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Psychology Training Directors

Kimberlyn Leary, Ph.D., ABPP
Director of Psychology and Psychology Training, Cambridge Health Alliance; Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Kimberlyn Leary received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where she also completed a Post-doctoral Fellowship. She is also a graduate of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute. Before joining CHA, Dr. Leary was the Associate Director of the University of Michigan Psychological Clinic and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the University of Michigan's Department of Psychology. She is also currently a faculty affiliate at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and a faculty member at both the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute and the Psychoanalytic Institute of New England. Dr. Leary's clinical and research interests focus on the role of race and culture in clinical treatment, supervision and in organizations. Other interests are focused at interdisciplinary work at the intersection of clinical practice and conflict management, including the study of influence, innovation and collaborative problem-solving. She holds a diplomate in clinical psychology. Last year she studied public administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University on a Public Service Fellowship.

Marla Eby, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Psychology and Psychology Training, Cambridge Health Alliance; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Marla Eby received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Boston University and completed her internship at The Cambridge Hospital (now part of Cambridge Health Alliance). She has worked in a variety of positions since 1988, including Chief Psychologist on both adult and child inpatient units, and Associate Director of Psychology. Dr. Eby also serves the Psychology Division as Director of Post-Doctoral Training and the Psychiatry Department as Director of Supervision. She is currently on the Board of APPIC. Dr. Eby has a longstanding interest in psychological assessment and teaches courses related to testing at both the undergraduate and graduate levels at Harvard University. Other major interests include long-term treatment of psychotic patients, issues of envy and jealousy, the history of the asylum, and presentation of psychological themes in museum exhibits. She also has a strong commitment to the care of the severely mentally ill, particularly in the public sector.

Patricia Harney, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Psychology and Psychology Training, Cambridge Health Alliance; Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Patricia Harney received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kansas, and completed her internship at The Cambridge Hospital. She then completed a post-doctoral fellowship at CHA's Victims of Violence Program, and a post-graduate fellowship in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. She serves as the Director of Psychology Internship Training at CHA. Her publications pertain to the psychotherapeutic treatment of trauma, and clinical collaboration across disciplines. In addition to this specialization, her clinical interests include the influence of culture, class, gender and sexual identity in self development and the psychotherapeutic process.

Ethan L. Seidman, Ph.D.
Managing Director of Psychology Half-time Training at Cambridge Health Alliance, Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Ethan L. Seidman received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Boston and completed his internship at Cambridge Health Alliance. He also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Program for Psychotherapy at CHA. He serves as the Managing Director of CHA's Half-time Psychology Training. Dr. Seidman's research has centered on understanding high-frequency pornography use in heterosexual men, as well as Adult Attachment theory. His clinical interests include finding effective integrative psychodynamic approaches in psychotherapy with adults across the diagnostic spectrum.

Psychology Staff, Affiliated Faculty and Areas of Interest

Margarita Alegria, Ph.D. Director, Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research. Multicultural mental health research.

Marcos Amaral, Psy.D. Staff Psychologist, Portuguese Clinic. Post-traumatic stress disorder and cross-cultural issues.

Kira Armstrong, Ph.D., ABPP. Supervising Child Neuropsychologist. Attention deficit disorder, acquired brain injuries, pediatric bipolar disorder.

Pedro M. Barbosa, Ph.D. Associate Director of Adult Ambulatory Services & Staff Psychologist. Cross-cultural issues, major mental illness.

Jack Beinashowitz, Ph.D. Associate Director, Program for Psychotherapy. Adult psychotherapy, psychoanalytic theories of memory, psychoanalysis.

Nancy R. Blum, Psy.D. Affiliated Faculty. Major mental illness.

Allison Caruso, Ph.D. Psychiatric Emergency Service, Psycology Training Director. Mood disorders, psychotic disorders, psychological testing, forensics, and childhood disorders (e.g. spectrum disorders).

Andrea Celenza, Ph.D. Affiliated Faculty. Psychoanalytic theory, therapist sexual misconduct, psychoanalysis.

Nancy Chodorow, Ph.D., LMHC. Affiliated Faculty. Psychoanalytic theory and treatment, gender and sexuality.

Adam Conklin, Ph.D. Director of Adult Inpatient Psychology Training and Supervising psychologist. Inpatient psychology, psychodynamic formulation, treatment of severe character disorders, psychological testing.

Carolyn Conklin, Ph.D. Tuesday Team Leader & Staff Psychologist, Adult Ambulatory Service. Psychodynamic psychotherapy, treatment of borderline personality disorder.

Steven Cooper, Ph.D. Affiliated Faculty. Psychodynamic therapy and psychoanalysis with adolescents and adults; comparative psychoanalytic models;

Mary Corlett, Ph.D. Supervising Neuropsychologist. Early brain development and cognitive neuroscience, particularly as it pertains to children with autism-related disorders

Lisa Desai, Ph.D. Consulting Staff Psychologist, Asian Clinic. Asian mental health, cross-cultural issues.

David Dinklage, Ph.D. Consulting Neuropsychologist. Child developmental neuropsychology and psychopathology.

Rebecca Drill, Ph.D. Clinical Director, Program for Psychotherapy. Psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Jack Engler, Ph.D. Affiliated Faculty. Insight-oriented psychotherapy, treatment of chronic mental illness.

Alyce Getler, Psy.D. Staff Psychologist. Behavioral medicine, integrative psychotherapy, professional issues.

David Goldfinger, Ph.D. Affiliated Faculty. Group therapy, implicit relational knowledge in groups.

Silvia Halperin, Ph.D. Director of Training, Latino Clinic. Cross-cultural issues, narcissism, psychoanalytic theories.

Barbara Hamm, Psy.D. Acting Director & Staff Psychologist, Victims of Violence Program. Trauma and sexual abuse issues, insight-oriented psychotherapy.

Treniece Lewis Harris, Ph.D. Staff Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Ambulatory Services. Child and adolescent treatment, cross-cultural and community interventions.

Mary Harvey, Ph.D. Staff Psychologist, Victims of Violence Program. Treatment of sexual abuse and other trauma, community psychology.

Carline Jean-Baptiste, Ph.D. Staff Psychologist, Haitian Clinic and Staff Team of the Outpatient Psychiatry Department. Clinical and community mental health issues; influence of gender, race, SES and cultural background across the developmental life span; spiritual beliefs and practice on emotional functioning.

Xiaolu Hsi, Ph.D. Affiliated Faculty. Cross-cultural mental health, neuropsychology and college mental health.

Melinda Kulish, Ph.D. Affiliated Faculty. Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, psychological and neuropsychological testing.

Margaret Lanca, Ph.D. Director of Neuropsychology and Psychological Assessment & Staff Psychologist. Neuropsychological assessment, cross-cultural issues in treatment and assessment.

Patrick Latham., Ph.D. Staff psychologist, Child and Adolescent Ambulatory Services. Cognitive-Behavioral treatment, cross-cultural issues.

H. Stephen Leff, Ph.D. Evidence-based practice, intervention research.

Laurie Livingston, Ed.D. Cognitive behavioral therapy of anxiety/stress disorders, integration of cognitive and dynamic psychotherapies, women's issues, gay and lesbian issues.

Karlen Lyons-Ruth, Ph.D. Developmental psychopathology, relational theories, disorders of attachment.

Michaela Mendelsohn, Ph.D. Staff Psychologist, Victims of Violence. Trauma, assessment.

Kim Nghiem, Psy.D. Team Leader & Staff Psychologist, Asian Mental Health Clinic. Attachment, PTSD (perpetrators and victims, immigrant and marginalized populations and women's issues.

Chris Pagano, Ph.D. Director of Child Inpatient Psychology Training. Supervising Psychologist. Child/adolescent inpatient psychology.

Beth Parsons, Psy.D. Staff Psychologist, Victims of Violence Program. Long-term psychotherapy of trauma, adolescent and parenting issues.

Howard J. Shaffer, Ph.D. Affiliated Faculty. Clinical and dynamic formulation, treatment of addictions and gambling.

Alan E. Siegel, Ed.D. Affiliated Faculty. Psychotherapy of persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses, treatment of severe character disorders, psychoanalysis.

Ellen Siegel, Psy.D. Affiliated Faculty. Relational psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy, self-psychology, and loss and bereavement

Ronald Siegel, Psy.D. Affiliated Faculty. Child and adolescent development, psychosomatic disorders.

Kathleen Silva, Ed.D. Psychological testing, use of projective tests, psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Paul Simeone, Ph.D. Associate Director, Adult Ambulatory Services and Staff Psychologist & Team Leader. Interface of personality and culture, personality disorders and integrative approaches to treatment.

Jonathan Slavin, Ph.D. Affiliated Faculty. Psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy; supervision and training.

David Smith, Psy.D. Staff Psychologist, Victims of Violence. Child and adolescent psychotherapy, adolescent conduct disorders, trauma based treatment from psychodynamic and family systems perspectives.

Shyamala Venkataraman, Ph.D. Staff Psychologist & Psychology Preceptor, Couples and Family Clinic.

Martina Voglmaier, Ph.D. Director of Geriatric Neuropsychology. Cognitive function in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, mood disorders, and dementia.

John Wechter, Ed.D. Affiliated Faculty. Severe psychopathology, development in adolescents and young adults.

Deborah Woodford, Ph.D. Staff Psychologist, Adult Ambulatory Psychiatry Service. Treatment of major mental illness, adolescent development.

Grace Wyshak, Ph.D. Clinical research and statistics consultation.

Additional faculty members provide supervision and teaching from the Harvard Medical School and at Cambridge Health Alliance's Department of Psychiatry.