Media Experts
William James College Media Experts List
The William James College Media Experts list has been designed to help members of the media to access experts in psychology, behavioral health, and leadership.
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Katherine King, PsyD
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Director, Geropsychology Concentration
Faculty, Clinical Health Psychology Concentration
Research and Practice Interests
- Aging and Mental Health
- Retirement
- Caregiving
- Burnout
- Compassion Fatigue
- Professional Ethics
- Meditation
- Mindfulness
- Self-Compassion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Gender, Sexual, and Relationship Diversity
- Consensual Non-Monogamy
- Marital Relationships
- Couples Therapy
- Sex Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Care
Brian D. Ott, PhD
Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Director, Center for Psychological Sciences
Faculty, Clinical Health Psychology Concentration
Research and Practice Interests
- Panic Disorder
- Panic Attacks
- Phobia
- Social Phobia
- OCD
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Exposure and Response Prevention
- Exposure Therapy
Jason P. Kaplan, PhD, LEP, NCSP
Director, PsyD in School Psychology
Associate Professor and Chair, School Psychology Department
Research and Practice Interests
- School Mental Health
- Learning Disabilities
Learn more about Dr. Kaplan here
Gemima St. Louis, PhD
Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Vice President for Workforce Initiatives and Specialty Training
Director, HRSA-Funded STAR Fellowship Program
Research and Practice Interests
- Behavioral health workforce development
- Youth mental health
Katie Thomas, MS
Adjunct Faculty, Counseling and Behavioral Health Department
Assistant Director Field Education, Counseling and Behavioral Health Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Infant and Toddler Mental Health
- Early Childhood Mental Health
- Childhood Trauma
- Parenting After Trauma and Parenting with Trauma
- Telehealth
- Teleplay
- Play Therapy
Learn more about Ms. Thomas here
Shani Turner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Director, African and Caribbean Mental Health Concentration
Director, PATHWAYS Program
Research and Practice Interests
- Trauma Informed Care
- Parent Management
- Parent Coaching
- Parenting practices within the African & Caribbean community
Natalie A. Cort, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Director, Black Mental Health Graduate Academy
Co-Director, Center for Multicultural and Global Mental Health
Faculty, Children and Families of Adversity and Resilience Concentration
Research and Practice Interests
- Intimate Partner Violence/Childhood Maltreatment
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Field
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Practices
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Depression Treatment Outcomes
Lindsey Sank Davis, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Faculty, Forensic Psychology Concentration
Faculty, LGBTQIA+ Studies Concentration
Research and Practice Interests
- LGBTQ+ mental health
- Hate crime
- Serial and sexual homicide
- LGBTQ+ issues in the criminal justice system
- Racism
Discrimination
Trauma - Juvenile justice
- Ethnoracial issues in the justice system
- Family court issues/divorce
Learn more about Dr. Davis here
Katherine King, PsyD
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Director, Geropsychology Concentration
Faculty, Clinical Health Psychology Concentration
Research and Practice Interests
- Aging and Mental Health
- Retirement
- Caregiving
- Burnout
- Compassion Fatigue
- Professional Ethics
- Meditation
- Mindfulness
- Self-Compassion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Gender, Sexual, and Relationship Diversity
- Consensual Non-Monogamy
- Marital Relationships
- Couples Therapy
- Sex Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Care
Kymberlee O'Brien, MEd, PhD
Teaching Faculty, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department
Adjunct Faculty, Clinical Psychology Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Neuroscience and an experimental research psychology
- Acute and chronic stress effects on healthy brain and being
- Social devaluation and trauma on biological outcomes
- Physiological effects of discrimination and microaggressions
- Positive aging in the brain
- Memory boosts
- Neurofeedback
- Development of empathy and compassion
- Building of brain architecture
- Neuroscience and Psychophysiology
Learn more about Dr. O'Brien here
Gemima St. Louis, PhD
Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Vice President for Workforce Initiatives and Specialty Training
Director, HRSA-Funded STAR Fellowship Program
Research and Practice Interests
- Behavioral health workforce development
- Youth mental health
Shani Turner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Director, African and Caribbean Mental Health Concentration
Director, PATHWAYS Program
Research and Practice Interests
- Trauma Informed Care
- Parent Management
- Parent Coaching
- Parenting practices within the African & Caribbean community
Lindsey Sank Davis, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Faculty, Forensic Psychology Concentration
Faculty, LGBTQIA+ Studies Concentration
Research and Practice Interests
- LGBTQ+ mental health
- Hate crime
- Serial and sexual homicide
- LGBTQ+ issues in the criminal justice system
- Racism
Discrimination
Trauma - Juvenile justice
- Ethnoracial issues in the justice system
- Family court issues/divorce
Learn more about Dr. Davis here
Robert Thomson Kinscherff, PhD, JD
Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Faculty, Children and Families of Adversity and Resilience Concentration
Faculty, Forensic Psychology Concentration
Research and Practice Interests
- Forensic Psychology
- Criminal and civil matters in criminal law
- Juvenile and child protection law
- Civil commitments
- Gun violence
- Violent offenders
- Sexual offenders
- Implications of Neuroscience and Psychology for Law and Public Policy (e.g., juvenile/young
adult justice)
- Criminal sentencing
- Immigration/asylum issues
- Aging brain/elder protection
- Firesetting
- Gun Violence and Gun Policy
Joseph A. Toomey, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Associate Chair, Clinical Psychology Department
Academic Director, Forensic Programs
Research and Practice Interests
- Forensic Mental Health
- Mental Health and the Law
- Criminal Behavior
- Severe mental illness
- Policing
- Correction (Jails and Prisons)
Katherine King, PsyD
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Director, Geropsychology Concentration
Faculty, Clinical Health Psychology Concentration
Research and Practice Interests
- Aging and Mental Health
- Retirement
- Caregiving
- Burnout
- Compassion Fatigue
- Professional Ethics
- Meditation
- Mindfulness
- Self-Compassion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Gender, Sexual, and Relationship Diversity
- Consensual Non-Monogamy
- Marital Relationships
- Couples Therapy
- Sex Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Care
Learn more about Dr. King here
Erlene Rosowsky, PsyD, FSGA
Retired Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Former Director, Geropsychology Concentration
Founding Director, WJC Alliance for Aging
Research and Practice Interests
- Older age: Personality Disorders
- Long married/partnered couples
- Retirement
- Aging Easier
Katherine King, PsyD
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Director, Geropsychology Concentration
Faculty, Clinical Health Psychology Concentration
Research and Practice Interests
- Aging and Mental Health
- Retirement
- Caregiving
- Burnout
- Compassion Fatigue
- Professional Ethics
- Meditation
- Mindfulness
- Self-Compassion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Gender, Sexual, and Relationship Diversity
- Consensual Non-Monogamy
- Marital Relationships
- Couples Therapy
- Sex Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Care
Kymberlee O'Brien, MEd, PhD
Teaching Faculty, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department
Adjunct Faculty, Clinical Psychology Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Neuroscience and an experimental research psychology
- Acute and chronic stress effects on healthy brain and being
- Social devaluation and trauma on biological outcomes
- Physiological effects of discrimination and microaggressions
- Positive aging in the brain
- Memory boosts
- Neurofeedback
- Development of empathy and compassion
- Building of brain architecture
- Neuroscience and Psychophysiology
Learn more about Dr. O'Brien here
Sejal Prajapati, PsyD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Self-compassion
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Maternal Mental Health
- College / Graduate Student mental health
- Positive Psychology (gratitude, savoring)
Carolyn Rabin, PhD
Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Director, Clinical Health Psychology Concentration
Research and Practice Interests
- Health and health behaviors
- Physical activity
- Cancer survivorship
- Factors that prompt people to engage in COVID-protective behavior (e.g., vaccination, masking)
Learn more about Dr. Rabin here
Christine R. Smith, PsyD
Adjunct Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Adjunct Professor, Counseling and Behavioral Health Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Eating Disorders
- Body Image
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Experiences of Women in STEM
Paul Block, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Healthcare reform
- Behavioral health policy and system design
- Behavioral health in healthcare reform
- Staffing crisis (burnout, recruitment and retention, management problems) in mental health and healthcare
- Innovation in community mental health
Paola M. Contreras, PsyD
Associate Professor, Counseling and Behavioral Health Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Trauma
- Sex Trafficking
- Attachment
- Psychoanalysis
Paola M. Contreras, PsyD
Associate Professor, Counseling and Behavioral Health Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Trauma
- Sex Trafficking
- Attachment
- Psychoanalysis
Learn more about Dr. Contreras
Natalie A. Cort, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Director, Black Mental Health Graduate Academy
Co-Director, Center for Multicultural and Global Mental Health
Faculty, Children and Families of Adversity and Resilience Concentration
Research and Practice Interests
- Intimate Partner Violence/Childhood Maltreatment
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Field
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Practices
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Depression Treatment Outcomes
Lindsey Sank Davis, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Faculty, Forensic Psychology Concentration
Faculty, LGBTQIA+ Studies Concentration
Research and Practice Interests
- LGBTQ+ mental health
- Hate crime
- Serial and sexual homicide
- LGBTQ+ issues in the criminal justice system
- Racism
- Discrimination
- Trauma
- Juvenile justice
- Ethnoracial issues in the justice system
- Family court issues/divorce
Jenny D'Olympia, PsyD, LMHC
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Behavioral Health Department
Director, Military Veteran Psychology and Train Vets to Treat Vets Programs
Associate Chair, Counseling and Behavioral Health Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Mental healh of military, veterans and their families, women veterans
- Post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression
- Individual, group, couples and family therapy
- Testing and assessment
- Evaluation and advocacy for children with special needs
- Special interest in children, families and systems
Natalie A. Cort, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Director, Black Mental Health Graduate Academy
Co-Director, Center for Multicultural and Global Mental Health
Faculty, Children and Families of Adversity and Resilience Concentration
Research and Practice Interests
- Intimate Partner Violence/Childhood Maltreatment
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Field
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Practices
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Depression Treatment Outcomes
Kymberlee O'Brien, MEd, PhD
Teaching Faculty, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department
Adjunct Faculty, Clinical Psychology Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Neuroscience and an experimental research psychology
- Acute and chronic stress effects on healthy brain and being
- Social devaluation and trauma on biological outcomes
- Physiological effects of discrimination and microaggressions
- Positive aging in the brain
- Memory boosts
- Neurofeedback
- Development of empathy and compassion
- Building of brain architecture
- Neuroscience and Psychophysiology
Learn more about Dr. O'Brien here
Shani Turner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Director, African and Caribbean Mental Health Concentration
Director, PATHWAYS Program
Research and Practice Interests
- Trauma Informed Care
- Parent Management
- Parent Coaching
- Parenting practices within the African & Caribbean community
Paul J. Coppola, PsyD, MBA, BSBA
Adjunct Faculty, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Burnout
- Coaching
- Intersectionality
- Learning and Development
- Leadership Development
- Personal Branding
- Team and Group Dynamics
- Team Building
- Team and Group Dynamics
Dana De Nault, MA, PsyD
Adjunct Professor, PsyD in Leadership Psychology
Research and Practice Interests
- The intersection between social needs, neuroleadership and multi-cultural leadership development.
- Ageism
Learn more about Dr. De Nault here
Susan Ennis, MEd
Adjunct Faculty, Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching
Research and Practice Interests
- Executive Coaching
- Executive Development
- Leadership Development
- Organizational Culture
Laura C. Noel, MS
Adjunct Faculty, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department
Field Placement Associate, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Decision-making and the brain
- Goal achieving
- Time management
- Intuition
- Re-framing
- Creating habits that stick
- Imposter syndrome
Learn more about Ms. Noel here
Kymberlee O'Brien, MEd, PhD
Teaching Faculty, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department
Adjunct Faculty, Clinical Psychology Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Neuroscience and an experimental research psychology
- Acute and chronic stress effects on healthy brain and being
- Social devaluation and trauma on biological outcomes
- Physiological effects of discrimination and microaggressions
- Positive aging in the brain
- Memory boosts
- Neurofeedback
- Development of empathy and compassion
- Building of brain architecture
- Neuroscience and Psychophysiology
Nadja N. Lopez, PhD
Adjunct Faculty, School Psychology Department
Faculty, Children and Families of Adversity and Resilience Concentration
Executive Director, Center for Behavioral Health, Equity, and Leadership in Schools
Research and Practice Interests
- School climate and social emotional learning
- Systems change
- Culturally responsive practice
- Treatment of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents
Frederick J. Rocco, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Assistant Chair, Clinical Psychology Department
Research and Practice Interests
- Substance Use Disorder