Developmental Research
About Us
Sharon Hunter, Ph.D.
- Ph.D. Experimental Psychology, University of South Carolina
- Emphasis in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
- I am interested in very early brain development and how it is related to later developmental outcomes.
- I have been employed in this lab since 2001 when I began as a post-doctoral fellow.
- (303) 724-6201
- Sharon.Hunter@ucdenver.edu
Jonathan Kusumi, M.D.
- Second Year Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident
- M.D., University of Colorado School of Medicine
- B.A., Biology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA
- General Psychiatry Residency, University of Colorado
- I am working with Dr. Randy Ross on parental mental health and its impact on the schizophrenic child. I also research functional assessments on children with child onset schizophrenia.
- I have worked with Dr. Ross since 2004.
- Jonathan.Kusumi@ucdenver.edu
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Kimberly D'Anna, Ph.D.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Ph.D. Zoology, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- B.S. Zoology- Animal Behavior/Neuroscience, specialization in Chicano/Latino Studies, Michigan State University
- I am interested in the biological markers of maternal depression and how stress/anxiety affects these markers and maternal depression in different communities.
- I have been a postdoctoral research fellow in the lab since September of 2008.
- (303) 724-6237
- Kimberly.D'Anna@ucdenver.edu
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Jordan Schneider
- Medical Student IV
- M.D. candidate: 2010, UCD School of Medicine
- BA: Biochemistry, 2005, University of Colorado at Boulder
- Psychiatry Scholars Plus Program - Summer, 2007
- I am investigating the effects of prenatal depression on infant auditory sensory gating.
- (303) 724-6228
- Jordan.Schneider@ucdenver.edu
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Amanda Hutchison
- Medical Student IV
- M.D. candidate: 2010, UCD School of Medicine, Psychiatry Scholars Plus Program
- B.A.: 2006, Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, University of Colorado at Boulder
- I have worked with Dr. Beresford for three years in conjunction with the Preschool Mood Disorders Study.
- I have worked in this lab since 2004.
- (303) 724-6228
- Amanda.Hutchison@ucdenver.edu
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Tierney Sparks
- Medical Student IV
- MD Candidate 2010, UCD School of Medicine
- BS Molecular and Cellular Biology, Fort Lewis College
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Psychiatry Scholars Program
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I am investigating mastery motivation in infants of mothers with and without depressive symptoms. I am also investigating the relationship between maternal depression and maternal perceptions of mastery motivation.
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(303) 724-6228
- Tierney.Sparks@ucdenver.edu
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Alison Herndon
- Medical Student III
- M.D. candidate: 2011, UCD School of Medicine, MSPH: 2007
- Psychiatry Scholars Plus Program, Summer 2008
- B.A.: 2003, Psychology, College of Wooster, Ohio
- I am investigating the effects of maternal mental health problems and prenatal nicotine and drug use on infant auditory sensory gating.
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(303) 724-6228
- Alison.Herndon@ucdenver.edu
Erik Frost
- Medical Student III
- Working with Dr. Randy Ross on the emotional and social impact on parents with a child diagnosed with child onset schizophrenia.
- (303) 724-6228
- Erik.Frost@ucdenver.edu
Sabreena Gillow
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Kate Hanna, M.S.W.
- Masters of Social Work: 2001, Boston College
- M.S.W. Internship at The Massachusetts General Hospital Division of Pediatrics
- 2002, Post-M.S.W. Fellowship in Outpatient Psychiatry, The Children’s Hospital Boston
- Clinical Social Worker; 2002-2005, The Children’s Hospital Heart Institute, The Children’s Hospital Denver
- I am interested in the diagnosis of psychosis in children and adults.
- I conduct structured clinical interviews with children and adults and work with referred clients who may have child onset schizophrenia.
- I have worked in this lab since 2005.
- (303) 724-6202
- Kate.Hanna@ucdenver.edu
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Kim Muhlhauser, M.A.
- M.A.: Psychology: 2007, Southern Connecticut State University
- I conduct developmental assessments and EEG recordings on infants and toddlers and neuropsych testing on children with possible child onset schizophrenia.
- I have previous experience as a Lead Infant/Toddler teacher, working with the forensic adolescent population, and research experience with children who have bipolar disorder and ADHD.
- I have been employed in this lab since 2007
- (303) 724-6200
- Kimberly.Muhlhauser@ucdenver.edu
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Julie Beuler, RN
- A.S.N.: 2006, Denver School of Nursing
- B.S.: 1997, Psychology, University of Montana
- I recruit and manage study subjects through Denver Health Medical Center, Department of OB/GYN.
- I work with pregnant women who have mental illnesses and am involved in a study looking at fetal brain development after supplementing choline during pregnancy.
- I counsel pregnant women who smoke and encourage cessation.
- I have worked in this lab since 2005.
- (303) 724-6205
- Julie.Beuler@ucdenver.edu
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Shauna Goldberg, B.A.
- B.A.:2004, Psychology, Boston University
- Minor in Spanish-Fluent in Spanish
- I am responsible for subject recruitment and scheduling sleep tests especially with Spanish speaking only families.
- I also conduct EEG recordings and developmental assessments on infants and toddlers.
- My previous experience in Peru while in the Peace Corps has prepared me for a career working with families from all different backgrounds.
- I have worked in this lab since June 2008.
- (303) 724-6017
- (303) 724-6206 (Espańol)
- Shauna.Goldberg@ucdenver.edu
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