ABOUT US
The FSU Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy began in 1989 at the Collins Center for Public Policy under the direction of United States Senator Lawton Chiles who was highly committed to maternal and child health issues.
When Senator Chiles became Florida's governor in 1991, the work of the Center moved to Florida State University in the Policy Studies Clinic at the College of Law, and then shortly thereafter to the Institute for Science and Public Affairs, where it remains today.
The Center is funded through training programs, curriculum sales, grants, and contracts, and has a current annual budget of approximately four million dollars.
Our Vision:
All children will have the best possible start in life, nurtured within stable family relationships and thriving in healthy communities.
Our Mission:
Guided by the science and our passion, the trailblazing FSU Center optimizes the health and well-being of pregnant and parenting families of infants and toddlers by developing research-based curriculum and education, creating and operating model programs, and providing state and national policy leadership for systemic change.
OUR TEAM
CPEIP Faculty
Mimi Graham, Director
Education: EdD, University of Miami
Email: mgraham@fsu.edu
Christine Chiricos, Associate in Research
Education: PhD, Florida State University
Focus Area: Partners for a Healthy Baby Home Visiting Curriculum
Email: cchiricos@fsu.edu
Valerie Dallas, Assistant in Research
Education: MSW, LCSW, Florida State University
Focus Area: Young Parents Project and Child Parent Psychotherapy
Email: vdallas@fsu.edu
Scott Hoecherl, Assistant in Research
Education: BS, Florida State University
Email: shoecherl@fsu.edu
Julie McDougal, Research Faculty I
Education: MSW, LCSW, Florida State University
Focus Area: Partners for a Healthy Baby Home Visiting Curriculum
Email: jmay3@fsu.edu
Sandra Neidert, Research Faculty I
Education: MSW, Florida State University
Focus Area: Early Childhood Court and Trauma-Informed Care
Email: sneidert@fsu.edu
Mirine Richey, Research Faculty I
Education: MPH, IBCLC, Florida International University
Focus Area: Partners for a Healthy Baby Home Visiting Curriculum, Breastfeeding Counselor Course, First 1000 Days Florida
Email: m.richey@fsu.edu
Barbara White, Associate in Research
Education: MSW, M.Ed.
Focus Area: Young Parents Project
Email: bawhite@fsu.edu
Colleen Williams, Early Head Start Director
Education: LCSW
Focus Area: Early Head Start
Email: cmwilliams2@admin.fsu.edu
Monique Wilkinson, Instructional Specialist I
Education: MS, Nova Southeastern University
Focus Area: 10 Components of Quality
Email: mmwilkinson@fsu.edu
CPEIP Administrative Staff
Shawn Coughlin, IT Director/Database Administrator
Education: MS, Florida State University
Email: rcoughlin@fsu.edu
Courtney Davis, Accounting Representative
Education: BA
Email: crdavis3@fsu.edu
Nathaniel Emmert-Keaton, Application Developer and Designer
Education: CPCC, ACC, MPA
Email: nemmertkeaton@admin.fsu.edu
Terry Graves, Accounting Specialist
Email: terry.graves@fsu.edu
Haley Llewellyn, Administrative Specialist
Education: BA
Email: hllewellyn@fsu.edu
Sarah Mullane, Asst. Director, Media, Communication & Marketing
Education: BSN
Email: smullane@fsu.edu
Kimrell Parrott, Network Administrator
Email: kparrott@fsu.edu
Ashley Hamilton, Training Specialist
Email: aehamilton@fsu.edu
Michael Virgin, Program Assistant
Email: mwvirgin@fsu.edu
Pamela Watson, Grant Compliance Specialist
Education: BA
Email: pwatson@fsu.edu
Tara Wynn, Health & Human Services Specialist
Education: MSW
Email: tara.wynn@fsu.edu