Connecticut LEND Faculty and Staff

An important part of Connecticut LEND is the team that supports the program. This team collaborates frequently to ensure that planning and implementation of the LEND program meets the LEND objectives. The following list contains the names, roles and contact information of these team members. They are available to support Trainees and answer any questions, comments or concerns

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Mary Beth Bruder PhD

Professor, UCEDD Director, LEND Director

Email: bruder@uchc.edu

Contact for: Research projects, requirements, approval, absences, general questions

Tara Lutz, PhD

Assistant Professor, UCEDD Training Director

Email: lutz@uchc.edu

Contact for: Public Health Course

Torri Ann Woodruff-Gautherin, PhD

LEND Coordinator

Email: torwoodruff@uchc.edu

Contact for: Technical Assistance with Blackboard, Research Projects, Requirements and General Questions

Tina Rhodes, MS, OTR/L

LEND Practicum Coordinator, Clinical Research Associate

Email: rhodes@uchc.edu

Contact for: Practicum Questions, Requirements and General Questions

CT LEND Teaching Assistants (TA)

Our LEND Teaching Assistants are previous LEND Trainees and are available to support during the LEND seminar and answer any general questions.

Isha Sinojia sinojia@uchc.edu
Tayla Duntz tayla.duntz@uconn.edu
Skyley Parizek parizek@uchc.edu
Victoria Zysk victoria.zysk@uconn.edu
Maddie Senich maddie.senich@uconn.edu

CT LEND Discipline Coordinators

Melissa A. Bray, PhD

School Psychology

Allison Lombardi, PhD

Special Education

Kathleen Cienkowski, PhD

Audiology

Inge-Marie Eigsti

Clinical Psychology

Anton Alerte, MD

Pediatrics

Marianne Snyder, PhD

Nursing

Bernard Grela, PhD

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Cristina Mogro-Wilson, MSW, PhD

Social Work

Tina Rhodes

Occupational Therapy