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Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

MIDB Member Directory

Senior Leadership

Damien Fair, PhD

Co-Director, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

Michael Georgieff, MD

Co-Director, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

Members

Caroline Roberts

Benjamin al-Haddad

Lynda Anderson, PhD

Research Associate, Institute on Community Integration

Afshan Anjum, MD, MS

Andrew Barnes, MD, MPH, FAAP

Associate Professor, Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience (Pediatrics)

Nickolas Barth

Research Professional AHCSH MIDB

Alessandro Bartolomucci, PhD

Thomas Bastian, PhD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Craig Bierle

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Jacquetta Blacker, MD, MA

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Eric Bomberg

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology

Catherine Burrows

Stephanie Carlson, PhD

Professor, Institute of Child Development

Zhe Chen, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience

Christine Conelea, PhD, LP

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Kathryn Cullen, MD

Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Sarah Cusick, PhD

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Ellen Demerath, PhD

Professor, Epidemiology and Community Health

Adele Dimian, PhD

Research Associate, Institute on Community Integration

William Dobyns

Professor, Pediatric Genetics & Metabolism

Kerry Ebert

Associate Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences

Judith Eckerle, MD

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Julie Eisengart, PhD, LP

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Jed Elison, PhD

Associate Professor, Institute of Child Development

Melissa Engel, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Amy Esler, PhD, LP

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Damien Fair, PhD

Co-Director, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

Christopher Faulk

Gail Ferguson

Associate Professor, Institute of Child Development

Lizbeth Finestack

Associate Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences

Allison Foy

Rachel Freeman

Director of State Initiatives, Institute on Community Integration

Cheryl Gale, MD, FAAP

Anne Gearity, PhD, LICSW

Michael Georgieff, MD

Co-Director, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

Blake Gimbel

Tate Gisslen, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Nicola Grissom

Stephanie Groman, PhD

Assistant Professor, Neuroscience

Amy Gross, PhD, LP, BCBA

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Megan Gunnar, PhD

Professor, Institute of Child Development

Morgan Haga

Non-Exempt Temporary or Casual Psychiatry

Andrew Harris

Julia Heneghan

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Amy Hewitt, PhD

Director, Institute on Community Integration

Marie Hickey, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Marie Hickey

Assistant Professor, Neonatology (Pediatrics)

Natalie Hoidal

Associate Extension Professor, Center for Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Audrey Houghton

Kristina Hufnagle

Research Professional 3 Supv AHCSH MIDB

Kristina Hufnagle

Research Professional AHCSH MIDB

Ellen Ingolfsland, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Ka I Ip

Assistant Professor, Institute of Child Development

Suma Jacob

Dana Johnson

Professor, Neonatology (Pediatrics)

David Johnson, PhD

Professor, College of Education and Human Development

Cathy Jordan, PhD

Muna Khalif

Project Coordinator, TeleOutreach Center

Arshia Khan

Kelly King, PhD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Bonnie Klimes-Dougan

Melissa Koenig

Professor, Institute of Child Development

Alicia Kunin-Batson, PhD, LP

Sheryl Larson, PhD

Research Manager, Institute on Community Integration

Chimei Lee, PhD, LP

Mark LeSage

Professor (affiliated) Medicine

Jennifer Lessin

Assistant Professor, Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience (Pediatrics)

Charles Lewis, MD

Katie Lingras

Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Kristin Liu, PhD

Senior Research Associate, Institute on Community Integration

Monica Luciana, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

Jacob Lundquist

Research Professional 1 AHCSH MIDB

Maryam Mahmoudi

Post-Doctoral Associate, Institute on Community Integration

Matthew McGue, PhD

Professor, Psychology

Angie Mejia

Oscar Miranda Dominguez

Assistant Professor, Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience (Pediatrics)

Tim Moore, PhD

Research Associate, Institute on Community Integration

Julia Moser, PhD

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

Benjamin Munson

Yasushi Nakagawa, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Neuroscience

Igor Nestrasil, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Jane Nofer, PhD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Paul Orchard

Professor, Pediatric Blood & Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy

Erin Osterholm, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Megan Paulsen, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Anders Perrone

Sandra Pettingell, PhD

Statistician, Institute on Community Integration

Katie Pfister, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Rene Pierpont, PhD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Melissa Polonenko, Dr.

Assistant Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences

Sara Ramel, MD

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Anita Randolph, PhD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Raghavendra Rao, MD

Professor, Pediatrics

David Redish, PhD

Professor, Neuroscience

Patrick Rothwell

Assistant Professor, Neuroscience

Robin Rumsey, PhD, LP

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Carolina Sandoval Garcia

Katie Satrom

Assistant Professor, Neonatology (Pediatrics)

Michael-Paul Schallmo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Mark R. Schleiss, MD

Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Rebecca Shlafer

Associate Professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health

Jessica Simacek, PhD

Research Manager, Institute on Community Integration

Caitlin Sisk

Gordon Smith, PhD

Assistant Professor, Neuroscience

Logan Spector

Professor, Pediatric Epidemiology & Clinical Research

Roger Stancliffe

Researcher, Institute on Community Integration

Katie Steingraeber

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Frank Symons

Associate Dean, Administration (CEHD) Adjunct Professor, Educational Psychology

Kathleen Thomas , PhD

Professor, Institute of Child Development

Mark Thomas, PhD

Professor, Neuroscience

Barry Tikalsky

Phu Tran, PhD

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Alayo Tripp

Danielle Vrieze, PhD, LP

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Helen Vuong

Sonya Wang, MD

Associate Professor, Neurology Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Kimberly Weldon

Research Project Specialist, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

Sarah Wernimont

Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health - Fetal Medicine

Sylia Wilson, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor, Institute of Child Development

Jeffrey Wozniak, Ph.D.

Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Brianna Yund

Philip Zelazo, PhD

Professor, Institute of Child Development

Anna Zilverstand, PhD

Executive Council

Kathryn Cullen, MD

Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Jed Elison, PhD

Associate Professor, Institute of Child Development

Beth Heinz, MD, MSW, MHA

M Health Fairview

Amy Hewitt, PhD

Director, Institute on Community Integration

Joseph Neglia, MD, MPH

Professor, Pediatrics

Kathleen Thomas , PhD

Professor, Institute of Child Development

Operational Leadership

Allison Hudson

Clinic Manager, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

Monica Luciana, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

Neely Miller, MPH

Clinical Research Coordinator, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

Jon Steadland, PhD

Chief Administrative Officer, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

Staff

Joseph Alf, BFA, CPP

Operations Manager, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

[email protected]

Kelly Freshwater

Administrative Specialist, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

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Brie Katterjohn

Research Administrative Associate, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

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Tiffany Peterson

Executive Assistant, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

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