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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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Lise Johnson, MD

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Director, Brazelton Institute

Team: Brazelton Institute

Phone: (617) 732-5952
Email: lise.johnson@childrens.harvard.edu

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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Isabela Mantilla, MS

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Communications and Social Media Coordinator

Team: Professional Development, Communications, Development and Outreach

Phone: (617) 355-6000
Email: Isabela.Mantilla@childrens.harvard.edu

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Mindy May, MS

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Director, Partnership and Professional Development

Team: Professional Development

Phone: (617) 355-6000
Email: mindy.may@childrens.harvard.edu

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Shela Merchant Jooma, MS

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Director of Process Implementation

Team: Professional Development

Phone: (617) 919-1647
Email: shela.merchant@childrens.harvard.edu

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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Mai Nguyen-Kim

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Senior Program Coordinator

Team: Professional Development

Phone: (617) 919-3238
Email: mai.nguyen@childrens.harvard.edu

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J. Kevin Nugent, PhD

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Director Emeritus and Founder, Brazelton Institute, Division of Developmental Medicine

Team: Brazelton Institute

Phone: (857) 218-4351
Email: kevin.nugent@childrens.harvard.edu

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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Suzanne Otcasek

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Executive Assistant to Joshua Sparrow, MD

Team: Administration and Finance

Phone: (857) 218-4352
Email: suzanne.otcasek@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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Alisa Serraton

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Administrative Operations Manager

Team: Administration and Finance

Phone: (857) 218-4356
Email: alisa.serraton@childrens.harvard.edu

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Jayne Singer, PhD

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Director of Developmental and Relational Health Director of Clinical Training Harvard Medical School; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry; Senior Attending Psychologist

Team: Professional Development

Phone: (617) 355-8406
Email: jayne.singer@childrens.harvard.edu

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