Lisa Breitenfeldt
E-mail: lbreit@wsu.edu
Telephone: 509.358.7607
Office: SCLS-213

Background: Lisa has worked with the Child and Family Research Unit since 2000, initially as a technical worker and web developer. Prior to joining the CAFRU research staff, she served as the Executive Director of the Rainbow Regional Community Center and as proprietor of a web design firm. A Spokane area native, Lisa received her undergraduate degree in RTV from the University of Houston in 1995 and her Masters of Technology Management (MTM) at WSU Spokane in 2003.

Expertise: Presently Lisa is co-coordinator of the Spokane Head Start–University Child Outcomes Partnership. Her areas of interest include Management Information Systems (MIS) development and implementation, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), and the use of these technologies for enhancing research and program/organizational improvement. Other interests include web design and community and neighborhood development.

 

Roy Harrington
E-mail: harri@wsu.edu
Telephone: 509.358.7636
Office: SCLS-216

Background: Roy worked in the juvenile justice system for sixteen years and then served in the Washington State child welfare system, in administrative and policy making positions, for another sixteen years. In addition to his current study at WSU of family violence and children exposed to violence, he is also a member of the faculty at Eastern Washington University, where he teaches social policy. 

Expertise: Roy's interest in community development and service integration covers a range of funding streams and federal and state programs, including those that affect local capacity in the areas of children’s mental health, child abuse and neglect, children's exposure to violence, family violence, and substance abuse. His current work focuses on community development and empowerment through the application of information generated by locally-based research and evaluation activity.

 

Myah Houghten
E-mail: houghten@wsu.edu
Telephone: 509.358.7606
Office: SCLS-215

Myah earned an undergraduate degree from University of California Santa Cruz and a graduate research degree from WSU Spokane. She has worked in socially and culturally diverse settings to assess and enhance the qualities of those communities. Her interests include community development through education, human service, and family partnerships; organizational change; and the use of research and evaluation for improved quality early learning systems. 

Other areas of interest include geographic analysis, project management, and resource development. Myah has been with the Child and Family Research Unit since 1999. Currently she is Project Coordinator for the Spokane Head Start–University Child Outcomes Partnership. 

Natalie Turner
Office: SCLS-217
E-mail: naturner@wsu.edu 
Telephone: 509.358.7563
 

Background: Natalie joined the Child and Family Research Unit in 2005. She earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Washington and her Master's degree in Clinical Psychology form Eastern Washington University. Natalie is a Washington State Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and prior to joining the CAFRU staff she worked both as a child and family therapist and as Clinical Director for a local non-profit child welfare and advocacy agency.

Expertise: Currently Natalie serves as project director for evaluation of the Washington State Readiness to Learn Program. Other areas of interest include children’s mental health, family violence, child development, and education.

Jeff Winikoff
Office: SCLS-214
E-mail: winikoff@wsu.edu
Telephone: 509.358.7603
 

Jeff has served as a counselor in agency and private practice for fifteen years. He holds an undergraduate degree from WSU and a Master’s degree in Counseling from Whitworth College. He is also a clinical member of the American Mental Health Counselor’s Association and a Washington State Licensed Mental Health Counselor.

Expertise: Children and youth at risk, particularly adolescent young men; assessment of at risk families and children.