The following faculty members will be accepting Clinical Ph.D. applications for the 2013-2014 academic year
Dr. Schultheis [Accepting as a primary mentor with Dr. Gallo as a secondary mentor]
Drs. Maria Schultheis and Jennifer Gallo: Neuropsychology, rehabilitation (traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis), functional cognition (i.e., multi-tasking, prospective memory, decision, making), the functional application of novel technologies [i.e., virtual reality (VR) simulation for driving]. Neuropsychology of aging and dementia, neurocognitive correlates of goal-directed activities, behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with dementia.
Dr. Kloss and Dr. Spiers [Primary mentor TBD]
Drs. Jacqueline Kloss and Mary Spiers specialize in women’s health psychology. Together they comprehensively study women’s health by focusing on the interplay between women’s hormones, cognitive health, and stress and coping within a sociocultural context. Specifically, they are currently examining the cognitive, hormonal, and behavioral underpinnings of women’s sleep. Taken together, they study the health of women throughout the lifespan from late adolescence into elderly populations. The crossover between clinical neuropsychology (Dr. Spiers) and behavioral medicine (Dr. Kloss) provides niche training for students to develop expertise in these areas.
Dr. Geller
Dr. Pamela Geller: The association between stressful life events and mental and physical health outcomes, particularly in the area of women's reproductive health (maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, perinatal loss, infertility; parenting a child in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)).
Dr. Daly and Dr. Chute [Dr. Daly as primary mentor with Dr. Chute as secondary mentor, for Pediatric Neuropsychology]
Dr. Brian Daly: Pediatric psychology; child and adolescent psychology; assessment and treatment of children with chronic illness; assessment and treatment of youth with trauma; adolescent risk behaviors; evidence-based psychosocial interventions for youth; prevention & resiliency in urban youth; school mental health promotion.
Dr. Douglas Chute: neuropsychology and rehabilitation; technological applications for the cognitively compromised and those with acquired brain injuries; cognitive neuroscience in normal and educational environments.
Dr. Forman and Dr. Herbert
Dr. Evan Forman: mechanisms and measurement of psychotherapy outcome, cognitive-behavioral and acceptance based psychotherapies, the development and evaluation of acceptance-based interventions for health behavior change (for problems of obesity and cardiac disease) as well as mood and anxiety disorders.
Dr. James Herbert: anxiety disorders, cognitive behavior therapy (including acceptance and mindfulness-based interventions), the role of empiricism in clinical psychology, remote treatment delivery.
Dr. Art Nezu and Dr. Christine Maguth Nezu
Dr. Arthur M. Nezu: Social problem solving as a moderator of stress associated with chronic illness (e.g., heart failure, hypertension, cancer) and with military deployment; Problem-solving therapy (PST) for chronic illness co-morbid with depression; PST to prevent psychopathology among previously deployed Veterans; PST for depression; psychotherapy research.
Dr. Christine Maguth Nezu: Cognitive behavioral assessment and treatments, behavioral medicine, social/interpersonal problem solving, PST (Problem-Solving Therapy) for behavioral, mood, and personality disorders, including applications for persons with heart disease and cancer, returning military, and veterans. Additional areas of interest include clinical case formulation/decision making, integrative psychotherapy approaches, and spiritual interventions & CBT.
Dr. Goldstein
Dr. Naomi Goldstein: Forensic psychology, juvenile justice, forensic mental health assessment, Miranda rights comprehension, anger management and aggression reduction, juvenile probation, and international/cross-cultural research on adolescents' capacities to make legal decisions.
Dr. Heilbrun
Dr. Kirk Heilbrun: Forensic mental health assessment, violence risk assessment and risk management, interventions to reduce risk, diversion and community corrections
The following faculty members will be accepting JD/Ph.D. applications for the 2013-2014 academic year
Dr. Goldstein
Dr. Naomi Goldstein: Forensic psychology, juvenile justice, forensic mental health assessment, Miranda rights comprehension, anger management and aggression reduction, juvenile probation, and international/cross-cultural research on adolescents' capacities to make legal decisions.
Dr. DeMatteo
Dr. David DeMatteo: Psychopathy, forensic mental health assessment, mental health law, and alternatives to standard prosecution (for offenders who are drug-involved and/or seriously mentally ill).
Dr. Heilbrun
Dr. Kirk Heilbrun: Forensic mental health assessment, violence risk assessment and risk management, interventions to reduce risk, diversion and community corrections
Dr. Kounios will be accepting ACBS Ph.D. applications with his second mentor TBD for the 2013-2014 academic year
Dr. Kounios [Primary mentor; Secondary mentor TBD]
Dr. John Kounios: cognitive psychology/cognitive neuroscience, focusing on problem solving, intelligence, and creativity; specializing in electrophysiological methods (EEG, ERP, neurofeedback), and other behavioral and neuroimaging methods (e.g., fMRI); neuroplasticity and cognitive training.
Dr. Felicia Hurewitz [Potential secondary mentor]
Dr. Felicia Hurewitz: Developmental psychology, sentence processing (online measures such as eyetracking), autism spectrum disorders (focusing on educational approaches and assistive technology), numerical cognition and dyscalculia, computerized interventions for learning.
Dr. Thomas Hewett [Potential secondary mentor]: Cognitive engineering, human factors of computing systems, development and deployment of software for creative work, field research and methodologies for evaluation of software tools, instructional computing for professional development.