Our Faculty Our faculty and Alumni advise, advocate, lead community organizations and present research at international conferences. But most important, they are here for you. Artificial Intelligence Biotechnology Computer Science Cybersecurity Data Analytics and Visualization Digital Marketing and Media Mathematics Occupational Therapy Physician Assistant Physics Speech-Language Pathology PsyD in Clinical Psychology The Clinical Psychology PsyD Program at ’s () Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology was established in 1979 and has been fully accredited by the American psychological Association (APA) since 1985. The program was established and has been maintained in the Scholar-Practitioner tradition and is designed to educate students in the conceptual and empirical foundations of clinical psychology. Students receive extensive training in a variety of assessment, research, and therapeutic approaches. Students are exposed to a curriculum that integrates relevant research and the theoretical foundations of psychology with practical experiences and a wide range of psychological services. The program includes a strong research emphasis. Students receive a broad understanding of the scientific foundations of psychology, which enables them to understand, critically evaluate, and conduct research. Kenneth Critchfield Associate Professor Program Director Kenneth Critchfield Jamie Schumpf Clinical Associate Professor Director of Clinical Training Jamie Schumpf Lata K. McGinn Professor Lata K. McGinn Katie Aafjes-van Doorn Assistant Professor Katie Aafjes-van Doorn Vera Bekes Associate Professor Vera Bekes Sarah Bloch-Elkouby Assistant Professor Sarah Bloch-Elkouby Leanne Quigley Associate Professor Leanne Quigley Kailey Roberts Assistant Professor Kailey Roberts Margaret Sala Assistant Professor Margaret Sala Richard Zweig Professor Professor Zweig's Lab Richard Zweig Peter Franz Assistant Professor Peter Franz Adjunct Faculty William Salton, Parnes Clinic Director Ron Aviram, PhD Vicki Passman, PhD Errol Rodriguez, PhD Professors Emeriti Irma Hilton, PhD Professor (1975-2013) Martin Rock, PhD, Associate Professor (1978-2017) Shelly Goldklank, PhD, Associate Professor (1981-2018) Carl Auerbach, Professor (1970-2019) William Arsenio, PhD Adjunct Clinical Supervisors Jill Brickman, PsyD Gene Lubow, PhD Kate Termini, PsyD Danielle Weisfeld, PsyD William Baker, PsyD Leslie Warfield, PsyD Jennifer Buchwald, PsyD Erica Silberstein, PsyD Erica Weiss, PhD PhD in Clinical Psychology with Health Emphasis The overarching mission of the program is to train qualified clinicians, academic scholars, and applied researchers in clinical psychology. Embedded in this mission statement are core values of that include: (1) bringing wisdom to life; (2) love of knowledge for its own sake; (3) a commitment to excellence in teaching and research; and (4) the view that liberal arts and social sciences are compatible with high ethical and moral standards. At the graduate level of training, this mission is manifested through an emphasis on the ethical and moral principles that govern professional scientist-practitioners' search for knowledge. Jonathan Feldman Professor Program Director Jonathan Feldman Bari Hillman Clinical Assistant Professor Director of Clinical Training Bari Hillman Roee Holtzer Professor Roee Holtzer Hannah-Rose Mitchell Assistant Professor Hannah-Rose Mitchell Jeffrey Gonzalez Professor Jeffrey Gonzalez Elizabeth Seng Professor Elizabeth Seng Charles Swencionis Professor Charles Swencionis Andrea Weinberger Professor Andrea Weinberger Vance Zemon Professor Vance Zemon PsyD in School-Clinical Child Psychology The PsyD in School-Clinical Child Psychology Program’s mission is to provide doctoral-level training that integrates school and clinical psychology. Students are prepared to deliver psychological and psycho-educational services to adults, children, adolescents and their families in mental health settings, urban and suburban schools, early childhood centers, and other related learning environments. The Program requires students to understand and adhere to ethical and professional standards while applying their knowledge of developmental psychology, psychotherapy, education, assessment, developmental disabilities, family and systems theory, psychopathology, measurement, individual differences, neuropsychology, and school psychology. Melanie Wadkins Associate Professor Program Director Melanie Wadkins Sophia Hoffman Clinical Associate Professor Director of Clinical Training Sophia Hoffman Jordan Bate Associate Professor Jordan Bate Jennifer Cooper Assistant Professor Jennifer Cooper Greta Doctoroff Associate Professor Greta Doctoroff Ana Ortin Peralta Assistant Professor Ana Ortin Peralta Nicole Zhong Assistant Professor Nicole Zhong Michael Tate Assistant Professor Michael Tate Esther Stavrou Clinical Professor Testing Library Coordinator Esther Stavrou MA in Mental Health Counseling Designed to meet the changing needs of health care and social services, our MA in Mental Health Counseling prepares students to test to become Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC) from the New York State Education Department. The 60-credit MA in Mental Health Counseling program at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology located in New York City, offers theoretical and applied principles of psychological counseling. Courses are taught by faculty who are recognized experts in their fields. Lindsdale Graham Director, Mental Health Counseling MA Program Lindsdale Graham Stella Kim Hansen Co-Director, Mental Health Counseling MA Program Clinical Assistant Professor Stella Kim Hansen Rosemarie Chatterton Adjunct Associate Professor Rosemarie Chatterton Raquel Crespo Adjunct Associate Professor Raquel Crespo David Bergstein Adjunct Associate Professor David Bergstein Stephen Glicksman Adjunct Associate Professor Stephen Glicksman Roz Sherman Adjunct Associate Professor Roz Sherman Master of Arts in Special Education Graduates from our programs will gain the job training to create inclusive classrooms for children with autism, deaf-blindness, deafness, developmental delays, emotional challenges, hearing impairment, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, traumatic brain injury, intellectual disabilities, speech or language impairment, visual impairment, and other circumstances. By earning your MA at Ferkauf, you’ll learn to think critically as a future educator and learn to design curricula that meets the needs of all children. Dr. Joan Rosenberg Director Dr. Joan Rosenberg Dr. Tara Gensler Adjunct Professor Dr. Tara Gensler Ilana Lesser Adjunct Professor Ilana Lesser Sharif Williams Adjunct Professor Sharif Williams Ellen Bakst Adjunct Professor Ellen Bakst Dr. Alan Simanowitz Adjunct Professor Dr. Alan Simanowitz Dr. Ruth-Ann Sokol Adjunct Professor Dr. Ruth-Ann Sokol Maxine Checchi Adjunct Professor Maxine Checchi Student Teaching Supervisors Dr. Barbara Schwartz Amy Alter Phyllis Weinfeld Student Teaching Supervisors MS in Marriage and Family Therapy Sharon Marianetti-Leeper Director, Marriage and Family Therapy MS Program Clinical Assistant Professor Latoya Attis Clinical Assistant Professor Clinical Supervisors Augmenting our faculty are Ferkauf clinical supervisors (PDF). Library Resources The has both electronic and print resources to meet the information needs of all patrons. It is a gateway to many electronic resources including Albert (the library online catalog), full text journals, and databases such as PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Health and Psychosocial Instruments, ERIC, Current Contents and Evidence Based Medicine. On-site and remote access to these resources is available.