Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Lynne Fontaine. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.
Lynne Fontaine is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Brown University, specializing in neurobehavioral performance in infants at risk due to prenatal substance exposure and prematurity. She coordinates the NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS) Training Program, where she utilizes NNNS for clinical, research, and teaching purposes, particularly in consultation with newborn nurseries. Fontaine is certified to train the staff in the proper administration, scoring, and interpretation of the NNNS. Her clinical work extends to assessing infants and young children and providing behavioral consultations to professionals and caregivers. Fontaine's research interests concentrate on attachment relationships in infants exposed to substances. She has served as a Co-Investigator on the Vulnerable Infants Program Rhode Island (VIP2-RI), which was funded by the Children’s Bureau. Fontaine has taught courses in Developmental Psychology and General Psychology at the Community College of Rhode Island and has engaged medical residents at the Brown Center for Children and Women in behavioral rotations related to infant neurobehavioral exams.
Department: Department of Economics