MindMap

Meet the Team

The Mindmap team consists of STEP Program faculty & staff, affiliated with Yale University School of Medicine.
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Early Detection & Assessment Coordinators (EDACs)

This is the team who will be returning phone calls made to our phone number. They will screen for symptoms of psychosis and refer eligible individuals to care right away. You can get in touch with our EDACs by calling our number: 203-200-0140.
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Sumeyra Tayfur, PhD

EDAC Region 1

STEP Post-Doctoral Associate,
Yale School of Medicine
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Philip Markovich, BA

EDAC Region 2

STEP Outreach & Admissions Coordinator, Yale School of Medicine View Profile
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Toni Gibbs-Dean, PhD

EDAC Region 3

STEP Post-Doctoral Associate,
Yale School of Medicine
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Sneha Karmani, MD

EDAC Region 4

STEP Post-Doctoral Associate,
Yale School of Medicine
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Deepa Purushothaman, MD

EDAC Region 5

STEP Post-Doctoral Associate,
Yale School of Medicine
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The Rest of the Team!

While the remaining team members work hard behind the scenes, you’ll likely catch them at our community outreach events and free community and provider workshops.

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Laura Yoviene Sykes, PhD

Director

STEP Learning Collaborative
Psychologist, STEP Program
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Vinod Srihari, MD

Founder & Director

STEP Program
Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry,
Yale School of Medicine
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Nina Levine, LMSW, MPH

Program Coordinator

STEP Program
Yale School of Medicine
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