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James S. McDonnell FoundationSenior Program Officer
Jan. 2023 - Nov. 2023Greater St. Louis AreaLeads scientific grant programs with over $40 million in awards, runs convenings, provides scientific expertise to the Foundation board and staff. • Developed and launched a new multi-million dollar initiative to provide funding to local institutions of higher education to train fellows in translational work in education • Leads two major national and international grant programs in education and human development
• Strategic planning: Is leveraging expertise in developmental science to develop innovative new programs in early childhood, education, and workforce development for the Foundation board to explore.
James S. McDonnell Foundation Program Officer
Jan. 2020 - Dec. 2022St Louis, Missouri, United StatesLeads scientific grant programs with over $40 million in awards, runs grant evaluations, convenings, provides scientific expertise to the Foundation board. • Developed and launched a new multi-million dollar initiative to provide funding to local institutions of higher education to train fellows in translational work in education • Leads two major national and international grant programs in education and human development
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Temple UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor, Research Scientist
Jul. 2014 - Oct. 2019Built a new program of research with mothers and infants from low income neighborhoods, leveraging my experience of atypical development. Conducted an evaluation of an arts curriculum in a school in NYC. Taught highly-rated classes in child and infant development, and mentored several students’ projects. • Built strong relationships with community providers, parents, and government agencies while investigating infant development knowledge in expectant mothers in low income neighborhoods.
• Evaluated federal grants, providing oral and written feedback on several study sections for both research and training and mechanisms.
• Disseminated research findings in a variety of forms including orally, review and research papers, and via Brookings Institution.
• Developed a strategy to evaluate a theatre arts curriculum in a special education public school in NYC as Co-PI of a multi-site research grant.
• Led community-based participatory research projects: training staff, liaising with school administration, parents, and providers, and disseminating results
University of PennsylvaniaDirector Infant Neuroimaging Lab, Research Assistant Professor
Jul. 2008 - Jun. 2014Director of Infant Neuroimaging lab, spearheading the CHOP site for two rounds of a multi-site longitudinal grant investigating infant brain development, with strong people and project management skills. Built the entire infant testing infrastructure in a new center from scratch. • Led multidisciplinary team of clinicians, research assistants and fellows as Co-PI of 2 large NIH network grants with over $1.5 million in funding, leading to over 40 papers and presentations. • Built infant testing program at the Center for Autism Research as founding member, including eye-tracking, standardized testing, and brain imaging. • Strategic planning: as founding member and director for Infant Neuroimaging Lab developed scientific and clinical goals for new Center for Autism Research at CHOP; as member of Health and Behavior Research Affinity Group, Steering Committee, CHOP • Mentored students and staff, who presented at international conferences and secured places in leading graduate programs including: Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson University, University of Miami, University of Maryland. • Planned and evaluated a program to streamline early screening for ASD in the community as site PI of National Children’s Study Formative Research Project.
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