Meet Our Team | Overview
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
Read more about Peter Raffalli, MD
Assistant, Department of Neurology; Director, Bullying And Cyberbullying Prevention Advocacy Collaborative (BACPAC)
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Read more about 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
Read more about Claire McCarthy, MD
Pediatrician, Children's Hospital Primary Care Center (CHPCC); Director, Pediatric Diagnostic Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Psychiatrists and Psychologists
Read more about Soundhari Balaguru, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Boston Children's Hospital Neighbor Partnerships
Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Jason Fogler, PhD
Attending Psychologist, Division of Developmental Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Nurses
Read more about Judith A. Vessey, PhD, MBA, RN, DPNP, FAAN
Nurse Scientist, Medicine Patient Services
Clinical Social Workers
Read more about Shuei Kozu, MSW, LICSW, MHA, PhD
Clinical Social Worker, Department of Neurology
Read more about Francie Mandel, MSW, LICSW
Senior Clinical Social Worker, Division of Endocrinology
Read more about Emily O'Neill, MSW
Clinical Social Worker, Autism Spectrum Center
Read more about Elizabeth Wharff, PhD, MSW, LICSW
Psychiatry Social Work Supervisor; Director, Social Work Training Program; Clinical Research Scientist
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Matthew Snell, MSW, LICSW, LABA
Clinical Social Worker, Autism Spectrum Center
Administrative
Read more about Kristelle Lavalle, MA
Interactive Media Specialist, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Read more about Kitty Petty, MA, MEd, LMHC
Education Support, Department of Neurology
Read more about Amy Dougrey, MEd
Patient & Family Educator, Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention and Advocacy Collaborative (BACPAC)