Melissa Clepper-Faith, MD, MPH, is a pediatrician with public health training and experience working with diverse populations. After 24 years in clinical practice, including the establishment and management of a private pediatric practice in Hillsborough, NC, she completed a masters in public health at Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill. Her work in FRONTIER as a translational research program and policy coordinator focuses on neuro-prevention, the translation of neuroscience knowledge into programs and policies that support healthy child development and ameliorate the adverse effects of toxic stress and child maltreatment.