Staff & Fellows
CSDE Staff
Gary N. Siperstein
Director, Center for Social Development and Education
617.287.7250
Gary.Siperstein@umb.edu
Andre V. Maharaj
Co-Director, Center for Social Development and Education, Lecturer and Graduate Program Director of Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Populations Certificate, College of Education and Human Development
617.287.7609
Andre.Maharaj@umb.edu
Barbara Gildea
Director of Development and Strategic Relationships, Center for Social Development and Education
617.287.7247
Barbara.Gildea@umb.edu
Holly Jacobs
Director of Program Evaluation, Center for Social Development and Education
617.287.7258
Holly.Jacobs@umb.edu
Anika Lanser
Research Assistant
617.287.7250
anika.lanser@umb.edu
Despoina Lioliou
Project Coordinator
617.287.7250
despoina.lioliou@umb.edu
Margaret Mackin
Research Assistant - Center for Social Development and Education
617.287.7216
margaret.mackin@umb.edu
Emily McDowell
Project Coordinator, Center for Social Development and Education
617.287.7221
Emily.McDowell@umb.edu
Arielle PapalimberisResearch Assistant
617.287.7250
arielle.papalimberis@umb.edu
Regine Paul
Director of Finance and Operations, Center for Social Development and Education
617.287.7251
Regine.Paul@umb.edu
Mark Spolidoro
Director of Camp Shriver, Center for Social Development and Education
617.287.7271
Mark.Spolidoro@umb.edu
CSDE Senior Research Fellows
Barry H. Schneider, PhD, is professor emeritus in the school of psychology at University of Ottawa. Senior Lecturer in the department of psychology at Boston College.
CSDE Fellows
Steven Forness, EdD, is professor emeritus in the department of psychiatry and bio-behavioral sciences at UCLA.
Donald MacMillan, EdD, is distinguished professor of special education at the University of California Riverside.
Keith F. Widaman, PhD, is professor of psychology at the University of California Davis.
CSDE Intern
Shannon Crowley is an intern, currently attending Boston College, and is expected to graduate in July 2017 with a master’s degree in applied developmental & educational psychology. At Boston College, she works alongside Dr. Kristen Bottema-Beutel on the Failure to Include Study, examining why individuals fail to include their peers with disabilities.
Center for Social Development and Education
10th Floor, Healey Library,
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, MA 02125
phone: 617.287.7250