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UConn Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

University of Connecticut A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
263 Farmington Ave., MC 6222
Farmington, CT 06030-6222

Main Phone: 860-679-1500
Toll Free Number: 866-623-1315
Main Fax: 860-679-1571
TTY: 860-679-1502
Twitter: https://x.com/uconnucedd
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uconnucedd/

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Position	Name	Primary Discipline	Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director	Mary Beth Bruder, PhD	Education/Special Education	[email protected]
LEND Director	Mary Beth Bruder, PhD	Education/Special Education	[email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Administrative Officer	Christine Jozef	Other	[email protected]
Business Service Manager	Lisa Trahan	Business	[email protected]
Director for Training	Tara Lutz, PhD, MPH, MCHES	Public Health	[email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Data Coordinator	Urszula Nita,	Other	[email protected]
Early Intervention	Jill Isenberg, MS, Ed	Education/Special Education	[email protected]
Early Intervention	Bethanne Vergean	Education/Special Education	[email protected]
Information/Dissemination	Bethanne Vergean	Education/Special Education	[email protected]
Training Director	Tara Lutz, PhD, MPH, MCHES	Public Health	[email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Audiology	Kathleen Cienkowski, PhD	Audiology	[email protected]
Family	Laurie Cantwell	Family Member/Community Member	[email protected]
Genetics	Maria Gyure, MS, CGC	Genetics/Genetic Counseling	[email protected]
Nursing	Marianne Snyder, PhD, MSN, RN	Nursing-General	[email protected]
Other	Melissa Bray, PhD	School Psychology/School Counseling	[email protected]
Other	Inge-Marie Eigsti, PhD	Psychology	[email protected]
Other	Sara Renzulli, PhD	School Psychology/School Counseling	[email protected]
Public Health	Tara Lutz, PhD, MPH, MCHES	Public Health	[email protected]
Self Advocacy	Chris Blake	Self Advocacy	[email protected]
Social Work	Cristina Mogro-Wilson, PhD	Social Work	[email protected]
Special Education	Brandi Simonsen, PhD	Education/Special Education	[email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology	Tammie Spaulding, PhD	Speech-Language Pathology	[email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
	Andrea Brinnel, Ed.D	Education/Special Education	[email protected]
	Paula DeMichiel	Other	[email protected]
	Tu Anh Nguyen, MPH	Public Health	[email protected]