Ben Bernstein

Ben Bernstein is a Ph.D. candidate in Clinical Psychology at the City College of New York. A graduate of Brown University, Ben previously taught AP History at North Star Academy High School in Newark, New Jersey. He is excited to contribute to the Intersect Lab in hopes of improving therapy outcomes for our patients.

Tamzin Baker

Tamzin Baker is a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology at the City College of New York. Previously Tamzin worked as an editor and journalist. She is interested in researching how traumatic illness during pregnancy affects the bond between mother and child. 

Leo Cancelmo

Leo is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Program at CCNY. He is broadly interested in psychotherapy and psychotherapy research with children and adults, including patient's treatment goals within the context of psychodynamic treatment. He is also interested in factors that influence the therapeutic relationship including race, gender identities, and therapist theoretical orientation, as well as patients' perceptions of the presence and influence of these factors in their treatments. 

Leo is the Project Coordinator for PEACE.

Sean Donohue

Sean is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at CCNY. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from James Madison University. Most recently he worked at the Geriatric Psychiatry unit at Weill Cornell Medicine, providing neurological assessments and treatment to older adults in Brooklyn. Sean is focused on determining the impact of psychosocial factors on adolescents and young adults in Harlem and the City College community, and how these variables may induce generalized anxiety or other stressors.

Hannah Dunn

Hannah Dunn is a Ph.D. candidate in Clinical Psychology at CCNY. A graduate of Barnard College, Hannah previously worked as the Research Coordinator and a teacher at the Barnard Toddler Center. Hannah is excited to be a part of the research team at the INTERSECT lab, and looks forward to exploring the impact of primary attachment relationships on socio-emotional development across the lifespan.

Annie Egleson

Annie Egleson is in her fourth year of the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology at the City College of New York. She is a Clinical Fellow at Macaulay Honors College, and is in residency as a therapist at the Psychological Center. Annie received her B.A. from Oberlin College. She conducts her research as a member of the Intersect lab. She is interested in understanding what factors affect caregiver engagement in their child’s mental health treatment and how this level of engagement affects the treatment outcomes.

Helen Feldman

Helen is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at CCNY. She comes to clinical psychology by way of sociology, with a particular focus on international human rights work. Prior to her doctoral studies, Helen studied spiritual and mind-body approaches to mental health on her way to her M.A. in Psychology in Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has a background working with elementary school students and their caregivers as a mental health advocate. She is interested in understanding children and the family unit more broadly, specifically through a multicultural lens.

Mike Ferrara

Mike Ferrara is a third year doctoral student in the clinical psychology program at CCNY. After graduating from Haverford College with a major in Art History and Education, he pursued a post-baccalaureate in psychology at Columbia University. He worked at The Psychological Center as the clinic administrator for two years before pursuing doctoral training. Mike’s research interests are focused on improving outcomes for patients by refining the organizational procedures.

Ani Fredman

Ani is a doctoral student in the clinical psychology program at CCNY. Previously, she worked in an after-school program with middle-school youth, exploring aspects of identity, as well as with Dr. Beatrice Beebe in her mother-infant lab at NYSPI. Ani's clinical and research interests center upon questions of identity and development throughout the life course in terms of attachment, gender expression and sexuality, as well as social factors.

Charlotte Gendron

Charlotte Gendron is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at City College. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Hamilton College. Prior to joining the doctoral program, Charlotte worked as a research assistant at Group Attachment-Based Intervention (GABI), a trauma-informed parent-child psychotherapy clinic at Montefiore Medical Center. Broadly, her research interests include the relationship between early childhood trauma and adult mental health.

Roberta Goldman

Roberta is a 4th year in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at City College and works on the PEACE data, exploring connections amongst mindfulness, somatization, and emotional intelligence and how they change in response to therapy. She completed her BA at Brown University in Cognitive Neuroscience, working with Dr. Willoughby Britton on an NIH K23 grant dismantling Mindfulness intervention for anxiety and depression. Prior to joining the doctoral program, she worked at the Benson Henry Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital on studies exploring the potential preventative epigenetic effects of meditation practices. Clinically, she is interested in specializing in psychological problems associated with birth and motherhood including post-partum depression, mourning miscarriages, and anxiety of new parenthood, and also in the psychology palliative care and end of life care decision making. 

Kseniia Gvozdieva

Michelle Hernandez

Michelle Hernandez graduated from the City College of New York in 2017 with a major in Psychology. Her research interests include the Latinx population, trauma, resilience, psychosis and acculturation. In the future she hopes to help close the gap between monolingual Spanish speaking individuals and the treatment provided to them.

Michelle is the current Project Coordinator for TAAP.

Navjot ‘Nav’ Kaur

Nav is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at CCNY. She earned her undergraduate degree in Human Development from Cornell University, where she was also a research assistant in the Sternberg Lab at the College of Human Ecology. Nav worked on research investigating personal and situational factors predicting jealousy and envy in romantic relationships under the supervision of Dr. Robert Sternberg. In addition to her interest in romantic relationships, she has a broad interest multicultural psychology. Prior to joining the program, Nav worked on an inpatient psychiatric unit at Cayuga Medical Center, providing patient care to adolescent and adult populations with acute mental illness. Nav’s research interests in the Intersect Lab span across psychotherapy evaluation and clinical effectiveness in multicultural contexts as well as exploring the relationship between cultural humility, creativity, and the therapeutic alliance.

Anusha Kumar

Anusha Kumar is a second-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at City College. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Human Resource Management from Rutgers University in 2017, where she worked as a research assistant in the Youth Anxiety and Depression Clinic,  an Aresty Research Fellow and a writing tutor. Broadly, her research interests include childhood trauma and how specific factors at the individual, family and community levels could interact to inform onset, maintenance and treatment of anxiety, depression and other psychopathology amongst marginalized populations. She enjoys dancing, painting and appreciating nature in her free time! 

Eva Leighton

Eva’s research focus is on the relationship between depression and isolation. Her clinical work is informed by a deep interest in developmental psychology, especially the persistent influence throughout the lifespan of early attachments to key caregivers.

Lian Malki Schubert

Lian is a third year doctoral student in Clinical Psychology. As a certified yoga instructor, she is interested in mindfulness and its therapeutic applications. She is also interested in social issues and is currently working on exploring the possible association between mindfulness and internalized racism. She earned her BA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Psychology and Theatre studies.

Kat McNeal

Kat McNeal is a first year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at CCNY. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Fordham University and completed an Honors Thesis on the relationship between sleep quality and problem solving in college students. Kat also works as a Clinical Research Coordinator at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. Her research interests include mindfulness interventions, interventions to improve health outcomes, and health psychology.

Aura-Maria Morales

Aura-Maria Morales is a fourth-year clinical psychology doctoral student at CCNY. She started her college education at William Paterson University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Subsequently, she obtained her Master’s Degree in Psychology from Pace University. As a fully bilingual and bicultural training clinical psychologist, Aura-Maria has made it her priority to work with clients who ethnically identify as Latinx. She is particularly passionate about conducting play therapy with children of monolingual Spanish-speaking parents.

Priya Puliyampet

Priya Puliyampet is a graduate student in the Mental Health Counseling MA program at The City College of New York. In her practicum placement at the Kull Initiative for Psychotherapy (KIP), Priya works with emergent adults who are dealing with issues related to their identities. She completed her BA/MA in General Psychology at The City College of New York. In the future, Priya hopes to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology, CounselingPsychology, or Mental Health Counseling.

Molly Rappaport

Molly Rappaport is a third year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. She received her undergraduate degree in Sociology and Psychology from Wesleyan University. Molly is currently working on a research project investigating the roles of dissociation and emotional intelligence in the relationship between childhood trauma and dissociation with the goal of informing therapeutic interventions for children and adults with early trauma histories.

Emma Routhier

Emma is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at CCNY. She is broadly interested in early childhood experiences and emotional development over the lifespan. Prior to joining the lab, Emma taught 3rd grade in Brooklyn and subsequently coordinated research and taught at the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development.

Emma is the Project Coordinator for CHAP.

Victoria Schilder

Victoria Schilder is a third year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida and a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from the City College of New York. Victoria’s research interests include the intersection of identity structures and how trauma impacts our sense of self. She is also passionate about civil rights and hopes to create structural change regarding access to mental health services at both the local and state legislative levels.

Talia Schulder

Talia Schulder graduated from Johns Hopkins in 2018 with a major in creative writing. She recently worked as a program manager for the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy before joining the lab. She is interested in the INTERSECT lab’s nuanced research into the various factors and outcomes of the psychotherapeutic process. Talia dreams of pursuing a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology with the hopes of contributing to research that can affect policy change and increase access to care in low-income communities.

Ariel Westerman

Ariel Westerman, M.A. is a sixth-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at The City College of New York, The Graduate Center. She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University in Comparative Literature with a focus on French Film and Literature. Ariel’s research to date has focused on examining the therapeutic relationship and its role in effective psychotherapeutic treatment. More specifically, Ariel's research examines the role of therapist faith in the therapeutic process and aims to contribute to the field's understanding of what it means to provide effective psychodynamically-oriented psychotherapy to an underserved and under-researched urban population (racial and ethnic minorities of lower socioeconomic status), many of whom report a history of cumulative trauma and extraordinary daily stressors.  Her clinical interests include the integration of emotion- and somatic-focused methods with psychodynamic treatment and the complex interplay among identity, motivation, and agency in the process of feeling meaningfully engaged in one’s world.

Tecora Williams

Tecora Williams is a fourth year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. She received her undergraduate degree from the City College of New York. Tecora’s research interests include the exploration for patterns in Rorschach responses from children who have experienced varying levels of trauma and hopes through this research to form a body of knowledge that could influence treatment efficacy.

Laurel Wright

Laurel Wright, MPH, MA is a sixth year student in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at City College. In addition to City’s clinical training, Laurel completed externships through the Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Comprehensive Adolescent Rehabiltation and Education Services (CARES) Program, and the Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project (conducting evaluations with trans/gender non-conforming children & adolescents and their families). Laurel’s clinical and research interests converge at the intersection of psychodynamic/psychoanalytic (i.e., object relations, attachment), family/systems and developmental psychology, to better understand factors implicated in emotion regulation and identity development over the life course.