Connected Beginnings Past Fellows

Jessica Dym Bartlett, MA, MSW, LICSW

Jessica has been working with children, adolescents and families for fifteen years. Jessica specializes in the field of early childhood mental health and has worked extensively in the areas of early childhood care and education and mental health consultation, working for Mills Consulting Group, Inc., a child care research and consulting company, the Somerville Community Partnerships for Children Project, as well as a special needs adoption program and Early Intervention program in Western Massachusetts. She has maintained a private psychotherapy and consultation practice for 10 years. Jessica received her B.A. and M.A. in child development from Tufts University and her MSW from Simmons College. While at Connected Beginnings in 2006–2007 she was working toward a doctorate at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University.

Anne Bentley Waddoups, MA

Anne was a doctoral fellow at Connected Beginnings from 2006-2007 while she was also a PhD student at Tufts University. Her particular interests are infancy, parenting, and programs that support and encourage healthy early child development. Her research experience includes internships studying premature infants’ brain development with Dr. Heidi Als at Children’s Hospital Boston and researching teen parenthood at the Young Fathers’ Project at Tufts University. Anne has also worked as curriculum coordinator for Families First, a parent education non-profit organization, where she managed and developed their portfolio of curricula and educational materials. Prior to her child development work, Anne worked as an editor and writer in diverse settings, including non-profits, hospitals, universities, and state government. In addition to her master’s degree in child development from Tufts University, Anne completed a B.A. in English and additional graduate work in public administration.