Staff & Task Force
The Connecticut Health task force draws together institution-wide
expertise in developing, implementing and evaluating a broad range of
community and public health projects. Furthermore, Connecticut Health
staff are available to project directors who seek to develop innovative
programs.
Connecticut Health represents for the University of Connecticut
Health Center a new and permanent emphasis on community and public
health. It embodies the contribution of the Health Center to the health
of the citizens of the entire state. From Connecticut Health will come
an expanded range of programs that augment the Health Center’s
traditional mission in education, research, and high quality medical
care and fulfill its obligation as a publicly funded institution.
Staff
Robert Trestman, PhD, MD
Director, Connecticut Health Signature Program
Professor, Department of
Psychiatry
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 1410
Farmington, CT 06030-1410
Phone: (860) 679-8315
Fax: (860) 679-1296
Email: trestman@uchc.edu
Robert Cole, PhD
Connecticut Health Senior Health Policy Specialist
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 1410
Farmington, CT 06030-1410
Phone: (860) 679-3719
Fax: (860) 679-1296
Email: cole@psychiatry.uchc.edu
Charles G. Huntington, III, PA, MPH
Connecticut Health Program Administrator
Associate Director, Connecticut AHEC Program
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 2928
Farmington, CT 06030-2928
Phone: (860) 679-7968
Fax: (860) 679-1101
Email: huntington@adp.uchc.edu
Brian Benson, MPP
Connecticut Health Health Policy Specialist
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 2927
Farmington, CT 06030-2927
Phone: (860) 679-4659
Fax: (860) 679-1101
Email: bbenson@uchc.edu
Mary Eberle, JD

Connecticut Health Policy Liaison
Assistant Professor, Child and Family Studies
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 6222
Farmington, CT 06030-6222
Phone: (860) 679-1500
Shannon Bacchi
Connecticut Health Program Administrative Assistant
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 2927
Farmington, CT 06030-2927
Phone: (860) 679-4223
Fax: (860) 679-1101
Email: bacchi@uchc.edu
Task Force
Robert Aseltine, Jr., PhD
Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences and Community Health
University of Connecticut Health Center
Phone: (860) 679-3282
Fax: (860) 679-1342
Email: aseltine@uchc.edu
Howard Bailit, DMD, PhD
Professor and Head, Health Policy and Primary Care Research Center
Department of Community Medicine and Healthcare
University of Connecticut Health Center
Phone: (860) 679-5487
Fax: (860) 679-5463
Email: bailit@nso1.uchc.edu
Lynn Kosowicz, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine/Director PCM 2
Internal Medicine Associates
University of Connecticut Health Center
Phone: (860) 679-4477
Fax: (860) 679-4474
Email: kosowicz@nso1.uchc.edu
Judy Lewis, MPhil
Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine
Director, Department of Community-Based Education
University of Connecticut Health Center
Phone: (860) 679-3458
Fax: (860) 679-1097
Email: lewis@nso.uchc.edu
Marilyn Sanders, MD
Department of Pediatrics
University of Connecticut Health Center
Phone: (860) 679-4207
Fax: (860) 679-1403
Email: sanders@nso1.uchc.edu
Bruce Carlson, BA
Chief of Staff
Office of the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
University of Connecticut Health Center
Phone: (860) 679-1113
Fax: (860) 679-1255
Email: bcarlson@adp.uchc.edu
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