2007 GRADUATES
Predoctoral Interns and Postdoctoral Fellows
Predoctoral Interns:
Sue Adams received her BA with Honors in psychobiology from Wheaton College (MA) in 2001 and received her M.A. from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2004. After completing her predoctoral internship at Brown Medical School, Sue will receive her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from UMass Boston. Her research interests are in the use of conventional and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among families of children with asthma. Following internship, Sue is very happy to be joining the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Rhode Island (URI) where she will begin a position as a tenure-track assistant professor. At URI, Sue will continue to develop a program of research investigating CAM use among families of chronically ill children, as well as aid in the continued development of program of study in health and wellness among children and families.
Michael Armey received his BA in psychology from Kenyon College in1999 and his MA from Kent State Universityin 2004. After completing his predoctoral internship at Brown Medical School and defending his dissertation this summer,Michael will graduate with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Kent State University. His research focuses on emotion regulation processes and associated behaviors, such as self-injury and attempted suicide. Helooks forward to continuing his training at Brown Medical School under the mentorship of Dr. Ivan Miller.
Daniel Bagner received his BA in psychology and philosophy from Washington University in St. Louis. After completing his predoctoral internship at Brown Medical School, Dan will receive his Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a concentration in clinical child and pediatric psychology from the University of Florida. While in graduate school, he conducted research with Dr. Sheila Eyberg on the effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for preschool-age children with disruptive behavior. For his dissertation, which was supported by an F31 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, he conducted a randomized controlled trial examining PCIT for children with co-morbid disruptive behavior and mental retardation. Following internship, Dan will continue his work with Drs. Barry Lester, Stephen Sheinkopf, and Betty Vohr as a T32 fellow in child mental health at the Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, and he plans to conduct further research on PCIT with children at risk.
Courtney Beard received a BS in psychology in 2003 and an MS in clinical psychology in 2005, both from the University of Georgia (go DAWGS!). After completing her predoctoral internship at Brown Medical School, she will return to UGA (as required of all UGA clinical graduate students) to complete her dissertation and receive her Ph.D. in clinical psychology in May, 2008. Following graduation, she is hoping to continue to pursue information processing and treatment outcome research in the area of anxiety disorders at Brown as an F-32 post-doc under the supervision of Risa Weisberg.
Kristoffer S. Berlin received his BA with honors in psychology in 1996 from the University of California-Santa Cruz. After graduating, Kris spent the next four years gaining experience as a preschool teacher, residential counselor, research assistant, and jazz guitarist. He then attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and earned a MS (2003) and PhD (2007) in clinical psychology. After completing his predoctoral internship, Kris will continue his training at the Brown Medical School as a T32 fellow in child mental health under the mentorship of Debra Lobato, PhD. Kris' research interests include understanding and treating the behavioral, developmental, and dietary factors that contribute to the sequelae of pediatric illness and nutrition-related health issues.
Willoughby Britton received her BA in neuroscience from Colgate University in 1996, and will receive her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona in July 2007. After graduation, she will continue to study the relationship between mindfulness meditation, sleep and affective disturbances with Mary Carskadon and Richard Bootzin, and serve as a clinical mentor and research coordinator for the Contemplative Studies Initiative with Hal Roth at Brown.
Uraina Clark received her BS in biology from Temple University in Philadelphia in 1997 and received a MA in clinical psychology from Boston University in 2005. Her graduate research has been supported by fellowship awards from the American Psychological Association and the NIH. After completing her pre-doctoral internship at Brown Medical School, she will receive a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Boston University.
Kathy L. Crockett graduated from Mississippi State University in 1991, earning a Ph.D. in counselor education. After completing her internship at Brown Medical School, she will be receiving a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Jackson State University.
Sarah W. Feldstein received her BA from Macalester College in 1998 and will graduate with her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of New Mexico in the summer of 2007. Sarah’s research interests include adolescent health risk behavior, including substance use and sexual risk taking, and the development of culturally conscious interventions. Sarah was awarded the Garland Award for Excellence in Clinical and Research Work with Adolescents from the University of New Mexico after completing her dissertation in 2006. Sarah is looking forward to continuing her research and training with a K-23 award investigating the cross-cultural progression of adolescent substance use and risk behavior in New Mexico.
Andrea Floyd received her BA in Psychology from the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY. Upon completion of her predoctoral internship in Behavioral Medicine at Brown Medical School she will receive her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Louisville. Subsequently, Andrea will return to her “Old Kentucky Home” and complete a postdoctoral fellowship in Cancer Prevention and Control at the University of Kentucky under the direction of Dr. Michael Andrykowski. There she will continue to conduct research in psycho-oncology as well as gain knowledge in public health and apply these disciplines to rural populations.
Jessica M. Foley obtained a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Harvard University in 2002, and an MS degree in clinical psychology from Nova Southeastern University in 2004. Following completion of her predoctoral internship in neuropsychology at Brown Medical School, she will receive a Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a specialization in neuropsychology from Nova Southeastern University. Jessica will be pursuing a neuropsychology postdoctoral research fellowship at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neurosciences and Human Behavior, where she plans to study the neuropsychological sequalea of HIV-related dementia and neurodegenerative conditions of older adulthood through neuroimaging methods.
Caren Francione received her BS in psychology from Northeastern University in 1999 and her MA in psychology from the University of Rhode Island in 2004. Caren will receive her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Rhode Island in August 2007. Upon completing her predoctoral internship at Brown Medical School, she will continue her training as a post-doctoral fellow under the mentorship of Dr. Mark Zimmerman.
Michael B. Himle received his BS in psychology from the University of North Dakota and his MS in clinical psychology from North Dakota State University. After completing the predoctoral internship at Brown Medical School, he will graduate with a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Next fall he is returning to the Midwest to join the faculty as an assistant professor in the Psychology Department at the University of North Dakota. He would like to thank all of his supervisors and mentors for a wonderful internship year.
Adam M. Leventhal graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a BA in Psychology in 2002. After completing his predoctoral internship at Brown Medical School, Adam will graduate with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from University of Houston. Adam is interested in psychological factors that contribute to addiction and depression. He will continue this line of research as a T32 fellow in substance abuse intervention outcome research training at the Brown Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies under the mentoring of Dr. Christopher Kahler. .
Andrew Preston received his BA in psychology from Davidson College in1999 and his MS from the University of Floridain 2003. He will receive his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Florida upon completion of his predoctoral internship. His clinical and research interests are in pediatric neuropsychology, specifically related to attention, executive functioning, anddevelopment of self-conceptin children with ADHD, Learning Disabilities, and other disorders impacting cognition. He is excited to continue histraining as a clinical/ researchfellow at Brown Medical School at the Neurodevelopmental Center and Hasbro Children's Hospital.
Jennifer Primack received her BA in psychology from Haverford College in 1999 and her M.A. in clinical psychology from Clark University in 2003. After completing her predoctoral internship and defending her dissertation this summer, Jennifer will graduate with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Clark University. Jennifer’s research interests include treatment development with a focus on men’s mental health. She is excited to continue her research and training at Brown Medical School.
Lara A. Ray graduated from San Diego State University with a BA in psychology. After completing her predoctoral internship at Brown Medical School, Lara will graduate with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Lara has also received specialized graduate training in behavioral genetics through the Institute for Behavioral Genetics at CU Boulder. Lara was awarded a predoctoral training grant (F31) by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to fund her graduate work and dissertation research focusing on the pharmacogenetics of responses to alcohol and naltrexone. She is excited to further develop her program of research as a T32 fellow in acohol intervention/treatment outcome research at the Brown Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies.
Megan M. Smith received her B.A. with high honors in psychology from Wesleyan University in 1999. After completing her pre-doctoral internship at Brown Medical School, she will graduate with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests include the interaction between neurological disorders and psychopathology. She will continue as a clinical/research fellow at Brown in neuropsychology at Rhode Island Hospital under the supervision of Drs. Geoffrey Tremont, Holly Westervelt, and Jennifer Davis.
Kristen Stone received a BA in English from Tennessee Technological University. Prior to her graduate studies, she ran a Youth Villages, Inc. runaway and homeless youth shelter in Memphis, TN. After completing her internship at Brown Medical School, she will receive her PhD in clinical psychology from The University of Memphis. Following internship, Kristen will continue at Brown as a T32 fellow in alcohol intervention/treatment outcome research at the Center for Alcohol and Addictions Studies, under the mentorship of Drs. Mary Carskadon and Barry Lester.
Dori Whitehead graduated from the University of Alabama in 2002, earning aBS in psychology with high honors. She will receive her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Louisiana State University this December. After finishing her pre-doctoral internship in behavioral medicine at Brown Medical School, she will take a couple of weeks off to get married and then begin as a T32 fellow in cardiovascular behavioral medicine under the supervision of Bess Marcus, PhD at the Miriam Hospital / Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine.
Postdoctoral Fellows Graduates
Maureen Allwood, Ph.D. (Brown Medical School, 9/1/05-8/31/07) received her B.A. from Michigan State University and her M.S. from Eastern Michigan University. She later received her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from University of Missouri-Columbia. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Boston Consortium, where she trained in the child track at Boston Medical Center and in the National Center for PTSD, Women’s Health Sciences Division. Maureen is currently a T-32 postdoctoral fellow in child psychology at Rhode Island Hospital. She works with mentor, Anthony Spirito, at the Center for Alcohol and Addictions Study where her research endeavors focus on the longitudinal effects of childhood trauma and PTSD. Both Dr. Spirito and Dr. Christianne Esposito-Smythers have provided clinical supervision and guidance in professional development. In addition, she works with Associate Dean, Alicia Monroe, as a co-facilitator for a first-year medical course. Upon completion of fellowship, Maureen will join the faculty at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, where she will continue her research and teaching.
Jacqueline Beckett, Ph.D. (Bradley Hospital, 9/1/05-6/15/07) received her B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Texas at Austin and completed her Ph.D. in psychology from Texas Woman’s University. Jacqueline came to Brown to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical child psychology at the Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at Bradley Hospital, with a primary focus on assessment, treatment, and research with children with developmental disabilities and co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses. Following the completion of her fellowship, Jacqueline will be returning to Dallas, Texas, to join the faculty of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and will continue her clinical work and research with children in the Department of Psychiatry at Children’s Medical Center, Dallas.
James A. Brcak, Psy.D. (Bradley Hospital, 9/1/05-12/1/06) received his B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, his M.T.S. from Harvard University, and his Psy.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology. After completing his predoctoral internship in child/adolescent psychology in Quincy, MA, he began his postdoctoral fellowship at the Bradley School-Portsmouth. He is indebted to the mentorship of Drs. Anne Walters, Karen Cammuso, Carol Faulkner, and Christina Bellanti, whose supervision, guidance, and support built the foundation of a rewarding and challenging fellowship. James will remain at the Bradley Hospital as a staff psychologist, working as the Vocational Program Coordinator for the hospital’s school-to-work programs, East Bay and West Bay Works.
Meredith Brent, Ph.D. (Rhode Island Hospital, 9/1/05-8/29/07) completed her B.A. in psychology at Colby College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Utah State University. She completed her internship in pediatric psychology at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Missouri. After her internship, Meredith transitioned to Brown as a postdoctoral fellow within the Bradley Hasbro Research Center to gain additional clinical and research training in pediatric psychology. During the course of her fellowship, Meredith has had the opportunity to work with a wonderful multidisciplinary clinical and research team in the Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic at Hasbro Hospital. As part of her fellowship, she participated in research in the areas of sibling support and eating disorders among youth with GI disorders. Upon completion of her fellowship, Meredith plans to continue to pursue her clinical and research interests in the prevention and treatment of internalizing disorders among adolescents with physical illnesses.
Jared M. Bruce, Ph.D. (Rhode Island Hospital, 9/1/05 – 7/24/07) received his B.A. in psychology from the University of Maine at Orono, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Pennsylvania State University. Jared completed his predoctoral psychology internship at the VA Western New York Healthcare System in Buffalo, where he specialized in neuropsychology and engaged in research examining the relationship between cognition and brain structure at the Buffalo Neuroimaging and Analysis Center. After his internship, he came to Brown for a two-year clinical neuropsychology fellowship at Rhode Island Hospital with Drs. Holly Westervelt, Jennifer Davis, and Geoffrey Tremont. In August, Jared will join the psychology department at the University of Missouri – Kansas City where he will teach aspiring clinical psychologists and continue his research in multiple sclerosis, concussion, mild cognitive impairment, and medical neuropsychology.
Kristy L. Dalrymple, Ph.D. (Rhode Island Hospital, received her B.A. in psychology from Hope College and her M.S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Drexel University. She completed her internship at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and began her postdoctoral training with Dr. Mark Zimmerman at Rhode Island Hospital in 2005. During her fellowship she worked on the MIDAS project, investigating the clinical characteristics of patients with comorbid depression and social anxiety and developing a treatment for patients with this comorbidity pattern. She recently received a NARSAD Young Investigator Award to develop and pilot test a behavioral treatment for adult outpatients with comorbid depression and social anxiety.
Kristin David, Psy.D. (Bradley Hospital, 8/29/05-8/28/07) received her B.S. in psychology from Springfield College, and her M.S. and Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University. Kristin then completed her predoctoral psychology internship at the Miami-Dade Department of Youth and Family Services, specializing in children and adolescents. Kristin transitioned to Brown in August of 2005, for a postdoctoral fellowship at Bradley Hospital’s Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities in the Home Based Therapeutic Services program with Dr. Lori McKinsey. In addition, while working with Dr. Rowland Barrett, she played an integral role in developing and securing a grant awarded by the June Rockwell Levy Foundation. This grant funded the development of an intensive training program in autism and developmental disabilities for Masters level and PhD level special education providers. During the course of her fellowship, Kristin has had the opportunity, under the tutelage of Drs. Christy Esposito-Smythers and Anthony Spirito, to provid outpatient therapy to adolescents in the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinic.
Greta L. Doctoroff, Ph.D. (Bradley Hospital, Early Childhood Clinical Research Center, 8/15/05-8/14/07) completed her B.A. at Haverford College in Haverford, PA, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in child clinical psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Greta then completed her predoctoral psychology internship at NYU Child Study Center and Bellevue Hospital, specializing in work with children and families. During her fellowship at Brown, she worked with Drs. Ronald Seifer and Susan Dickstein within the Bradley Early Childhood Clinical Research Center. Her current research focuses on the development and prevention of conduct problems and school failure in preschool children from high-risk, multi-problem families. She is particularly interested in investigating coercive interactions between children and teachers in the preschool context. The long-term goal of her research program is to identify key mechanisms in the development of children’s social-emotional competence, and to apply this knowledge to the development and evaluation of cost-effective, feasible early interventions for at-risk children. Following the completion of her fellowship, Greta will be working as an assistant professor in the Combined School-Clinical Child Psychology Doctoral Program at Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology in New York.
David Dove, Ph.D. (Rhode Island Hospital 7/1/05-2/4/07) received his B.A. from University of Miami in 1993. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The George Washington University in 2005, after completing his pre-doctoral internship at Woodburn Center for Community Mental Health. David came to Brown as a Postdoctoral Fellow in HIV Prevention and Mental Health at Rhode Island Hospital. He studied sexual risk behavior and HIV prevention among at-risk adolescents. David is grateful for the highly rewarding training experience he had under the mentorship of Cynthia Rosengard Ph.D., MPH and Mike Stein, M.D. He also benefited from Brown’s comprehensive training program and the skilled clinical supervision he received. David is pleased to be joining his Rhode Island Hospital research unit as a Research Associate.
Lisa Faille, Ph.D. (Brown Medical School, 8/18/06-8/17/07) received her BS from Boston University in psychology with a minor in English. She received her MS in counseling psychology from Georgia State University and her doctorate in clinical psychology from California School of Professional Psychology. Lisa came to Brown as a clinical and research postdoctoral fellow and worked under the mentorship of Dr. Lyn Stein studying symptoms of cannabis withdrawal. Lisa is also grateful to have had the opportunity to be mentored by Drs. Joseph Penn and Chuck Golembeske in her work as a therapist and forensic evaluator for incarcerated youth at the Rhode Island Training School. Upon completion of her fellowship Lisa intends to continue to pursue her clinical interests as a forensic evaluator as well as research interests on the neuropsychological functioning of members of the offender population.
Rebecca Ford, Ph.D. (Bradley Hospital 9/1/06-8/31/07) received her dual-degree, B.A. in psychology and B.M. in music education, from Northwestern University in 1996 and her M.A. in applied psychology from Columbia University Teachers College in 2000. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology, child subspecialty, from DePaul University in 2006, after completing her pre-doctoral internship at the Boston Consortium. Currently, Rebecca is a clinical research postdoctoral fellow at the school-based day treatment program, the Bradley School in East Providence. Rebecca wishes to thank her clinical supervisors over the past year for their guidance through what has been a highly rewarding training experience. Rebecca has also greatly benefited from the mentorship of Drs. Tony Spirito and Christy Esposito-Smythers in her research placements in treatment outcome studies such as the Treatment of Youth Alcohol Abuse and Suicidality Study and the Bradley CBT Clinic for Mood and Stress Disorders. Upon completion of her fellowship, Rebecca will be relocating to Chicago. She has accepted a position at Children’s Memorial Hospital where she will pursue her clinical and research interests in the adaptation of empirically based treatments for use with Latino youth.
Laura L. Frakey, Ph.D. (Butler Hospital 7/1/05-8/30/07) received her B.S. from the University of Houston and completed her M.S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Florida. Laura came to Brown to complete a clinical internship with an emphasis on neuropsychology during the 2004-2005 academic year. During her internship, she wrote an F32 grant funded by NIMH with her mentor Dr. Paul Malloy. This study examined the effects of a novel pharmacological intervention for treatment of apathy in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. Laura has accepted a position with Commonwealth Psychology Associates in Boston, Massachusetts as a clinical neuropsychologist.
Deborah Friedman, Ph.D. (Rhode Island Hospital, 6/30/05-6/29/07) received her B.A. from Brown University in 1994 and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Loyola University Chicago in 2005. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Brown Medical School in the Child/Pediatric track, and then continued her training at Brown as a T-32 pediatric psychology postdoctoral fellow at Rhode Island Hospital,where she workedwith the Childhood Asthma Research Program under the mentorship of Drs. Beth McQuaid and Greg Fritz. Upon completion of her fellowship, Deborah will continue both her clinical work and research as a pediatric psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Mary Margaret Gleason, M.D. (Bradley Hospital 6/30/05/6/29/07) arrived at Brown in 1998 as a resident in the Triple Board program after completing medical school at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Since then, she has completed the triple board program, worked in infant and early childhood psychiatry at Tulane, and now completing her last segment of formal training at Brown- a valuable T32 fellowship in early childhood research with Drs. Ronald Seifer and Susan Dickstein. Throughout her training at Brown, she has been lucky to benefit from influence, support, and mentoring, not just from the Early Childhood faculty and team, but also from co-fellows, colleagues, and faculty across DPHB and Pediatrics. She is looking forward to her new role in the division of child and adolescent psychiatry and to ongoing collaboration across disciplines and departments.
Andreana Petrova Haley, Ph.D. (Brown Medical School, 8/01/05 – 7/30/07) completed her B.A. in psychology at Concord College and received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Virginia. She completed a pre-doctoral internship in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School. In 2005, Andreana joined the Transdisciplinary Research Group at Butler Hospital as a T32 postdoctoral research fellow working with Drs. Larry Sweet, Ron Cohen, and Paul Malloy on projects exploring the hemodynamic and cognitive consequences of cardiovascular disease in the elderly. Following the completion of her fellowship, Andreana will join the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin as an Assistant Professor.
Christina Hatgis, Ph.D. (Rhode Island Hospital, 12/14/05 – 4/1/07) received her B.S. from the State University at Stony Brook, and completed her M.A. and Ph.D. at Clark University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology in the Boston VA Health Care System and her post-doctoral fellowship at Brown Medical School - Rhode Island Hospital. Upon completion of her fellowship, Christina will continue her work with Dr. Stein’s research team as a staff psychologist.
Karin F. Hoth, Ph.D. (The Miriam Hospital, 8/1/2005 - 8/31/2007) received her B.A. in biology and psychology from St. Olaf College in Minnesota, and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology (neuropsychology track) from the University of Iowa Department of Psychology. Karin came to Brown to complete her clinical psychology internship during the 2004-2005 academic year. Following internship, she continued her training at Brown with support from an individual NIH F32 postdoctoral fellowship award. Karin’s research during her fellowship examined the relationship between cardiac functioning and cognition among elderly patients with heart failure. She plans to continue to pursue her research and clinical interests in the neuropsychology of aging and chronic illness upon completion of her fellowship.
Megan M. Kelly, Ph.D. (Butler Hospital, 8/29/05-03/23/07) received her B.A. in Behavioral Biology from the Johns Hopkins University and received her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York. Megan came to Brown after completing her internship at the Greater Hartford Clinical Psychology Internship Consortium. As a postdoctoral fellow, she worked in the Mood Disorders Research Program with her supervisors, Drs. Audrey Tyrka, Linda Carpenter, and Lawrence Price, on research studies of early adverse experiences and stress reactivity, and also received clinical supervision from Dr. Lisa Card Strong. Megan is grateful for the excellent training and mentorship in research and clinical issues that she has received from her supervisors. Upon leaving her postdoctoral fellowship, Megan will be joining the staff of the National Center for PTSD to study sex differences in response to stress and trauma, and risk and resilience factors related to postdeployment adjustment and mental health outcomes of military veterans.
Robin Locke, Ph.D. (Bradley Hospital, 9/2/05-8/28/07) received her B.A. from Boston University in 1992. She received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2005. Currently, Robin is a postdoctoral fellow with mentorship at two Brown research centers, the Bradley Early Childhood Clinical Research Center with Drs. Ron Seifer, Susan Dickstein, and Alison Miller (now at the University of Michigan) and The Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk with Drs. Linda LaGasse and Barry Lester. The Brown postdoctoral experience has provided exemplary research training within an interdisciplinary focus. Robin is very appreciative of the mentorship and guidance received during the past 2 years. Following completion of her fellowship, Robin plans to continue her research on emotional development, physiology, and behavior problems at the Early Childhood Clinical Research Center.
Makoto "MO"Ono, Ph.D. (The Miriam Hospital, 9/15/05-9/14/07) received his B.A. from University of California, Los Angelesand completed his M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. He is grateful for his experience at The Miriam Hospital beingmentored by Ronald Cohen, Ph.D., ABCN, in clinical neuropsychology. Additionally, he is equally appreciative and benefited from the outpatient and inpatient training at Rhode Island Hospital under Holly Westervelt, Ph.D., and Jennifer Davis, Ph.D. He is looking forward to continuing to practice neuropsychology back in his home state ofCalifornia.
Nanetta S. Payne, Ph.D. (Rhode Island Hospital, 7/1/06 -6/30/07) completed her B.A. in Criminal Justice at Louisiana State University and received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Jackson State University. Nanetta completed her pre-doctoral internship at Brown Medical School in the HIV/Pediatric track and then continued her training at Brown as a T-32 pediatric psychology postdoctoral fellow, under the mentorship of Dr. Larry K. Brown. Nanetta would like to thank her clinical and research mentors for superb training and mentorship. She plans to continue to pursue her research and clinical interests in the area of adolescent HIV prevention.
Carlos Israel Pérez Benítez, Ph.D. (Brown Medical School, 10/1/2004-3/30/2007) completed his Licensure in Psychology at the University of Havana, Cuba, and received his M.A and Ph.D in clinical psychology at Bowling Green State University, Ohio. Carlos came to Brown after completing his clinical internship at Cornell Medical School/ New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. As a research postdoctoral fellow at Brown, he worked on a longitudinal study of anxiety disorders under the supervision of Dr. Martin Keller. During the course of his training, he received a diversity supplement training grant from NIMH to allow him for additional opportunities to study psychopathology in minority populations. Carlos has been appointed Investigator of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown Medical School. He will continue working in the area of anxiety disorders and trauma in African Americans and Latinos.
Susan D. Raffa, Ph.D. (Brown Medical School, 1/1/06-7/31/07) received her B.A. in psychology from the Boston College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Boston University. She completed her predoctoral internship in behavioral medicine at Brown in 2004-05. Following internship, she continued her training as a clinical research postdoctoral fellow within the research core of Brown’s Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior under the mentorship of Drs. Risa Weisberg, Ivan Miller, and Martin Keller. In addition to her work on the department’s longitudinal studies of anxiety disorders and multi-site study of treatments for chronic major depression, she continued her clinical training with Dr. Jennifer Lambert at the Providence VA Medical Center, providing cognitive-behavioral therapy to veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Holly J. Ramsawh, Ph.D. (Brown Medical School, 9/5/05-6/20/07) received her B.A. in psychology from Hampton University in Hampton, VA and her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Boston University. She completed her internship at Long Island Jewish Medical Center/The Zucker Hillside Hospital in the adult track during the 2004-2005 academic training year. During her postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown, she worked under the supervision of Richard Rende, Ph.D. and Martin Keller, M.D. on a naturalistic longitudinal study of anxiety disorders. She also completed clinical training under the supervision of Donn Posner, Ph.D. at Rhode Island Hospital’s outpatient psychiatry clinic, where she saw adults with anxiety and sleep disorders. Holly will continue to develop her interests in anxiety and sleep disorders on a T32 research fellowship at the University of California, San Diego.
Christie Rizzo, Ph.D. (Brown Medical School, 7/1/05-6/30/07) received her B.A. in psychology from Barnard College of Columbia University. She later received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Southern California, specializing in research on romantic relationshipfactors in the development ofdepression during adolescence. Christie then completed her predoctoral psychology internship at Mclean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She transitioned to Brown in July of 2005 as a postdoctoral fellow in the Dept. of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, under the mentorship of Dr. Christianne Esposito-Smythers. During her fellowship, Christie served as a cognitive-behavioral interventionist on Dr. Esposito's clinical trial for suicidal, substance abusing teens.In 2006, she received the NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment award.She also prepared a K23 application to fund the development of a dating violence prevention program for adolescent girls, under the mentorship ofDrs. Larry Brown and Caron Zlotnick. Christie recently re-submitted this application to NIMH and is awaiting her reviews. Following the completion of her fellowship, Christie will join the faculty at Brown and the staff at Bradley Hospital, as a research psychologist.
Gabriella Rothman, PhD. (Rhode Island Hospital, 5/1/06-4/30/07) received her B.A. from Carleton University in 1996. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Rutgers University in 2006, after completing her pre-doctoral internship at Brown Medical School (Behavioral Medicine Track). Gabriella is currently completing her postdoctoral fellowship in behavioral medicine in the Dept. of General Internal Medicine under the mentorship of Dr. Michael Stein.
Lauren M. Weinstock, PhD (Brown Medical School, 7/1/05-6/30/07) received her A.B. in psychology and French from Duke University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she was an F31 predoctoral fellow. She completed her clinical psychology internship at Brown from 2004-2005. Following internship, she continued her research training at Brown as an F32 postdoctoral fellow, under the mentorship of Dr. Ivan Miller. In addition to her own research focused on behavioral treatment development for atypical depression, Lauren has contributed to research investigating novel treatments for depression prevention, suicide risk reduction, and substance use comorbidity in mood disorders. Upon completion of her fellowship, Lauren will continue this work with Dr. Miller in the Psychosocial Research Program at Butler Hospital, with the aim of extending her treatment development work to the study of bipolar depression.
Vanessa G. Williams, Ph.D. (Rhode Island Hospital, 8/29/05 – 8/28/07) received her B.S. in psychology from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. She obtained her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto, CA. Vanessa completed her predoctoral internship at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, where she specialized in neuropsychology and geropsychology under the mentorship of Drs. Susan McPherson and Sandy Lundgren. Following internship, she relocated to Brown Medical School to complete a two-year fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology under the excellent mentorship of Drs. Geoffrey Tremont, Holly Westervelt, and Jennifer Davis. Research interests have included the differential diagnosis of dementia and mild cognitive impairment. Upon completion of her fellowship, Vanessa plans on pursuing a career in clinical neuropsychology.
Karen Zeff, Ph.D. (Bradley Hospital, 8/29/05-8/28/07) received her B.A. in psychology at Clark University in 1999. After completing her internship at West Virginia University School of Medicine, Karen received her Ph.D. from the University of Maine in 2005. During her postdoctoral fellowship, Karen worked in residential treatment and on the acute care units at Bradley Hospital under the mentorship of Steven Barreto, Ph.D. and Marge Paccione, Ph.D. Clinically, Karen served as primary family and individual therapist for the Exeter House Residential Treatment Program, conducted skill based therapy groups on the Adolescent Inpatient Unit, and supervised doctoral students work on the Children’s Inpatient Unit. Her research initially focused on juvenile firesetting activity and she published a book chapter along with her mentors on this topic. More recently Karen’s empirical work has shifted in focus and she is currently co-leading a study investigating the efficacy of the residential treatment programs at Bradley Hospital. Upon completion of her fellowship, Karen plans to continue this line of work and will accept a position as a psychologist with Bradley Hospital.