Internship faculty represent a broad range of backgrounds and areas of expertise:

 

Name: Nancy Bloom

Degree: Psy.D.

Date of degree: 2001

Granting institution: Rutgers University, The Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology

Current clinical role or title: Supervising Psychologist, Mount Lucas site

Primary theoretical orientation: Integrated psychotherapeutic approach to treatment informed by cognitive-behavioral, family systems, and psychodynamic theories.

Primary clinical interests/areas of expertise: Substance abuse, mood/anxiety disorders, women's issues, parenting and family concerns, adolescent psychopathology, sport psychology.

Research interests (if any): Treatment outcome, family intervention, motivational enhancement.

Selected professional publications:

Boyd-Franklin, N. & Bloom, N. L. (1999). A case example of the multisystemic approach. In N. Boyd-Franklin & B. H. Bry, Reaching Out in Family Therapy: Home-Based, School, and Community Interventions. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Morgenstern, J., Nakashian, M., Woolis, D. D., Gibson, F., Bloom, N. L., & Kaulback, B. G. (2003). CASAWORKS for Families: A new treatment model for substance abusing parenting women on welfare. Evaluation Review.

Other professional accomplishments: Visiting faculty - Rutgers, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP); Clinical supervisor for GSAPP doctoral students; Development and implementation of the first of its kind in NJ special needs residential treatment program for incarcerated adolescents; Mental health training for Juvenile Justice Commission youth workers; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Training Grant Fellow.

Anything else: I look forward to our internship program as I truly enjoy working with and helping students to develop and grow. I am a former educator and I believe that teaching will always be an inherent part of who I am. 

Name: NATALIE EDMOND

Degree: PsyD

Date of Degree: 2003

Granting Institution: Wright State University School of Professional Psychology

Current Clinical Role or Title: Director, Women's Program

Primary Theoretical Orientation: Integrated (relational/cultural and cognitive behavioral)

Primary Clinical Interests/Areas of Expertise: Women's issues, treatment of trauma, multicultural issues (particularly race, gender, and sexual orientation) and their integration with psychotherapy, group therapy, treatment of co-occurring disorders

Other Professional Accomplishments: Presentations to professional staff and in the community on issues such as:  emotional eating, stigma of seeking mental health services in minority communities, treatment of Katrina victims, cognitive behavioral therapy, treatment of women who have experienced trauma, racial issues in treatment, special considerations when working with LGBT population, and challenges in the treatment of co-occurring disorders.

Name: LUCILLE ESRALEW

Degree: PhD

Date of Degree: 1999

Granting Institution: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University

Current Clinical Role or Title: Testing Supervisor Psychology Internship Program

Primary Theoretical Orientation: Cognitive-behavioral

Primary Clinical Interests/Areas of Expertise: Neuropsychological/psychological testing, geropsychology, health psychology; delivery of mental health services to non-traditional populations, group therapy

Research Interests: Models of effective service delivery, intervention outcomes

Other Professional Accomplishments:  

Helped in development of four unique mental health programs: 1) Ft. Washington Houses Senior Center Social Respite - one of the first municipally funded programs for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease in NY, 2) Integrated Service Delivery Team- intensive case management team for developmental disabled adults with mental health diagnoses, 3) Statewide Clinical Consultation and Training - statewide team that confers with screening centers and mental health providers regarding services for developmentally disabled adults with mental health diagnoses, 4) 2D unit - only 10-bed unit in NJ outside the state hospital system dedicated to the psychiatric inpatient treatment of developmentally disabled/mental ill adults.

Healthcare Professional of the Year: 2002 Hudson Milestones

Personal Comments: I maintain a part-time private practice in Princeton. I live in the area with my husband and teenage daughter; my older daughter works for US Geological Survey as a hydrologist and is pursuing a master's at UPenn.

Name:  ELIZABETH FRENKEL

Degree:  Ph.D.

Date of degree:  2002

Granting institution:  Miami University of Ohio

Current clinical role or title:  Supervising Psychologist, Eating Disorders Program

Primary theoretical orientation:  Interpersonal/Family Systems

Primary clinical interests/areas of expertise:  Eating Disorders, Trauma, Women's Issues, Child/Adolescent Psychopathology

Research interests:  Eating Disorders, Trauma

Selected professional publications:

Frenkel, E., & O'Dougherty Wright, M.  (2002). Factors predicting revictimization and resilience in incest survivors.  In D. Roth (Ed.), New research in mental health, Vol. 15.  Columbus, OH:  Ohio Department of Mental Health.

Frenkel, E. A., & Wright, M. O.  (2001). The cumulative impact of abuse across the life span:  Child sexual abuse and adult revictimization.  In K. Franey, R. Geffner, & R. Falconer (Eds.), The cost of child maltreatment:  Who pays?  We all do (pp. 75 - 86).  San Diego, CA:  The Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute.

Other professional accomplishments: Presentations to professionals and the community on the identification, intervention and treatment of eating disorders; presentations to professionals on issues in the treatment of trauma; TAKE HART (Healing and Recovery after Trauma):  project coordinator for prevention program for children and families exposed to community violence, group facilitator for pilot program and community interventions after 9/11.

Name:  AMY HERZOG

Degree: PsyD

Date of degree:  2004

Granting institution:  Illinois School of Professional Psychology-Chicago

Current clinical role or title:  Staff Psychologist- Eating Disorders Unit

Primary theoretical orientation:  Family Systems/Psychodynamic

Primary clinical interests/areas of expertise:  Eating disorders in children, adolescents, and adults; women's issues; family and marital therapy

Research interests:  Prevention and treatment of eating disorders.

Other professional accomplishments:  Developed and implemented a primary prevention eating disorders program for 5^th grade girls, "Healthy Strivings", which focuses on providing an optimal state of wellness and building a sense of integrity, flexibility, resilience, empowerment, and self-efficacy.  This program continues to be used within the Chicago public school district.

Personal Comments:  I maintain a part-time private practice in Princeton.

Name: JONATHAN KREJCI

Degree: PhD

Date of Degree: 1993

Granting Institution: University of New Mexico

Current Clinical Role or Title: Director of Training & Research

Primary Theoretical Orientation: Humanistic/client-centered; CBT

Primary Clinical Interests/Areas of Expertise: Motivational interviewing, training, smoking cessation, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, integrating mental health and substance abuse treatment

Research Interests: Therapy development and outcome; motivation/stages of change; smoking in substance abuse and mental health treatment settings

Selected professional publications:

Krejci, J., Margolin, J., Rowland, M., Wetzell, C. (in press). Integrated Group Treatment of Substance Abuse and Trauma. Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery.

Ziedonis, D.M., Day, E., O'Hea, E.L., Krejci, J., Berman, J.A., Smelson, D. (in press). Treatment of Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders: In Silk, K & Tyrer, P (Eds.): Handbook for Effective Treatments in Psychiatry, Cambridge University Press.

Krejci, J, Steinberg, M, Violette N, Ziedonis, DM (2006). Anxiety and motivation to quit smoking in substance abusing outpatients. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 2(4), 3-18.

Steinberg, M., Brandon, T., Krejci, J., Ziedonis, D. M. (2004). Motivational Interviewing with Personalized Feedback: A Brief Intervention for Motivating Smokers with Schizophrenia to Seek Treatment for Tobacco Dependence. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72(4), 723-728.

Krejci, J., Steinberg, M.L., Ziedonis, D. (2003). Smoking Status and Substance Abuse Severity in a Residential Treatment Sample. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 72, 249-254.

Krejci, J., Foulds, J. (2003). Engaging Clients in Tobacco Dependence Treatment: Assessment and Motivational Techniques. Psychiatric Annals, 33, 436-444. 

Ziedonis, D. M. & Krejci, J. (2003). Dual Recovery Therapy: Blending psychotherapies for depression and addiction. In J. J. Westermeyer, D. M. Ziedonis & R. D. Weiss (Eds.), Integrated Treatment for Mood and Substance Disorders. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Additional Professional Accomplishments: Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; several professional publications and presentations; trained motivational interviewing trainer; co-investigator on several NIH therapy development grants; manuscript reviewer, Training and Education in Professional Psychology.

Personal Comments: I have a passion for training and for integrating client-centered approaches and principles into substance abuse treatment. I live in Princeton with my wife, two children, a dog and two obstreperous but delightful cats.

Name: JUDITH MARGOLIN

Degree: PsyD

Date of Degree: 1994

Granting Institution: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Current Clinical Role or Title: Consulting Psychologist

Primary Theoretical Orientation: Cognitive-behavioral

Primary Clinical Interests/Areas of Expertise: Women's issues, including sexual abuse trauma, life transitions, menopause, marital therapy.

Research interests:  Interpersonal trauma

Selected professional publications:  Margolin, Judith A. (1999).  Breaking the Silence - Group therapy for childhood sexual abuse: a practitioner's manual.   New York:  Haworth Press, Inc.

Additional Professional Accomplishments: Visiting faculty -Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology; Forensic evaluator, Custody and Visitation; PHCS Women's Conference Speaker; Member: NJ Psychologist Publication Committee.

Name: MELINDA PARISI

Degree: MSEd, Psychological Services; PhD, Counseling Psychology

Date of Degree: MSEd, August 1991; PhD, September 1997

Granting Institution: University of Pennsylvania (MSEd); Fordham University (PhD)

Current Clinical Role or Title: Program Director, Eating Disorders Program

Primary Theoretical Orientation: Psychodynamic/cognitive-behavioral

Primary Clinical Interests/Areas of Expertise: Eating disorders, trauma, women’s issues, ethnic and cultural identity

Research Interests: Prevention and treatment of eating disorders

Additional Professional Accomplishments: Current faculty appointment at The College of New Jersey; previous faculty appointments at Chestnut Hill College and Immaculata University; recipient of YWCA Princeton’s "Tribute to Women" award (2004); recipient of grants from Princeton HealthCare System Foundation and the Princeton Area Community Foundation Fund for Women and Girls to implement an eating disorders prevention program in Princeton-area schools

Name: LAWRENCE PERVIN

Degree: PhD

Date of Degree: 1962

Granting Institution: Harvard University

Current Clinical Role or Title:  Consulting Psychologist

Primary Theoretical Orientation: Psychodynamic

Primary Clinical Interests/Areas of Expertise: Psychodynamically oriented treatment

Research Interests: Personality theory and research, problems of volition, individual-environment interaction

Selected professional publications:

Pervin, L.A., Cervone, D., & John, O.P. (2005). Personality: Theory and research (Ninth Edition). New York: Wiley.

Pervin, L.A. (2001). Current controversies and issues in personality (Third Edition). New York: Wiley.

Pervin, L.A., & John, O.P. (Eds.) (1999). Handbook of personality: Theory and research (Second Edition). New York: Guilford.

Pervin, L.A. (2003). The science of personality (Second Edition). New York: Oxford.

Pervin, L.A. (1983). The stasis and flow of behavior: Toward a theory of goals.  In M.M. Page (Ed.), Personality: Current theory and research (pp.1-53). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. (1982 Nebraska Symposium on Motivation)

Additional Professional Accomplishments: Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University. Author of major personality textbook; author of a number of books in the personality area, one or another translated into 8 foreign languages; member of grant review panel NIMH; founding editor of journal Psychological Inquiry; fellow Division of Personality and Social Psychology (APA) and the American Psychological Society. Member of Editorial Board Psychological Review (1984-1988) and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1985-1991).

Name: PETER THOMAS

Degree: PhD

Date of Degree: 1990

Granting Institution: DePaul University

Current Clinical Role or Title: Executive Director, Outpatient Services

Primary Theoretical Orientation: Systems, Psychodynamic

Primary Clinical Interests/Areas of Expertise: Child/adolescent, families; disruptive behavior/mood disorders in children/adolescents; strategic planning, program development, organizational management

Research Interests: Quantitative methods for program development /expansion; treatment outcomes

Name: ARNOLD M. WASHTON

Degree: PhD

Date of Degree: February 2, 1978

Granting Institution: The Graduate School, City University Of New York

Current Clinical Role or Title: Clinical Director, The Retreat at Princeton. Executive Director, Recovery Options, Princeton, NJ and NYC

Primary Theoretical Orientation: Integrated psychotherapeutic approach incorporating cognitive-behavioral, motivational, and psychodynamic techniques according to individual patient needs, problem severity, and stage of recovery.

Primary Clinical Interests/Areas of Expertise: Treatment of substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors; treatment of professionals, executives, and other high-functioning adults; treatment of addicted physicians and other healthcare professionals; motivational and client-centered approaches; self-medication model of addiction treatment; psychodynamic therapy with patients in long-term recovery

Research Interests: Contributors to positive outcomes in substance abuse treatment; role of psychotherapy in treating addiction

Selected professional publications:

Washton AM, Zweben JZ. (2006) Treating alcohol and drug problems in psychotherapy practice: Doing what works. New York: Guilford Press.

Washton AM (Ed.). (1995). Psychotherapy and substance abuse: A practitioner's handbook. New York: Guilford Press.

Washton AM. (1989). Cocaine addiction: Treatment, recovery, and relapse prevention. New York: Norton Professional Books.

Washton AM, Boundy D. (1989) Willpower's not enough: understanding and recovering from addictions of every kind. New York: Harper-Collins.

Other Professional Accomplishments: Dr. Washton is a clinician, researcher, and author who has specialized in treating addictions since 1975. He has directed hospital-based and freestanding addiction treatment programs in both public and private sectors. He is a licensed psychologist with national proficiency certification in the Treatment of Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders from the American Psychological Association, College of Professional Psychology. He has been a recipient of research grants and fellowship awards from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and has given expert testimony before special committees of The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He has also served as substance abuse advisor to the US Food and Drug Administration, major corporations, and to professional sports teams and players' organizations. He is currently a member of the Substance Abuse Experts Advisory Group for the Practice Directorate of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Washton's publications include over 50 journal articles and nine books.

Personal Comments: I am strongly dedicated to enhancing the clinical role of psychologists in treating addiction. I welcome working with interns who are interested in learning more about the treatment of addiction and/or possibly developing a career specializing in addiction psychology.