Faculty & Staff
Administration
Deborah M. Spitalnik, PhD
Executive Director
Director, NJLEND
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
732-235-9326
deborah.spitalnik@rutgers.edu
Executive DirectorDirector, NJLEND
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
732-235-9326
deborah.spitalnik@rutgers.edu
Faculty
Caroline N. Coffield, PhD
Director of Pre-service Training
Training Director, NJLEND
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
732-235-9329
carrie.coffield@rutgers.edu
Director of Pre-service TrainingTraining Director, NJLEND
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
732-235-9329
carrie.coffield@rutgers.edu
Margaret Gilbride, JD, CT
Director of Transition, Employment, and Aging & Disability
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
732-235-2109
margaret.gilbride@rutgers.edu
Director of Transition, Employment, and Aging & DisabilityAssistant Professor of Pediatrics
732-235-2109
margaret.gilbride@rutgers.edu
Manuel Jimenez, MD, MS, FAAP
Director of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Education
NJLEND Discipline Coordinator, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Family Medicine and Community Health
732-235-2059
jimenema@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Director of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics EducationNJLEND Discipline Coordinator, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Family Medicine and Community Health
732-235-2059
jimenema@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Sharon Lohrmann, PhD
Director, NJ Positive Behavior Support in Schools
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
732-507-8804
sharon.lohrmann@rutgers.edu
Director, NJ Positive Behavior Support in SchoolsAssistant Professor of Pediatrics
732-507-8804
sharon.lohrmann@rutgers.edu
Philip Smith, PhD
Positive Behavior Support
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
732-235-9328
philip.smith@rutgers.edu
Positive Behavior SupportAssistant Professor of Pediatrics
732-235-9328
philip.smith@rutgers.edu
Program Staff
Bethany L. Chase, MSW, LSW, CESP
Training & Consultation Specialist
732-235-9316
bethany.chase@rutgers.edu
Training & Consultation Specialist
732-235-9316
bethany.chase@rutgers.edu
Melissa Cheplic, MPH, NADD-DDS
Senior Training & Consultation Specialist
732-235-9715
melissa.cheplic@rutgers.edu
Senior Training & Consultation Specialist
732-235-9715
melissa.cheplic@rutgers.edu
Susan Ellien, MSW
Knowledge Translation & Grant Development Specialist
732-235-9320
susan.ellien@rutgers.edu
Knowledge Translation & Grant Development Specialist
732-235-9320
susan.ellien@rutgers.edu
Rob Kimmel, MAT, BCBA, CESP
Training & Consultation Specialist
732-235-8227
robert.kimmel@rutgers.edu
Training & Consultation Specialist
732-235-8227
robert.kimmel@rutgers.edu
Stephanie Michael, BA, IMH-E
PBSIS Data & Program Coordinator
732-235-6170
stephanie.michael@rutgers.edu
PBSIS Data & Program Coordinator
732-235-6170
stephanie.michael@rutgers.edu
Jocelyn Muse-Taylor, MEd
Training & Consultation Specialist
732-434-8118
jocelyn.musetaylor@rutgers.edu
Training & Consultation Specialist
732-434-8118
jocelyn.musetaylor@rutgers.edu
Karen Paulvin, MS, Prof. Dipl.
Training & Consultation Specialist
732-783-8921
karen.paulvin@rutgers.edu
Training & Consultation Specialist
732-783-8921
karen.paulvin@rutgers.edu
Jessica Short, BA, CESP
Senior Training & Consultation Specialist
732-235-9318
jessica.short@rutgers.edu
Senior Training & Consultation Specialist
732-235-9318
jessica.short@rutgers.edu
Michael Steinbruck, MA
Senior Training & Consultation Specialist
732-456-9880
michael.steinbruck@rutgers.edu
Senior Training & Consultation Specialist
732-456-9880
michael.steinbruck@rutgers.edu
Project Support Team
Affiliated Faculty and Program Associates
Vanessa Bal, PhD, MSc
NJLEND Collaborating Faculty, Psychology
Karmazin and Lillard Chair in Adult Autism
Associate Professor
Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
848-445-2300
vanessa.bal@rutgers.edu
Karmazin and Lillard Chair in Adult Autism
Associate Professor
Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
848-445-2300
vanessa.bal@rutgers.edu
Anna Malia Beckwith, MD
NJLEND Collaborating Faculty, Medicine
Chief of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and
Director of the DBP Fellowship, CSH
abeckwith@childrens-specialized.org
Chief of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and
Director of the DBP Fellowship, CSH
abeckwith@childrens-specialized.org
Patricia Findley, DrPH, MSW
NJLEND Discipline Coordinator, Social Work
Associate Professor of Social Work
MSW Director
Rutgers School of Social Work
848-932-5365
pfindley@ssw.rutgers.edu
Associate Professor of Social Work
MSW Director
Rutgers School of Social Work
848-932-5365
pfindley@ssw.rutgers.edu
Jill Harris, PhD
NJLEND Coordinator, Children's Specialized Hospital (CSH)
Director of Research Development, CSH
908-301-2525
jharris@childrens-specialized.org
Director of Research Development, CSH
908-301-2525
jharris@childrens-specialized.org
Jessica Rispoli Joines, MGC, CGC
NJLEND Discipline Coordinator, Genetic Counseling
Director, Genetics Counseling Master’s Program
Rutgers School of Arts & Sciences
848-445-9637
joines@hginj.rutgers.edu
Director, Genetics Counseling Master’s Program
Rutgers School of Arts & Sciences
848-445-9637
joines@hginj.rutgers.edu
Emma Kaplan
Host Family Coordinator
Seminar on Family Centered Care
and Developmental Disabilities
elkaps66@gmail.com
Seminar on Family Centered Care
and Developmental Disabilities
elkaps66@gmail.com
Amy Kratchman, BA
Family Discipline Coordinator, NJLEND
Family Educator, Seminar on Family Centered Care
and Developmental Disabilities
kratchmana@chop.edu
Family Educator, Seminar on Family Centered Care
and Developmental Disabilities
kratchmana@chop.edu
Bob LaRue, PhD, BCBA-D
NJLEND Discipline Coordinator, Psychology
Clinical Professor
Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Director of Behavioral and Research Services,
Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
848-932-4500
larue@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Clinical Professor
Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Director of Behavioral and Research Services,
Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
848-932-4500
larue@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Sallie Porter, DNP, PhD
NJLEND Discipline Coordinator, Nursing
Associate Professor
Division of Advanced Nursing Practice
Rutgers School of Nursing
732-606-3918
portersa@sn.rutgers.edu
Associate Professor
Division of Advanced Nursing Practice
Rutgers School of Nursing
732-606-3918
portersa@sn.rutgers.edu
Christine Seymour, MS, CGC
NJLEND Collaborating Faculty, Genetic Counseling
Assistant Director, Genetic Counseling Master’s Program
Rutgers School of Arts & Sciences
seymoucp@dls.rutgers.edu
Assistant Director, Genetic Counseling Master’s Program
Rutgers School of Arts & Sciences
seymoucp@dls.rutgers.edu
Evan Spivack, DDS
NJLEND Discipline Coordinator, Dentistry
Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Director, Special Care Treatment Center
973-972-7040
spivacev@sdm.rutgers.edu
Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Director, Special Care Treatment Center
973-972-7040
spivacev@sdm.rutgers.edu
William Waldman, CSWM
NJLEND Collaborating Faculty, Leadership
Professor of Professional Practice Emeritus,
Rutgers School of Social Work
Professor of Professional Practice Emeritus,
Rutgers School of Social Work
Jane Ziegler, DCN, RD, LDN
NJLEND Discipline Coordinator, Nutrition
Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Rutgers School of Health Professions (SHP)
Program Director, Rutgers SHP Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition Program
973-972-9487
zieglaja@shp.rutgers.edu
Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Rutgers School of Health Professions (SHP)
Program Director, Rutgers SHP Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition Program
973-972-9487
zieglaja@shp.rutgers.edu