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Our BACPAC team members come from varied training backgrounds. They includie physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, pediatric resource specialists and education specialists. We are also an associate of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (MARC) at Bridgewater State College, a nationally recognized authority on bullying and cyberbullying.

Physicians

Peter Raffalli, MD

Assistant, Department of Neurology; Director, Bullying And Cyberbullying Prevention Advocacy Collaborative (BACPAC)

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Michael Rich, MD, MPH

Director and Founder, Digital Wellness Lab; Co-Director and Founder, Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID)

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Claire McCarthy, MD

Pediatrician, Children's Hospital Primary Care Center (CHPCC); Director, Pediatric Diagnostic Program

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Nicole Baumer, MD, MEd

Assistant, Department of Neurology and Developmental Medicine Center

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Psychiatrists and Psychologists

Soundhari Balaguru, PhD

Clinical Psychologist, Boston Children's Hospital Neighbor Partnerships

Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Jason Fogler, PhD

Attending Psychologist, Division of Developmental Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Stuart Goldman, MD

Senior Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry

Nurses

Judith A. Vessey, PhD, MBA, RN, DPNP, FAAN

Nurse Scientist, Medicine Patient Services

Clinical Social Workers

Shuei Kozu, MSW, LICSW, MHA, PhD

Clinical Social Worker, Department of Neurology

Francie Mandel, MSW, LICSW

Senior Clinical Social Worker, Division of Endocrinology

Elizabeth Wharff, PhD, MSW, LICSW

Psychiatry Social Work Supervisor; Director, Social Work Training Program; Clinical Research Scientist

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Matthew Snell, MSW, LICSW, LABA

Clinical Social Worker, Autism Spectrum Center

Administrative

Kristelle Lavalle, MA

Interactive Media Specialist, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine

Kitty Petty, MA, MEd, LMHC

Education Support, Department of Neurology

Amy Dougrey, MEd

Patient & Family Educator, Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention and Advocacy Collaborative (BACPAC)