PSYCHOLOGY TRAINING FACULTY

 Vivian Auerbach, Ph.D., ABPP/ABCN is an adjunct Associate Professor in the Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine and Psychology at Emory University and Georgia State University . She received her doctorate in 1983 from the University of Houston in clinical neuropsychology. Her clinical practice emphasizes diagnosis and treatment of cognitive disorders resulting from traumatic brain injury. She provides professional development consultation and supervision of fellows with a specific emphasis in neuropsychology.

Pamela Bachanas . Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, and is Clinical Director of Pediatric Mental Health Services at the Grady Infectious Disease Program. She received her Ph.D. in 1993 from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa . Her primary research interests are in coping and adaptation to chronic illness in pediatric groups, psychological and neuropsychological sequelae of HIV/AIDS in children and families, and prevention and intervention strategies with at-risk youth. She provides research opportunities and mentorship for fellows interested in pediatric psychology and has directed the Pediatric Psychology Seminar. As an active member of the leadership of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, and a federally funded researcher, she serves as a clinical-researcher role model for fellows interested in pediatric psychology.

Rebekah Bradley, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and an adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology. She is based in the PTSD Clinic at Florida Hall at Grady Health System. She received her Ph.D. in clinical community psychology in 2000 from the University of South Carolina . Her primary research interests are in the areas of PTSD and other sequelae related to interpersonal violence, issues related to the intersection of race and social class, and personality disorders (particularly borderline personality disorder). She provides clinical and research supervision for the fellows working on the Grady Nia Project.

Marianne Celano . Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and is the primary supervisor for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic at Grady Health System and the NIMH funded Project S.T.A.R.: Support for Children of Asthma Research. Dr. Celano received her Ph.D. in 1986 from the University of Maryland . Her major interests are in the areas of treatment engagement, child maltreatment, pediatric psychology (e.g., asthma), and cross-cultural issues. She provides clinical and research supervision for fellows working on Project STAR. As an NIMH funded clinical researcher, who serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Family Psychology, she serves as a scientist-practitioner role model for fellows.

Claire D. Coles, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and is the Director of the Fetal Alcohol Center at the Marcus Institute, as well as the Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Laboratory at Emory University . Dr. Coles received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology in 1980 from Emory University and completed a clinical respecialization in 1985. Her major research interests are high-risk infants and young children and behavioral teratology, particularly that resulting from the effect of maternal substance abuse on development. She provides clinical and research supervision for fellows working in the Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Laboratory. As a well-funded and well-published nationally recognized leader in behavioral teratogenics, who serves on the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects, she is a scientist-practitioner role model for fellows with an interest in fetal alcohol syndrome and its aftereffects.

Marietta H. Collins, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and is based two-thirds time at the Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and one-third time at a community-based adolescent substance abuse after school program. Dr. Collins received her Ph.D. in 1996 from Emory University . Her research interests include pediatric psychology (e.g., sickle cell disease), cultural issues, and adolescent substance abuse. She provides clinical and research supervision for fellows working in pediatric consultation liaison at Grady Health System. As a former member of the APPIC Postdoctoral Membership and Review Committee, and the Vice President for Diversity for Division 43 of the APA, she serves as a role model for minority fellows interested in involvement in national professional organizations.

Glenn Egan , Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and is one of the supervisors for the Adult Day Treatment Program and the Psychiatry and Law Service at Grady Health System. Dr. Egan received his Ph.D. in 1989 from Georgia State University . His major interests are forensic psychology, neuropsychology, and schizophrenia. He provides assessment supervision for fellows working with adults with serious mental illness, and co-directs the Forensics Seminar.

Eugene Farber , Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and is the Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Services at the Grady Health System Infectious Disease Program. He received his Ph.D. from Georgia State University in 1990. His major interests are in HIV related psychotherapy and adaptive functioning, and HIV mental health services outcome research. He also has interest in both long-term and time-limited psychodynamic psychotherapy. He directs the Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy seminar that fellows can participate in.

Jennifer Gess, Ph.D. is an Instructor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. She received her Ph.D. from Georgia State University in 2001. Her major interests are in epilepsy, functional magnetic resonance imaging, and transcranial magnetic stimulation. She provides clinical and research supervision for fellows with a neuropsychology emphasis.

Felicia Goldstein , Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology and Research Director of the Grady Health System Memory Assessment Clinic. She specializes in neuropsychological evaluation of neurological and geriatric patients. She received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology in 1982 from Emory University and completed three years of postdoctoral training in neuropsychology. Dr. Goldstein ’s research is focused on cognitive disorders affecting older adults. Areas of investigation include neurobehavioral outcomes following traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer’s disease. She provides research supervision for fellows with a neuropsychology emphasis.

Ann P. Hazzard , Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and supervises child assessments and long-term psychotherapy cases at Grady Health System. Dr Hazzard received her Ph.D. in 1981 from UCLA. Her major interests are in the areas of child abuse/sexual abuse, children's adjustment to medical illness, and enhancement of literacy. She provides mentorship for fellows interested in pediatric psychology. As the Director of Project Read, an award winning literacy program, and as former Chair of the Program Committee for the Georgia Psychological Association, she serves as a role model for community involvement and leadership.

Alcuin Johnson , Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. He received his Ph.D. in 1986 from the University of Alabama . He conducts neuropsychological evaluations, consultations, and psychotherapy for youth receiving treatment for cancer and blood disorders. His primary research interests are in the areas of sickle cell disease and neuro-oncology. He is the primary assessment and intervention supervisor for the fellows based at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston.

Julie A. Kable , Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Assistant Director of the Fetal Alcohol Clinic at the Marcus Institute. Dr. Kable received her Ph.D. from Perdue University in 1995 after an internship in Pediatric Psychology at the University of Miami . Dr. Kable ’s research interests include behavioral teratology, the psychophysiological assessment of attention, particularly in infancy, and the effects of prenatal exposure to tobacco and alcohol. She is the primary supervisor for the fetal alcohol clinic work.

Nadine J. Kaslow, Ph.D., ABPP is a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Pediatrics, and Emergency Medicine and Chief Psychologist at Grady Health System. Dr. Kaslow received her Ph.D. in 1983 from the University of Houston . Her major clinical and research interests are in family therapy and family medicine, depression and suicide in children and adults, family violence, and psychology education and training. She is the Director of the Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program and primary supervisor for the adult inpatient unit, as well as the Women’s Health Clinical-Research Projects. She leads the weekly postdoctoral fellowship seminar and the family therapy seminar. As Former Chair of APPIC, Past-President of Division 43 (Family Psychology) of the APA, President of Division 12 (Clinical Psychology) of the APA, and President-Elect of the American Board of Clinical Psychology, as well as being a federally funded and well-published investigator who has received multiple national awards and is the associate editor for two journals, she models for the fellows the integration of practice, scholarship, and education, as well as the importance of active involvement in the larger professional community.

Erica Lee , Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and is based at the Adult Day Treatment Program at Grady Health System. She received her Ph.D. in 2001 from the University of Mississippi . Her primary interests are in working with adults with serious mental illness and in multiculturalism. She is the primary clinical supervisor for the fellows working in the Adult Day Treatment Program and the Focus Program.

Mary Ellen Lynch , Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She is a research supervisor for the longitudinal studies conducted by the Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Project. She received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Cornell University in 1982. Her research interests include parent-adolescent relationships, impact of prenatal substance abuse on child and adolescent development, and social perception processes.

Laura Mee , Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and is based at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston Children’s Hospital. She is the co-attending for the Consultation-Liaison Service at Egleston. Dr. Mee received her Ph.D. in 1991 from the University of Florida . Her primary clinical and research interest areas are pediatric psychology, pain management and coping with chronic medical conditions. She provides clinical supervision for fellows with a primary emphasis in pediatric psychology at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - Egelston.

Anna Bacon Moore, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of

Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Neuropsychology. She also holds an

appointment at the Atlanta VAMC Rehabilitation Research Center of Excellence.

She received her Ph.D. in 2000 from the Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical

Psychology at San Diego State University / University of California , San Diego ,

and completed her internship at the University of Florida . Dr. Moore 's is interested in rehabilitation of language disorders, memory, and frontal/executive dysfunction. She utilizes a variety of cognitive/neuropsychologic instruments as well as functional magnetic resonance imaging to reveal neural substrates of impairment and recovery.

Marnie J. Nadolne , Psy.D . is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University . She specializes in neuropsychological evaluation of adolescent and adult neurological rehabilitation, and psychiatric patients. Dr. Nadolne received her Psy.D. in 1996 from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. Current clinical and research interests include epilepsy, effects of anticonvulsant medications in utero, mild traumatic brain injury, and forensic neuropsychology. She serves as a supervisor for fellows with a special emphasis in neuropsychology.

Gail McGee , Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology. She is the Psychology Program Director for the Emory Autism Resource Center . Dr. McGee received her Ph.D. in 1978 from Auburn University . Her major interests are in the area of autism, language and social development, and early intervention. She provides clinical and research supervision for fellows at the Emory Autism Resource Center .

Kathleen Platzman , Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and is a supervisor for the Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Project. She received her Ph.D. in 1983 from the University of Chicago , and completed her respecialization in clinical psychology in 1993. Her major research and clinical interest are in high-risk and alcohol-exposed infants and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders. She provides clinical and research supervision through the Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Project.

Barbara Rothbaum, Ph.D., ABPP is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and is Director of the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program. She specializes in clinical research, primarily with persons with anxiety disorders and especially following trauma. She investigates cognitive behavioral interventions, including virtual reality interventions, as well as comparisons between pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. She provides clinical and research supervision for fellows working on trauma treatment using cognitive-behavioral techniques. As a well-funded and well-published investigator, well-known for her novel treatments, and as President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies who serves on a number of editorial boards, she serves as an effective role model for fellows interested in intervention research.

Anthony Y. Stringer, Ph.D., CPCRT, ABPP/ABCN is a Professor and is Director of the Division of Neuropsychology and Behavioral Health in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. He is also the Associate Director of the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. He received his doctorate from Wayne State University in 1984. He conducts neuropsychological examinations, amobarbital and corticol mapping assessments, and directs the neuropsychology laboratories and the cognitive rehabilitation service. Dr. Stringer conducts research in neuropsychological diagnostic efficacy, ecological validity of neuropsychological tests, cognitive rehabilitation outcome, pharmacologic enhancement of cognition following brain damage, genetic factors in recovery of function, epilepsy, and cognitive prosthetics. He provides clinical and research supervision for fellows with a neuropsychology emphasis and leads the Neuropsychology Case Seminar. As a member of the APA Division 40 Minorities in Neuropsychology Interest Group, he serves as a role model and mentor for neuropsychologists from underrepresented minority groups who are pursuing board certification in neuropsychology.

Brenda J.Wagner, Ph.D., ABPP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, and a Senior Psychologist at Children’s Health Care of Atlanta at Scottish Rite AFLAC Cancer Center. Dr. Wagner received her Ph.D. in 1991 from the University of South Carolina . Her major interests are in neuropsychology of chronically ill children, pediatric psychology, and family therapy. She provides assessment and intervention supervision for the fellows based at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - Scottish Rite.

Carol L. Webb, Ph.D., ABPP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and is the Director of Internship Training at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Webb received her Ph.D. in 1981 from the University of Delaware . Her major interests are in sexual abuse, assessment, and the effects of divorce on children. As Chair of the Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, she provides consultation on licensure and ethical issues to the fellows and serves as a mentor for fellows interested in private practice.

James N. Weisberg , Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and is the primary supervisor for the behavioral medicine/health psychology rotations. Dr. Weisberg received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University in 1992. He recently joined Emory University from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he was for the past 10 years. His clinical and research interests are in chronic pain management, functional restoration, and coping with chronic medical illness. He has also participated extensively in the area of pain education for health professionals. He provides clinical and research supervision for fellows with an interest in behavioral health and pain management interventions.

Keith A. Wood , Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He is Clinical Director of the Central Fulton County Mental Health Center . Dr. Wood is the primary supervisor for the Evaluation and Brief Treatment Service at Grady Health System and. Dr. Wood received his Ph.D. in 1976 from the University of Florida . His major interests are in cross-cultural psychiatry, chronic mental illness, and short-term crisis intervention. He serves as the primary clinical supervisor for the Evaluation and Brief Treatment Service and offers mentorship in administrative supervision. As a member of enumerable community boards and a person extremely well connected in the Atlanta community, he serves as a model for fellows, particularly minority fellows, for community involvement and leadership.

 

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