International Adoption Center

  • Meet the Team

    The faculty and staff members of the International Adoption Center at Cincinnati Children's are dedicated to improving the lives of children around the world. Learn more about our team.

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    Department Head

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    Mary Allen Staat, MD, MPH
    Director, International Adoption Center

    513-636-2877

    mary.staat@cchmc.org

    Mary Staat, MD, MPH

    Director, International Adoption Center

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-2877

    Fax: 513-636-6936

    Email: mary.staat@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Helicobacter pylori, rotavirus epidemiology, travel medicine and infectious diseases of international adoptees

    Research Interests

    Epidemiology of enteric infections and surveillance of infectious diseases

    Biography

    Mary Allen Staat, MD, MPH, is director of the International Adoption Center and a member of the Infectious Disease Division at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

    Dr. Staat is a board-certified pediatrician and is also board-certified in Infectious Disease and Preventive Medicine. She is an associate professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati and a faculty member of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1986.

    MPH: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., 1991.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1986-1989; Preventive Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., 1990-1994.

    Fellowship: Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1989-1990; Epidemiology, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, Md., 1990-1993.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1989; Preventive Medicine, 1996; Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 1999.

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    Faculty

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    Kelly R. Hicks, MSN, RN
    Nurse Coordinator, International Adoption Center

    513-636-2877

    kelly.hicks@cchmc.org

    Irina S. Parkins, PhD

    Psychologist

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-2018

    Fax: 513-636-0755

    Email: irina.parkins@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    International adoption, chronic pain management

    Education and Training

    PhD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2006.

    Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2008.

    Pre-Doctoral Internship: La Rabida Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL, 2006.

    Certification: Psychology, State of Ohio, 2008 to Current

    Publications

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    Jennifer L. Potter, PhD
    Neuropsychologist

    513-636-9927

    jennifer.potter@cchmc.org

    Jennifer L. Potter, PhD

    Neuropsychologist

    UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-9927

    Fax: 513-636-7756

    Email: jennifer.potter@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Neuropsychological assessment and psychotherapeutic treatment of pediatric neurologic disorders and other complex medical problems; neuropsychological risk of children with traumatic brain injury

    Biography

    Jennifer L. Potter, PhD, graduated from Bucknell University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Dr. Potter was awarded a doctoral degree from the University of Cincinnati in 2007. She completed her internship training at the University of Florida Health Science Center in 2007. Dr. Potter received her postdoctoral training at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in 2009.

    Dr. Potter joined the Cincinnati Children's Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology staff in September, 2009 as a Staff Neuropsychologist. Her specialization is in pediatric neuropsychology, and her clinical interests include neuropsychological assessment and psychotherapeutic treatment of children with a variety of neurologic disorders. Her research has focused on social environmental predictors of neurocognitive and behavioral outcomes following traumatic brain injury in preschool children.

    Education and Training

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2007-2009.

    Internship: University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville, FL, 2006-2007.

    PhD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2007. 

    MA: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2003.

    BA: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, 1999.

    Publications

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    A photo of Tisha Way.

    Tisha M. Way, MSSA, LISW-S
    Social Worker, International Adoption Center

    513-636-3747

    tisha.way@cchmc.org


    Staff

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    Tracy Byrne, RN
    Nurse, International Adoption Center

    513-803-2676

    tracy.byrne@cchmc.org

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    Robin L. Gordon
    Post-Adoption Services Coordinator

    513-636-2152

    robin.gordon@cchmc.org


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    Christina Ramey
    Program Coordinator, Division of Infectious Diseases

    513-636-2888

    Christina.Ramey@cchmc.org

    A photo of Tracie Williams.

    Tracie Williams
    Customer Service Representative, International Adoption Center

    513-803-1363

    tracie.williams@cchmc.org