Graduate Students

Opportunities and funding support are available for Ph.D. candidates and post-doctoral fellows in the University of Rochester Department of Psychology who work at the Center. In addition to pursuing their own scholarly work, students in these positions are encouraged to participate in clinical and research activities of the Center. Internships in local social work and mental health counseling programs are also available for students.

Training is offered for interns in a range of evidence-based therapeutic models (e.g., Child Parent Psychotherapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). Comprehensive individual and group based supervision is provided to ensure therapeutic effectiveness and efficacy as well as professional growth.

Current Graduate Students

Alex Baker

Faculty Mentor: Patrick Davies
abaker36@ur.rochester.edu

Vanessa Cao

Faculty Mentor: Patrick Davies
vcao2@ur.rochester.edu

Kassidy Colton

Faculty Mentor: Patrick Davies
kcolton@rochester.edu

Zoe Duberstein

Faculty Mentor: Sheree Toth
zduberst@ur.rochester.edu

Carson Kautz-Turnbull

Faculty Mentor: Christie Petrenko
ckautz@ur.rochester.edu

Rachel Levin

Faculty Mentor: Liz Handley/Sheree Toth
rlevin6@UR.rochester.edu

Cory Platts

Faculty Mentor: Melissa Sturge-Apple
cory.platts@rochester.edu

LaShauna Porter

Faculty Mentor: Liz Handley/Sheree Toth
lport11@ur.rochester.edu

Madeline Rockhold

Faculty Mentor: Christie Petrenko
mrockhol@ur.rochester.edu

Andy Ross

Faculty Mentor: Liz Handley/Sheree Toth
andrew.ross@rochester.edu

Anna Smith

Faculty Mentor: Jody Todd Manly/Melissa Sturge-Apple
anna.smith@rochester.edu

Emily Speybroeck

Faculty Mentor: Christie Petrenko
espeybro@ur.rochester.edu

Hannah Swerbenski

Faculty Mentor: Melissa Sturge-Apple
hswerben@ur.rochester.edu

Leena Twal

Faculty Mentor: Melissa Sturge-Apple
ltwal@ur.rochester.edu

Advanced Clinical Trainees

Alesia Richardson

Faculty Mentor: Jody Todd Manly
alesia_richardson@urmc.rochester.edu

Molly Arnold

Faculty Mentor: Jody Todd Manly
mollys_arnold@urmc.rochester.edu

Maddy Rockhold

Faculty Mentor: Jody Todd Manly
mrockhol@UR.Rochester.edu

Angela Santee

Faculty Mentor: Jody Todd Manly
angela_santee@urmc.rochester.edu

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