Center for Child Policy
Experts
ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA
Elaine S. Cabinum Foeller, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics - East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
Richard Krugman, MD
Distinguished Professor - University of Colorado School of Medicine
Tricia Gardner, JD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Director of Professional Education - Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Vincent J. Palusci, MD
Professor of Pediatrics - New York University School of Medicine
Debangshu Roygardner, PhD
Assistant Director - Vincent J. Fontana Center & Mental Health Services, the New York Foundling
Marcella M. Donaruma-Kwoh, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics - Baylor College of Medicine
Kelli N. Hughes, JD
Program Director - Center for Child Policy
- Institute for Human Services
Bethany Mohr, MD, FAAP
Clinical Associate Professor - Department of Pediatrics, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan
Medical Director - Michigan Medicine Child Protection Team
Robert Parrish, JD
Deputy District Attorney - Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office Special Victim Team
Paul Stern, JD
Prosecuting Attorney - Snonomish County Prosectur's Office
DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE
Jane Holzrichter, MSW, LMSW
Director - Child Advocacy Center and Prevention Services, Horizons Mental Health Center
Cara Kelly, MSW
Research Specialist - Arizona State University, Center for Child Well-Being
Kathryn A. Piper, PhD, JD, MEd
Policy Analyst and Research Consultant - APSAC Center for Child Policy
Judith Rycus, PhD, MSW
Senior Policy Analyst - Center for Child Policy
Executive Director - Institute for Human Services
Viola Vaughan-Eden, PhD, MJ, LCSW
Associate Professor, PhD Program Director - School of Social Work, Norfolk State University
President Emeritus - APSAC
Frank E. Vandervort, JD
Clinical Professor of Law - University of Michigan Law School
Suzanne M. Schunk, LCSW, ACSW
Vice President - Family Support Services, Southwest Human Development
Ronald C. Hughes, PhD, MScSA
Executive Director - Center for Child Policy
Executive Director - Institute for Human Services
INTRAFAMILIAL CHILD TORTURE
Nicole Adams, MA
Program Manager - Child Protective Services Intake
Douglas County Department of Human Services
Nicole G. Epps, MBA, MSA
Executive Director - World Childhood Foundation USA
Susana Flores, MS
Executive Director/Forensic Interview Specialist - The Children’s Advocacy Center - Covina, California
Cherilyn R. Haworth, MSW, LCSW
Title IV-E Project Coordinator and Lecturer -Department of Social Work, California State University, Bakersfield
Ronald C. Hughes, PhD, MSSA
Executive Director - APSAC Center for Child Policy
Director - Institute for Human Services
Jessica M. Large, MA, Ed.S., LPC, ACS
Coordinator of Outpatient Services - Center for Evaluation and Counseling, Inc.
Jason Lundquist, MCJ
Crimes Against Children Unit Supervisor - Police Department, City of Waco, TX
Ann Ratnayake Macy, JD, BBA
Founder/Executive Director - National Center for Child Abuse Statistics and Policy
Felicia Marsh, MA, LPC, CSAT
Board-Certified Sexual Abuse Trauma Expert/AAETS
Owner - Lighthouse Counseling and Psychotherapy PLLC
Pamela Miller, JD, MSW, LISW-S
Senior Policy Analyst - APSAC Center for Child Policy
Expert Witness and Consultant
Judith S. Rycus, PhD, MSW
Senior Policy Analyst - APSAC Center for Child Policy
Director - Institute for Human Services
Suzanne Starling, MD
Medical Director - Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Rady Children’s Hospital of San Diego
Carol Taylor, MA
Lucien X. Lombardo, PhD
Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice - Old Dominion University
Program Manager, Ohio Children Alliance
Neurosequential Model in Education Fellow - Neurosequential Network
Suzanna L. Tiapula, J.D
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney - Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, County of Hawaii
MANDATORY REPORTING LAWS
Amy J. L. Baker, PhD
Director of Research - The New York Foundling, Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection
Demara B. Bennett, PsyD
Director - Family Learning Program, Scott Center for Autism Treatment, Florida Institute of Technology
Kelly M. Champion, PhD, ABPP
Founder & Clinical Psychologist - Cadeus Behavioral Health
Stephen Forrester, Esq
Director - Government Relations & Administration, New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Tricia Gardner, JD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Professional Education - Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, University of Oklahoma
Stacie LeBlanc, JD, MEd
President - American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Ben Mathews, PhD
Professor - Queensland University of Technology
Professorial Fellow - Australian Government Royal Commission
Pamela J. Miller, JD, MSW, LISW-S
Senior Policy Analyst - APSAC Center for Child Policy
Expert Witness on Child Welfare Topics
Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS
Professor of Pediatrics - New York University School of Medicine
Francine Ann Sippel, EdD
Licensed Psychologist & Partner - Northern Plains Psychological Associates
Researcher / Author - Child Maltreatment Reporting Law
Frank E. Vandervort, JD
Rannah Gray, MA
Author - Familiar Evil
Advocate / Speaker - Child Sexual Abuse Awareness
Kelli Nicole Hughes, JD
Program Director - APSAC Center for Child Policy
Research and Policy - Institute for Human Services
Clinical Professor of Law - University of Michigan Law School
Nancy Guardia, MSW, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Researcher / Author - Mandated Reporter Retaliation and Child Maltreatment Law
PSYCHOLOGICAL MALTREATMENT
Amy J. L. Baker, PhD
Director of Research - The New York Foundling
Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection
Marla R. Brassard, PhD
Professor of Psychology & Education -
Teachers College, Columbia University
Christina Fiovanti, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Assistant Professor in School Psychology - Teachers College, Columbia University
Danya Glaser, MB BS, DCH, FRCPsych, Hon FRCPCH
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Stuart Hart, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Director of Professional Education - Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Jodi Todd Manly, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist & Clinical Director - Mt. Hope Family Center
Byron Egeland, PhD
Irving B. Harris Professor Emeritus of Child Development - University of Minnesota
Martha Farrell Erickson, PhD
Director Emerita - University of Minnesota's Children, Youth, and Families Consortium
David Finkelhor, PhD
Professor of Sociology - University of New Hampshire
Director - Crimes against Children Research Center
Kelli N. Hughes, JD
Program Director - APSAC Center for Child Policy
Research and Policy - Institute for Human Services
Ronald Rohner, PhD
Author of Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory (IPARTheory)
Leslie Schmerler, MA
Director - Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection of the New York Foundling
Mel Schneiderman, PhD
Senior Vice President - Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection of the New York Foundling
Amy M. Smith Slep, PhD
Professor in the Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care - NYUCD