KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE - Key Persons
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- Managing Partner, Zarren Law Group, LLC
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- Managing Director & Global Head of Philanthropy for North American Region / JP Morgan Chase
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- Director, Brachial Plexus Clinic
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- Chief Science Officer and Director, Center for Movement Studies
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- Grants Manager for Health, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity ( O - HEID ) Center for Diversity in Public Health Leadership Training
- Grants Manager, Office for Health, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity ( O - HEID ) Center for Diversity in Public Health Leadership Training
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- CEO & Physician - in - Chief
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- Senior Research Associate, Professor of Pediatrics / Center for Disabilities / Sanford School of Medicine / University of South Dakota
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Professor, Neurology / Director, Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery
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- Co - Founder
- Executive Director
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- CEO
- Member of the Board of Directors
- President
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- Vice President, Medical Programs
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- Director of Health and Language Access
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- Assistant Dean for Graduate Biomedical Education and Graduate Student Diversity / Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
has been with the UC Davis MIND Institute for 14 years. She has worked in many facets of the organization and is currently the Program Coordinator for two training programs, the undergraduate MCHC RISE-UP and the Autism Research Training Program, which is funded by a postdoctoral T-32 grant. Diane also performs Finance, Human Resource and Operations duties for the MIND Institute.
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- Certified Behavior Analyst
Dr. Aila Dommestrup is a licensed psychologist and a board certified behavior analyst (BCBA-D) and supervising psychologist with the Neurobehavioral Unit - Outpatient Program at Kennedy Krieger Institute which serves children and adolescents with developmental disabilities and their families who are referred for the assessment and treatment of severe problem behavior. Dr. Dommestrup graduated from Syracuse University in 2006 with bachelor of art's degrees in psychology and sociology. She received her doctoral degree in 2013 in School Psychology with an emphasis in Autism Spectrum Disorders from the University of Georgia. Dr. Dommestrup completed her doctoral internship and two years of post-doctoral fellowship training at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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- Certified Clinical Psychologist and Research Scientist
Dr. Alison Pritchard is a licensed and board-certified clinical psychologist and research scientist in the Department of Neuropsychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. She serves as the program director of the Neuropsychology Research Laband the Neuropsychology Research Training Program, as well as program coordinator of the Executive Function Clinic. Dr. Pritchard also holds an appointment as assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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- Director
- Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics
- Director of Health Equity, Research and Innovation
- Director of Health Equity, Research and Innovation Office for Health, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity ( O - HEID ) Center for Diversity in Public Health Leadership Training
- Director of the Telehealth Science
- Education
- Howard 's Material Science Research Center of Excellence Associate Director
is the director of health equity, research, and innovation in the Office for Health Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity (O-HEID) and the Center for Diversity Public Health Leadership Training at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Carter has a joint appointment with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He will develop health equity accountability procedures and metrics in collaboration with Institute clinical teams. In addition, he will support, design and create policies for Health Equity initiatives at the Institute.
Dr. Carter is the former health officer for Prince George's County, Maryland, with 40+ years of experience in direct patient care, 29+ years of experience in telemedicine and health IT, and 10+ years in public health and population health management. At the Prince George's County Health Department, he oversaw the divisions of Family Services, Behavioral Health, Assessment and Planning, Health & Wellness, Environmental Health and all clinical providers. In addition, he has been responsible for the design, implementation, and management of PGC Health Enterprise Zone, a population health project; the PGC Public Health Information Network (PHIN), Health Information Exchange (HIE) and the Consent2Share project, the first demonstration of the use of electronic patient privacy consent and data segmentation over an HIE; PreventionLink, a CDC program targeted at innovations in diabetes and hypertension prevention. At Westat, he was a senior physician informaticist. At Howard University, Dr. Carter was director of the Telehealth Science and the Advanced Technology Center, creating telemedicine applications for domestic and international use. He was also an assistant electrical engineering professor and Howard's Material Science Research Center of Excellence associate director. In private business, he owned retail-based clinics in four states. In addition, Dr. Carter was chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Washington Adventist Hospital and Mercy Philadelphia Hospital.
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Dr. Carter has an AB degree in Physics from Harvard College, an MD from Harvard Medical School, and a PhD in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
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- Researcher
- Assistant Director of CILSE
Dr. Lisa Beth Carey is a teacher educator and researcher with a focus on improving educational experiences and outcomes for students with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Dr. Carey was one of the inaugural fellows of the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Special Education, where she received extensive training in the cognitive neuroscience of learning, behavioral science, school law, and research methods.
Before she was accepted as one of the inaugural fellows at the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Special Education, Dr. Carey was a special educator in St. Mary's and Baltimore Counties of Maryland, specializing in inclusive practices for students with emotional-behavioral and developmental disabilities. She has taught as adjunct special education faculty at St. Mary's College of Maryland and Towson University. Dr. Carey is a member of the CAST National Faculty and has facilitated Universal Design for Learning (UDL) professional learning projects nationwide.
Dr. Carey holds a BA in history from St. Mary's College of Maryland, a Masters in Teaching from Goucher College, an Administrator One advanced certificate from Towson University, and a Doctorate in Instructional Technology from Towson University.
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- Assistant Vice President, Government Relations
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- Associate Chief Science Officer and Director of the Clinical Trials Unit
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Founder & General Partner / Catalio Capital Management, LP
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- Assistant Vice President, Facilities / Planning / Engineering
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- Director, Center for Diversity in Public Health Leadership Training
- Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
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- Director Emeritus
- Partner, Saul Ewing LLP
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- Vice President of Human Resources - Corporate Functions & DE & I
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- Program Manager for the Center for Diversity
Jamal Percy serves as program manager for The Center for Diversity in Public Health Leadership Training (The Center for Diversity) and The Office of Health, Equity, Inclusion & Diversity (O-HEID) at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Mr. Percy is responsible for the Maternal Child Health-Leadership Education, Advocacy, and Research Network (MCHC-LEARN) and Maternal Child Health Careers/Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement Undergraduate Program (MCH-RISE UP). Based on his experience in public health and wellness, he advocates for enhancing the community by using the knowledge he has gained to access, plan and implement needed interventions. Aside from working with the community, Percy enjoys taking on new adventures and accomplishing set goals.
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Percy Received his Bachelor of Science in Public Health and Master of Public Administration from North Carolina Central University. He is currently pursuing his DrPH at Morgan State University.
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- Licensed Clinical Psychologist Within the Developmental and Behavioral
Janice Enriquez, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist within the Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Section at the MIND Institute who conducts developmental evaluations with infants and children to identify neurodevelopmental concerns related to intellectual and learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and related mental health concerns. Dr. Enriquez currently provides training to medical residents and fellows on diagnostic assessment of infants and children, and supervises a clinical psychology internship program. Past and current clinical and research interests pertain to the identification of developmental delay in infants at high risk due to medical conditions, neuropsychological and behavioral functioning of children diagnosed with neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders, evaluation and treatment of developmental and socioemotional concerns related to child abuse, evidence based assessment and treatment of childhood concerns (PCIT, CBT, Triple P-developmental disabilities), and health disparities.
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- Administrative Service Coordinator, Special Education
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- Assistant Director of Clinical Outcomes
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- Assistant Director, Sponsored Research Programs
Dr. Schmidt graduated with his doctoral degree in school psychology from the University of South Carolina in 2010. After finishing his coursework, he completed an internship at The May Institute and a postdoctoral fellowship at Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. During both his internship and fellowship, he focused on neuropsychological assessment, as well as assessing and treating problem behavior displayed by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Currently, Dr. Schmidt is a senior behavior analyst at Kennedy Krieger Institute on the inpatient Neurobehavioral Unit. His primary responsibilities in this role are to supervise the assessment and treatment of individuals who are admitted for severe problem behavior, and consult with relevant caregivers to ensure effective service delivery. Dr. Schmidt is a licensed psychologist in the state of Maryland, and a board certified behavior analyst at the doctoral level (BCBA-D).
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- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician
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- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Clinical Psychologist at Kennedy Krieger Institute / Kennedy Krieger Institute
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- Program Director Office for Health, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity ( O - HEID ) Center for Diversity in Public Health Leadership Training
- Program Director, Office for Health, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity ( O - HEID ) Center for Diversity
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Pediatrician, the Maryland Pediatric Group ( Retired ) Co - Chair, Hospital & Professional Affairs Committee
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- Administrative Coordinator
- Institute in 1995 As a Clinic Coordinator
Kimberly joined the Institute in 1995 as a clinic coordinator and was later promoted to grants manager in the Department of Developmental Cognitive Neurology in 2003. In addition to her grants manager position, she provides CILSE with day-to-day administrative support and helps manage the Center's finances.
After graduating from Davidson College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Dr. Jacobson completed her Master of Education and Education Specialist degree in School Psychology at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. She then worked as a school psychologist before completing her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. She completed her clinical internship in neurodevelopment and neuropsychology at the Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, in Miami, Florida, and then completed her post-doctoral residency in pediatric neuropsychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
She joined Kennedy Krieger as a pediatric neuropsychologist in 2010, where she provides training and supervision for graduate student externs, interns, and post-doctoral fellows in the outpatient clinics of the Neuropsychology Department. Clinically, she sees children for evaluation with a variety of developmental and medical conditions, primarily within the department's Neuro-oncology Clinic and Executive Function Clinic. Dr. Jacobson is the director of the Neuroscience of Learning and the Learner Core at the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Special Education.
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- Assistant Vice President, Neurodiversity and Community Workforce Development
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- Vice President and Chief of Staff & Strategic Initiatives
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- Director, Wealth Advisory, BDO / Chair, Governance and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee
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- Core Director, Leadership, Law, and Management Principles
Maureen earned a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Southern California, a master's degree in developmental psychology at The Johns Hopkins University, and a Juris Doctor at Whittier Law School, with a concentration on children's legal issues. Prior to law school, Maureen worked as a clinician on the Neurobehavioral Unit in the Department of Behavioral Psychology at Kennedy Krieger for six years.
Maureen van Stone is the associate director of the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD) at Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI) and the director of Project HEAL (Health, Education, Advocacy, and Law), a MCDD community-based program. Project HEAL is Maryland's only medical-legal partnership, which provides advocacy and legal services to low-income families and children with disabilities who receive services at Kennedy Krieger.
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- Director of Multicultural Education and Prep Medico Undergraduate Pipeline Program, MCHC - RISE - UP Co - Director, University of California, Davis ( UC Davis ) MIND Institute
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chairman, Heritage Properties, Inc
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- Delegate, MD House of Delegates
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- Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician
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- Senior Research Program Coordinator, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing / Fort Belknap Reservation
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- Social Worker, Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress
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- Co - Director
- State Education Chief
Dr. Nancy Grasmick is the nation's longest serving state education chief and Maryland's first female superintendent of schools. Under her leadership, the state of Maryland received one of the federal government's coveted Race to the Top education grants in 2010, worth up to $250 million to continue building upon a solid record of school reform. In addition, for a fourth straight year, Education Week ranked Maryland's public school system first in the nation in 2012.
Dr. Grasmick has received numerous awards for her visionary leadership, including the national Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education. In 2011, she was inducted into The Daily Record's "Circle of Influence," recognizing her as a "Most Influential Marylander." In 2010, the College Board awarded her the national William U. Harris Award of Excellence, and the National Art Education Association honored her with the Distinguished Service, Outside the Profession Award. Dr. Grasmick is also a presidential scholar at Towson University.
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- Program Manager, the Center for Diversity in Public Health Leadership Training and the Office of Health, Equity, Inclusion & Diversity
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Philanthropist and Advocate
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- CEO / Plastic Surgery Associates of Chevy Chase
Dr. Barker is a research scientist who works to develop magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) techniques for evaluating diseases of the human central nervous system. He also conducts research studies to determine the utility of these new techniques, particularly in the understanding and diagnosis of neurological, psychiatric and oncological diseases. At the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Dr. Barker is actively involved in research studies currently being performed at the FM Kirby Center for Functional Brain Imaging.
Dr. Barker attended Oxford University in the United Kingdom, where he received a Bachelor's of Arts degree in chemistry and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in physical chemistry. He conducted his post-doctoral research in magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy at the California Institute of Technology. He has been a faculty member in the Department of Radiology at Johns Hopkins since 1989. He is currently a professor of radiology and oncology at Johns Hopkins, and a research scientist at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Dr. Barker's current research interests include developing methods to non-invasively map out neurochemical and neurotransmitter levels in the brain in patients with brain tumors, infectious diseases, neurometabolic diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, schizophrenia and other psychiatric diseases using MRS. He is also interested in MRI techniques that can be used to non-invasively measure blood flow in the brain. A particular focus at present is to develop human MRI and MRS techniques for use at very high magnetic field strengths (7 Tesla). Dr. Barker collaborates on various MRI/MRS research projects with neurologists, neurosurgeons, oncologists and psychiatrists at Johns Hopkins and the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Philanthropist and Advocate
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- Senior Vice President, Human Resources
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- Professor & Chair Emerita ( Retired ) Dept of Pediatrics & Child Health / Howard University
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- Executive Vice President, Stifel
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- Chairman of Audit & Finance Committee
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chairman & President / the Joseph Robert Shaw Foundation
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- Philanthropist and Advocate
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- Philanthropist and Advocate
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- CIO & Vice Provost for IT ( JHH ) ( Retired ) CIO & Senior VP, Management Systems & Information Services ( JHHS ) ( Retired )
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- Project Coordinator, Special Education
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- Director, Enterprise Intelligence
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- Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
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- Partner, Anthem Energy / Co - Chair, Audit and Finance Committee
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- Program Manager, Center for Diversity in Public Health Leadership Training and the Office of Health, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity ( O - HEID )
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- Founder & Executive Director / Safe Alternative Foundation for Education, Inc.
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- President & CEO / Baltimore Community Lending, Inc
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Philanthropist and Advocate / Chair, Education & Community Services Committee