凯伦·斯宾塞（Karen Spencer）

After completion of my residency at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program, I have been focused on building expertise in neurodevelopmental disabilities, particularly as they relate to public health policies and coordination of care for my patient population. I completed a fellowship in Health Policy Research as the American Academy of Neurology’s first Health Policy Research fellow, which supports my intended career path of becoming a leader in my field.

在我的博士后培训期间，我利用机会参加了研究项目，旨在探索1900年代初期纽约市疫苗生产的历史，并研究目前寻求治疗行为和心理健康治疗的人目前可用的资源和服务。目前，我正在研究影响儿童医疗补助的可能性的因素，处方了一种精神药物。这些研究为我赋予了我开始概念化自己的研究的基础，该研究将重点放在如何优化对神经系统问题和行为困难的儿童的协调方面。

最近，我能够利用我的专业知识作为“神经发育障碍：概念框架”一章的合着者。斯瓦曼的儿科神经病学。

我最近完成了硕士学位卫生政策学位，我准备开始为治疗神经发育障碍的公共卫生政策和服务做出重要贡献；特别是那些因行为困难而复杂的人。