Joy Browne, Ph.D.

Joy Browne, Ph.D., CNS-BC, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. She holds dual licensure as a Pediatric Psychologist and a Clinical Nurse Specialist. She is Director of the Center for Family and Infant Interaction, a component of JFK Partners, Colorado's University Center of Excellence for Developmental Disabilities. She also directs the Colorado Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) Center and the Family Infant Relationship Support Training (FIRST) programs. Her area of expertise is in neurobehavioral assessment and intervention with high-risk infants and their families, as well as systems change toward developmentally supportive and family centered care in both hospital and community settings. Dr. Browne developed BEGINNINGS, an interim Individualized Family Service Plan for newborns with special needs. She is a Zero to Three graduate fellow, and Past President of the Colorado Association for Infant Mental Health.

News and Events

COAIMH President-Elect Stacey Bromberg publication featured in Zero to Three Journal
Perinatal Support in Substance Abuse: Requirements of Relationship and Reflection
Bromberg Article

"We have dramatically expanded early childhood education and will continue to improve its quality, because we know that the most formative learning comes in those first years of life.”  

President Obama, Feb. 24, 2009
 

 

 
Community Events
COAIMH's 3rd Annual Bob Harmon Memoral Lecture
June 2, 2009
Childrens' Hospital Mt. Princeton Room
6:00pm
Harmon

Please check our Calendar of Events for upcoming professional development offerings, COAIMH Quarterly meetings and early childhood mental health related events.
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Recent Publications
COAIMH President and Past President Talmi and Browne publish  "A Family Guidebook: Supporting Developing of Infants and Newborns" Click here to read.

The purpose of this guidebook is to help you understand how babies grow and how important you are in helping your baby’s development. To get connected to your local early intervention program, call 1-888-777-4041 or visit www.eicolorado.org


 

Infant and Toddler Social and Emotional Baby Stages Wheels
Designed for ages 0-36 months, the Baby Stages Wheel is a clear, easy to read and dynamic tool that parents and caregivers can use to understand and support the social and emotional development of infants and toddlers--a developmental wheel created by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health.

BabyWheels