| Faculty name | Areas of interest | Contact info |
Karen Frankel, PHD Director | - Infant and early childhood mental health services
- Child abuse and neglect
- Child trauma therapy
- Diagnosis and the DC: 0-3R Diagnostic Classification System
- Consultation to child care facilities
- Infant and toddler behavioral medicine
| Phone: (303)724-3725 Email: Dr. Frankel |
Ayelet Talmi, PHD Director | - Integrated mental health services in pediatric primary care
- Babies and young children with special health care and developmental needs
- Early childhood system and policy issues
- Research interests include health systems outcome research, parent-infant relationship development, systems of care of children with special needs
| Phone: (720)777-6670 Email: Dr. Talmi |
| Sue Ammen, PhD | - Infant, family, and early childhood mental health
- Parent-child relationship assessment
- Play therapy and family therapy
- Reflective supervision & play therapy supervision
- LGBT families
| Email: Dr. Ammen |
| Jordana R. Ash, LCSW, IMH-E (IV-C) | - ECMH policy and stategic planning
- Infant and early childhood mental health
- Cross-systems collaboration
- Reflective supervision
| Phone: (303)866-6361 Email: Ms. Ash |
| Bethany Ashby, PsyD | - Integrated mental health services in pediatric primary care
- Perinatal mental health
- Adolescent mothers
- Research interests include the evaluation of integrated behavioral health services provided in obstetric and pediatrics settings, trauma-informced care, and the impact of trauma on the perinatal period
| Phone: (720)777-5041 Email: Dr. Ashby |
| Shannon K. Bekman, PhD, IMH-E (IV-C) | - Infant/early childhood trauma
- Infants/young children in foster care
- Dyadic infant-parent psychotherapies
- Reflective supervision
- Attachment theory
| Email: Dr. Bekman |
| Melissa B. Buchholz, PhD | - Pediatric primary care
- Co-location - pediatrics and mental health
- Standardized developmental screening
| Email: Dr. Buchholz |
| Kelly Glaze, PsyD | - Infant, family, and early childhood mental health
- Integrated mental health services in WIC and pediatric primary care
- Pregnancy-related mood and anxiety disorders
- Childhood trauma
| Email: Dr. Glaze |
| Evelin Gomez, PhD | - Culturally appropriate mental health services
- Child abuse and trauma
- Behavioral health consultation
- Community mental health services for immigrants and refugees
| Email: Dr. Gomez |
| Daryl Hitchcock, PhD | - Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Services
- Parent-Child Relationship Assessment
- Reflective Supervision and Consultation
- Consultation to Child Care Providers
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Child Trauma Therapy
- Diagnosis and the DC: 0-5 Diagnostic Classification System
| Phone: (303) 617-2457 Email: Dr. Hitchcock |
| Kadija Johnston, LCSW Instructor | - Infant and early childhood mental health
- Mental Health Consultation to early childhood settings
- Equity, social justice, and antiracism in early childhood mental health service delivery
| Phone: 415-314-8943 Email: kadijaljohnston@gmail.com |
| Kimberly Kelsay, MD | - Assessment of young children using story stem narratives
- Psychiatric treatment of medically ill asthmatic children
| Phone: (720)777-4057 Email: Dr. Kelsay |
| Megan Louderman, PsyD | - Autism Spectrum Disorder and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
- Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)
- Special Health Care Needs
- Consultation to childcare settings
- Rural and underserved communities
| Phone: 719-305-9139 Email: Dr. Louderman |
| Debbie Reno-Smith, LMFT, NCC, IECMH-RPM | - Early Childhood Mental Health
- Trauma and Resilience
- Diagnostic Classification
- Reflective Practice and Supervision
- Early Care Provider Consultation and Support
- Professional Development and Advanced Training in Early Childhood
- Mindfulness and Health and Well-Being
| Phone: 760-885-7177
Email: kdci.smith2017@gmail.com |
| Shawna Roberts, PsyD | - Infant and early childhood therapy
- Pre and postpartum depression and anxiety
- Child trauma play therapy
- Reflective consultation or supervision
- Parent-Child relationship assessment
| Phone: 303-202-6143
Email: Dr. Roberts |
| Betsy Rogers, LCSW, IMH-E (IV) | - Reflective supervision
- Trauma
- Secondary traumatic stress resilience
- Child-parent psychotherapy
- Parent-child interaction therapy
| Phone: (303)617-2458 Email: Ms. Rogers |
| Michelle Roy, PhD, IECME-E (IV) | - Trauma in infancy and early childhood
- Infant mental health and child welfare
- Child Parent Psychotherapy
| Phone: (303)300-6194 Email: michelle.roy@wellpower.org |
| Verenea J. Serrano, PhD | - Integrated behavioral health in pediatric primary care
- Behavioral health and adjustment among youth with medical complexity and their families
- Medical traumatic stress
- Youth with special health care needs
- Infant and early childhood behavioral health
- Behavioral health among Latinx youth and families
| Phone: 720-777-9938
Email: Dr. Serrano |
| Kym Spring-Thompson, PsyD, IMHM (C) | - Emotion Dysregulation, Impulsivity, & Early Childhood Behavioral Issues
- Anxiety Across the Lifespan
- Perinatal Mood & Anxiety disorders
- Parent Coaching
- Women in Transition
- Reflective Supervision & Consultation
| Phone: 720.295.5437 Email: Dr. Spring-Thompson |
| Ashley Sward, PsyD, IMH-E | - Infant mental health consultation
- Pregnancy-related mood and anxiety disorders
- Reflective supervision
- Child-parent psychotherapy
| Email: Dr. Sward |
| Vivian Tamkin, PhD | - African American Maternal and Child Dyadic Psychotherapy
- Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Services
- Reflective Supervision and Consultation
- Preschool Mental Health Consultation
- Health Disparities
- Community-Based Participatory Action Research
- Life Course Intervention Research
| Phone: 626-422-3854
Email: Dr. Tamkin |
| Jane West, MA, MS, LPC, ECSE | - Early Childhood Development (including Brain Development) and Young Children in Adversity
- Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Services
- Child Trauma Therapy
- Diagnosis and the DC:0-5 (ZTT Certified Trainer)
- ECMH Consultation: Programmatic Models, Core Services
- Young Children with Disabilities and the Early Intervention System
- Reflective Supervision Models (especially at international level)
- Parenting
- Infant Observation + Film history
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| Catherine Wolcott, PhD | - Early childhood integrated behavioral health services in primary care
- Access to culturally sensitive healthcare for Latino families and young children
- Addressing exposure to toxic stress and trauma in demographically at-risk populations
| Phone: (720)777-4931 Email: Dr. Wolcott |
