Current Lab Personnel          Alumni (Doctoral Program)           Alumni (Masters Program)

 

	CURRENT LAB PERSONNEL:
	Evan Forman, Ph.D. Evan received his B.A. from Cornell University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in 1999. He completed clinical internships and fellowships at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Beck Institute with specialties in cognitive-behavioral therapy, trauma-related disorders and suicidality. Currently he serves as an Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology.. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate psychology courses including Principles of Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Theories, and Theories and Practice of Clinical Psychology. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and their 3-year-old son. Interests include running, cycling, backpacking and traveling. Email: evan.forman@drexel.edu        Faculty Page        Vita (pdf)
	James Herbert, Ph.D. James D. Herbert pursued his undergraduate work at the University of Texas at Austin and liberal arts studies in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He received his doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and completed a clinical internship at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. He currently serves as Professor of Psychology, Director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Program at Drexel, and Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. He currently resides in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. He enjoys martial arts (he is a black belt in Kenpo Karate), running, cycling, and gardening. Email: james.herbert@drexel.edu        Faculty Page        Vita (pdf)
	Kara Blacker Kara is a second year Master's student. She is from Bridgeport, Ohio. She has a B.A. from Wheeling Jesuit University, where she played soccer. Her research interests include neuroimaging applications in pain research and chemical senses research. She anticipates graduation in 2009. Email: kjb57@drexel.edu
	Jessica Collins Jessica is currently finishing her master's thesis in which she is examining both the independent and interactive effects of physical activity and dietary restraint on body image satisfaction, in a sample of college freshman women. She is originally from Yardley, PA and received her bachelor’s degree from Loyola College in Maryland. Her areas of interest include anxiety disorders, specifically in their relation to body image issues, and adolescent psychopathology. She also enjoys exploring Philadelphia, reading, running, and coffee shops. Jessica anticipates graduation in 2008.  Email: jac344@drexel.edu
	Erica England Erica is from Yarmouth, Maine and received her B.A. in Psychology from Amherst College. She completed her Master's thesis in Spring 2008 and is currently working on her doctoral dissertation, which will involve a comparison of exposure-based treatments for public speaking anxiety. Her research interests include treatment outcome and empirical validation of treatments (particularly component research) for anxiety and mood disorders. She has completed practica in Drexel's Center City and Main Campus counseling centers and at the Hospital of UPenn Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. She is currently the Lab Coordinator for the Forman/Herbert lab. Her duties include being a therapist in the Social Anxiety Treatment Program, as well as supervising and training other lab members. She is also the lab's unofficial "Social Coordinator" and enjoys planning lab events. She anticipates beginning internship in 2009 and graduating in 2010. Erica enjoys pugs, trying new restaurants in Philly, playing Dance Dance Revolution, and spending time with family in Maine. Email: ee38@drexel.edu
	Elizabeth Goetter Elizabeth is a 2nd year student in the Ph.D. program. She received her B.S. in psychology from Regis University, in Denver, Colorado. She is currently preparing to propose her Master’s Thesis, which will examine the moderating role of mindfulness on the relationship between rumination and cognitive flexibility and problem solving. Elizabeth is also interested in research that examines mechanisms of action in cognitive-behavioral and acceptance-based therapies for mood and anxiety disorders. She is a therapist in the Social Anxiety Treatment Program and the Graduate Student Counseling Center. She anticipates graduating in 2012. Elizabeth also enjoys listening to music, cooking, and playing Scrabble. Email: emg45@drexel.edu
	Christina Goodwin Christina is a first year Master's student. She was raised in Virginia Beach, VA and graduated from Virginia Tech (GO HOKIES!) in May of 2007 with a B.S. in Psychology. Her current interests include treatment adherence and efficacy for suicidal, anxious, and depressive populations. Christina is looking forward to her first year of graduate school, getting to know Philly, and Hokie football season! Email: clg46@drexel.edu
	Kimberly Hoffman Kimberly is 4th year student in the Ph.D. program. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Villanova University in 2003. In the Winter of 2008, she defended her Master’s Thesis, an Acceptance-based Behavioral Intervention for Weight Loss.  In July of 2008, she proposed her Dissertation which aims to compare the effectiveness of acceptance-based coping strategies and standard cognitive coping strategies for sweet cravings in overweight and obese women. Broadly, Kimberly is interested in clinical outcome research for the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders as well as obesity. Last year, she completed a practicum rotation on the Adolescent and Eating Disorder Units at Friends Hospital. Currently, she is a therapist in Drexel University’s Social Anxiety Treatment Program and Student Counseling Center as well as a practicum student in the Special Immunology Family Care Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She anticipates graduating in 2010. Kimberly enjoys reading in coffee shops and spending time with friends. Email: klh56@drexel.edu
	Adrienne Juarascio Adrienne is a first year student in the PhD program. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in May of 2008 and is originally from Baltimore, Maryland. Adrienne is currently working in both the Forman-Herbert Lab and the Lowe Lab as her research interests involve the use of acceptance based treatments for eating disorders. She is also interested in relational frame theory and plans to study how relational frames might contribute to the development and maintenance of disordered eating. She anticipates graduating in 2013. Adrienne's other interests include trying out new restaurants and spending time with friends. She also enjoys theater, museums, and chocolate. Email: adrienne.s.juarascio@drexel.edu
	Kathleen Marquez Kathleen is a Master's student from Vineland, New Jersey and received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. She is currently preparing to propose her Master's Thesis on rapid response to treatment, specifically looking at CBT and ACT and what mediates rapid response in both in a depressed population. Kathleen's research interests are centered on mood disorders and treatment outcome. She is a screening coordinator at the Student Counseling Center and is part of the ongoing research study being conducted that examines treatment outcome for CBT and ACT. She enjoys traveling and trying different, exotic cuisines. Email: km337@drexel.edu
	Kathleen McGrath Katie is a native of Philadelphia. She received her B.A. from The George Washington University. Her research interests include: treatment integrity; the evaluation of CBT and ACT for the treatment of anxiety disorders; therapeutic processes, mechanisms of action, and outcomes. Clinically, Katie is interested in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, and she is currently completing a practicum at the Anxiety and Agoraphobia Treatment Center. Katie enjoys independent films and playing with her dog Lucy. One day she hopes to travel the world by freighter ship. Email: kbm29@drexel.edu
	Ethan Moitra Ethan is from Cleveland, Ohio and received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia. He is currently on internship at West Virginia University Medical Center. His interests include social anxiety; chronic medical conditions, such as HIV; and integrating mental health care into the primary care setting. He anticipates graduating in 2009. Ethan enjoys cooking, watching movies, and attending live music events. Email: em742@drexel.edu
	Jennie Park Jennie's current research interests include examining the behavioral, environmental, and neurobiological mechanisms that confer vulnerability to mood and anxiety disorders. She is also interested in examining the use of acceptance-based frameworks for increasing distress tolerance skills, particularly in experientially avoidant populations. She enjoys traveling, trying all different types of food, crossword puzzles, playing and watching sports, and, of course, playing with her dog, Cubby! Email: jap323@drexel.edu
	Stephanie Rabin Stephanie is from Syracuse, NY, and is beginning her first year in the clinical Ph.D. program. She received her B.S. in Biology & Society from Cornell University, and has spent the past two years working as a research assistant in an anxiety disorders lab at the NIMH. Her research interests include the etiology and treatment of anxiety disorders, individual differences in response to treatment, and acceptance-based therapies. She is new to Philadelphia and can’t wait to become acquainted with the city! Email: stephanie.j.rabin@drexel.edu
	Lori Tuscan Lori is originally from Madison, Maine and received a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. She is a student in the Master’s experimental psychology program and works in the Social Anxiety Treatment and Research Program. She is currently working on her thesis proposal which will use functional near-infrared spectroscopy to research the biological basis of social phobia. Her interests include anxiety disorders, the role of the frontal lobes in psychopathology, and rehabilitation strategies in various types of agnosia. She anticipates graduating in 2007. Her future plans include obtaining a PhD in clinical psychology and promoting further integration of biological research into clinical psychology and its applications. Lori enjoys traveling, camping, reading, and learning about the history of science and technology. Email: lt68@drexel.edu
	Erica Yuen Erica is a 3rd year student in the Ph.D. program. She grew up in New Jersey, and received her bachelor's degree from Rutgers University where she studied computer science, psychology, and English.  Her research interests include CBT, ACT, treatment outcome, anxiety disorders, and utilization of technology for treatment delivery.  She currently works as a therapist at UPENN's Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety and at Drexel's Social Anxiety Treatment Program.  She previously worked as a therapist at the Drexel Student Counseling Center and was the Graduate Assistant for Practicum Training for 2 years.  Her hobbies include reading, writing, biking, and traveling.  Anticipated year of graduation is 2011. Email: eky23@drexel.edu
	ALUMNI (Doctoral Program):
	LeeAnn Cardaciotto, Ph.D. After graduating from Drexel in 2005, LeeAnn completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Delaware, and subsequently joined UD's Department of Psychology faculty as a Visiting Assistant Professor for the 2006-2007 academic year. She was then appointed to the faculty at La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA, where she is the Director of Field Placement for the M.A. Program in Clinical-Counseling Psychology. Her research and clinical interests focus on constructs related to psychological wellness, including mindfulness, acceptance, defusion/ decentering, and self-compassion. Her work in this area began with the development of the Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale (PHLMS; Cardaciotto et al., 2008), and she hopes to explore other ways of measuring mindfulness that go beyond self-report. LeeAnn currently resides in Philadelphia with her husband, and when she's not at work, she's usually spending time with family and friends, reading, or at the gym taking part in “Boot Camp” or spinning classes. Website                        Email: cardaciotto@lasalle.edu
	Kia Crittenden, Ph.D. Kia Crittenden, Ph.D. received her B.S. in psychology from Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1998 and her doctorate in clinical psychology from Drexel University in 2004 under the mentorship of Dr. James D. Herbert. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan in the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Department where she remained as a post-doctoral fellow. During her fellowship, Dr. Crittenden continued to perform duties on the consultation-liaison service, while also serving as the psychology fellow with the Henry Ford Hospital Organ Transplant Institute and as house psychology resident within the Henry Ford Hospital Chronic Pelvic Pain Clinic within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Following the completion of the fellowship in 2005, Dr. Crittenden joined the MedAvante, Inc. team, where she continues to work as a clinical interviewer for pharmaceutical company sponsored CNS clinical trail research.
	Kristy Dalrymple, Ph.D. Kristy received her B.A. from Hope College in Holland, MI, and her Ph.D. from Drexel in 2005. She completed her clinical internship at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY, and a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Brown Medical School in Providence, RI. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor (Research) in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown Medical School, and a Staff Psychologist at Rhode Island Hospital. She conducted a preliminary trial on ACT for social phobia for her dissertation, and she has continued this line of research by developing an acceptance-based behavioral treatment for individuals with comorbid depression and social phobia. She currently is conducting a small randomized trial of this intervention, sponsored by a grant from NARSAD: The Mental Health Research Association. Email: kristy_dalrymple@brown.edu
	Brandon Gaudiano, Ph.D. Brandon Gaudiano, Ph.D. obtained his doctorate in clinical psychology at Drexel University in 2004 under the mentorship of Dr. James Herbert. He completed his predoctoral clinical internship at Brown University. Following graduation, he stayed at Brown to complete a National Institute of Mental Health-funded postdoctoral research fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Ivan Miller, Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor (Research) of Psychiatry at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Gaudiano works at Brown-affiliated Butler Hospital, where he conducts research as a faculty member in the Psychosocial Research Program. He currently receives grant funding from the National Institute of Mental Health and NARSAD: The Mental Health Research Association to study new treatments for patients with severe mood disorders. Website                        Email: Brandon_Gaudiano@brown.edu
	Angela Gorman, Ph.D. Angela A. Gorman, Ph.D. recieved her B.A. in psychology from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, TX in 2000, her M.A. in Clinical/Counseling Psychology from Cleveland State University in 2002, and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Drexel University in 2006. She completed her clinical internship at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA in 2006, and will complete her post-doctoral fellowship in child psychology in December 2008. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry Department at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/College of Medicine. In addition to her faculty appointment at the HMC/COM, she will begin in an administrative position at the new Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (PPI, a product of the partnership between HMC and Pinnacle Health systems), on the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit. At PPI, she will establish a CBT-based clinical program for inpatient youth, and a CBT training program for psychiatry residents and students. Her areas of child/adolescent-focused clinical and research interest include: CBT, PTSD, ADHD, anxiety disorders, and multicultural/diverity issues in psychology and psychiatry. She currently resides in Harrisburg, PA, with her husband and son.
	Elizabeth Nolan, Ph.D. “Becky” Mintzer Nolan graduated from Drexel’s Clinical Psychology Program in 2005. Her dissertation research, completed under the mentorship of Dr. James Herbert, focused on the long-term effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral treatment for social anxiety disorder. Becky completed her predoctoral internship at Friends Hospital in Philadelphia, focusing on the delivery of services for individuals with mood, anxiety, and eating disorders. Upon graduation, Becky accepted a post-doctoral fellowship at the University Counseling Center at Villanova University. Becky has been working in private practice for the past two years and is interested in the use of evidence-based treatments in her work. She is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania with offices in Rosemont and King of Prussia. Becky resides in the Philadelphia suburbs with her husband and two young children.
	Meagan Parmley, Ph.D. Meagan Carleton Parmley, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist originally from Connecticut. She graduated from Clark University in Worcester, MA in 2000 and then attended Drexel University where she was mentored by James D. Herbert, Ph.D. She graduated in 2006 and went on to complete her post-doctoral training at The Cognitive Behavioral Institute in Albuquerque, NM. Her interests include mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, acceptance based cognitive therapies and working with diverse patient populations. She continues to work at The Cognitive Behavioral Institute and now also works part time at the New Sunrise Regional Treatment Center, a residential treatment program for Native American adolescents in Acoma, NM. She enjoys running and hiking with her dogs, skiing, traveling and spending time with friends.   Email: carletonparm@hotmail.com
	Ian Sharp, Ph.D. Upon completion of the Ph.D. program in 2003, Ian spent two years as an NIMH Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Psychopathology Research Unit in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania with Aaron T. Beck and Greg Brown. In 2005, he joined a small start-up company, MedAvante, as a clinician/trainer and research scientist. MedAvante provides centralized clinical assessments via telephone and videoconferencing for pharmaceutical trials. His current research interests at MedAvante include telepsychiatry, rating scale development and evaluation, and the assessment of suicidality in clinical trials. Email: IS@medavante.net
	Peter Yeomans, Ph.D. Peter graduated from Drexel’s Clinical Psychology program in 2008. His dissertation was funded by multiple sources and used an experimental design to explore the effect of PTSD psychoeducation in a rural and indigent Burundian sample. He received an award at graduation for “showing the most promise” among doctoral students in the social sciences. He currently works as a psychology fellow in traumatic stress at the San Francisco Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center. Peter intends to continue to build his expertise in clinical issues related to traumatic stress within the VA or at a similar medical center setting. His interests include cultural influences on psychopathology, PTSD, couples and family therapy, and the current rise of acceptance and mindfulness-based therapeutic frameworks. Peter is a proud husband and father of two children. Email: Peter.Yeomans@va.gov
	ALUMNI (Masters Program):
	Amanda Feinstein, M.S. After working in the Forman-Herbert lab for two years, Amanda completed her masters degree in 2008. Her thesis combined her interests in acceptance and mindfulness with her primary focus of pediatric health psychology (pain management/coping, in particular). Collecting data at a local Philadelphia children's hospital, Amanda found some interesting and significant results in her thesis titled Acceptance as a Moderator of Functional Variables in Adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, which she hopes to publish in the near future. She is now working towards a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Georgia State University continuing to integrate her interests in ACT and pediatric pain. Amanda also teaches Therapeutic Yoga to children and adults. Email: afeinstein1@student.gsu.edu