Faculty and Staff

NC-LEND Administrative Leadership:
Rebecca Pretzel, PhD, Director NC-LEND and UCEDD Liaison; Psychology
*Rob Christian, MD, Associate Director – NC-LEND; Medicine/Child Psychiatry and Pediatrics
*Jean Mankowski, PhD, Training Director – NC-LEND; Psychology
Gabriel Dichter, PhD, UNC IDDRC Liaison; Psychology

NC-LEND Faculty and Mentors:
*Jennifer D’Auria, PhD, RN – Nursing
Diana Cejas, MD –Neurology
Neal DeJong, MD –Pediatrics
*Margaret DeRamus, MS – Speech-Language Pathology
Michelle Franklin, PhD – Nursing
Heather Hazlett, PhD - Neuropsychology
*McCafferty Kermon – Self-Advocacy
*Anna Ward - Advocacy and Inclusion/Postsecondary Education
*Linn Wakeford, PhD – Occupational Therapy
*Jeffry Low, MBA – Health Administration
*Morgan Parlier, MSW, LCSW – Social Work
*Djenne Morris – Family
*Jennifer Matthews, MS, CGC – Genetic Counseling
*Cynthia Powell, MD – Genetics
*Rebecca Pretzel, PhD – Psychology
Debbie Reinhartsen, PhD – Speech-Language Pathology
Hannah Silburt, PhD, AuD –Pediatric Audiology
*Jackson Roush, PhD– Pediatric Audiology and Director of LEND Audiology Supplement
*Heather Wasser, PhD – Nutrition
*Whitney Griffin, PhD – Special Education
Rebecca Baum, MD – Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
Stephanie Fox, PhD –Psychology
Laura Hiruma, PhD –Psychology
Melissa Beck, PhD - Psychology

NC-LEND Administrative Staff
Lorraine Graham, Training Coordinator
Janice Jarrell, Program Administrator
Laura Martin, Data Manager
Tom Struchen, Operations Manager

(*indicates discipline coordinator)