William E. Pelham, Ph.D., ABPP, UB Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Pediatrics & Psychiatry; Director, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: Dartmouth College, 1970
Ph.D. Degree, Psychology (Clinical): State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1976

William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph. D. is the Director of the Center for Children and Families (CCF) at UB, an interdisciplinary center with faculty and student involvement from the Departments of Psychology, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, School Psychology and Pharmacy.His area of interest is Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. He has studied many facets of ADHD, including: (1) the nature of cognitive deficit, (2) peer relationships, (3) diagnosis, (4) pharmacological, psychosocial, and combined treatments, (5) motivation and persistence, (6) family factors (e.g., parental alcohol problems), (7) service delivery, and (8) outcome.

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Martin T. Hoffman, M.D., Associate Professor, Clinical Pediatrics; Director, Pediatric Center for Learning and School Success, UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Science; Medical Director, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree: Brandeis University, 1968
Medical Degree: State University of NY at Buffalo School of Medicine, 1972

Martin T. Hoffman, M.D. is Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, director of the Pediatric Center for Learning and School Success at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, and Medical Director of the Center for Children and Families at UB. Additionally, Dr Hoffman is an attending physician at the Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, New York, and is a consulting physician at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital, Springville, New York.

A fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Dr. Hoffman is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics. He has been working with children who have school and learning problems and ADHD since 1986, and has more recently been involved in clinical research. In 1996, Dr. Hoffman was honored with the Frederick B. Wilkes Teaching Award from Children's Hospital of Buffalo, and in 1995 he received the Robert Berkson Memorial Award for teaching from the medical school.

At the CCF he is involved with the studies comparing and contrasting medication and behavioral treatments, and the combination of these treatments. He is currently working on the Behavior Modification in Young Children with ADHD and the Adaptive Treatment for Children with ADHD grants.

James Waxmonsky, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Investigator, Center for Children and Families

Bachelor's Degree, Biology and Society: Cornell University, 1992
Medical Degree: State University of New York at Buffalo, 1996

Dr. Waxmonsky is a proud graduate of St Joseph 's Collegiate Institute of Buffalo. He earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his medical degree from the University at Buffalo . He completed general psychiatry training at UB and his child psychiatry training at Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital. He is an assistant professor of psychiatry at UB. His research interests include the differentiation of bipolar disorder from ADHD and the management of children with ADHD and co-morbid mood disorders. He also has a private medical practice specializing in the treatment of ADHD in adults. Sadly, much of his free time is spent watching Buffalo 's fine professional sports teams.

Daniel Waschbusch, Ph. D., Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology; Investigator, Center for Children and Families; Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990
Master's Degree, Psychology: University of Pittsburgh, 1998
Ph.D. Degree, Psychology: University of Pittsburgh, 1998

Dr. Waschbusch's research focuses on understanding and treating elementary school children with ADHD, conduct problems, and/or callous-unemotional traits. He has published numerous scientific articles and book chapters, has held federal and local research grants from the US and Canada, and has delivered presentations to scientific audiences, policy makers, and legal experts. He received the New Researcher Award from the Canadian Psychological Association in 2001 and the Killam Junior Professor Award from Dalhousie University in 2004.

Greg Fabiano, Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology; Investigator, Center for Children & Families

Bachelor's Degree: State University of New York at Geneseo, 1997
Master's Degree: State University of NY at Buffalo, 2000
Ph.D., Psychology (Clinical): State University of New York at Buffalo, 2005

Dr. Fabiano is an assistant professor of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology at the University at Buffalo . He obtained an NIMH pre-doctoral grant award for his dissertation project, a treatment outcome study aimed to investigate strategies to engage fathers in behavioral parent training programs. He was awarded his PhD from UB in 2005.

Currently, Dr. Fabiano's research interests focus on evidence-based treatments in home, school, and recreational settings. He is principal investigator on a grant from the Institute of Educational Sciences that investigates procedures for enhancing the outcomes of children with ADHD in special education. He is also principal investigator on an NIMH grant to continue the development of parenting programs for fathers of children with ADHD. Dr. Fabiano has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers related to the effective assessment and treatment of children with ADHD.

Lisa Burrows-MacLean, Ph. D., Clinical Director and Clinical Assistant Professor, Center for Children & Families

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York., 1990
Master's Degree, Psychology (Clinical), Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1993
Ph.D. Degree, Psychology (Clinical), Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1997

Dr. Burrows-MacLean is Clinical Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics. Dr. Burrows has been with the CCF since 1997 and has been the CCF Clinical Director since 1998. Dr. Burrows oversees the CCF clinical fee-for-service program and community in-service training program.; She also provides consultation on program development and implementation for community mental health agencies and schools.

Dr. Burrows is a co-investigator and service provider on the "Behavior Modification in Young ADHD Children" study. She has also coordinated several clinical trials investigating pharmaceutical and behavioral treatments for children with ADHD.

Larry Hawk, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Psychology; Investigator, Center for Children & Families

Ph.D., Psychology (Clinical/Medical Psychology): University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr. Hawk's research focuses on basic motivational and cognitive processes, disruption of these processes in psychopathology, and the role of motivation and cognition in the effects of both drugs of abuse and pharmacotherapies.

Currently funded studies are examining the basic processes through which methylphenidate improves classroom performance in ADHD, the effects of motivational incentives on cognitive performance in children with and without ADHD, and the role of learning processes (i.e., extinction) in the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation. Dr. Hawk's research takes a three-system perspective, examining behavioral, subjective, and psychophysiological measures.

Jihnhee Yu , Ph.D., Biostatistician, Center for Children & Families, UB; Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, UB

B.S., Home Economics: Seoul National University, 1992

B.S., Mathematics Education: Seoul National University, 1995

Ph.D., Statistics: Texas A & M University, 2003

Neda Burtman, Administrator, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Clinical & Social Psychology: University of Rochester, 1997

Ms. Burtman has been with the CCF since January, 1999. Neda provides administrative oversight for all CCF activities, edits The Focus (the CCF newsletter) and Annual Report, coordinates the biennial Niagara Conference, and assists all Center faculty with sponsored projects.

Elizabeth Gnagy, Senior Research Support Specialist, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Computer Information Sciences: Westminster College, 1987

Ms. Gnagy has been with the CCF since 1997 and coordinates data management for ongoing research projects in the Center as well as staff training for the Summer Treatment Program.

Andrew Greiner, Senior Research Support Specialist, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor of Science Degree: University of Pittsburgh, 1988

Mr. Greiner has been with the CCF since March, 2006. He is the project coordinator for the Behavior Modification in Young ADHD Children and the Adaptive Treatments for Children with ADHD studies and coordinates staff training for the Summer Treatment Program.

Karen Fumerelle, Administrative Assistant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: Canisius College, 1990

Ms. Fumerelle is a new addition to the CCF staff, beginning her employment in December, 2006. Prior to CCF she was a secretary in the Modern Languages Department at Canisius College. In her free time Karen can be found chauffeuring her three children to their various activities.

Karen Morris, Assistant to the Director, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: Buffalo State College, 2007

Ms. Morris joined the CCF staff in May, 2007. She is Dr. Pelham's assistant and assists Ms. Burtman in coordinating the CCF Annual Report, The Focus, the Biennial Niagara Conference, and sponsored projects administration.

Beth Zaidel , Administrative Assistant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Associates Degree, Business Office Management, Erie Community College, 2006

Associates Degree, Criminal Justice, Erie Community College, 2005

Ms. Zaidel is a new addition to the CCF Staff, beginning her employment in June 2009. Prior to CCF she was a secretary for the University at Buffalo’s Model Transition Program. In her free time Beth likes to cook and hang out with her family and friends.

Dara Babinski, Behavioral Consultant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: Syracuse University, 2004

Ms. Babinski is a graduate student working with Dr. Pelham. Before working at the CCF, she studied Psychology and Spanish at Syracuse University, and worked as a research associate studying maternal depression with Kate Keenan, Ph.D., at the University of Pittsburgh.

Aparajita Biswas, Sr. Research Support Specialist, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology & English: University of Rochester, 2005

Ms. Biswas is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Program under the advisement of Dr. Pelham. She is currently working under the NIAAA grant at the Center for Children and Families and has served as a camp counselor in the 2007 Summer Treatment Program and as a lead in 2008. She is interested in studying evidence-based treatments for children with disruptive behavior problems. Before coming to the CCF, Aparajita worked at the Judge Baker Children's Center in Boston, MA as the Program Coordinator for the Paths Over Time study.

Michelle G. Bubnik , Research Project Assistant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology & Neuroscience: Macaulay Honors College at Queens College, CUNY, 2008.

Ms. Bubnik is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program under the advisement of Dr. Larry Hawk. Her interest is in the underlying factors that cause heterogeneous expressions of ADHD.

Brian Gangloff, Senior Research Support Specialist, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: Boston University

Mr. Gangloff is currently a doctoral student in the School Psychology Program at UB, under the advisement of Dr. Greg Fabiano. He is a clinician on the COACHES Project - a parent training program for fathers of children with ADHD. Previously, he was involved with a study examining treatment repsonse in ADHD where he co-authored several posters and papers. Most recently, Brian served as a lead counselor in the 2008 Summer Treatment Program. A Buffalo native, Brian's time in Boston led to a passionate interest in the Red Sox, yet he remains loyal to all Buffalo teams.

Sarah Haas, Research Support Specialist, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: University of Buffalo, 2005
Master's Degree, Psychology: University of Buffalo, 2006

Ms. Haas is a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology under the advisement of Dr. Daniel Waschbusch. Ms. Haas has worked as a research assistant during the 2005 STP, as a counselor in the 2007 STP, and most recently, as a lead counselor in the 2008 STP. She is currently working as a Research Support Specialist at the CCF, specifically as a behavioral consultant for the young children's study. Sarah plans to pursue an academic professorial career.

Katie Hart, Research Project Assistant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Child Development/Cognitive Studies: Vanderbilt University, 2004

Ms. Hart is a Clinical Psychology Graduate Student at SUNY at Buffalo. Under her advisor, Greta Massetti, she works on the School-Wide Social and Character Development Project (SACD), and the Early Childhood Friendship Project (ECFP) (in collaboration with Dr. Jamie Ostrov).

Katie's research interests lie predominately in school-wide prevention and intervention, particularly in low-income urban schools. She is particularly interested in implementing empirically valid and efficacious intervention and prevention efforts in preschool classrooms. Additionally, She is interested in how teacher attributions and knowledge about children with disruptive behaviors is related to teacher willingness to work and utilize effective behavior management strategies with disruptive children in their classrooms.

Kathryn Karch, Research Project Assistant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Human Development: Cornell University, 2003

Ms. Karch worked as a research assistant at the Mt. Hope Family Center of the University of Rochester for three years before beginning her graduate studies At the University of Buffalo. She is currently working on various projects at the CCF, as well as being an interventionist in the Buffalo Public Schools.

Kristine Kent, Research Project Assistant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Health & Human Services: University at Buffalo
Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: University at Buffalo
Master's Degree, Developmental Psychology: Teachers College, Columbia University

Ms. Kent is currently a clinical psychology graduate student at the CCF, working on the Young Children with ADHD study.

Briannon O'Connor, Behavioral Consultant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: University at Buffalo, 2005

Ms. O'Connor is a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Graduate Student at SUNY at Buffalo under the advisement of Dr. William Pelham. She began her employment at the CCF as an undergraduate research assistant, where she was able to work as a classroom aide in the BPS classrooms, as an STP counselor, and on independent research for her honors thesis. Briannon has been working full time at the CCF since she graduated in May of 2005 on a number of projects. She currently works as a behavioral consultant for a school in the SACD project and recently served as a lead counselor in the 2008 STP.

Meaghan Pariseau, Research Support Specialist, IEP Study, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology; Minor in Human Services: Elmira College

Ms. Summerlee has worked at the CCF as an undergraduate counselor in the SRP during the summer of 2004, and as a behavioral consultant in the SACD grant under Dr. Greta Massetti. Meaghan is currently a first year School Psychology Ph.D. student under the advisement of Dr. Gregory Fabiano and works as a clinician on the IEP grant. Her research interests include school-based interventions for children with ADHD in general and special education, and teacher knowledge of and implementation of behavior management strategies in the classroom.

Jessica Rhodes, Research Project Assistant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology, D'Youville College, 2004

Ms. Rhodes is a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. graduate student under the advisement of Larry Hawk, Ph.D. Jessica's research focuses on basic underlying physiological and cognitive components that contribute to behavior and personality and how these processes are affected by different pharmacotherapies.

Jessica Robb, Clinical Associate, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: University of Ohio, 2002
Master's Degree, Psychology: University at Buffalo, 2007

Ms. Robb is involved in providing training in evidence-based practices to several agencies in New York, as well as providing educational and behavioral interventions to schools as part of the Young Children study at the CCF. Previously, Jessica has served as a co-director and Clinical Supervisor inthe Children's Summer Treatment Program, a state-of-the-art, award-winning, intensive behavior therapy program for children with ADHD. Further, she has been a graduate student instructor for Abnormal Child Psychology, during which she won an Excellence-in-Teaching award from the University at Buffalo.

Keri Shiels, Clinician and Research Project Assistant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology, University at Buffalo, 2003
Master's Degree, Psychology, University at Buffalo, 2005

Ms. Shiels is a clinical psychology Ph.D. graduate student under the advisement of Larry Hawk, Ph.D. Keri's research focuses on motivation and response to reward and punishment in children with disruptive behavior disorders. She is specifically interested in the impact of reinforcement on self-monitoring of behavior in children with ADHD as reflected in behavioral and physiological measures.

Maggie Sibley, Research Project Assistant, Center for Children and Families

Bachelor's Degree: Political Science, Wake Forest University, 2004
Master's Degree: Psychological Science, James Madison University, 2007

Ms. Sibley is a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program working with Dr. Pelham. While pursuing her Master's Degree from James Madison University , Maggie worked as a graduate research assistant with the Alvin V. Baird Attention and Learning Disabilities Center and as a supervisor for the after-school model of the Challenging Horizons Program. Maggie's research interests lie primarily in working with adolescents with ADHD and include intervention development, social impairment, and symptomatology in this population. Maggie recently served as lead counselor and supervisor of the Adolescent Summer Treatment Program, new to 2008.

Sarah Spencer, Research Project Assistant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree: Psychology: University of Virginia, 2004

Ms. Spencer is a clinical psychology Ph.D. graduate student under the advisement of Larry Hawk, Ph.D and Dr. Julie Bowker, Ph.D. Sarah's research focuses on the interface between emotional competence and social competence in children. She is specifically interested in how the expression of different emotions predicts friendship problems and the relationship between emotional expression and internalizing and externalizing disorders.

Michael Strand, Research Project Assistant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree: Psychology: University of Central Florida, 2006

Mr. Strand is a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. graduate student under the advisement of Larry Hawk, Ph.D. Michael's research focuses on investigating the relationship between underlying cognitive and motivational deficits associated with ADHD. Michael is particularly interested in understanding the relative influence of these deficits on overt behavioral symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

Jessica Verley, Behavioral Consultant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree: Loyola College, Maryland, 2004

Ms. Verley is a Graduate student in the Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology Department under the advisement of Dr. Greg Fabiano. She started at the CCF as an undergraduate counselor in the Summer Treatment Program, after graduating from Loyola College in Maryland in 2004. She has worked on numerous projects acting as a classroom aid in the center's transitional classroom for the Buffalo Public schools, helping to coordinate the Positive Illusions in ADHD project and is now working on the Adaptive Treatment for children with ADHD as a Teacher Consultant within a variety of local Buffalo schools.

Katie Walker, Behavioral Consultant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Chemistry/Psychology: Dalhousie University, 2001
Master's Degree, Clinical Psychology, 2005

Ms. Walker is a graduate student of Dr. Pelham's. She is currently on internship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario.

Fran Wymbs, Research Project Assistant, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: University of Virginia, 200
Master's Degree, Clinical Psychology: University at Buffalo, 2007

Fran is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at UB under the advisement of Dr. William Pelham. Fran's research and clinical interests involve working with parents of children with disruptive behavior. Recently, she has become involved in projects that examine the preferences of parents seeking treatment for their children's disruptive behavior problems. She is interested in pursing a career in academia, developing and disseminating practical evidenced-based treatments for parents of disruptive children.

In addition to loving her work with parents of disruptive children, Fran enjoys spending time with her friends and family and especially enjoys cooking, athletic activities of any kind, and swapping stories with other kindred spirits.

Peter Belin, Research Support Specialist, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: University of Buffalo, 2006

Mr. Belin was a Counselor in the 2006 STP and Lead Counselor in 2007. He is currently working as a Teacher Consultant for the "Behavior Modification in Young Children with ADHD" study. Peter's main interests include working with children in the school setting using evidence based interventions. Peter spent six months studying abroad and traveling throughout Europe in 2005 and hopes to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer next year.

Ira Bhatia, Senior Research Support Specialist, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree: University Delhi, 1997
Bachelor's Degree, Education: Gorind Singh Indrapastha, 2001
Master's Degree, Zoology: University Delhi India, 1999
Master's Degree, Education in Counseling and Human Development: Hardin Simmons University, 2005

Ms. Bhatia is currently working on two projects: an adaptive study determining whether children with behavioral difficulties should be treated with medication, behavior therapy or both, and in what order these treatments should be given; and the Behavior Modification in Young Children study, which is a three year study to see if providing behavioral treatment to young, medication-naive ADHD children at home and school eliminates or reduces the need for medication treatment.

Her specific duties involve the recruitment of the subjects and data collection through specialized tool and data entry. Ira is also responsible for managing and checking fidelity of electronic database and maintaining subject files.

Jacob Dormann, Research Support Specialist, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: State University of New York at Buffalo, 2006

Mr. Dormann joined the CCF in the beginning of June 2006 and is currently working as a Research Support Specialist on the Social and Character Development Grant. He has also assisted on other projects at the CCF when needed. Jacob is a member of Psi Chi - the National Honor Society in Psychology.

Ryan DiLorenzo , Research Support Specialist, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: University at Buffalo, 2007

Mr. DiLorenzo joined the Center for Children and Families in June 2008 and is currently assisting with the Adaptive Treatment and Young Children studies. He plans to gain additional research experience before pursuing a graduate degree in School Psychology.

Norine Eaton, Community Liaison, Center for Children and Families UB

Bachelor's Degree, Elementary Education: Buffalo State College, 1987

Mrs. Eaton is the parent of three children. Two of these children have ADHD. One child attended the Summer Treatment Program and has participated in studies at SUNY Buffalo. She is the founding chairperson of ADDRESS Inc., Attention Deficit Resources Education and Support Services. This organization started in 200 and provides professional speakers and support group sessions for those dealing with ADHD.

She has served as a parent representative at Committee on Special Education meetings and has received training as a lay special education advocate. She regularly attends Niagara Conferences on Evidence-Based Treatments for Childhood and Adolescent Mental HEalth Problems, Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Speaker Series at UB and CHADD National Conferences. Mrs. Eaton is a member of Kappa Delta Pi at Buffalo State College.

Shradha Gera, Senior Research Support Specialist, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: State University of New Jersey, 2008.

Ms. Gera joined the CCF in August of 2008.  She is currently working under Dr. Greg Fabiano on a study aimed at involving fathers of ADHD children in behavioral parent training programs and a study working to improve driving skills of teens with ADHD.  Her future plans include graduate studies in clinical psychology.         

Matt Gormley , Senior Research Support Specialist, Center for Children & Families, UB

Stuart Linke , Senior Research Support Specialist, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
2006

Master's Degree, Education: Harvard University, 2008

Mr. Linke works on various projects with Greg Fabiano developing, implementing, and evaluating evidence based treatments for children with ADHD.

Michelle Serwacki , Research Support Specialist, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree, Psychology & English: University of Rochester, 2008

Michelle began working at the Center for Children and Families as a senior research support specialist in June 2008. She currently assists with data collection and management for both the Young Children and Adaptive Treatment studies.  She plans to gain additional experience and narrow down interests before choosing a graduate program.

Dominica Vito, Project Coordinator, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree: English & Education: Buffalo State College
R.N. Degree: Erie County Community College

Ms. Vito joined the CCF as Project Coordinator with Dr. Larry Hawk in July, 2007. She has had previous experience coordinating research studies at Roswell Park, Social & Preventive Medicine at UB, and the School of Public Health at San Diego State University .

Rebecca Vujnovic, Research Support Specialist, IEP Study, Center for Children & Families, UB

Bachelor's Degree:

Ms. Vujnoivc is a second year graduate student enrolled in the School Psychology program under UB's Graduate School of Education, where she plans to continue the pursuit of her Ph.D. in Counseling/School Psychology. Rebecca's research interests include understanding teacher attitudes and examining the effects of teacher training as related to the treatment of ADHD. Currently, she is involved with the "Enhancing the Effectiveness of Individual Education Programs (IEPs) Using a Daily Report Card" program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Services.