Our Team
Dr. Lenders is a former family practitioner with a master’s degree in tropical medicine, who graduated with honors from the State University of Liege, Belgium. She spent several months in the Congo with Médecins sans Frontières and three years in Bangladesh at the International Center of Diarrheal Diseases and Research. She was a fellow in pediatric nutrition at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine), a resident in pediatrics at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and a fellow in the Combined Program of Pediatric Gastroenterology (MGH and Children’s Hospital of Boston-CHB) at Harvard Medical School. She also served as the co-director of the Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) program at CHB from 1998 to 2003. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists. Dr. Lenders is also an assistant professor at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and on faculty at Harvard Medical School. She has received several education grants and is involved in the vertical integration of nutrition at BUSM. She recently edited a clinical guide book on overweight and obesity with Caroline Apovian, MD, that earned an outstanding review in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Her current research interests include the relationship of selective dietary components and medications to weight gain and obesity-related conditions. Clinicians
Aimée Lim-Miller is the clinical social worker for the NFL Program, providing individualized psycho-social assessments and interventions for patients and their families. She has clinical experience in acute pediatric psychiatry, family and individual therapy and pediatric psychotherapy groups. She was the Senior Clinical Case Manager for McLean & Franciscans Children’s Hospital Inpatient unit. Aimée has a BA in Psychology and Art from the State University of New York, Plattsburgh and Master's in Social Work from Simmons College School of Social Work . She is a 2009 Fellow graduate of the Children's Hospital Boston LEND program at the Institute for Community Inclusion focused on public policy, advocacy, diversity, stigma, human rights, and developmental disabilities. Her graduate clinical training was in outpatient psychotherapy at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital and in a community nursing and rehabilitation center. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers. She is interested in nutrition, community health, cross-cultural issues and social barriers related to obesity. She enjoys spending time with her family, dancing, cooking, organic gardening, and travel.
Vivien Morris, MS, RD, MPH, LDN She completed her graduate degree in nutrition at Framingham State College and her dietetic internship at Boston Medical Center. She also completed a graduate degree in Maternal and Child Health at the Boston University School of Public Health, where she subsequently received the Alumni Award for outstanding service. Vivien is the former director of the Massachusetts Partnership for Healthy Weight, a statewide coalition focusing on obesity prevention and treatment. Vivien has received numerous awards for community service and for her professional work. She is a wife and mother and enjoys reading, gardening and long walks. Kathy Gorman, MS, RD, LDN Non-CliniciansMaren Anderson, MPP Catherine Logan, MSPT
Community Initiatives StaffJulie Vanier Rollins, MA Julie brings 15 years of youth development experience with an emphasis on coaching, mentoring and academic support. She served as the Co-chair for the Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness Youth and Families Committee August 2007-2008. Julie Thayer, MS, MPH Julie was raised in Wisconsin and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin in Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Studies. She graduated from Tufts University with a master’s degree in Nutrition Science and Policy from the Friedman School (agriculture, food and environment program) and a master’s degree in public health. She works toward increasing access to healthy food in Boston by organizing a farmers’ market at BMC and co-chairing the Youth and Families Committee of the Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness. Julie enjoys cooking, traveling, reading and exploring Boston’s green spaces with her partner and their dog. John Cook, PhD |
Aimée Lim-Miller, MSW, LICSW
Eunice Santos
