The Kempe Center provides and improves direct clinical services, improve clinical service delivery systems, and provide training, education and consultation programs to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect in Colorado and throughout the nation.

Edward F. Garrido, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Researcher, Kempe Fostering Healthy Futures

Edward J. Goldson, MD**
Professor of Pediatrics
Special Care Clinic, Ambulatory Pediatrics

Evelin D. Gomez, PhD
Instructor of Pediatrics

Jessica Gorrono, LCSW
Instructor of Pediatrics

Amy E. Hahn, MSW
Senior Instructor of Pedatrics

Anita L. Horner, BA
Senior Instructor of Pediatrics

Michelle D. Howard, MS
Senior Instructor of Pediatrics

Michele Kelly, PsyD
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Robin J. Kimbrough-Melton, JD
Senior Instructor of Pediatrics

Richard D. Krugman, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean, School of Medicine

Christina Little, PhD
Senior Instructor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry
Research Director, Kempe Infants in Foster and Kinship Care

Michelle Marlowe, LSW
Instructor of Pediatrics

Gary Melton, PhD
Visiting Professor of Pediatrics

Lisa A. Merkel-Holguin, MSW
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Donna L. Parrish, MA
Senior Instructor of Pediatrics

Gail D. Ryan, MA
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Kempe Perpetration Prevention Program

Kimberly Shipman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Kempe Child Trauma Clinic

Andrew P. Sirotnak, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
President, Children's Hospital Colorado Medical Staff
Director, Kempe Child Protection Team
Department Head, Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Hospital Colorado
Director, Child Abuse and Neglect Fellowship Program

Lucinda T. Tanner, CHA/PA
Senior Instructor of Pediatrics

Heather N. Taussig, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry
Director, Kempe Fostering Healthy Futures

Kathryn M. Wells, MD, FAAP⁺***
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Robyn Wertheimer-Hodas, MSW
Senior Instructor of Pediatrics
Training Director, Kempe Fostering Healthy Futures

Administrative Staff

Leigh Clasby, BA
Executive Assistant, Desmond K Runyan

Linda Jensen
Staff Assistant, Child Protection Team

Rob Murchison
Finance Manager, Kempe Center

Kim Pierpoint, MSHA
Administrator, Kempe Center

Kim Upchurch
Research Assistant, Training, Education, and Consultation (TEC)

Teri Wilson
HR and Operations Assistant, Kempe Center

PRA

Wendy Gerhring
Professional Research Assistant of Pediatrics
Data Coordinator, Kempe Fostering Healthy Futures

Michael Knudtson, MS
Senior Professional Research Assistant of Pediatrics
Biostatistician, Kempe Fostering Healthy Futures

Jennifer Koch-Zapfel, MSW
Senior Professional Research Assistant of Pediatrics
Project Manager, Kempe Fostering Healthy Futures

Matthew Nalty
Professional Research Assistant of Pediatrics
Research Technology Specialist, Kempe Center

Maritza Villagomez
Professional Research Assistant of Pediatrics

2010-Present   Curtis Rashaan Ford, MD (2010 current fellow)