President’s listening tour stops at Children’s Learning Institute

Blog Post | May 2026

President Melina R. Kibbe, MD, continued her listening tour with a visit to the Children’s Learning Institute May 4, spending time with faculty and leadership to learn more about the institute’s impact on early education research, clinical care, and community partnerships.

Read the Article

Tour Itinerary

Introduction: CLI’s mission, history, flagship programs, focal areas, and policy priorities

• April Crawford, PhD, Professor and Co-Director
• Tricia Zucker, PhD, Professor and Co-Director

Research: Accelerated Early Reading Outcomes (AERO) and Circle Decodable

• Michael P. Mesa, PhD, Assistant Professor
• Yusra Ahmed, PhD, Associate Professor

Clinic: Dan L Duncan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic and patient resources

• Gabriel Anzueto, MD, Assistant Professor and Medical Director
• Michael A. Assel, PhD, Professor and Psychological Services Director
• Stephanie Tower, LCSW, Social Worker

Programs: Technology scaling, professional development, and Circle Curricula

• Brian Herod, MS, PMP, Operations Director
• Cheryl Varghese, PhD, Assistant Professor
• Keith Millner, MA, EdM, CLI Solutions Group Director