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Karen E. StarrKaren E. Starr, Psy.D
Graduated in 2007

I am Visiting Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow at CUNY, The Graduate Center, in the Psychological Counseling and Adult Development center. I conduct short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy with doctoral students, lead a dissertation support group, and conduct one-on-one dissertation consultations with students who are having difficulty completing their dissertations. I am also Assistant Director of CUNY’s Scholars Development program, which assists doctoral students in their development toward becoming academic professionals. I am Adjunct Professor at the C.W. Post Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, where I teach an internship preparation workshop. At C.W. Post, I chose the SPMI concentration. My book, Repair of the Soul: Metaphors of Transformation in Jewish Mysticism and Psychoanalysis (Routledge, 2008) is based on my doctoral dissertation. My paper, Faith as the Fulcrum of Psychic Change, published in Psychoanalytic Dialogues, April 2008, is also drawn from my doctoral dissertation. I am a candidate at the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis.

Christine M. WadeChristine M. Wade, Psy.D.
Graduated in 2005

At C.W. Post, I was a Head Start Graduate Student Research Grantee, with my dissertation research examining a behavioral group parent-training approach to bedtime noncompliance in Head Start preschoolers. My chair, Dr. Camilo Ortiz, and I published my research in Child and Family Behavior Therapy. I completed my postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Rochester Medical Center's Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities, where I was also a psychology fellow in the LEND (Leadership Education in Neuro-developmental Disabilities) program. There I provided classroom consultation and parent training for children with autism spectrum disorders. I also performed numerous diagnostic evaluations on children with suspected ASDs at URMC's Andrew J. Kirch Developmental Services Center. Currently I am employed by the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) as a Licensed Psychologist at the Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Service Office in Rochester, NY. I work on a secure forensic unit where I provide psychological services to individuals with developmental disabilities whose behavior represents a significant risk to themselves and others.

Gil TippyGil Tippy, Psy.D.
Graduated in 1999

I am one of the founders and currently Assistant Director/Clinical Director of the Rebecca School, in Manhattan. It is the largest Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship Based (DIR) School in the world, and one of the largest single site schools in the world for children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Relating and Communicating. I conduct research in developmental interventions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. My newest publication is currently going to press: The Rebecca School Casebook, co-authored with Stanley Greenspan, MD. I also am in private practice in Oyster Bay, NY.

Jesse Jong-Shik SuhJesse Jong-Shik Suh, Psy.D.
Graduated in 1996

After completing the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for the Studies of Addiction, University of Pennsylvania, I am currently a clinical research psychologist at the Philadelphia VAMC, where I oversee a Mental Illness Research Education Clinical Center's clinical neuroimaging research program. Our primary goal is to examine novel treatment approaches and behavior-brain vulnerability factors in the comorbid conditions of PTSD and substance addiction, using the latest therapies and neuroimaging technologies. My responsibilities include submitting research grants, overseeing research projects, conducting assessment and treatment, analyzing behavior and neuroimaging data, and publishing results. I am also a research scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, where I am a co-investigator for several NIDA-funded research studies. In a separate role, I maintain a practice working with adolescents with trauma experiences and/or substance abuse problems in Philadelphia, PA.

Manuel GuantezManuel Guantez, Psy.D.
Graduated in 1994

I am currently the Executive Director of Turning Point, Inc., a behavioral health treatment program that focuses on alcohol and substance abuse addictions as well as their co-occurring disorders. In my very early career, I worked in residential and outpatient addiction treatment conducting individual, group and family therapies, and coordinating programs for some of the more challenging treatment populations, including adolescents and individuals with co-occurring mental disorders. I am an international speaker and consultant who has worked with the United Nations to help other countries achieve the gains in combating addiction that we have seen here in the United States. Last year, I was singled out as an important contributor in shaping statewide policy and practices in mental health and substance abuse by being named Chair of New Jersey’s State Advisory Group to the Commissioner of Human Services on addictions treatment policy. He has also served on the New Jersey Division of Addiction Services’ Residential Licensure Standards Revision Committee, the Residential Treatment Services Committee and the Quality Standards Substance Abuse Treatment Committee. I am a former U.S. Marine and Presidential Honor Guard.