Faculty

Nicole Casbarro, APRN, FNP-c is a family nurse practitioner who has worked in SBHC’s since 2016. She has a passion for pediatric care and is currently pursuing a DNP at UCONN where her focus is Food Insecurity, Food Justice and Childhood Obesity initiatives. In her current role at Community Health Center, Inc., Nicole is the medical lead for the Therapeutic Greenhouse program at three SBHC’s in CT.

Youngsun Cho, MD, PhD is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and Assistant Professor at Yale University in the Child Study Center and Department of Psychiatry. Her research uses neuroimaging to examine the effects of motivation on cognition. She is particularly interested in understanding how psychiatric illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia impact developmental trajectories in children and adolescents. She primarily sees patients in a hospital setting and enjoys working with patients and families of all ages. Her research is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation.

Danielle Davis, PhD is an Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine. She received her PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Vermont in 2019 and completed a NIDA T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship focused on addictions in the Division of Substance Abuse at the Yale School of Medicine in 2021. Dr. Davis’ current research interests are understanding the influence of flavors in tobacco products on use behaviors among both youth and adults, developing innovative tobacco cessation interventions for youth, and exploring how tobacco control policies, such as flavor regulation or product restrictions may uniquely effect especially disparate populations.

Bridget Koestner is the Youth and Education Services Coordinator at the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence (The Alliance), after several years providing direct service to survivors of sexual violence first as a victim advocate through a local crisis center, and then as a post-conviction victim advocate on several sex offender supervision units statewide. In her current position, Bridget provides the Alliance's member centers as well as campus, K-12, and other community partners with technical assistance, resources, training programs, and additional support. She also lends her assistance to relevant Alliance policy efforts. Bridget believes in the importance of prevention work, intersectionality, and empowerment & survivor-centered services.

Nataliya Korostensky, MS, RD, CDN is a Registered Dietitian with undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Nutrition and Dietetics, as well as a Master's degree in Human Nutrition. Ms. Korostensky currently works in the clinical nutrition field, with the majority of my experience being in transplant, GI/cardiac/hepatology/renal nutrition, nutrition support, and pediatric nutrition. She has worked as a transplant dietitian at YNHH since completing her internship three years ago, and loves working with the pediatric population. Nataliya has been interested in the intersection of food, nutrition and health for almost her entire life thanks to my diverse background and upbringing. She was born in Ukraine, and moved to U.S. just before starting kindergarten. Nataliya grew up with an acute awareness to the differences in food cultures (our preferences, our traditions, our values) and how these can impact our health beliefs. She approaches medical nutrition therapy with a patient centered approach with emphasis the social-cognitive aspect of health behaviors, and loves helping her patients and their families achieve better health through diet and lifestyle changes.

David Krol, MD, MPH, FAAP is a pediatrician who serves as Medical Director of the Connecticut Children’s Care Network. Dr. Krol brings over 20 years of experience and leadership in clinical practice, policy, research, education, administration, and advocacy. A graduate of the University of Toledo, he received his MD from the Yale University School of Medicine, and completed his residency in pediatrics at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland. He received an MPH from the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University and is an alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program and a former Bush Fellow in Child Development and Social Policy at Yale University. Dr. Krol is a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Denis Sukhodolsky, PhD is an associate professor in the Yale Child Study Center and the author of the book Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anger and Aggression in Children. He also directs a lab at the Yale Child Study Center that conducts clinical research on treatment and brain mechanisms of irritably in children with autism spectrum disorder and disruptive behavior disorders. Dr. Sukhodolsky is a clinical psychologist and, in addition to his research, he works with children and families at the Yale Child Study Center and teaches a course on cognitive-behavior therapy to the child psychiatry fellows at the Yale School of Medicine. 

Natalie Zwerger, MEd, JD is a long-time educator and advocate who joined RE•Center as Executive Director in July of 2021. For two decades, she has fought for equity, racial justice, and liberatory education. As a white Puerto Rican cis-hetero, non-disabled woman, she is driven by an ongoing interrogation of where folx are situated in both historical and contemporary oppressions. Her expertise includes elevating critical consciousness, dismantling systems of oppression in educational settings, and centering Black & Brown youth and youth from historically excluded identities in teaching and learning. Natalie earned a Juris Doctorate from Northeastern University School of Law, a Master’s of Education from City College, and a B.A. in Sociology from Tufts University. She leads a team of practice leaders, consultants, and co-conspirators who work nationally to ensure systems operate against embedded racial injustice, white supremacy, and persistent inequity. Natalie coaches organizational leaders, Board members, superintendents, district leaders, university faculty and staff, racial equity consultants, instructional coaches, equity coaches, undergraduate and graduate students and PK- 12 educators on advancing the principles of equity and racial justice. 

David Alleva is a medical laboratory scientist who worked for ProHealth Physicians as a general chemist for 15 years. He founded The Body Lab in 2007 and leads a team of highly skilled health coaches and registered dieticians to support clients with their health and wellness goals. The Body Lab's mission is to coach their clients to increase their metabolism and establish healthy lifestyle habits.  

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