About CSN

Staff

Sally Fogerty, B.S.N., M.Ed.

Sally Fogerty, B.S.N., M.Ed.

CSN Director
sfogerty@edc.org

Sally is the Director of the Children's Safety Network National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center (CSN) at Education Development Center Inc. (EDC). She provides technical and strategic leadership for CSN and directly oversees both the CSN National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center and the CSN Economic and Data Analysis Resource Center (CSN-EDARC), including the primary function of providing technical assistance to State health departments, with a focus on integrating injury and violence prevention activities into Maternal and Child Health programs.


National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center Staff

Ellen Schmidt, B.S., M.S., O.T.R.

Ellen Schmidt, B.S., M.S., O.T.R.

CSN Assistant Director, National Partnerships
eschmidt@edc.org

Ellen is the liaison to critical national organizations and professional associations including the Association for Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) and the State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association (STIPDA). She also provides technical assistance to State health departments on injury and violence prevention with particular attention to core capacity issues including planning, integration, collaboration, funding and policy.


Jennifer Allison, Ph.D.

Jennifer Allison, Ph.D.

CSN Assistant Director, State Partnerships
jallison@edc.org

Jennifer supervises CSN's team of Technical Assistance Specialists, provides technical assistance to State health departments, and manages the production of publications and other resource materials.


Malia Richmond-Crum, M.P.H.

Technical Assistance Specialist
mrichmondcrum@edc.org

Malia provides technical assistance to State health departments in the area of injury and violence prevention. She also is the CSN child maltreatment topic specialist and assists with technical assistance to State health departments on strategic planning.


Erica Streit-Kaplan, MPH, MSW

Erica Streit-Kaplan, M.P.H., M.S.W.

Technical Assistance Specialist
estreit-kaplan@edc.org

Erica provides technical assistance to State health departments in the area of injury and violence prevention. She also is the CSN bullying topic specialist. Erica served as Project Manager for Educación de seguridad en el tránsito, an EDC project that addressed the high rate of traffic-related injuries among Latinos by creating guidelines to promote the development of culturally and linguistically appropriate educational materials.

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Lisa McCarthy, M.P.H.

Lisa McCarthy, M.P.H.

Technical Assistance Specialist
lmccarthy@edc.org

Lisa provides technical assistance to State health departments in the area of injury and violence prevention. She also is the CSN suicide prevention topic specialist and liaison to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) at EDC.


Marc Posner, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Senior Writer and Development Associate
mposner@edc.org

Marc serves as Senior Writer for CSN, writing and editing major documents and supporting staff and clients developing written material, as well as workshops, presentations, and online content. He also serves as Senior Writer and Development Associate for two other EDC technical assistance centers: the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC), and the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention.

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Karen Solis

Karen Solis

Technology Specialist II
ksolis@edc.org


Irene Simon, M.A.

Irene Simon, M.A.

Library Assistant
isimon@edc.org

Irene Simon is the Library Assistant for CSN and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) at EDC.


Heidi Smith

Administrative Coordinator
hsmith@edc.org

Heidi serves as Administrative Coordinator for CSN as well as two other EDC projects, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) and the National Young Worker Safety Resource Center.

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Zoe Baptista

Zoe Baptista, M.A.

Senior Administrative Assistant
zbaptista@edc.org


Elizabeth Frisco

Administrative Assistant
efrisco@edc.org


CSN Economics and Data Analysis Resource Center Staff

Monique Sheppard, Ph.D.

Monique Sheppard, Ph.D.

CSN Assistant Director, EDARC
msheppard@pire.org

Monique directs the CSN Economic and Data Analysis Resource Center (CSN-EDARC). She provides data and cost analyses to CSN staff, State health departments, and other clients to facilitate efforts to prevent child and adolescent injury, poisoning, and violence.


Ted Miller, Ph.D.

Ted Miller, Ph.D.

Founder and Senior Research Scientist
miller@pire.org

Ted founded the CSN Economics and Insurance Resource Center (now CSN-EDARC) and is a leading expert on the incidence, costs, and consequences of injury, violence, and substance abuse. Ted directs the Public Services Research Institute at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation.

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Paul Jones, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist
jones@pire.org

Paul provides data-related technical assistance to CSN staff and State health departments.


Dexter Taylor, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist
taylor@pire.org

Dexter serves as both a State Outreach Specialist and a Technical Assistance Specialist. He provides technical assistance to State health departments in the area of injury and violence prevention and is the CSN data topic specialist.

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