Martha M. Vibbert, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Psychiatry
General Psychiatry

PhD, New York University
MA, New York University
EdM, Harvard University
BA, Connecticut College



Dr. Vibbert is a licensed clinical psychologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Boston University’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She currently serves on the faculty of BMC’s Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology in the Dept. of Psychiatry, and she contributes to a variety of healthcare and training initiatives in both Psychiatry and Pediatrics. She is the former Executive Director (1996-2021) of BMC's SPARK Community Early Childhood Center (formerly known as the Children’s AIDS Program).

Dr. Vibbert’s clinical interests include innovating behavioral health assessment and two-generation therapy services for young children and their caregivers within non-traditional settings that minimize stigma and increase access for under-resourced families. Her research has focused on early cognition and language acquisition; parent-child interaction; and the impacts of prenatal risks, HIV disease, parental substance use disorder, and trauma on early development She is co-founder and USA director of the Universal Baby project that partners with community providers, families, and child development experts to create culturally-authentic and strength-based videos to educate and coach parents---in any language and global setting—about infant-caregiver interaction that promotes healthy neurodevelopment and relational health.



Efficacy of a time-limited accompaniment intervention for adolescents transitioning to adult HIV care in Peru
09/15/2022 - 06/30/2027 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Martha M. Vibbert, PhD
Harvard Medical School NIH NIAID

Efficacy of a differentiated care intervention for adolescents transitioning to adult HIV care in Peru
09/15/2022 - 06/30/2027 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Martha M. Vibbert, PhD
Harvard Medical School NIH NIMH
1R01MH131414-01

Project Promise
11/15/2017 - 06/30/2021 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Martha M. Vibbert, PhD
Institute for Health and Recovery HHS SAMHSA

CAP Food Program
10/01/2001 - 09/30/2020 (PI)
MA Dept of Education

SPARK EEC Supportive/Medical
07/01/2010 - 06/30/2020 (PI)
MA Dept of Early Education and Care (EEC)

Spark Center Voucher Program
07/01/2006 - 06/30/2020 (PI)
Various

Rwca Mental Health PHC 1570066
03/01/1998 - 02/28/2018 (PI)
PHC HRSA

Universal Pre-K SPARK
07/01/2014 - 06/30/2016 (PI)
MA Dept of Early Ed and Care

SPARK Center - Exporting Knowledge Abroad
07/01/2008 - 12/31/2015 (PI)
The Griffin Foundation, Inc.

SPARK Teacher
10/01/2011 - 09/30/2015 (PI)
Edwin S. Webster Foundation

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  1. Nelson AK, Griest CJ, Munoz LM, Rumaldo N, Miller AC, Soplapuco GM, Lecca L, Shin SS, Acuña LR, Valdivia YV, Ramos AR, Ahumada DG, Ramos BRH, Mejia SA, Serrano EO, Castro WH, Oliva VE, Heyman AS, Hartwell LP, Blackwell RL, Diaz DF, Vibbert MM. Proof of concept of the Universal Baby video innovation for early child development in Lima, Peru. J Pediatr Psychol. 2024 Jun 14. PMID: 38872286
     
  2. Miller AC, Rumaldo N, Soplapuco G, Condeso A, Kammerer B, Lundy S, Faiffer F, Montañez A, Ramos K, Rojas N, Contreras C, Muñoz M, Valdivia H, Vilca D, Córdova N, Hilario P, Vibbert M, Lecca L, Shin S. Success at Scale: Outcomes of Community-Based Neurodevelopment Intervention (CASITA) for Children Ages 6-20 months With Risk of Delay in Lima, Peru. Child Dev. 2021 11; 92(6):e1275-e1289. PMID: 34114651
     
  3. Rose-Jacobs R, Trevino-Talbot M, Vibbert M, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Cabral HJ. Pregnant women in treatment for opioid use disorder: Material hardships and psychosocial factors. Addict Behav. 2019 11; 98:106030.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31301645
     
  4. Rose-Jacobs R, Trevino-Talbot M, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Cabral HJ, Vibbert M, Saia K, Wachman EM. Could prenatal food insecurity influence neonatal abstinence syndrome severity? Addiction. 2019 02; 114(2):337-343.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30422365
     
  5. Nelson AK, Miller AC, Munoz M, Rumaldo N, Kammerer B, Vibbert M, Lundy S, Soplapuco G, Lecca L, Condeso A, Valdivia Y, Atwood SA, Shin SS. CASITA: a controlled pilot study of community-based family coaching to stimulate early child development in Lima, Peru. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2018; 2(1):e000268. PMID: 29862331; PMCID: PMC5976100; DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2018-000268;
     
  6. Muñoz M, Nelson A, Johnson M, Godoy N, Serrano E, Chagua E, Valdivia J, Santacruz J, Wong M, Kolevic L, Kammerer B, Vega C, Vibbert M, Lundy S, Shin S. Community-Based Needs Assessment of Neurodevelopment, Caregiver, and Home Environment Factors in Young Children Affected by HIV in Lima, Peru. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2017 Mar/Apr; 16(2):161-167. PMID: 26917559; DOI: 10.1177/2325957416631625;
     
  7. de Vinck-Baroody O, Weitzman C, Vibbert M, Augustyn M. Disclosure of diagnosis: to tell or not to tell? J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2012 Jun; 33(5):441-3.View Related Profiles. PMID: 22580736; DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e318258bae6;
     
  8. Chiriboga CA, Vibbert M, Malouf R, Suarez MS, Abrams EJ, Heagarty MC, Brust JC, Hauser WA. Neurological correlates of fetal cocaine exposure: transient hypertonia of infancy and early childhood. Pediatrics. 1995 Dec; 96(6):1070-7. PMID: 7491223
     
  9. Chase C, Vibbert M, Pelton SI, Coulter DL, Cabral H. Early neurodevelopmental growth in children with vertically transmitted human immunodeficiency virus infection. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1995 Aug; 149(8):850-5.View Related Profiles. PMID: 7543334
     
  10. Kuchuk A, Vibbert M, Bornstein MH. The perception of smiling and its experiential correlates in three-month-old infants. Child Dev. 1986 Aug; 57(4):1054-61. PMID: 3757600
     

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2013 Boston Business Journal, Boston, MA: Champion in Health Care
2013 IFMA, Boston MA: 2013 President’s Award of Excellence
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