Our Team

Suzanne Thoyre, PhD, RN, FAAN

Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing

Jinhee Park, PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Professor at the Boston College Connell School of Nursing

Hayley Estrem, PhD, RN

Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington School of Nursing

Cara McComish, PhD, CCC-SLP

Research Scientist at the Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI) at Kennedy Krieger Institute

Kelly McGlothen-Bell, PhD, RN, IBCLC

Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Nursing

Kelsey Thompson, PhD, MS, CCC-SLP

Pediatric speech language pathologist and researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Krisi Brackett, PhD, MS, CCC-SLP, C/NDT

Speech Pathology/Pediatric Feeding Specialist UNC Healthcare; PhD in 2024 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Nicole Hübl, PhD, SLP

Speech and Language Pathologist at the Children’s University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Germany

Nicole Kaufmann, MSc, SLP, IBCLC

Lead Speech and Language Therapist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Switzerland

Shannon H. Ford PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE

Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington School of Nursing