Welcome to:

The Center for Family & Infant Interaction

The purpose of the Center for Family and Infant Interaction is to promote the best outcomes and relationships between families and their infants, particularly those infants who have developmental challenges and/or special health care needs at birth. The Center addresses this goal through education, consultation, research, and support of professional/parent collaboration. Infants and their families throughout Colorado who begin their lives in intensive care nurseries benefit from this program.

Major Goals:

Provide quality training, consultation, and leadership to professionals and parents who care for infants born prematurely or with special needs, both in hospitals and communities;
Promote education, support, and leadership among families who have experienced or are experiencing newborn intensive care or hospitalization;
Conduct research that contributes to the body of knowledge regarding infants and families, particularly those born prematurely or with special needs;
Promote collaborative relationships among parents, professionals, and community providers in supporting families and infants.

Funding Sources: The activities of the Center are funded through a variety of sources including the Colorado Department of Education, Newborn Hope, Inc., The Children’s Hospital, The Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The Center is a program of JFK Partners, the University Affiliated Program of Health Sciences Center. Our offices are located in The Children's Hospital of Denver.

Staff:

Joy V. Browne, PhD., RN, Center Director

Ayelet Talmi, PhD, Assistant Director

Adrienn Albert Hollonds, MHS, Program Coordinator

Debra Paul, OTR, Consultant

Erin Ross, PhD, CCC-SLP