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LEND Program

Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities

Kennedy Krieger Institute
707 North Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205

Main Phone: 443-923-9400
Main Fax: 443-923-9405
TTY: 443-923-2645
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UCEDD Program

Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities

Kennedy Krieger Institute
Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities
7000 Tudsbury Road
Gwynn Oak, MD 21244

Main Phone: 443-923-9555
Toll Free Number: 888-554-2080
Main Fax: 443-923-9570
TTY: 443-923-2645
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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
UCEDD Director Maureen van Stone, Esq., MS Other [email protected]
LEND Director Miya Asato, MD Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Associate LEND Director Harolyn Belcher, MD, MHS Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Director of Training Mirian Ofonedu, PhD, MSW, LCSW-C Psychology [email protected]
Director, Training Administration Dianna Petrovia Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Program Coordinator- Resource Finder Kristine Nellenbach, MS Public Health [email protected]
Project Manager- Apricot Data Systems Megan Meck, MS Other [email protected]
Staff Attorney David Mervis, JD Other [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Adult Services David Mervis, JD Other [email protected]
Clinical Services Harolyn Belcher, MD, MHS Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Clinical Services Jennifer Brashears Physical Therapy [email protected]
Clinical Services Patricia Miller Nutrition [email protected]
Clinical Services Mirian Ofonedu, PhD, MSW, LCSW-C Psychology [email protected]
Clinical Services Maureen van Stone, Esq., MS Other [email protected]
Community Support David Mervis, JD Other [email protected]
Community Support Kristine Nellenbach, MS Public Health [email protected]
Data Coordinator Megan Meck, MS Other [email protected]
Data Coordinator Dianna Petrovia Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Early Intervention Harolyn Belcher, MD, MHS Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Information/Dissemination David Mervis, JD Other [email protected]
Other David Mervis, JD Other [email protected]
Pediatric Services Harolyn Belcher, MD, MHS Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Pediatric Services David Mervis, JD Other [email protected]
Research Harolyn Belcher, MD, MHS Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Research Director Kiely Law, MD, MPH Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Training Director Harolyn Belcher, MD, MHS Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Genetics Lisa Kratz, Ph.D Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Law David Mervis, JD Other [email protected]
Law Maureen van Stone, Esq., MS Other [email protected]
Nutrition Patricia Miller Nutrition [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Kristin Stubbs, MS, OTR/L Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Other Megan Meck, MS Other [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Harolyn Belcher, MD, MHS Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Mary L. Leppert, MB, BCh, BAO Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Physical Therapy Christopher Joseph, MS, PT Physical Therapy [email protected]
Psychiatry: Developmental Roma Vasa, MD Psychiatry [email protected]
Psychology Jennifer Crockett, Ph.D., BCBA Psychology [email protected]
Psychology Louis Hagopian, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Psychology Patricia Kurtz, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Psychology Keith Slifer, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Psychology Beth Slomine, Ph.D. Psychiatry [email protected]
Psychology T. Andrew Zabel, Ph.D., ABPP Psychiatry [email protected]
Public Health Harolyn Belcher, MD, MHS Medicine-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities [email protected]
Public Health Maureen van Stone, Esq., MS Other [email protected]
Social Work Mary Coster, LCSW-C, C-ASWCM Social Work [email protected]
Social Work Mirian Ofonedu, PhD, MSW, LCSW-C Psychology [email protected]
Special Education Mallory Legg, JD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Special Education Maureen van Stone, Esq., MS Other [email protected]
Special Education Tracy Waller, JD Other [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Attorney, Special Education Law and Policy Mallory Legg, JD Education/Special Education [email protected]
Center for Autism and Related Disorders (Clinical Director) Melanie Pinkett-Davis, MSW Disability Studies [email protected]
Center for Autism and Related Disorders (Director) Rebecca Landa, PhD Psychiatry [email protected]
Center for Autism and Related Disorders (Medical Director) Deepa Menon, MBBS Other [email protected]
Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities Tracy Waller, JD Other [email protected]
Director of Online and Community Programs, Autism Research and Engagement Core Cheryl Cohen, MS Other [email protected]
Director, Special Education Law and Policy, Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities Maureen van Stone, Esq., MS Other [email protected]
Medical Writer/Web Content Specialist, Autism Research and Engagement Core Marina Sarris Other [email protected]
Mental health and disability Mental health and urban black youth Disability Perspective Experience Mirian Ofonedu, PhD, MSW, LCSW-C Psychology [email protected]
Outpatient mental health and disabilities Daniel Hoover, PhD Psychology [email protected]
People On the Go (self-advocacy group) Tamara Goldsmith Other [email protected]
Research Coordinator, Autism Research & Engagement Core Jaimie Toroney Other [email protected]
Research Director, Autism Research & Engagement Core Kiely Law, MD, MPH Medicine-Pediatrics [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Director, Project HEAL (medical-legal partnership) Mallory Legg, JD Education/Special Education [email protected]
People On the Go (self-advocacy group) Tamara Goldsmith Other [email protected]
Project HEAL (medical-legal partnership) Kendall Eaton Education/Special Education [email protected]
Project HEAL (medical-legal partnership) David Mervis, JD Other [email protected]
Project HEAL (medical-legal partnership), Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities Maureen van Stone, Esq., MS Other [email protected]
Technical Assistance and Immersion Training in Autism Statewide Technical Assistance Grant Elizabeth Stripling, Ph.D. Education/Special Education [email protected]
Alexis Nartey [email protected]
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