Faculty and Staff

Sheree Barden, CAP
Senior Administrative Assistant
sbarden@uthsc.edu

Pamela Beckley, CAP
Grants & Contracts Administrator
Department of Pediatrics
pbeckley@uthsc.edu

Rayshuna Bohanon, BS
Senior Administrative Services Assistant
Relative Caregiver Program
rbohanon@uthsc.edu

Destinee Clements, MSW
Family Advocate Counselor
Relative Caregiver Program
dclemen9@uthsc.edu

Shana Crispin, DSW, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
scrispi1@uthsc.edu

Adele Dunkin, MCD, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
CDD Data Coordinator
adunkin1@uthsc.edu

Teresa English, MSSW
Program Administrator
Relative Caregiver Program
ldaniel1@uthsc.edu

Ron Espinal, MD, FAAP
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Developmental Pediatrician
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
respinal@uthsc.edu

Rhonda Ferguson, BPS
Family Advocate Counselor
Relative Caregiver Program
rfergus8@uthsc.edu

Tanjala Gipson, MD, FAAN
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities/Neurology
Developmental Physician 
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
tgipson@uthsc.edu

Leah Goldstein, PsyD, ABPP
Licensed Psychologist
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Board Certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
lmille62@uthsc.edu

J. Caroline Graff, PhD, FAAIDD
Professor
College of Nursing
Fellow, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
jgraff@uthsc.edu

Debra Hanna, MD 
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities/Developmental Pediatrics
Developmental Pediatrician
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
dhanna@uthsc.edu

Belinda Hardy, LCSW, MPA
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
btate@uthsc.edu

Melissa Hoffmann, PhD
Director, Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody
Licensed Psychologist
Associate Professor
Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
mhoffman@uthsc.edu

Kim Jameson
LEND Program Family Trainee Coordinator
kgardn11@uthsc.edu

Levader Jones
Appointment Secretary 
ljones41@uthsc.edu

Patricia Logan, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
plogan4@uthsc.edu

Kelsey Maloney, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
Assistant Professor
Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry
kmalon20@uthsc.edu

Shauna Morgan, CAP
Accounting Assistant
tmorgan6@uthsc.edu

Liz Paiml, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
Assistant Professor
Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry
eadams28@uthsc.edu

Amira Randolph, BA
Family Advocate Counselor
Outreach Coordinator
Relative Caregiver Program
Cgq544@uthsc.edu

Jenness Roth, MEd
Clinical Services Coordinator
Family Discipline
jroth11@uthsc.edu

Holly Rounds, MBA
Business Director 
Department of Pediatrics
hrounds@uthsc.edu

Emily Smith, MS, RD, CSO, LD, CCTD
Registered Dietitian
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Genetics
esmith79@uthsc.edu

Colby Taylor, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
ctayl112@uthsc.edu

Jennifer Taylor, AuD, CCC-A
Audiologist
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (University of Memphis)
jtayl155@uthsc.edu

Regina Tinnon, MBA
Accounting Assistant
rtinnon@uthsc.edu

Taderia Twillie, MSW
Family Advocate Counselor
Relative Caregiver Program
ttwillie@uthsc.edu

Toni Whitaker, MD, FAAP
Division Chief in Developmental Pediatrics
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities/Pediatrics
Developmental Pediatrician
Professor of Pediatrics
LEND Director
twhitak1@uthsc.edu

Nivea Wilson
Medical Information Specialist
nwilso34@uthsc.edu

Lenisha Vasser, MSW
Family Advocate Counselor
Relative Caregiver Program
lvasser@uthsc.edu

Anne Zachry, PhD, OTR/L
Department Chair and Associate Professor
Occupational Therapist
College of Health Professions
azachry@uthsc.edu

Rebecca Zywicki, MS, RD, LDN
Nutritionist Manager
Registered Dietitian
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Genetics
rebestar@uthsc.edu