Staff Directory




  • Abigail Wills, MSW, LISW
    Behavior Support Specialist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Alexa Murray, MGS, MA
    Program Manager
    RRTC, Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • Alleiah Keeley, BSEd, DS
    Developmental Specialist
    Early Learning Program
  • Ama Fynn
    Dental Assistant 2

  • Andrea Witwer, PhD Andrea Witwer, PhD
    LEND Director, IDD Psychology Faculty
    Developmental Clinics, IDD Psychology, LEND
  • Andrew Buck, PhD
    Research Scientist
    Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)-Envision IT
  • Andrew Wapner in blue jacket Andrew Wapner, DO, MPH
    Co-Director of the Center for Public Health Practice (CPHP), Associate Clinical Professor of Public Health
    LEND
  • Arielle Mulligan
    Clinical Research Coordinator
    Clinical Trials
  • Ashley Blackburn, MA
    Behavior Support Specialist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Ashley Weiss, MBA
    Business Operations Analyst

  • Ashuana Stevens
    Clinical Research Assistant
    Clinical Trials
  • Audra Bork, MS, LPC
    Behavior Support Specialist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Beth Gardner, MA, CCC-SLP
    Early Intervention Clinical Manager
    Early Learning Program
  • Gertz, Braden Braden Gertz
    Program Assistant
    Administration
  • Bridget Chapman, M.A. CCC-SLP
    Speech Language Pathology LEND Faculty
    LEND
  • Brittany Alexander
    Clinical Research Specialist 2

  • Brittany Gunn
    Early Childhood Education Specialist
    Early Childhood Education
  • Brittany Hursey Brittany Hursey
    Business Manager
    McCampbell Hall Dental Clinic
  • Brittany Kauscher, MA
    Behavior Support Specialist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Carnicia Eghan
    Administrative Assistant

  • Headshot of Cassondra Wilson Cassondra Wilson, M.A., CCC-SLP
    Speech-language pathologist
    LEND
  • Celeste Voss
    Speech Language Pathologist Fellow
    Early Learning Program
  • Cheyenne Patterson
    Early Childhood Teacher
    Early Learning Program
  • Christina Prokop
    Career Services Coordinator
    Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • Christine Brown
    Clinical Research Assistant and Self Advocate Faculty in the LEND Program
    Research Unit
  • Cindy Funk
    Dental Office Assistant
    McCampbell Hall Dental Clinic
  • Cody Cook, MSEd
    Behavioral Support Specialist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Crystal Williams
    Post Doctoral Scholar

  • Danielle Chan
    Behavioral Support Specialist 1

  • David Ellsworth smiles for his profile picture. David Ellsworth, MPH
    Manager, Clinical Research
    Health Promotion - Healthcare Parity
  • Dawn Allain, MS, CGC
    Associate Director of the Division of Human Genetics
    Genetic counseling
  • Debbie Nickoli, PT, DPT
    Physical Therapist, Pediatric Clinical Specialist
    Early Learning Program
  • Devin Calabrese
    Early Childhood Educator ​

  • Diego Solis, DDS
    Pediatric Dentist
    Johnstown Road Dental Clinic
  • Domonique Hillmon, MSW, LSW
    Social Worker
    Early Learning Program
  • Donna Anderson
    Early Childhood Education Specialist

  • Durga Mishra
    Community Health Worker
    Health Promotion- Healthcare Parity
  • Elizabeth Barnhardt, DO, MA(Ed)
    Assistant Professor - Clinical, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics LEND Faculty
    LEND
  • Elle Stapleton​
    Administrative Assistant​

  • Ellen Cook
    Family Advocate LEND Faculty
    LEND
  • Emily Cary, PhD
    Psychology Faculty
    LEND
  • Emily DeMooy
    Career Counselor
    Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • Ebert, Emily Emily Faherty
    Program Manager
    NCI
  • Emily Masterson
    Occupational Therapist 2

  • Emma Edison
    Early Childhood Teacher
    Early Learning Program
  • Emma Lunn, BA
    Assistant to Director

  • Erica Opachick, AA, CLC
    Lead Early Childhood Teacher
    Early Learning Program
  • Erica Young
    Project Management Coordinator

  • Erin Harris, MSW, LISW-S
    Manager-Social Work
    LEND, Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • Gail Whitelaw in red jacket Gail Whitelaw, PhD
    Audiologist and Clinical Professor
    LEND
  • Harley Crisp
    Academic Program Services Specialist
    Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • Hateana Gross
    Early Childhood Education Specialist

  • Holly Estes-Doetsch, MS, RD, LD
    Medical Dietetics LEND Faculty
    LEND
  • Jacob Brooks
    Early Childhood Senior Educator
    Early Childhood Education
  • Jan Foreman
    Early Childhood Senior Educator​

  • Jane Coffey, LISW-S
    Manager, Behavioral Health
    Clinical Support Services
  • Jane Hall, BA
    Business Operations Analyst
    Clinical Support Services
  • Jastyn Wallace
    Clinical Research Coordinator
    Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • Jessi Holman, BA
    Behavioral Support Specialist
    Early Learning Program
  • Jessica Hughes
    Early Childhood Teacher
    Early Learning Program
  • Jessica Sable, MSW, LISW-S
    Behavioral Support Specialist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Jessica Shuster, MA, CCC-SLP
    Speech Language Pathologist
    Early Learning Program
  • Jessie Green, PhD
    Research Assistant Professor
    Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • Jillian Ober, MA
    Outreach Programs Manager
    Next Chapter Book Club, Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • John Yamada
    Administrator, Nisonger Center
    Administration
  • Jordan B. Wagner
    Project Manager
    Technology Project
  • Julia Krantz
    Clinical Research Assistant 2

  • Karen Krainz Edison, MSW, LSW
    Associate Director, Academic Success and Enrichment

  • Karina Caicedo
    Dental Assistant

  • Walton-Katie Katherine M. Walton, PhD
    Program Director, Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
    Early Learning Program
  • Headshot of Katherine P. Sarabia Katherine P. Sarabia, MOTR/L
    Family Advocate Faculty
    LEND
  • Keegan Foreman
    Early Childhood Education Associate Coordinator

  • Kelly Barnett, LISW-S
    Clinical Program Manager
    Clinical Support Services
  • Kelly Tanner, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA
    Occupational Therapy LEND Faculty
    LEND
  • Kiristina Finnerty Kristina Finnerty, MSW, LSW
    Behavioral Support Specialist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Kylea Griesheimer, BS
    Lead Early Childhood Teacher
    Early Learning Program
  • Lacey Hawkins
    Behavioral Support Specialist 1

  • Laura Polster, PhD
    Behavior Support Specialist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Lauren Johnson
    Pre-K Licensed Education Specialist 1

  • Headshot of Lauren Shepler, LEND Family Faculty Lauren Shepler
    LEND Family Advocate Faculty, Disability Consultant

  • Libby Klynn​
    Early Childhood Educator ​

  • Lindsey Tobias
    Physical Therapist - IRP 2

  • Lori Grisez in a patterned blouse Lori Grisez, PT, DPT
    Physical Therapist and Board-Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist
    LEND
  • Lori Jones
    Early Childhood Education Specialist 3

  • Luc Lecavalier Luc Lecavalier, Ph.D.
    Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
    IDD Psychology & LEND
  • Lynn Anderson, LISW-S
    Behavioral Support Specialist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Mackenzie Burness
    Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Mackenzie Carrier
    Pre-K Licensed Education Specialist

  • Madison McCoy
    Administration Assistant

  • Madison Neri, MSW, LSW
    Behavior Support Specialist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Manisha Khatiwada
    Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Mar’Kel Rutledge
    Dental Assistant
    Dental
  • Marc J. Tassé, Ph.D.
    Director, Nisonger Center
    Professor, Department of Psychology Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
  • Megan Ryan
    Early Childhood Teacher
    Early Learning Program
  • Michael Valentino
    Program Manager, Social Worker
    Aspirations, Social Programs, Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • Michaela Pangapalan​
    Speech Language Pathologist Fellow ​

  • Michelle Cutler
    Associate Director
    Early Learning Program
  • Nandhini Balasubraman
    Medical Assistant​

  • Nathan Tragesser
    Dentist

  • Nikki Watts, MA
    Behavior Support Specialist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Sabrina Holman
    Office Assistant
    Early Learning Program
  • Sarabeth Collins​
    Supervisor, Early Childhood Education ​

  • Sarah Willson
    Occupational Therapist
    Early Childhood Education
  • Scott Matlock, PhD, BCBA
    Clinical Psychologist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Shannon Guay
    Administrative Assistant
    Dual Diagnosis-Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry
  • Sheri Uhrin
    Program Coordinator
    Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • Stacey Stevens Stacey Stevens Stevens
    Dental Assistant 3

  • Headshot of Stephanie Hosley Stephanie Hosley, DNP, APRN-CNP, CPNP-PC, CNE, FNAP
    Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Track
    LEND
  • Stephen Beetstra, DDS MHSA
    Associate Professor - Clinical • Dentistry - General Practice Residency • Dental Program Director

  • Stephanie Graham Stevie Lovely
    Career Service Specialist
    Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • Susan Havercamp, Ph.D. , FAAIDD, NADD-CC
    Program Director
    Health Promotion - Healthcare Parity Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Psychology, and Genetic Counseling Ohio Disability and Health Program, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, LEND, Nisonger Clinical Support Services
  • Sydney Rondeau
    Senior Academic Success & Enrichment Specialist
    Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • Tamera McIntyre Tamera McIntyre
    Dental Hygienist
    McCampbell Hall Dental Clinic
  • Tema Tema Krempley, MSW, LSW
    Clinical Research Assistant

  • Tim Fry
    Behavioral Support Specialist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Tina Lithiluxa
    Senior Dental Assistant
    McCampbell Hall Dental Clinic
  • Tracy Manz Pic Tracey Manz
    Family Resource Network Coordinator
    NCI, Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • Vanessa Rodriguez, PhD, BCBA-D
    Clinical Psychologist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Vinotheni Viswanathan Vinotheni Viswanathan
    Business Operations Analyst
    Learning and Interpersonal Development Services (LIDS)
  • Xiaoya Zhang
    Research Technician
    Tasse Research
  • Zachary Christian, MS
    Behavior Support Specialist
    Clinical Support Services
  • Zhangfang wang
    Early Childhood Education Specialist 2

  • Zoe Wenk
    Clinical Research Coordinator
    Health