Staff Listings

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.

Mai Nguyen-Kim

Senior Program Coordinator


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Team: Professional Development

Phone: (617) 919-3238

Email: [email protected]

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J. Kevin Nugent, PhD

Director Emeritus and Founder, Brazelton Institute


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Team: Brazelton Institute

Phone: (857) 218-4351

Email: [email protected]

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Suzanne Otcasek

Executive Assistant to Joshua Sparrow, MD


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Team: Administration and Finance

Phone: (857) 218-4352

Email: [email protected]

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Eva Rivera, MSW

National Facilitator


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Team: National Facilitators

Email: [email protected]

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Joanne Roberts, PhD, MBA

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


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Team: Research and Evaluation

Phone: (857) 218-4366

Email: [email protected]

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Mindy Rosengarten, MA

Research Coordinator


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Team: Research and Evaluation

Email: [email protected]

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Alisa Serraton

Administrative Operations Manager


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Team: Administration and Finance

Phone: (857) 218-4356

Email: [email protected]

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Jayne Singer, PhD, IECMH-E®

Director of Developmental and Relational Health; Director of Clinical Training; Harvard Medical School, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry; Senior Attending Psychologist, Boston Children's Hospital


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Team: Mental Health, Professional Development

Phone: (617) 355-8406

Email: [email protected]

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Debra Sosin, LICSW

Mental Health Consultation Services Senior Clinician; Family Connections Facilitator; National Facilitator


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Team: Mental Health, National Facilitators, Professional Development

Phone: (978) 697-8252

Email: [email protected]

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Joshua Sparrow, MD, DFAACAP

Executive Director, Brazelton Touchpoints Center; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School (part time)


Team: Leadership

Phone: (617) 355-7639

Email: [email protected]

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