Georgiana Wilton PhD

Dr. Wilton is an Associate Scientist who joined the department in 2002. She is currently the Principal Investigator or Co-I of several outreach, education, and research projects addressing the prevention, identification, and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). She is the Director of the Great Lakes FASD Regional Training Center; the Wisconsin FASD Treatment Outreach Project; and the Family Empowerment Network (FEN) serving families and professional service providers around the issues of FASD. Georgiana has taught classes on fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and adolescent health in the Department of Medical Genetics, and provides training to parents, clinicians and service providers locally and nationally. Georgiana earned her doctorate in Rehabilitation Psychology and has worked in the field of developmental disabilities for over 25 years with a focus on brief intervention, clinical outreach, professional education, vocational rehabilitation, and advocacy.