Dr. Pratt is a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, a Child Development Specialist, an Infant Mental Health Specialist, and a Developmental Psychologist. She has worked in several Neo-Natal ICU follow-up programs throughout the Chicago area. She is an alumnus of the Erikson University of Chicago. She has taught at Loyola University and St. Xavier University, and was a University Professor in the College of Education and Psychology at Governors State University. Currently she works on the 0-3 team as an Infant Mental Health Specialist and is the 0-3 Team Coordinator at the Child Study Center. Prior to that she was an adjunct instructor in the Infant Studies Program at the Erikson Institute for Advanced Child Development and had a private practice working with children ages 0-6 and their families. Dr. Pratt has also done consultations related to developing programs for infants, toddlers, and their families as well as mental health consultation to Early Childhood programs. Dr. Pratt has presented on a range of Infant Mental Health issues as well as teaching developmental and social-emotional screening and assessment tools. Her research interests include the study of parent-child relationships in dyads experiencing perinatal vulnerability, substance abuse, and other pediatric chronic and acute illnesses. Dr. Pratt is a member of the State of Illinois Steering Committee for the Social Emotional Health of Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families. She is also the former Chair of the Best Practice Committee for the Illinois Infant Mental Health Association. She is currently a member of the State of Illinois FASD Task Force and member of its Early Intervention Sub-committee and the State of Illinois DC 0-3R Crosswalk Task Force. Dr. Pratt is also the director of our Clinical Training Institutes at Children's Research Triangle.
