Psychology Faculty
Core Faculty
Faculty members included in this section as Core faculty are the most actively involved in day-to-day supervision and evaluation of Residents. Residents can expect to work regularly with most if not all these faculty as supervisors and in seminars during the Residency year. Faculty listed in the next section as Affiliated faculty will have differing levels of participation or supervision depending on a Resident’s Track selection and training emphasis. Residents can also negotiate supervision or additional supervision from Affiliated faculty depending on interest and time available.
Nettie Albrecht, Ph.D., Clinical Training Director, VAMC
Texas Tech University
Polytrauma Psychologist, VAMC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Interests include: rehabilitation, assessment, life span development
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral
Uptown Site Supervisor, Rotation Supervisor: Medical Psychology Rotation
Email: nettie.albrecht@va.gov
J. William Albrecht, Ph.D.
Texas Tech University
Staff Psychologist PTSD Team, VAMC
Interests include: PTSD, program evaluation
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral, constructivist
Track Supervisor: Health
Behavior Track, PTSD
Rotation Supervisor: General Practice Rotation, PTSD Portion
Email: william.albrecht@va.gov
John G. Arena, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Albany
Staff Psychologist and Director, Pain Evaluation and Intervention Program,
VAMC
Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Interests include: biofeedback, relaxation therapy, hypnosis, exposure-based therapies for anxiety
disorders, psychophysiological disorders, psychological consultation in a
primary care setting.
Theoretical orientation: social learning
theory/cognitive-behavioral/contextual
Track Supervisor: Health Psychology Track, Chronic Pain, Neuropsychology and Spinal Cord Injury Specialization
Rotation Supervisor: Medical Psychology Rotation
Email: john.arena@va.gov
Mark R. Barron, Ph.D.
University of Southern Mississippi
Staff Psychologist, and Coordinator of General Psychiatry Team 1, VAMC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Interests include: individual, group, and marital therapy; mental health administration and disaster mental health.
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal.
Rotation Supervisor: General Practice Rotation, General Psychiatry
Portion
Email: mark.barron@va.gov
Karen Boswell, Ph.D.
Nova University
Staff Psychologist, VAMC
Interests include: spinal cord injury and rehabilitative medicine/psychology
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral
Track
Supervisor: Health Psychology Tract, Chronic Pain, Neuropsychology and
Spinal Cord Injury Specialization
Rotation Supervisor: Medical Psychology Rotation
Email:
karen.boswell2@va.gov
Lorraine C. Braswell, Ph.D.
University of Georgia
Staff Psychologist, VAMC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Interests include: women's issues, geropsychology, sexual trauma, personality assessment, the effects of medical illness on mental health
Theoretical orientation: interpersonal, psychodynamic
Track Supervisor: Health Behavior Track, Psychology of Women Specialization
Track Supervisor: Health Behavior Track, PTSD Specialization
Rotation Supervisor: General Practice Rotation, PTSD Portion
Email: lorraine.braswell@va.gov
Mary E. Brouillard, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Staff Psychologist, Primary Care Clinic, VAMC
Interests include: medical psychology issues, mood and anxiety
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral, systems, eclectic
Email: mary.brouillard@va.gov
Ralph D. Bruno, Ph.D.
University of Southern Mississippi
Staff Psychologist, VAMC Spinal Cord Injury Service
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior
Interests include: multidisciplinary medical rehabilitation, behavioral pain management, spinal cord injury, psychophysiological disorders, behavior therapy
Theoretical orientation: behavioral
Track Supervisor: Health Psychology Track, Chronic Pain,
Neuropsychology and Spinal Cord Injury Specialization
Rotation Supervisor: Medical Psychology Rotation, Spinal Cord
Injury Portion
Email: Ralph.bruno@va.gov
Bernard Davidson, Ph.D.
University of Georgia
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Family Therapy, MCG
Consultant, VAMC
Interests include: couple and family therapy, PTSD
Theoretical orientation: systemic, narrative, solution-focused
Track Supervisor: Child and Family Track
Email: bdavidso@mcg.edu
Cynthia Gerrard, Ph.D.
Fordham University
Staff Psychologist, VAMC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Interests include: psychological assessment, neuropsychological screening, Rorschach, geriatric assessment
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral/interpersonal
Rotation Supervisor: General Practice Rotation, General Psychiatry
Portion
Email: Cynthia.gerrard@va.gov
Gary R. Hann, Psy.D.
James Madison University
Staff Psychologist, VAMC
Interests include: health psychology, rehabilitation psychology, and brain injury
Theoretical orientation: integrative (interpersonal, object relations,
and cognitive-behavioral)
Rotation Supervisor: General Practice Rotation
Email: Gary.Hann@va.gov
Amy S. House, Ph.D.
University of Georgia
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Sexual Trauma Survivors program & DBT program, MCG
Interests include: assessment and treatment of rape and child sexual abuse survivors, PTSD,
domestic violence, women's health psychology, borderline personality disorder and dialectical behavior
therapy
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral
Track Supervisor: Psychology of Women
Track
Rotation Supervisor: MCG General Practice Rotation
Email: ahouse@mcg.edu
Christian R. Lemmon, Ph.D.
University of Mississippi
MCG Associate Director of Psychology Residency and Postdoctoral Training
Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Eating Disorders Program, MCG
Consultant, VAMC
Interests include: assessment and treatment of eating disorders, evaluation of
gastric surgery candidates, health psychology/behavioral medicine, and PTSD
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal
Track Supervisor: Health Behavior Track, Psychology of Women
Specialization
Track Supervisor: Child and Family Track
Email: clemmon@mcg.edu
P. Alex Mabe, Ph.D., Consortium Residency Training Director
Florida State University
Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Psychology Residency and Postdoctoral Training, MCG
Chief of Psychology
Consultant, VAMC
Interests include: pediatric psychology, clinical child psychology
Theoretical orientation: eclectic (based on learning model)
Track Supervisor: Child and Family Track
Rotation Supervisor: Medical Psychology Rotation - Pediatric Consultation Service
Email: amabe@mcg.edu
Rebecca L. Moberly, Ph.D.
University of Kansas
Staff Psychologist, VAMC, Spinal Cord Injury Service
Interests include: spinal cord injury and rehabilitative medicine/psychology
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal
Track Supervisor: Health Psychology Track, Chronic Pain, Neuropsychology and Spinal Cord Injury Specialization
Rotation Supervisor: Medical Psychology Rotation, Spinal Cord Injury Portion
Email: rebecca.moberly@va.gov
Charles W. Nichols, Jr., Ph.D.
Stanford University
Staff Psychologist, VAMC
Interests include: PTSD, rehabilitation psychology, positive psychology
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral, living systems, integrative
Rotation Supervisor: General Practice Rotation, PTSD, Active Duty Rehab Unit
Email: charles.nichols@va.gov
William P. Nolan,
Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati
Staff Psychologist, VAMC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Interests include: substance abuse, sport psychology
Theoretical orientation: empiricist
Rotation Supervisor: General Practice Rotation, Substance Abuse Portion
Email:
william.nolan@va.gov
Debra Pierce, Ph.D.
University of Kansas
Staff Neuropsychologist, VAME
Interests include: Neuropsychology of schizophrenia, Forensic Psychology/Neuropsychology
Theoretical Orientation: Flexible battery/Boston Process approach
Rotation Supervisor: VA Medical Psychology Rotation
Email: Debra.Pierce2@va.gov
Susan Sato, Ph.D.
Washington State University
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Director, MCG Employee-Faculty Assistance Program
Interests include: brief models of psychotherapy, employee mental health, depression, and assessment
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic
Track Supervisor: Child and Family, Psychology of Women and Medical Psychology-HIV/AIDS, Employee-Faculty
Assistance
Program (EFAP) Portion
Email: ssato@mcg.edu
Shelby J. Sperr, Ph.D.
Florida State University
Staff Psychologist, VAMC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Interests include: individual therapy, marital and family therapy
Theoretical orientation: eclectic, systemic
Rotation Supervisor: General Practice Rotation, General Psychiatry
Portion
Email: Shelby.sperr@va.gov
Lara M. Stepleman, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Interests include: Medical Psychology, HIV/AIDS, chronic medical illness, psychology of women, sexual diversity
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal and feminist
Track Supervisor/Director: Medical Psychology - HIV/AIDS Track
Track Supervisor: Health Behavior Track, Psychology of Women
Specialization
Track Supervisor: Health Psychology Track, Chronic Pain,
Neuropsychology
and Spinal Cord Injury Specialization
Rotation Supervisor: Medical Psychology Rotation, Psychology of Women and
Medical Psychology Portions
Email: lsteplem@mcg.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Patrick A. Boudewyns, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Interests include: direct therapeutic exposure, anxiety disorders
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral
MCG General Practice Rotation
Email: boudewyns@comcast.net
Stephen Byrd,
M.D.
VAMC Staff Psychiatrist, PTSD Team
Assistant Professor, MCG
Health Behavior Trauma Track
VA General Practice Rotation
Email:
stephen.byrd@va.gov
Morris J. Cohen, Ed.D.
Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry and Health Behavior, MCG
Child Neuropsychologist
Interests include: pediatric neuropsychology, psychological assessment, behavioral intervention
Child and Family Track Supervisor, Neuropsychology and
Pediatric Psychology Portions
Email: mcohen@mcg.edu
Catherine Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Georgia Prevention Institute, MCG
Principal Investigator of clinical trial of
exercise testing effects on reducing diabetes risk and improving executive
function in overweight children
Interests Include: health behavior, obesity, diabetes
prevention
Theoretical orientation: cognitive-behavioral
Child and Family Track
Email:
cadavis@mcg.edu
Juan Delecuona, M.D.
VAMC Staff Psychiatrist, PTSD Team
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Interests Include: ECT, PTSD, neurology
Health Behavior Trauma Track
General Practice Rotation
Email:
jdelecuona@mcg.edu
Adelina Emmi, M.D.
Associate Professor of Department of OB-GYN, MCG
Interests Include: reproductive endocrinologist
Psychology of Women Track
Email:
aemmi@mcg.edu
Ralph Gillies, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, MCG
Interests Include: Health behavior, mental health in primary care
Email: rgillies@mcg.edu
Priscilla Gilman, M.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Interests Include: Adult Psychiatry - Health Behavior
Psychology of Women Track, MCG
General Practice Rotation
Email:
pgilman@mcg.edu
Mary Hughes, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology,
MCG
Medical Director of the Augusta Multiple
Sclerosis Center
Medical Psychology Rotation
Email:
mhughes@mcg.edu
Eric Lewkowiez, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Child, Adolescent, and
Family Psychiatry, MCG
Child Psychiatrist
Child and Family Track
Email:
elewkowiez@mcg.edu
Donna Londino, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Child, Adolescent, and
Family Psychiatry, MCG
Child Psychiatrist
Director, Child Psychiatry Residency Training
Interests include: Asperger's Disorder, psychopharmacology, inpatient
psychiatric treatment
Theoretical orientation: eclectic
Child and Family Track
Email: dlondino@mcg.edu
Ramanujam Mohan, M.B.B.S.
VAMC Staff Psychiatrist, PTSD Team
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Health Behavior Trauma Track
Email:
rmohan@mcg.edu
Kevin Murrell, M.D.
VAMC Staff Psychiatrist, General Psychiatry Team 1
Assistant
Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Health Behavior Trauma Track
General Practice
Rotation
Email:
kevin.murrell@med.va.gov
Cheryl Newman, M.D.
Associate
Professor, Department of Medicine-Infectious Diseases Section, MCG
Medical Psychology Rotation
Medical Psychology-
HIV/AIDS Track
Email:
cnewman@mcg.edu
Ananda Pathiraja, M.B.B.S.
VAMC Staff Psychiatrist, General Psychiatry Team 1
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Health Behavior Trauma
Track
Email:
pathiraja.ananda_p@augusta.va.gov
Dale Peeples, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Child, Adolescent, and Family Psychiatry, MCG
Child Psychiatrist
Child and Family Track
Email: dpeeples@mcg.edu
Peter Rissing, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine - Infectious Diseases Section, MCG
Chief of the Infectious Diseases Section of the Department of Medicine
Medical Psychology Rotation
Medical Psychology-HIV/AIDS Track
Email: prissing@mcg.edu
Judith S. Salzer, RN, MS, CPNP, MBA
Assistant Professor, MCG School of Nursing
Advanced Practice Nurse
Director of the Healthy Grandparents Project and KySS Mental Health Project
Child and Family Track
Email: jsalzer@mcg.edu
Sandra Sexson, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, Chief of the Child, Adolescent, & Family
Psychiatry, MCG
Child Psychiatrist
Child and Family Track
Email:
ssexson@mcg.edu
Stewart A. Shevitz, M.D., M.S.H.A.
Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Psychiatric Education and Training, MCG
Interests: Personality Disorders, Ethics, Health Care Administration
Orientation: Eclectic
Psychology of Women Track
Email: sshevitz@mcg.edu
Lionel Solursh, M.D.
VAMC Staff Psychiatrist, Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Professor of
Psychiatry, MCG
Health Behavior Trauma Track
General Practice
Rotation
Email:
lsolursh@mcg.edu
Frank A. Treiber, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Professor of Pediatrics and Child Psychologist, MCG
Professor of Psychiatry, MCG
Interests include: pediatric psychology,cardiovascular prevention research
Child and Family Track
Email:
ftreiber@mcg.edu
Rose Trincher, M.D.
Service Line Executive, VAMC Spinal Cord Service and Active Duty Rehab Care
Team
Assistant Clinical Professor, MCG
Health Psychology Track, Spinal Cord Injury Specialization, and Rehab
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