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Faculty, staff, and National Facilitators at the Brazelton Touchpoints Center represent a multi-disciplinary team of change agents, early child development educators, psychologists, pediatricians, pediatric nurse practitioners, and other early child development and behavior experts, professional development trainers, project directors, program evaluators, statisticians, community engagement professionals, and more. Similarly, our Touchpoints Training sites hail from 33 states and over 100 communities, from urban to rural, and everything in between.

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Kim Alleyne, MCP, EdD

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Director, Community Partnerships; Research & Evaluator Grants and Contracts Administrator

Team: Research and Evaluation, Professional Development

Phone: (857) 218-4339
Email: kim.alleyne@childrens.harvard.edu

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Catherine Ayoub, EdD, RN

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Director of Research and Evaluation; Executive Director, Family Connections Mental Health Consultation; Staff Facilitator; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School; Senior Attending Psychologist

Team: Research and Evaluation, Professional Development

Phone: (857) 218-4374
Email: catherine.ayoub@childrens.harvard.edu

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Emma Bishop, MA

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Research Coordinator II

Team: Research and Evaluation

Phone: (617) 919-6056
Email: emma.bishop@childrens.harvard.edu

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Lindsay Boyer, MS

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Research Coordinator

Team: Research and Evaluation

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Katherine Buttitta, PhD

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Research & Evaluation Lead II; Senior Data Analyst; Staff Scientist, Boston Children's Hospital

Team: Research and Evaluation

Phone: (857) 218-3918
Email: katherine.buttitta@childrens.harvard.edu

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Stephanie De Avila

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Research Assistant

Team: Research and Evaluation

Phone: (617) 355-6000
Email: stephanie.deavila@childrens.harvard.edu

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Joelfré Grant, MAT

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Research & Evaluation Associate, Tribal Liaison, National Facilitator

Team: Research and Evaluation, National Facilitators

Phone: (406) 250-0442
Email: joelfre.grant@childrens.harvard.edu

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Katie Kao, PhD

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Research & Evaluation Lead; Staff Scientist, Boston Children’s Hospital

Team: Research and Evaluation

Phone: (857) 218-4375
Email: katie.kao@childrens.harvard.edu

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Courtney Lincoln, PhD

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Research & Evaluation Lead; Staff Scientist, Boston Children’s Hospital

Team: Research and Evaluation

Phone: (857) 218-3220
Email: courtney.lincoln@childrens.harvard.edu

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Jordan Manchester, MA

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Director of Research Operations

Team: Research and Evaluation

Phone: (857) 218-4364
Email: jordan.manchester@childrens.harvard.edu

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Christina Mondi-Rago, PhD

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Research & Evaluation Lead; Mental Health Consultation Services Clinician; Staff Facilitator; Instructor, Harvard Medical School; Attending Psychologist

Team: Research and Evaluation, Professional Development

Phone: (857) 218-4365
Email: christina.mondi-rago@childrens.harvard.edu

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Ashley Nurse

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Research Assistant

Team: Research and Evaluation

Phone: (617) 355-6000
Email: ashley.nurse@childrens.harvard.edu

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Joanne Roberts, PhD, MBA

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Deputy Director, Research & Evaluation; Senior Staff Scientist, Boston Children’s Hospital

Team: Research and Evaluation

Phone: (857) 218-4366
Email: joanne.roberts@childrens.harvard.edu

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M. Dewana Thompson, PhD

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Director, National Training Team; Staff Facilitator; Research & Evaluation Associate

Team: Research and Evaluation, Professional Development

Phone: (832) 687-6209
Email: dewana.thompson@childrens.harvard.edu

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Elisa Vele, MA, PhD

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Assistant Director, Research & Evaluation; Senior Staff Scientist, Boston Children's Hospital

Team: Research and Evaluation

Phone: (617) 355-6000
Email: elisa.vele@childrens.harvard.edu

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