OUR TEAM
Dr. Cameron Neece
Lab Director
Dr. Cameron Neece is a Professor whose career has been devoted to supporting families of children with developmental delays and autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Neece has developed several interventions for families of young children with developmental disabilities. She has three young children of her own and in her free time enjoys going to the beach and spending time with her family.
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Dr. Gazi F. Azad
Lab Director
Gazi F. Azad, Ph.D. is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Gazi's research interests include Community-partnered Research, Implementation Science, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and School-based Services.
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Esther Sosa-Herrera
Project Coordinator
Esther is a bilingual coordinator at Loma Linda University. Her research interests include child development, stress, trauma, and resilience. In her free time, she enjoys roller skating, painting, and spending time with family and friends.
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Sydney Park
Project Coordinator
Sydney is a project coordinator of the SIESTA Project. She has earned her B.S. in Clinical Psychology with a minor in Child Development from Tufts University. During her time at Tufts, Sydney worked closely with children and families, through which she developed her passion in bringing mental health care to individuals of marginalized backgrounds. She is interested in studying trauma and the impact of the child-caregiver dynamic in treatment. In her free time, Sydney enjoys sunbathing, hanging out with her pet bird, caring for plants, and taking walks.
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Ava Swanstrom
Doctoral Student
Ava is a second-year Clinical Psychology PhD student. Her research interests include investigating family-based interventions to reduce stress and promote well-being in caregivers of autistic children. She is also interested in understanding the needs of culturally diverse families of children with developmental disabilities to inform improved accessibility and delivery of interventions. In her free time, she enjoys reading, spending time outside, and word puzzles.
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