Our Team

Leadership

	Patricia Lester, M.D. Director, Nathanson Family Resilience Center Jane and Marc Nathanson Family Professor of Psychiatry Medical Director, UCLA Family Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Clinic			Lee Klosinski, Ph.D. Senior Associate Director
	William Saltzman, Ph.D. Associate Director Professor			Norweeta Milburn, Ph.D. Director of Research and Evaluation Professor-in-Residence
	Catherine Mogil, Psy.D. Director of Training and Intervention Development Director, Family Development Project Clinical Director, UCLA Family Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Clinic Assistant Clinical Professor			Blair Paley, Ph.D. Director, Early Childhood Core Director, SEEDS Program Clinical Professor
	Jo Sornborger, Psy.D. Director, Operation Mend-FOCUS Family Resilience Program			Suzi Cantwell-Selby, J.D. Director of Operations, FOCUS
	Tom Strouse, M.D. Senior Advisor Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Member, Semel Institute (NPI)			Jessica Jeffrey, MD, MPH, MBA Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
	Cara J. Kiff, Ph.D. Project Director, FOCUS for Early Childhood with Military Families			Maegan Sinclair, MPH Assistant Director of Research and Evaluation
	Rachel Linonis, MS Assistant Director of Innovative Technologies

UCLA Nathanson Family Resilience Center Team

Hilary Aralis, MS

Statistician

hilary.aralis@gmail.com

Tom Babayan, M.S., LMFT

Clinical Specialist Supervisor

TBabayan@mednet.ucla.edu

Marleen Castañeda

NFRC Coordinator

MCastaneda@mednet.ucla.edu

William Chiu, M.S.

Technical and Website Developer

WChiu@mednet.ucla.edu

Allison Clement, M.P.H.

Program Manager

AClement@mednet.ucla.edu

Lauryn Cerrutti

Project Coordinator, FOCUS Early Childhood

LCerutti@mednet.ucla.edu

Jolie Delja, M.S.

Research Coordinator, SEEDS Program

JDelja@mednet.ucla.edu

Melissa Duguay, M.A.

Psychology Intern

MDuguay@mednet.ucla.edu

Margo DeCuir

Project Coordinator, FOCUS Early Childhood

MDeCuir@mednet.ucla.edu

Ruth Ellingson, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

REllingsen@mednet.ucla.edu

Stephanie Ernestus, PhD

Post Doctoral Scholar

SErnestus@mednet.ucla.edu

Clare Gorospe

Research Coordinator, SEEDS Program

cgorospe@mednet.ucla.edu

Sara Green, M.A.

Intervention Specialist

SRGreen@mednet.ucla.edu

Nastassia Hajal, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar

nhajal@mednet.ucla.edu

Ashley Jupin, M.S.

Director of Communications

ajupin@mednet.ucla.edu

Susana Lopez, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar

salopez@mednet.ucla.edu

Lauren Marlotte, Psy.D.

Lead Trainer

lmarlotte@nfrc.ucla.edu

Sam Martinez

Administrative Specialist

SJMartinez@mednet.ucla.edu

Juan Muniz

NFRC Administrator

JFMuniz@mednet.ucla.edu

Jennifer Murano, Psy.D.

Model Supervisor

JMurano@mednet.ucla.edu

Terri Morgan, LMFT

Lead Trainer

TMorgan@mednet.ucla.edu

Blanca Orellana, Ph.D.

Supervising Psychologist

BOrellana@mednet.ucla.edu

Victoria Ponce

Clinical Training Coordintor

vponce@mednet.ucla.edu

Alan Semaan

Data and Communications Specialist

ASemaan@mednet.ucla.edu

Lauren Shapiro, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

LShapiro@mednet.ucla.edu

Kristin Shier, PsyD

Postdoctoral Scholar

KShier@mednet.ucla.edu

Heidi Viramontes, MSW

Clinical Social Worker/ Home Visitor

hviramontes@mednet.ucla.edu

John Weathersby

IT Support Specialist

JWeathersby@mednet.ucla.edu

Kathleen M. West, DrPH

STAR Behavioral Health Trainer

kathleenmwest3@gmail.com

Kanchana Wijeskera, Ph.D.

Lead Trainer

KWijesekera@mednet.ucla.edu