psychology marsolomon@ucdavis.edu
Trainee Gayatri Mahajan, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics gayatri.mahajan@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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