About:
Team and Research
Raising Families is an inter-professional program, originally funded by a grant from the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey. The initial program pilot was divided into three phases: Cohort 1 (summer 2023), Cohort 2 (Fall 2023), & Cohort 3 (Spring 2024). The focus of the Raising Families Project is to enhance child development, build parental efficacy, and increase professionals' capacity to meet the needs of this population.
Meet our Faculty Team
Zahava L. Friedman, PhD, OT, BCBA
Assistant Professor
Department of Occupational Therapy
Kean University
Kelly Sullivan, MS, OTR
Kean OT Clinic Director, 2017-2023, RF Faculty 2022-2023
Keri Giordano, Psy.D.
Associate Professor
Advanced Studies in Psychology
Kean University
John Lee, PhD, DPT, OCS
Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Physical Therapy
Kean University
Kate Nealon, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Montclair State University
Jessica Latawiec, M.S., CCC-SLP
Director of Clinical Education
Dept. of Speech Language Pathology
Seton Hall University
Socia Media, Raising Families Project
Kean Foundation Project Spotlight
Kean Faculty, Media Pages
Kean Occupational Therapy Clinic, Facebook
Raising Families Project: Select Research and Creative Works
Kean University Annual Research Days, Union, NJ
Raising Families Presentation.pdfCelebration of Research and Practice, Kean University Department of Occupational Therapy
Union, NJ
New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association Annual Convention, 2024
Atlantic City, NJ
Zero to Three Learn Conference, 2024
Long Beach, CA
Poster Presentation A Pilot Study of an Interprofessional Program Supporting Positive Child-Caregiver Interactions Targeting Families With Young Children Born During COVID-19. Zero to Three Learn Conference. Long Beach, CA.