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Danielle Nelson, PhD

Internship:

Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Pediatric Psychology 

Dissertation:

Sexting and Mandatory Reporting: Ethical Issues in Youth Psychotherapy
 

Career:

Assistant Professor of Clinical Child Psychology and Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine. My primary role is working as a pediatric psychologist in the primary care clinic and completing psychodiagnostic evaluations at the Yale Child Study Center. I am also an assessment supervisor for the psychology fellows and a precepting attending for the medical residents.

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Taylor Stephens, MS

Internship:

Cleveland Clinic Children's Pediatric Behavioral Health Residency

Dissertation:

Behavioral Intervention Technologies for children & Adolescents: Need, Feasibility, & Scalability

Fellowship:

Cleveland Clinic Children's Pediatric Behavioral Health Postdoctoral Fellowship

Career:

I worked at Adjunct Faculty, Palo Alto University Undergraduate Program (2021-2022) and currently, a Pediatric Psychologist at Cleveland Clinic Children's.

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Ashley Elefant Baratz, PhD

Internship:

Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) in Mountain View

Dissertation:

Career:

I have my own private practice where I specialize in assessments for neurodivergent adolescents and adults in Walnut Creek, CA part-time. I also work part-time in an integrated behavioral health center, Axis Community Health, in Pleasanton, CA. I do evaluations for patients in their pediatrics, primary care, and behavioral health departments. I'm also currently supervising students at the Wright Institute CBT clinic in Berkeley, CA.

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Erin (Furay) Soares, MS

Internship: 

Denver Health Medical Center

Dissertation:

Analysis of Suicide Risk Factors After Use of an Online Depression Prevention Program (CATCH-IT) For Adolescents

Fellowship:

Denver Health in Primary Care with an Emphasis in Infant Mental Health

Career:

I'm a licensed clinical psychologist in Denver Health’s Pediatric Emergency Department and Urgent Care (PEDUC).

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Caitriona Tilden, MS

Internship:

VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System - SMI Track

Dissertation:

Depression Prevention Outcomes of an Online Program and Sibling Relationship
 

Fellowship:

VA San Diego Healthcare System - Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) Fellowship

 

Career:

Staff Psychologist, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System - Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)

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Kimberly (Blears) Bausback, MS

Internship: 

California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC)/Sutter Health Child Psychotherapy and Assessment Track

Dissertation:

Meta-Analysis of Parent Training Programs Utilizing Behavioral Intervention Technologies

Career:

Children’s Health Council Schwab Learning Center Assessment Psychologist

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Ben Dickter, PhD

Internship:

Wilford Hall Ambulatory and Surgical Center at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX

Dissertation:

Suicidal Risk and Online Depression Prevention for Adolescents
 

Career:

Aviation psychologist at Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, NM

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Haley Cook, MS

Internship:

Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY

Dissertation:

Impact of Stigma and Discrimination on Neurocognitive Impairment Among Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV/AIDS 

Career:

I'm currently working as a research coordinator at Northwell Health in the Center for Traumatic Stress, Resilience, and Recovery. 

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Megan (Jones) Higinbotham, PhD

Internship:

Agnesian Healthcare - St Agnes Hospital in Fond du lac Wisconsin

Dissertation:

A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Behavioral Interventions Technologies and Face-to-face Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Depression

Career:

Started my own private practice over a year ago in my hometown of Torrance, CA

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Genna Alie, PhD

Internship: 

Harris County Juvenile Probation Department in Houston, TX.

Dissertation:

Examining the Efficacy of Human Support on a Behavioral Intervention Technology for Youth

Career:

I am a postdoctoral fellow at Athans and Associates in Park Ridge, IL.

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Shweta Ghosh, PhD

Internship:

MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western SOM-Pediatric and Clinical Child Psychology

Dissertation:

International Study on Self-Harming Behaviors in Transitional Aged Youth

Career:

Attending Pediatric Psychologist, specializing in Sickle Cell Disease and Oncology, at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. I work predominantly in outpatient ambulatory settings to provide problem-focused, time-limited EBPs to our patients in an effort to reduce health inequities and improve access to care for minoritized youth and their families. I am also part of our residency/psychology training programs. 

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Andrea Spear, PhD

Internship:

Frontier Health, Scott County Behavioral Health Services in VA

Dissertation:

Impact of Adolescent Beliefs and Past Treatment Experiences on an Online Depression Prevention Program

Career:

I am licensed in Virginia and currently working on getting my Tennessee licensure

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Julia Rogers, PhD

Internship:

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Dissertation:

Role of Human Support and Online Depression Prevention for Adolescents

 

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Kara Nishimuta, MS

Internship:

University of Florida Health Sciences Center in Health Psychology

Dissertation:

Why Do I Hurt? A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Online Intervention for Chronic Pain

Career:

University of Kansas Medical Center in Onco-Psychology. Will be staying on as faculty here starting in September, but will be in Heart Transplant and Advanced Heart Therapies.

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Rosie Perales, PhD

Internship:

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Dissertation:

Gender Differences in the Outcomes of an Internet-Based Intervention for Depression Prevention in Adolescents

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