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Clinical Staff

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Meryl Lipton, M.D., Ph.D.

Michael Balthazor, Ph.D.

Leslie Baer Cohen, Ph.D.

Bernadette Evans-Smith, Ph.D.

Anne M. Howard, Ph.D.

Clark McKown, Ph.D.

Sara F. Brown, M.A., CCC-SLP/L

Andrea Victor, Ph.D.

Nadine Wengroff, M.S., A.P.N.

Amanda L. Weigel, Psy.D.

Barbara Resnick, MS

smallthumbMeryl Lipton, M.D., Ph.D.

Behavioral/School Pediatric Neurologist
Medical Director, RNBC
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Education and Training

  • University of Minnesota, Pediatric Neurology Residency
  • University of Minnesota, Pediatric Residency
  • Medical College of Wisconsin, MD
  • University of Minnesota, PhD, Educational Psychology
  • Yeshiva University, MS, Special Education
  • Queens College of the City University of New York, BS, Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Diagnosis, treatment, and neuropharmacology of children with neurobehavioral disorders
  • Children with social emotional learning disorders such as NLD, Aspergers, etc.

Research

  • Delineation of social emotional learning disorders

Mike-Balthazor_DSC7262Michael Balthazor, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences

Education and Training

  • University of Arizona, MEd, School Psychology
  • Florida State University, MS, PhD, Clinical Child Psychology
  • University of Washington School of Medicine, Internship, Child Clinical Psychology, Emphasis-pediatric neuropsychological assessment
  • Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
  • University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Fellowship, pediatric neuropsychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Pediatric neuropsychology
  • Assessment of preschoolers, children, and adolescents with developmental problems
  • School and clinical psychology

Leslie-Baer-Cohen_DSC7116Leslie Baer Cohen, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences

Education and Training

  • Yale Child Study Center, Pre and Post doctoral fellowships
  • Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders Internship
  • Miami University, PhD, Child Clinical Psychology
  • Northwestern University, BA, Psychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Early childhood developmental testing and intervention
  • Psychological assessment
  • Child psychotherapy
  • Autism spectrum disorders

Bernadette-Evans-Smith__DSC6643Bernadette Evans-Smith, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Pediatrics
Clinical Director
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences

Education and Training

  • University of Rhode Island, Ph.D. in Psychology
  • University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), BA in Psychology
  • Children’s Hospital, Oakland, Postdoctoral Fellow
  • University of Virginia, Postdoctorate Training/Neuropsychological Assessment
  • Rhode Island Youth Guidance Center, Predoctoral Internship

Areas of Expertise

  • School and Clinical Psychology
  • Child and Adolescent Assessment
  • Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy – individual, family, and group
  • School Consultation
  • Childhood Disorders including Autism Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Anxiety and Mood Disorders, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Research

  • Social Emotional Learning and Development in Children and Adolescents
  • Reading Disabilities
  • Pain Management

    

Anne M. Howard, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist     

 

Education and Training

  • Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Post-doctoral Fellow
  • Illinois State University, Ph.D., School Psychology
  • Milton Hershey School, Department of Psychology, Pre-doctoral Internship
  • University of Kentucky, BA, Psychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Psychological and Psychoeducational Assessment
  • Academic, Behavioral, and Social Difficulties
  • Cognitive-behavioral Therapy
  • Child and Adolescent Therapy

Research

  • Peer Relations and School Bullying
  • Social Cognition and Moral Development
  • School Climate

Clark-McKown__DSC6995Clark McKown, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Pediatrics
Executive Director
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences

Education and Training

  • University of California, Berkeley, PhD, Psychology
  • Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Predoctoral internship
  • Yale University, BA, Psychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Child assessment and therapy
  • School consultation
  • Academic, social, behavioral, and emotional disorders of childhood
  • Social development and friendship

Research

  • Typical and atypical social development
  • Assessment and treatment of social problems
  • Instructional environments and children’s well-being
  • Program evaluation

Sara-Panian_2_DSC7180Sara F. Brown, M.A., CCC-SLP/L

Speech-Language Pathologist

Education and Training

  • Michigan State University, M.A., Audiology and Speech Sciences
  • Marquette University, B.S., Speech Pathology and Audiology
  • Trained in P.R.O.M.P.T.® treatment approach for motor speech disorders

Areas of Expertise

  • Pediatric speech and language development
  • Diagnosis and treatment of speech and language disorders
  • Communication intervention for children with ASD
  • Consultation
     

Andrea_DSC7458Andrea Victor, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences

Education and Training

  • Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Postdoctoral fellowship
  • Illinois Institute of Technology, Institute of Psychology, Ph.D., Child Clinical Psychology
  • University of Minnesota Medical School, Predoctoral internship
  • Illinois Wesleyan University, B.A., Psychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Psychological and psychoeducational assessment
  • Anxiety and mood disorders
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy
  • Child and adolescent psychotherapy

Research

  • Early interventions with anxious children
  • Pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS)

Nadine-Wengroff__DSC6495Nadine Wengroff, M.S., A.P.N.

Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinical Intake Evaluation Specialist

Education and Training

  • Rush University, MS, Childhood Adolescent Psychiatry
  • University of Michigan, BA, Psychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Individual and family psychotherapy related to neurobehavioral disorders
  • Social development groups

Amanda L. Weigel, Psy.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

 Education and Training:

  • Shared Vision Psychological Services, Post-doctoral Fellow
  • Shared Vision Psychological Service, Pre-doctoral Internship
  • The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology
  • Pepperdine University, M.A. in Clinical Psychology, emphasis in Marriage & Family Therapy
  • Dickinson College, B.A. in Psychology and Sociology

 Areas of Expertise:

  • Child & Adolescent Assessment and Therapy
  • Play and Art Therapy
  • Family Therapy & Parent Guidance
  • Group Therapy

Barbara Resnick, MS

Educational Specialist/School Liaison

Education and Training

  • National College of Education
    • Post Graduate Certification in teaching learning disabilities
    • MS, Early Childhood Special Education
  • Northern Illinois University
    • BS, Special Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Case management, Interpreting and Developing IEP’s
  • Interpreting school and private evaluations, IEP’s, and 504 plans
  • Classroom observations
  • Attending school meetings
  • Guest lecturer

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