Our Team
The RFK LEND core faculty is composed of a group of experienced and committed physicians, allied health professionals, family members and self-advocates from the 15 core disciplines in which we provide didactic and experiential training, as well as mentorship to trainees.
Meet Our Team:
Mayra Alvarez, PhD
Director
Lisa Shulman, MD
Associate Director
Core Faculty:
- Carol Terilli, PT, DPT, C/NDT – Physical Therapy
- Daniella Soba, OTD, OTR/L – Occupational Therapy
- Diana Rodriguez, LSW – Social Work
- Erin Rivelis, PhD – Psychology
- Farah Alam, DDS – Special Care Dentistry
- Ida Barresi, MA, CCC-SLP
- Joanne Florio Siegel, ACSW, LCSW – Social Work, Co-Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
- Karen Bonuck, PhD, Co-Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
- Keith Ayoob, EdD, RDN, FAND – Nutrition
- Kelsey Armusewicz, PhD – Psychology
- Luz Cantres – Self-Advocacy Faculty
- Merryl Schechtman, MD, FAAP – Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
- Miriam Franco – Family Discipline Faculty
- Monica McQuaid, PhD – Psychology
- Rebecca Greenberg, AuD, CCC-A – Audiology
- Risa Battino, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-SCF