Ivys Fernández-Pastrana
Ivys Fernández-Pastrana is the Program Manager for the BMC Center of Excellence in Immigrant Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. In this role, she has been working alongside a team of mental health clinicians in developing resources for frontline providers supporting displaced immigrant families.
An attorney by training, Ivys’ background spans the fields of immigration, special education, neurodivergence, and family support. Her research interests focus on the impact of community health workers, social determinants of health, mixed-status immigrant families, and increasing access to special education services.
Ivys is also the co-investigator and co-founder of the EASE Clinic, which provides clinical support to families facing challenges accessing special education services. She co-authored the Family Preparedness Plan for immigrant families facing detention or deportation due to their immigration status.