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MELISSA HALAS-LIANG
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02of 08LANI REILLY HESSENCourtesy Lani HessenLani Hessen is a pediatric occupational therapist with advanced training in Sensory Integration and Clinical Supervision. Lani is also the owner and director of a San Francisco-based child development clinic,Kidspace, where she and her team of therapists are dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with a wide range of developmental challenges, including autism, ADD/ADHD, sensory processing disorders and many other diagnoses. Through theFenixia Foundation, Hessen and co-founder Lisa Valerio (among others), work to bring resources and support to children and families in areas otherwise lacking services for special needs kids, particularly in the Philippines.
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LANI REILLY HESSEN
Courtesy Lani Hessen
Lani Hessen is a pediatric occupational therapist with advanced training in Sensory Integration and Clinical Supervision. Lani is also the owner and director of a San Francisco-based child development clinic,Kidspace, where she and her team of therapists are dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with a wide range of developmental challenges, including autism, ADD/ADHD, sensory processing disorders and many other diagnoses. Through theFenixia Foundation, Hessen and co-founder Lisa Valerio (among others), work to bring resources and support to children and families in areas otherwise lacking services for special needs kids, particularly in the Philippines.
03of 08ELIZABETH SJOBLOMThomas M.Kubik/Courtesy Elizabeth SjoblomElizabeth Sjoblom RN, BSN and IBCLC, has worked for more than 13 years in maternal child medicine as a labor and delivery nurse while also working as an educator of breastfeeding, newborn care and childbirth. Appreciating the bumpy road many new parents travel while learning to care for their newborn, she began to practice as a lactation consultant in 2010. She currently works in a Chicago-based private practice,Lactation Partners, with two amazing women with my same passion for supporting new families. During her free time, she enjoys being outdoors, trying new wines and spending time with her two sons, her husband and their new dog, Milo.
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ELIZABETH SJOBLOM
Thomas M.Kubik/Courtesy Elizabeth Sjoblom
Elizabeth Sjoblom RN, BSN and IBCLC, has worked for more than 13 years in maternal child medicine as a labor and delivery nurse while also working as an educator of breastfeeding, newborn care and childbirth. Appreciating the bumpy road many new parents travel while learning to care for their newborn, she began to practice as a lactation consultant in 2010. She currently works in a Chicago-based private practice,Lactation Partners, with two amazing women with my same passion for supporting new families. During her free time, she enjoys being outdoors, trying new wines and spending time with her two sons, her husband and their new dog, Milo.
04of 08DR. DANIEL WEISSBLUTHCourtesy Dr. Daniel WeissbluthDr. Daniel Weissbluth is a board certified general pediatrician and the founder of theWeissbluth Pediatrics Group. He is an instructor of Clinical Pediatrics and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and one of his main interests is helping families of young infants and toddlers get better sleep. He coauthoredSleep Consultwith Dr. Marc Weissbluth(the author ofHealthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins) and regularly gives talks on this topic. “Dr. Dan” lives (and sleeps!) in Chicago.
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DR. DANIEL WEISSBLUTH
Courtesy Dr. Daniel Weissbluth
Dr. Daniel Weissbluth is a board certified general pediatrician and the founder of theWeissbluth Pediatrics Group. He is an instructor of Clinical Pediatrics and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and one of his main interests is helping families of young infants and toddlers get better sleep. He coauthoredSleep Consultwith Dr. Marc Weissbluth(the author ofHealthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins) and regularly gives talks on this topic. “Dr. Dan” lives (and sleeps!) in Chicago.
05of 08JAMI YAEGERCourtesy Jamie YaegerJami Yaeger is the owner ofAustinBorn, a community for modern families offering comprehensive education and professional support. She is birth and postpartum doula and Lactation Educator Counselor (University of California San Diego), and is an active member of a movement to improve the maternal healthcare system in the U.S.
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JAMI YAEGER
Courtesy Jamie Yaeger
Jami Yaeger is the owner ofAustinBorn, a community for modern families offering comprehensive education and professional support. She is birth and postpartum doula and Lactation Educator Counselor (University of California San Diego), and is an active member of a movement to improve the maternal healthcare system in the U.S.
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DR. SARA SWIFT
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07of 08HELEN LINK EGGERCourtesy Helen L EggerDr. Helen Egger is the Arnold Simon Professor and Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health and the Director of the NYU Langone Child Study Center. Previously, she was Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center and Director of the Early Childhood Research Program in the Duke Center for Developmental Epidemiology. Dr. Egger is a child psychiatrist and epidemiologist whose research focuses on the developmental epidemiology and developmental neuroscience of early childhood psychiatric symptoms and disorders with a focus on anxiety and other emotional disorders. She also collaborates with pediatric mental health experts, computer engineers, software developers and data scientists to develop apps for parents that use automatic computer vision, interactive design, and machine-learning analytics to screen and monitor young children’s behavior and social emotional development in their homes, schools, and communities.Her team released the first pediatric Apple ResearchKit app, Autism & Beyond, in the fall of 2015 in the US with additional releases in South Africa, Argentina, Turkey and Singapore this upcoming year. Dr. Egger’s goal is to encode in apps the clinical and scientific knowledge within the NYU Langone Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the field of child psychiatry so as to extend clinical and scientific expertise to children and families who do not have access to this knowledge or to mental health care. Her team is currently developing an app for picky eating.
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HELEN LINK EGGER
Courtesy Helen L Egger
Dr. Helen Egger is the Arnold Simon Professor and Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health and the Director of the NYU Langone Child Study Center. Previously, she was Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center and Director of the Early Childhood Research Program in the Duke Center for Developmental Epidemiology. Dr. Egger is a child psychiatrist and epidemiologist whose research focuses on the developmental epidemiology and developmental neuroscience of early childhood psychiatric symptoms and disorders with a focus on anxiety and other emotional disorders. She also collaborates with pediatric mental health experts, computer engineers, software developers and data scientists to develop apps for parents that use automatic computer vision, interactive design, and machine-learning analytics to screen and monitor young children’s behavior and social emotional development in their homes, schools, and communities.
Her team released the first pediatric Apple ResearchKit app, Autism & Beyond, in the fall of 2015 in the US with additional releases in South Africa, Argentina, Turkey and Singapore this upcoming year. Dr. Egger’s goal is to encode in apps the clinical and scientific knowledge within the NYU Langone Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the field of child psychiatry so as to extend clinical and scientific expertise to children and families who do not have access to this knowledge or to mental health care. Her team is currently developing an app for picky eating.
08of 08JESSICA LITMANJessica Litman is the founder, lead organizer and creative director of the professional organizing company and blogThe Organized Mama. Over the past 5 years The Organized Mama has been teaching families how to lead neater and calmer lives, one drawer at a time. With a background in teaching, she loves showing families how to live an organized life. And, with two little kiddos at home, she understands how to create functional and aesthetically pleasing organizational systems for families. The Organized Mama has worked with brands including Lowe’s Home Improvement, Sherwin Williams, The Container Store and Wayfair.
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JESSICA LITMAN
Jessica Litman is the founder, lead organizer and creative director of the professional organizing company and blogThe Organized Mama. Over the past 5 years The Organized Mama has been teaching families how to lead neater and calmer lives, one drawer at a time. With a background in teaching, she loves showing families how to live an organized life. And, with two little kiddos at home, she understands how to create functional and aesthetically pleasing organizational systems for families. The Organized Mama has worked with brands including Lowe’s Home Improvement, Sherwin Williams, The Container Store and Wayfair.
source: people.com
