Mitch Abrams, Psy.D., C.W. Post/Long Island University, 1998. Chief Psychologist, Rutgers - UCHC, Coordinator of Forensic Psychology Training; Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Department, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Interests: Correctional Psychology; Anger Management; Violence; Trauma; Sports Psychology.
Nicole Attaway, Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2004. Psychologist, Adult Partial Hospitalization Program, Extended Treatment Division, RUBHC. Interests: Addiction Treatment and Prevention; Dual Diagnosis and Treatment, Spiritual Coping; Program Development; Multicultural Issues; Community Psychology and Prevention Services.
Brittany Bertani, Psy.D. LaSalle University, 2018. Forensic Mental Health Clinician, Northern State Prison. Licensed Psychologist, NJ. Interests: Correctional Psychology; Trauma-Informed Care; Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment; Treatment of Childhood Abuse; Complex Trauma and Personality Disorders.
James Cassidy, Psy.D., Widener University, 2000. Forensic Specialist/Psychologist, Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, RUCHC. Interests: Forensic Psychology; Divorce/Child Custody; Child Sexual Abuse.
Anthony Deo, M.D., Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2012. Assistant Professor, New Jersey Medical School. Medical license NJ, NY, ABNP Diplomate in Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Interests: Child and Adolescent Onset Psychosis.
Beata Sylvia Geyer, Ph.D., Fairleigh Dickinson University, 2001. Neuropsychologist, RUBHC, Child and Adolescent Outpatient Services, and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry-NJMS. Interests: Neuropsychology; Child Psychology; Cultural Issues in Assessment, Therapeutic Assessment; ADHD.
Harry Green, Psy.D., Widener University, 2000. Clinician Administrator, RUCHC. Interests: Correctional Psychology; Criminal Responsibility; Sex Offenders; CBT.
Andrew Greenberg, Psy.D. Albizu University (Miami Campus), 2003. Forensic Mental Health Clinician, UCHC. Licensed Psychologist, NJ. Interests: Risk Factors Contributing to the Commission of Serious Criminal Behavior by Otherwise Law Abiding Citizens; Positive Psychology; Motivational Interviewing.
Claire V. Hipol-Ligot, Ph.D. Walden University, 2017. Psychologist Adult Outpatient Services. Credentials in: Rehabilitation; Marriage and Family Therapy; Clinical alcohol and Chemical Counseling; Professional Counseling; Certified Clinical Supervisor. Interests: Cognitive Remediation/Compensatory Coping in Schizophrenia; Autism, ADHD and Mild Cognitive Impairment; Cross-Cultural Diversity (LGBTQ) and Phase of Life Adjustment; Relapse Prevention in Substance/Behavioral and Co-occurring Disorders; Coping with Women’s Simple and Complex Trauma.
Brooke Joplin, Ph.D., Auburn University, 2022. Forensic Mental Health Clinician, Northern State Prison, Licensed Psychologist, NJ. Interests: Correctional Psychology; Trauma-Informed Care; Crisis Intervention; Relapse Prevention, Chronic Mental Illenss; Personality Disorders; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Christine Lang, M.A. in Forensic Psychology. Argosy University, 2010. Mental Health Clinician II at Northern State Prison, Rutgers UCHC. Interests: Trauma Informed Care, Chronic Mental Illness, Crisis Intervention, Personality Disorders, and Mindfulness.
Stephanie Marcello, Ph.D., Temple University, 2007. Program Director, Training and Education, Chief Psychologist, RUBHC, Director, Psychology Internship Programs, Piscataway and Newark. Interests: Trauma-Informed Care; Treatment of PTSD; Co-occurring Disorders; Serious Mental Illness; Implementation of EBP’s; Motivational Interviewing; CBT.
Maria Mendez, BA. Passaic CC & Union CC, 1992. Mental Health Specialist, RUBHC Child and Adolescent Outpatient Services. Interests: Child Group Therapy; Behavioral Management.
Suzi Millar, Psy.D. Marywood University, 2011. Program Manager, RUBHC School and Community Based Programs. Licensed Clinical Psychologist, NJ. Interests: Trauma Informed Care; Multicultural Competency; Dialectic Behavioral Therapy; Family Systems; Group Therapy.
Douglas J. Opler, M.D., State University of New York Downstate, 2008. Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, NJMS. Interests: Psychosomatic medicine/Consult-liaison psychiatry; Psychopharmacology.
Luz Oramas, LCSW. Rutgers University, 2002. Program Manager, EISS, RUBHC. Interests: Adolescent Psychotherapy; Crisis Intervention.
Kristin Pitman, Psy.D., Chestnut Hill College, 2015. Program Manager, Newark Outpatient Services.
Luba Rafalson, Ph.D. Rutgers University, 2004. Forensic Mental Health Clinician, UCHC. Licensed Psychologist in NJ. Interests: Correctional Psychology; Complex Trauma; Crisis Management; CBT; Working with Incarcerated Women.
Jonathan M. Riley, Ph.D. Yeshiva University 1993. Forensic Mental Health Clinician, Rutgers-UCHC, New Jersey State Prison. Experimental and Clinical Health Psychology. Interests: Forensic Psychology, Sexual Offender Evaluation and Treatment.
Deborah Skibbee, Ph.D., Seton Hall University, 2001. Forensic Mental Health Clinician, Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, RUCHC. Interests: Borderline Personality Disorder; Dissociative Identity Disorder; Arts in Mental Health; Training, Program Development.
Shoshana Sperling, Psy.D. in School and Clinical Psychology. Pace University, 2003. Psychologist at the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) Student Health Services Center. Licensed Psychologist in State of NJ. Post doctorate in Childhood Trauma. Interests: Integrated Health Care, Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD.
Debra Waksberg, M.S.W., Yeshiva University, 1998. Program Coordinator, Collaborative Partial Hospitalization Program, RUBHC. Interests: Crisis Management, Community Integration, Program Development.
Mihiri Williams, Psy.D., Univeristy of Hartford Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology (GIPP), 2020. Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Rutgers UBHC. Licensed Psychologist in NJ & NY. Interests: Perinatal, infant, and early childhood mental health; Child & Adolescent Trauma; Cultural Competency/Humility.
