About the Panelists
Marcia Braden
Marcia Braden, PhD, PC, is a licensed psychologist with a clinical practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado, specializing in children and adolescents. She is a former teacher with experience teaching general and special education. She has written and published numerous articles related to education and behavior management strategies, techniques, and interventions. Dr. Braden is a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Committee.
Dr. Braden is the author of Fragile – Handle With Care: More About Fragile X Syndrome. She is a contributing author to Fragile X Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research, compiled and edited by Randi and Paul Hagerman; and Children with Fragile X Syndrome: A Parents’ Guide, edited by Jayne Dixon Weber.
Tracy Stackhouse
Tracy Stackhouse, MA, OTR, is co-founder and executive director of Developmental FX in Denver, Colorado. She is a leading pediatric occupational therapist involved in clinical treatment, research, mentoring, and training regarding OT intervention for persons with neurodevelopmental disorders, especially Fragile X syndrome and autism. Tracy has a master’s in developmental psychology/neuroscience. She received her NDT (neuro-developmental treatment) training with Lois Bly. She is SIPT (Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests) certified and was the clinical specialist in sensory integration at the Children’s Hospital in Denver as well as the OT for the Fragile X Research and Treatment Center. Tracy continued her clinical and research work with Dr. Randi Hagerman at the UC Davis MIND Institute during its start-up year prior to starting Developmental FX.
Tracy has written several book chapters on sensory integration and neurodevelopmental disorders and teaches nationally and internationally on sensory integration, autism, Fragile X, and related topics. She is the lead author for the SpIRiT and STEPSI Clinical Reasoning Tools which are leading-edge evidence-based models in pediatric occupational therapy. Tracy is also a member of the Fragile X Clinical & Research Consortium and the NFXF Advisory Committee.
Jeanine Coleman, PhD
Jeanine Coleman, PhD, is an associate professor at Regis University and serves as the director of the Global Inclusive College Certificate. She coordinates the Denver NIH Toolbox Research in collaboration with other institutions in California, Illinois, and Ohio.
