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Charles L. Beale, Ed.D.
Director

Psychologists

Psychiatry Postdoctoral Fellows
  • Junichi Shimaoka, Psy.D.
  • Laura Testiler, Psy.D.
  • Kimberly Zahm, Ph.D.
Predoctoral Graduate Interns
  • Rachel Daltry, LaSalle University
  • Anju Kaduvettoor, Lehigh University
  • Christina Schendel, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Patricia Spangler, University of Maryland
Support Staff

Office Coordinator:

  • Cynthia M. Carroll
Medical Service Representative:
  • Alice E. Andrews
Senior Secretaries:
  • Diane M. Jackson
  • Elizabeth E. J. Parisan
  • Lisa T. Sweder
IT Staff:
  • Walt Dabell, Campus IT Associate II

 

Details

Charles L. Beale, Ed.D.

Director, Center for Counseling and Student Development

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • The College of William and Mary

Professional areas of interest:

  • Individual Psychotherapy
  • Teaching
  • Consulting with parents who have concerns about their son or daughter who maybe expressing psychological difficulties and needing referral to CCSD

Theoretical orientation:

  • Eclectic

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
  • Internship Selection Committee
  • Professional Development Committee

Professional activities:

  • Delaware Psychological Association
  • American Psychological Association
  • University and College Counseling Center Directors

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A. Nicole Boyd-Douglas, Psy.D.

Psychologist II

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • Wright State University School of Professional Psychology

Professional areas of interest:

  • Multicultural issues
  • Group therapy
  • Psychology training and supervision
  • Treating anxiety disorders
  • Treating self-esteem concerns

Theoretical orientation:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (primary)
  • Humanistic Therapy (secondary)

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
  • WISH Committee, Chair
  • Group Committee
  • Intern and Postdoctoral Training Committee
  • Website Development and Maintenance Committee

Professional activities:

  • Licensed Psychologist in Delaware
  • Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, member
  • American College Professionals Association, member

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John P. Brunelle, Ph.D.

Psychologist II

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

Professional areas of interest:

  • Student-Athlete Development
  • Group Counseling

Theoretical orientation:

  • Integrated Approach: Humanistic/Reality Therapy

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
  • Counseling Liaison to Student Services for Athletes
  • Research Review Committee, Chair
  • Intern Selection Committee

Professional activities:

  • Licensed Psychologist in Delaware
  • Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology

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Deb Cohen, Ph.D.

Assistant Director for Information Technology and
Psychologist II

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • University of Delaware

Professional areas of interest:

  • Individual counseling, structured groups and workshops, career counseling, supervision, biofeedback
  • Anxiety and stress management, time management and behavioral change, sexual orientation, disabilities
  • Use of technology in college/university counseling centers

Theoretical orientation:

  • Integrative with strong cognitive-behavioral component

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Case Review and Consultation Committee
  • Technology and Website, Coordinator
  • Career Development Committee
  • LGBT Caucus
  • Member, Professional Advisory Council
  • Professional Development Committee

Professional activities:

  • Licensed Psychologist in Delaware

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Kelly D. Hennessy, Ph.D.

Psychologist I

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • University of Maryland

Professional areas of interest:

  • Identity development
  • Women's issues
  • Eating disorders
  • Depression
  • Career Development
  • Family of origin issues

Theoretical orientation:

  • Psychodynamic and Relational

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Eating Disorders Coordinating Council, Chair
  • Case Review and Consultation Committee
  • Supervision

Professional activities:

  • American Psychological Association

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Merris A. Hollingsworth, Ph.D., ABPP

Assistant Director and Coordinator of Predoctoral Internship and
Senior Psychologist                                  

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • University of Maryland

Professional areas of interest:

  • Training, supervision, group counseling
  • Specific interests include relationships, depression, identity development, gay/lesbian issues, career planning, and family dynamics  

Theoretical orientation:

  • Integrative with a humanistic, person-centered foundation

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Intern and Postdoctoral Training Committee, Chair
  • Intern Selection Committee, Chair
  • Professional Development Committee

Professional activities:

  • Licensed Psychologist in Delaware
  • American Psychological Association

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Mary Anne M. Lacour, Ph.D.

Psychologist II

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • The Pennsylvania State University

Professional areas of interest:

  • Supervision
  • Women’s issues
  • Sexual orientation/identity issues
  • Recovery from eating disorders
  • Recovery from sexual assault
  • Life transitions
  • Group therapy

Theoretical orientation:

  • Psychodynamic, Interpersonal, and Feminist

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Eating Disorders Coordinating Council, Chair
  • Intern Group Seminar Facilitator
  • Supervisor

Professional activities:

  • Licensed Psychologist in Delaware
  • American Psychological Association
  • Delaware Psychological Association
  • Association of Women in Psychology
  • Private Practice

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Jonathan D. Lewis, Ph.D., ABPP

Coordinator of Postdoctoral Training Program and Senior Psychologist

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • University of Maryland

Professional areas of interest:

  • Psychotherapy (individual and couples)
  • Supervision

Theoretical orientation:

  • Psychodynamic (Object Relations)

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Intern and Postdoctoral Training Committee
  • Research Reveiw Committee

Professional activities:

  • Licensed Psychologist in Delaware
  • Delaware Psychologica Association, Pst President (twice)
  • APA Board of Directors Hearing Panel for Ethics Cases
  • Reviewer for applications for the Diplomate in Psychology (ABPP) (occasional)

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Kelly R. Ozambela, Ph.D.

Psychologist II

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • Temple University

Professional areas of interest:

  • Psychotherapy
  • Diversity and cross/multi-cultural issues in counseling training, supervision, and practice
  • Outreach and consultation with an emphasis on prevention and intervention
  • Latino psychology
  • International student issues: Acculturation and positive adjustment

Theoretical orientation:

  • Integrationist primarily psychodynamic, humanistic, and interpersonal process

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Outreach and Consultation Committee
  • Intern and Postdoctoral Training Committee
  • International Student Issues Team

Professional activities:

  • Licensed Psychologist in Pennsylvania
  • Licensed Psychologist in Delaware
  • American Psychology Association
  • National Latino Psychology Association

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Susan L. Rarick, Ph.D.

Assistant Director and Coordinator of Outreach and Psychologist II

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • Lehigh University

Professional areas of interest:

  • Career development
  • Culture and gender issues
  • Body image and eating disorders
  • Relationships
  • Grief and loss

Theoretical orientation:

  • Integrationist, primarily psychodynamic and interpersonal process

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Human Develoment and Family Studies
  • Assistant Professor (secondary appointment), Department of Psychology
  • Career Development Committee, Chair

Professional activities:

  • ACPA, Commission for Career Development, Commision for Counseling and Psychological Services
  • NCDA
  • Licensed Psychologist in Delaware and North Carolina

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Karen Y. Tsukada, Ph.D.

Psychologist II                                 

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • The Ohio State University

Professional areas of interest:

  • Diversity/multicultural issues
  • Body image issues
  • Women’s issues
  • Mindful meditation

Theoretical orientation:

  • Interpersonal, psychodynamic, feminist, multicultural

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
  • Multicultural Issues Committee, Chair
  • Eating Disorders Coordinating Council
  • Group Committee, Chair

Professional activities:

  • Licensed Psychologist in Delaware
  • Delaware Psychological Association
  • American Psychological Association
  • American Council on Education - Office of Women in Higher Education, Delaware Network

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Brad M. Wolgast, Ph.D.

Psychologist II

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • Temple University

Professional areas of interest:

  • Sleep psychology
  • Identity development
  • Psychology and media
  • Anxiety management

Theoretical orientation:

  • Interpersonal process

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Training member

Professional activities:

  • Pennsylvania Psychological Association
  • American Psychological Association

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Karen L. Gibble, APRN, BC

Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • University of Pennsylvania

Professional areas of interest:

  • Psychopharmacology, Trauma, Mood disorders

Theoretical orientation:

  • Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral

Professional activities:

  • Member of the American Nurses Association and the Delaware Nurses Association

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Richard S. Kingsley, M.D.

Psychiatrist     

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • The Chicago Medical School
  • Medical University of South Carolina (Residency in Psychiatry and Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Professional areas of interest:

  • ADHD
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mood disorders

Theoretical orientation

  • Biopsychosoical model utilizing psychiatric evaluation and medication management when indicated

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Case Review and Consultation Committee

Professional activities

  • Assistant Professor, Jefferson Medical College
  • Co-Director, Division of Behavior Health (Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children)
  • Expert Reviewer (kidsHealth.org)
  • Delaware Regional Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Secretary
  • American Psychiatric Association
  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, alternate Delegate

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Roberta M. Luft, M.D.

Psychiatrist

Institution that granted highest degree:

  • University of Rochester School of Medicine
  • University of Pennsylvania (Residency in Psychiatry)

Professional areas of interest:

  • Mood disorders
  • Anxiety disorders
  • ADHD
  • Sleep disorders

Theoretical orientation:

  • Biopsychosocial model. I provide psychiatric evaluation and medication management with an understanding and appreciation for the client’s intrapsychic, interpersonal and social context.

Committee membership and other CCSD/UD roles:

  • Case Review and Consultation Committee
  • Technology Committee

Professional activities

  • Licensed Psychiatarist in Delaware and Pennsylvania

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