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Karen Moran Finello, PhD
Project Director , Project ABC (About Building Connections for Young Children & Families), Los Angeles
Director, Corazon de La Familia Infant-Child Intervention Program, USC UCEDD at CHLA                      
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, USC Keck School of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology, USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences

E-Mail: kfinello@chla.usc.edu
Phone: (213) 383-5967

Dr. Finello is an applied developmental psychologist with a specialization in birth to five-year-olds and their families. She has extensive expertise in early development, infant/toddler/preschool behavior, child assessment, family functioning, and intervention issues. A particular area of interest is cultural components of child rearing.

Current Roles/Projects

Project Director , Project ABC (About Building Connections for Young Children & Families), Los Angeles

Director, Corazon de La Familia Infant-Child Intervention Program, USC UCEDD at CHLA

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, USC Keck School of Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology, USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences

Steering Committee, Infancy, Childhood and Relationship Enrichment (ICARE) Group, Los Angeles County Dept of Mental Health

Consultant, WestEd/Center for Prevention & Early Intervention

Credentials

PhD, University of Southern California

B.A. (Psychology), Ohio State University

B.S. (Education), Ohio State University

Certificate, School Psychology, California

Areas of Interest

Infant & Preschool Mental Health

Development of young children living in extreme poverty

Parenting beliefs in Latino families with very young children

Improving service delivery models for impoverished communities

Home visiting for infants, preschoolers & their families

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