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Main office contact: 2001 Pershing Circle, Suite 300, North Little Rock, AR 72114

501-682-9900(V); 501-682-9902 (TDD); 501-682-9901 (Fax); 800-342-2923 (V/TDD)

 Quick links:       Management Team         Staff               Collaborating Faculty

                                   Management Team

David Deere, M.S.W., M.Th.

Director

 deereglend@uams.edu

 501-682-9900 (V)

 501-682-9901 (Fax)

 

Karan B. Burnette, M.A., CCC-SLP

Associate Director

 

 burnettekaranb@uams.edu

 501-682-9913 (V)

 501-526-5938 (Fax)

Interests: autism spectrum disorders and positive behavioral supports

Robin Lipton Lockhart

Administrator

 lockhartrobine@uams.edu
 501-682-9917 (V)

 501-682-9901 (Fax)

 

Janice Cranford

Business Manager

 cranfordjanicem@uams.edu

 501-526-4042 (V)

 501-526-4045 (Fax)

Ruby D. Brown, B.A.

Staff Representative

 brownrubyd@uams.edu

 501-682-9920 (V)

 501-682-9991 (Fax)

 

 

Vanessa Nehus

Staff Representative

 nehusvanessar@uams.edu

 501-526-5963 (V)

 501-682-9991 (Fax)

Staff (alphabetical by last name)

photo of Naomi Armstrong Naomi Armstrong NArmstrong@uams.edu
Maria Berg bergmariaa@uams.edu
Monica M. Brewster

 brewstermonicam@uams.edu

 501-526-4040 (V)

 501-526-4045 (Fax)

 

 

photo of Beth Bryant-Claxton Beth Bryant-Claxton, Ph.D.
Psychologist; Director, Positive Behavior Supports Training Project 

 bryantnonae@uams.edu

 501-682-9919 (V)

 501-526-5938 (Fax)

 

Interests: Functional Behavior Assessment, Positive Behavior Supports, Autism

Daneka (Shay) Dunnick

 

 dunnickdanekal@uams.edu

 501-682-9910 (V)

 501-682-9991 (Fax)

photo of Pam Fowler  Pam Fowler  PLFowler@uams.edu 
Betsy Johnson  johnsonbetsy@uams.edu

 501-682-9907 (V)

 501-526-5938 (Fax)

 

Darlene Kurtz, M.A.

 kurtzdarlenej@uams.edu

 501-682-9904 (V)

 501-526-5938 (Fax)

Interests: Working with Latin American families in school communities; English language acquisition, Bilingual interpreting and translation; Preschool children learning English

Mary Jo Lewno, B.S., M.T. (A.S.C.P.)

 lewnomaryjo@uams.edu

 501-682-9997 (V)

 501-682-9901 (Fax)

Isis Martel  martelisisd@uams.edu
Johnella McCrary

 mccraryjohnella@uams.edu

 501-526-4041 (V)

 501-526-4045 (Fax)

 

Tanya Miller, B.A.   millertanyas@uams.edu
photo of Peggy Miller Peggy Miller PPMiller@uams.edu
photo of Ann Patterson Ann Patterson, MHSA
Director, Access to Recovery
PattersonAnn@uams.edu 
Julie Petty  JAPetty@uams.edu

Brenda Reynolds, B.A.

Welcome the Children Project Director

 reynoldsbrendak@uams.edu

 P.O. Box 8155

 Hot Springs, AR 71910

 www.uams.edu/welcomethechildren

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Roberta E. Sick, M.Ed., C.R.C., L.P.C.

 sickrobertae@uams.edu

 501-682-9918 (V)

 501-682-9991 (Fax)

 

Vanessa Smith, L.M.S.W.

 smithvanessal@uams.edu

 501-526-5962 (V)

 501-682-9991 (Fax)

 

photo of Vickie Tankersley Vickie Tankersley VCTankersley@uams.edu
photo of Linda VanBlaricom Linda VanBlaricom VanBlaricomLindak@uams.edu
photo of Dianna Varady  Dianna Varady  DDVarady@uams.edu 
Barbara Whitehead

 whiteheadbarbaraa@uams.edu

 501-682-9900 (V)

 501-682-9901 (Fax)

 

photo of Monie Wright Monie Wright, MPH
Project Coordinator/Trainer

MMWright@uams.edu

 501-682-9898 (V)

Judy Young, B.A.

youngjuditha@uams.edu

 501-682-9908 (V)

 501-682-9991 (Fax)

 

 

Sabrina Zarco  zarcosabrinae@uams.edu

 501-682-9924 (V)

 501-682-9901 (Fax)

 

Collaborating Faculty

Robert Bradley, Ph.D.

Director of the Family & Human Dynamics Research Institute

Psychology and the School of Social and Family Dynamics

Arizona State University 

 robert.bradley@asu.edu
Beth Eaton, M.A., CCC

University of Arkansas at Little Rock; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

 eatonbethb@uams.edu

Janet Filer, Ph.D.

University of Central Arkansas

 janetf@mail.uca.edu

Pat Highley, M.S.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock,

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

 highleypatricia@uams.edu

Tina Mankey, Ed.D.

University of Central Arkansas

 TinaM@uca.edu

Jolynn Pickens, D.P.T.

 

 kpickens@aristotle.net

Eldon Schulz, M.D.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

 schulzeldon@uams.edu

Patti Bokony, Ph.D.  pabokony@uams.edu

 

Contact Us
Partners for Inclusive Communities
David Deere,  M.S.W., M.Th., Director
2001 Pershing Circle, Suite 300 ● North Little Rock, AR 72114
501-682-9900 (V) ● 501-682-9902 (TDD) ● 1-800-342-2923 (V/TDD)
501-682-9901 (Fax)
E-mail us at Partners@uams.edu