Molly Ann Duggan, MS, CCLS

Molly received her M.S. in Child Life and Family Centered Care from Wheelock College and her B.S. in Rehabilitation Services with a concentration in Developmental Pediatric Rehabilitation. She completed internships at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and Emerson Hospital. Post graduate school, Molly worked as a Child Life Specialist in general pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and most recently in both the Emergency Department and Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. Molly returns to the Massachusetts area and is currently the Manager of the Child Life Team as well as the Child Life Specialist on the Pediatric Inpatient and Pediatric Intensive Care Units at Boston Medical Center.

Molly Ann Duggan, MS, CCLS, Child Life Manager
Phone: 617-414-7346
Email: molly.duggan@bmc.org

Katie Parrish, MA, CCLS

Katie received her M.A. in Child Development and Clinical Psychology from Tufts University. She completed internships in the Operating Room and Hematology/Oncology units at Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. Prior to coming to Boston Medical Center, Katie was the Clinical Administrative Director for Global Smile Foundation and worked for several years as the Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant Child Life Specialist at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Katie now joins us as the as the Pediatric Otolaryngology and OR Child Life Specialist at Boston Medical Center.

Katie Parrish, MA, CCLS, Pediatric Otolaryngology & OR Child Life Specialist
Phone: 617-414-2571
Email: katie.parrish@bmc.org

Jenna Hartling, MS, CCLS 

Jenna received her M.S. in Child Life and Family Centered Care from Wheelock College and after obtaining certification has since has gained valuable skills in the field working in both South Shore and Newton-Wellesley Pediatric Emergency Departments and most recently with the bulk of her experience in LA working at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in the cardiac ICU. Jenna returns to her Massachusetts roots and now joins the team as the specialist for the Pediatric Emergency Department. 

Jenna Hartling, MS, CCLS 
Email: Jenna.hartling@bmc.org
Phone: 617-414-2577

Bailey Pratt, BS, CCLS 

Bailey attended Endicott College and the University of California Santa Barbra and once obtaining her certification moved to upstate NY working as a child life specialist at Golisano Children’s Hospital in a variety of clinical areas; the OR, emergency department, treatment center and an inpatient floor specializing in burns, neurology and long-term care. Most recently Bailey also worked at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the Radiation Oncology Department. Bailey joins the team working as a specialist in the Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic at Crosstown.

Bailey Pratt, BS, CCLS
Email: Bailey.Pratt@bmc.org
Phone: 617-414-2576

AbbieJayne Cristoforo, MS, CLS

AbbieJayne received her B.S. in Child and Family Studies from Framingham State University and her M.S. in Child Life and Family-Centered Care at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She completed internships at Boston Children’s Hospital Martha Eliot Health Center and Massachusetts Eye and Ear, gaining experience in primary care, preoperative and inpatient settings. AbbieJayne currently works per diem at Mass Eye and Ear, where she continues to provide child life support in the surgical and inpatient settings. AbbieJayne joins the team working as a specialist in the Pediatric Ambulatory Clinic at Crosstown. 

AbbieJayne Cristoforo, MS, CLS 
Email: AbbieJayne.Cristoforo@bmc.org
Phone: 617-414-2591