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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. 

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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 

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