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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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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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Maria Toft Henriksen, MS

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Senior Program Coordinator

Team: Brazelton Institute

Phone: (617) 355-6000
Email: Ditte-Maria.Henriksen@childrens.harvard.edu

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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Catherine Knowles-O’Brien, EdD, IMH-E®

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Projects Manager and Staff Facilitator

Team: Professional Development

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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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Anabella Magee

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Research Assistant

Team: Research and Evaluation

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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

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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