New Faces of the Mailman Community
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We are honored to welcome the newest members of the Mailman Center for Child Development! Their talents, ideas, and dedication will help us continue advancing our mission of improving lives through innovation, impact, and connection. We look forward to the outcomes they will help us achieve.
We will be featuring each of our new members in future newsletters so you can get to know them and their work more closely!
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Faculty
Dr. Juliana Acosta is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and a clinician-scientist at the Mailman Center for Child Development. After completing her residency and postdoctoral fellowship at the Mailman Center, she now directs the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Childhood Anxiety (PCIT-CALM) program and serves as the attending psychologist in the interdisciplinary Pediatric Sleep Clinic.
Read more about Juliana Acosta Lievano here
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Faculty
Hannah Snyder, PhD, ABPP, joined the University of Miami as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Child Protection Team and the Psychological Assessment Services team at the Mailman Center. Dr. Snyder is board certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology from George Washington University in Washington, DC.
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We are excited to extend a warm welcome to our LEND trainees from August and September 2025. We're proud of the incredible work they're doing and the impact they’re already making. If you'd like to learn more about these talented trainees, click here.
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DOCS Health Fair
Paulina Wolff and Dr. Jennifer Walton, both pictured left, recently participated in a new initiative at the DOCS Health Fair led by Julia Finster, pictured center, a first-year medical student in the Maternal and Child Health Pathway. Inspired by her work as behavioral therapist, Julia spearheaded a new pediatric screening and patient navigation initiative aimed to assess developmental milestones, behavioral concerns, maternal mental health, and family risk factors. Families will have the opportunity to be connected with resources whether or not their child screens positive. The program is expected to become a sustained feature of DOCS health fairs.
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Mailman Advisory Committee
Jean Sherman, Ed.D., member of the Mailman Advisory Committee and UCEDD liaison was recently spotlighted in the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council's newsletter in appreciation of older family caregivers.
Read Jean Sherman's piece here
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Congratulations to Daniel Armstrong, Ph.D, and Meghan McCormick, MD, for being awarded a $250,000 Batchelor Children's Survivorship Program Fund Grant in support of their project: A Multi-Tiered Approach to Childhood Cancer Survivorship. This award recognizes the dedication and exceptional promise to advance research and patient outcomes.
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Dr. Daniel Armstrong, Director of the Mailman Center for Child Development, has been appointed as a member-at-large on the Board of The Children’s Trust of Miami-Dade for a three-year term. The Children’s Trust is a tax-supported organization established by a voter referendum in 2002 that funds more than $200 million of programs for children in Miami-Dade County. The Mailman Center and Department of Pediatrics have received significant funding since the inception of The Children’s Trust to support children with disabilities, special health care needs, and those facing significant social challenges.
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Speaker: F. Daniel Armstrong, Director of the Mailman Center
September 26, 2025 - 12:00pm-1:00pm
Hybrid Event - Mailman Center Conference Room 3023 & Zoom - Register here
The State of the Mailman Center highlights the dedication and hard work of the past year across all areas of our mission. From advancing Education & Training and delivering innovative Clinical Services to driving impactful Research and strengthening Community Engagement, this presentation reflects the many ways the Mailman Center continues to grow and serve.
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Join us for a powerful day of learning, connection, and action at the Innovation and Connection Conference, a one-of-a-kind virtual event dedicated to transforming mental health for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and autism. As growing numbers of youth and young adults with IDD transition from pediatric to adult systems of care–and as adults with IDD navigate persistent service gaps–this event will shine a light on the critical mental health needs too often overlooked in mainstream systems.
Through evidence-based approaches and real-world stories, this event brings together a diverse community of health care providers, mental health professionals, families, and advocated to participate in this important dialogue.
Click here to register!
When: October 15, 2025 – 9:00am – 4:00pm
Where: The conference will be held virtually via Zoom.
Credit Designation:
♦ Florida Board for LCSW, LMFT and LMHC approved 6.0 CE credit, Provider # BAP Exp. Date 3/31/2027.
♦ 6.0 CE credit approved for psychology. Mailman Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.
♦ 0.5 ASHA CEUs.
To learn more about the upcoming Innovation and Connection Conference, click here to visit our website.
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