Mitch Abrams, Psy.D., C.W. Post/Long Island University, 1998. Clinician Administrator, RUCHC, Coordinator of Forensic Psychology Training; Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Department, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Interests: Correctional Psychology; Anger Management; Violence; Trauma; Sports Psychology.
Rashi Aggarwal, M.D., Government Medical College, Jammu, India, 1997. Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, NJMS. Interests: Empathy in Medicine; Reproductive Psychiatry; Medical Education; Role of International Students in Medical Education.
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.
Joshua Avondoglio, Ph.D., The University of Memphis, 2007. Forensic Mental Health Clinician, Rutgers UCHC. Licensed Psychologist. Interests: Correctional Psychology, Personality Disorders, Motivational Interviewing, Assessment of Malingering.
Gregory Benson, Psy.D., Yeshiva University, 1998. Director of Psychology Training, Clinician Supervisor, Internship Program and Adult Outpatient Services, RUBHC Newark. Interests: Chronic Mental Illness; Character Pathology; Integrative Psychotherapy; Psychology Training.
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.
Danielle T. Graddick, Psy.D., Wright State University School of Professional Psychology (SOPP), 2019. Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Rutgers UBHC. Licensed Psychologist in NJ & NY. Interests: Trauma; Child & Adolescent Self-Esteem; Cultural Competency/Humility; Forensic Psychology.
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.
Heidi Haiken, LCSW, University of Illinois-Chicago, 1984; MPH, UMDNJ, 1993. Coordinator of Social Work Services, FXB Program, School of Nursing, UMDNJ. Interests: HIV; Pediatrics; Women’s Health Care; Group Therapy.
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.
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.
Schenike Massie-Lambert, Ph.D., Adelphi University-Derner Institute, 2014. Program Coordinator- Rutgers Children’s Center for Resilience & Trauma Recovery. Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Interests: Developmental impact of Trauma; Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth; Radical Healing; Interpersonal/Relational Issues; Race-Based Traumatic Stress; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion.
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.
Guillermo Parra, Ph.D., Long Island University, 1989. Forensic Mental Health Clinician, RUBHC/RUCHC. Interests: Forensic Psychology; psychological testing.
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.
Beata Zammit, MSW. Hunter College, 2003. Social Work Coordinator, FXB Center. Licensed Clinical Social Work, Licensed Master Social Worker (NY), Certificate in Hypnotherapy, CMPS- one year professional program in modern psychoanalysis. Interests: Individual and Groups; Psychodynamic Therapy; Psychophysiological Disorder Treatment; Pet Assisted Psychotherapy; Hypno-Behavioral Therapy and Hypnoanalysis; Gender related issues.