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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         Faculty                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

Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, Ed.D.

Faculty Representative

 

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-Burrow, Ph.D. burrowna@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

 cronecynthiac@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 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

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 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