Partners Employee Directory
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 Faculty Staff Collaborating Faculty
David Deere, M.S.W., M.Th.
Director
deereglend@uams.edu
501-682-9900(V)
501-682-9901
(Fax)
Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, Ed.D.
Faculty Representative
whitesidemansellleanne@uams.edu
501-682-9933(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
501-682-9916(V)
501-682-9901
(Fax)
Janice Cranford
Business Manager
cranfordjanicem@uams.edu
501-682-9907(V)
501-682-9901
(Fax)
Vanessa Nehus
Staff Representative
nehusvanessar@uams.edu
501-526-5963 (V)
501-682-9991
(Fax)
Nikki Conners, Ph.D.
connersnicola@uams.edu
501-682-9906 (V)
501-682-9901
(Fax)
Lorraine McKelvey, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
mckelveylorraine@uams.edu
501-5266249 (V)
501-682-9991
(Fax)
Interests : Poverty and
Intervention; Stress and Coping; Family Relationships and Child
Development
Yvonne Bradshaw, M.A.P.
bradshawyvonnem@uams.edu
Monica M. Brewster
brewstermonicam@uams.edu
Ruby D. Brown brownrubyd@uams.edu
Beth Bryant, Ph.D.
Psychologist; Director, Positive Behavior Supports Training Project
bryantnonae@uams.edu
Interests : Functional
Behavior Assessment, Positive Behavior Supports, Autism
Cynthia Crone,
MNSc, APN, CPNP
Director of Family
Treatment Consultation
cronecynthiad@uams.edu
Interests : Family treatment and
prevention for addiction disorders; Integrated funding and services for
addiction treatment and prevention; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Janice Dent, M.Ed.
Community Mental
Health Center Partnership Project
dentjanicel@uams.edu
501-682-9914
(V)
501-526-5938
(Fax)
Daneka (Shay) Dunnick
dunnickdanekal@uams.edu
Maria English
englishmariaa@uams.edu
Flora Fisher-Porter fisherporterflorad@uams.edu
Betsy Johnson johnsonbetsy@uams.edu
Danya Johnson johnsondanyal@uams.edu
Darlene Kurtz, M.A. kurtzdarlenej@uams.edu
Interests : Working with Latin
American families in school communities; English language acquisition,
Bilingual interpreting and translation; Preschool children learning English
Angela Kyzer kyzerangelal@uams.edu
Mary Jo Lewno, B.S., M.T. (A.S.C.P.) lewnomaryjo@uams.edu
Isis Martel
martelisisd@uams.edu
Johnella McCrary mccraryjohnella@uams.edu
Tanya Miller, B.A. millertanyas@uams.edu
Julie Petty
pettyjuliea@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
Interests : Cultural
diversity and collaboration; early childhood; stress management; aging
Roberta E. Sick, M.Ed., C.R.C.,
L.P.C.
sickrobertae@uams.edu
Vanessa Smith, L.M.S.W. smithvanessal@uams.edu
LaTunja R. Sockwell sockwelllatunjar@uams.edu
LaVette Thomas
thomaslavettes@uams.edu
Barbara Whitehead
whiteheadbarbaraa@uams.edu
Judy Young, B.A.
youngjuditha@uams.edu
Sabrina Zarco zarcosabrinae@uams.edu
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 Schultz, M.D.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
schultzeldon@uams.edu
Patti Bokony, Ph.D.
pabokony@uams.edu
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