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Faculty

Marcia Berretta, LCSW

Marcia Berretta, LCSW

Academic Appointments

  • Instructor of Pediatrics—Neonatology

Clinical Titles

  • Manager, Clinical Services for Developmental Care and Follow-up Program

Board Certifications

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker, (LCSW), State of Texas
  • Board approved supervisor - Texas Board of Social Workers
  • State of Texas Certified Mediator

Current Positions in Professional Organizations

  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care, Membership Committee

Professional History

  • B.A. Psychology and Sociology, Houston Baptist University/Houston, TX, 1987-1989.

  • Masters in Social Work, University of Houston/Houston, TX, 1990-1994.

Academic Interests

  • Neurodevelopemental follow-up of NICU graduates.
  • Transition of high risk infants from the NICU to home.
  • Effects of maternal depression and stress on parent-infant interaction.

Recent Publications

  1. Yang S, Thompson VJ, Sturgeon PE, Berretta MC, Palermo LC, Missaghian M, Marzano G, Tyson JE. Transitioning VLBW infants from the NICU to home: Barriers to parents' receiving education and accessing care. E-PAS2007;617936.7