Project Personnel

Project Directors

S. Jean Emans, MD

John R. Knight, MD

Associate Director:

Carolyn Frazer, MD

Bright Futures Program Coordinator:

Anna K. Veluz, BA

National Partners:

Gregory Blaschke, MD, MPH (Implementation)
Elizabeth Goodman, MD (Evaluation)

Consultants:

Adolescent Medicine
Estherann Grace, MD
Terrill Bravender, MD, MPH
Richard Kriepe, MD
Christopher Reif, MD, MPH
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Judith S. Palfrey, MD
Leonard Rappaport, MD
Ronald Samuels, MD, MPH
Endocrinology (Growth)
Laurie Cohen, MD
Catherine Gordon, MD, MSc
Joan Mansfield, MD
Medical Education
Elizabeth Armstrong, PhD
Janet P. Hafler, EdD
Primary Care
Henry Bernstein, DO
Nursing
Pamela Burke, PhD, RN, CS-FNP, PNP
Maurice Melchiono, RN, MS, FNP

MCH Participants:

Ann Drum, DDS, MPH
Denise Sofka, MPH, RD

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health:

Carol Adams, MA
Jeanne Anastasi, BA

Graphics Artist (Pedicases print materials):

Adjoa Burrowes, BA

Graphic Layout Design (Pedicases print materials):

Anna K. Veluz, BA

Web Design and System Development:

Illumina Interactive, Boston, MA www.illumina-interactive.com

Collaborators:

Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration
Genentech Foundation for Growth and Development
Wyeth Ayerst Laboratories
Maria Luoni, MA, Program Coordinator 1996-1999
Ja’Nean Palacios, BS, Co-Program Coordinator 1997-2000
Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics
Pediatric Health Associates, Children’s Hospital, Boston
Pediatric Residency programs nationwide who completed our surveys and participated in pilot testing of cases
MCHB Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH), Leadership Education in Behavioral Pediatrics, and Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LENDS) Training Programs