Who We Are

Leadership Staff

Elissa Brown, Ph.D.
Executive Director and Founder
browne@stjohns.edu
Tel: 718-990-2355
Fax: 718-990-8228

Vanessa Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Community Programs
rodrigv2@stjohns.edu
Tel:  718-990-5479
Fax: 718-990-1586

Komal Sharma-Patel, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Research
sharmak@stjohns.edu
Tel:   718-990-5545
Fax: 718-990-1586

Trish Batchelor, B.A.
Intake and Administrative Coordinator
batchelp@stjohns.edu
Tel: 718-990-2367
Fax: 718-990-1586


Program staff includes post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate volunteers.

Students

Alumni

  • Beryl Filton, Ph.D.
  • Jennifer Herring, M.A.
  • Colleen Lang, Ph.D.
  • Ashwin Mehra, M.A.
  • Valentina Nikulina, Ph.D.
  • Nazli Rodriguez, M.A.
  • Mary Russell, M.A.
  • Candice Siu, Ph.D.
  • Alison Tebbett, M.A.
  • Jennifer Yedlin, Ph.D.
  • Natalie Zervas, Ph.D.
  • Deborah Zlotnick, M.A.

Advisory Council

Program Advisors

  • Esther Deblinger
  • Carrie Epstein

Council Members

  • Leda Dunn Wettre, J.D.