| Amelio A. D'Onofrio, Ph.D.
Director
Clinical professor and Director of Psychological Services Institute in
the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University. He holds
degrees from Georgetown University (B. S., 1985), The University of
Chicago (M. A., 1987), and Fordham University (PhD, 1995). He has
served on the faculty of the Graduate School of Education at Fordham
University since 1994 where he teaches and provides clinical
supervision to students in the Doctoral Program in Counseling
Psychology. His teaching and clinical interests include developmental
psychopathology, interpersonal and existential approaches
to psychotherapy, the neuropsychobiology of affect regulation, and
clinical supervision.
Dr. D'Onofrio is also Consulting Psychologist at Loyola School, a
private Jesuit high school in New York City, where he provides direct
services to students and advises faculty, administrators, and parents
on adolescent development and on matters affecting student life.
His professional experience includes serving a number of leadership
capacities for the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical
Centers in the New York Metropolitan area as well as serving on
national committees responsible for developing VA-wide treatment
protocols and establishing best practices in clinical services. He was
Chief of Domciary Care (Psychosocial Rehabilitation) for Homeless
Veterans at the New York Harbor VA Health Care System and
managed the clinical education and leadership development
programs at the Hudson Valley VA Health Care System.
Dr. D'Onofrio lectures widely to mental health professionals on a
variety of topics in psychopathology, human development and
psychotherapy in New York City and can be contacted through his
website at: http://drdonofrio.com.
Please click HERE to view a video clip featuring Dr. Amelio D'Onofrio.
Gerry Fontan, M.S. Ed.
Extern
Gerry is currently completing the doctoral program in Counseling
Psychology at Fordham University and has begun to work on his
dissertation which will focus on the relationship between positive
psychological factors and the process of recovery from chronic
substance abuse. After completing his Masters degree in counseling,
Gerry worked as a counselor at Fordham Preparatory School and also
at the Lehman College Counseling Center over a period of four
years. He has completed doctoral externships at New York
Presbyterian Hospital within the stroke division of the New York
Neurological Institute and at an inpatient unit for chronic substance
abusing homeless veterans at the St. Albans Domiciliary – New York
Harbor VA System. Gerry currently works part-time conducting
neuropsychological evaluations at Columbia Presbyterian medical
center, and is also part of a federally funded study of the effects of HIV
and Substance Abuse pretreatment services on substance abuse
recovery and risk reduction. Gerry’s research interests are in the
areas of substance abuse and recovery, positive psychology and
interpersonal/psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Cesar Leon, M.A.
Extern
Cesar Leon, a native of New York City, is a fourth year Ph.D. student in
the Counseling Psychology program at Fordham University. He
attended the University of Pennsylvania where he received a B.A. in
Psychology. Upon receiving his degree Cesar worked in the publishing
industry for several years before pursuing a Masters degree in
School Counseling at NYU. After completing his studies Cesar worked
as a licensed bilingual guidance counselor in a NYC public high
school for three years.
Cesar began his doctoral studies at Fordham in 2004 while working
as a school counselor. His graduate research seeks to understand
the development of resilience factors among at-risk urban
adolescents. Last year Cesar received a prestigious three-year
graduate fellowshipfrom the American Psychological Association's
Minority Fellowship program in recognition of his strong commitment
to mental health issues in underserved communities.
Cesar has completed a year-long psychology externship at Columbia-
Presbyterian Hospital where he provided individual, group, and family
psychotherapy to adolescents suffering from a range of mental
illnesses including adjustment, mood, and disruptive behavior
disorders. He also received extensive training and experience
in psychological testing. Cesar is currently completing another training
externship at the NY State Psychiatric Institute's Audubon Clinic where
he works with adults diagnosed with serious to severe mood
disorders and psychotic illnesses.
Daphne McCampbell, M.A.
Extern
Daphne McCampbell, M.A., is a second year doctoral student in the
Counseling Psychology PhD program at Fordham. She received a
Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Teachers College,
Columbia University. Prior to her Masters degree, Daphne served as
research coordinator in the Center for Medical & Refugee Trauma at
Boston University Medical Center for two years. Her clinical experience
includes working at the Upper Manhattan Mental Health Clinic as a
play therapist with Hispanic American children and their families, as
well as working as a mentor for inner city children in Boston with
varying degrees of trauma and physical illness. She has traveled
extensively in many different countries, particularly in Europe and
Latin America, which has fostered her interest in working with
multicultural diverse clinical populations. Her current research
interests are in the areas of trauma, resiliency, positive psychology,
and the career development of ethnic minorities.
Julie Balzano
Graduate Assistant
Julie Balzano is a second-year doctoral student in the Counseling
Psychology program at Fordham University. She received her Bachelor
of the Arts degree in Psychology from Georgetown University in
2004. Before coming to Fordham, Julie worked as a research
assistant in the Neuroscience and Neuropsychology laboratory at
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation,
examining memory function in individuals with Multiple Sclerosis.
Graduate research interests include the relationship between
stress and chronic medical illness, stress management, and
women’s issues. Julie will be an extern in the Counseling
and Psychological Services department at Marymount
Manhattan College for the 2007-2008 school year.
Jessie Fontanella
Graduate Assistant
Jessie Fontanella is a second-year student in Fordham University’s
Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program. In 2002, Jessie graduated
from Boston University with a B.A. in Psychology. As an undergraduate,
she assisted in a study examining Motivational Interviewing (MI) with
college binge drinkers. After graduating, Jessie worked as a research
assistant in the Pediatric Psychopharmacology Department at
Massachusetts General Hospital. In addition to administering
structured clinical interviews and various cognitive/neuropsychological
tests, Jessie also functioned as the department’s training coordinator.
Current research interests include resiliency in adult children of
alcoholics, substance abuse, and the physician-patient
relationship. Jessie works as a graduate assistant in the
Psychological Services Institute, and she is completing an externship
at the Iona College Counseling Center during the 2007-2008
academic year.
Riley Nickols, M.S.
Graduate Assistant
Riley is a first-year doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology
program at Fordham University. He received his B.A. in Psychology
from the University of Cincinnati. After graduating, he attended Ithaca
College where he received his M.S. in Sport and Exercise
Psychology. During his Master’s program, Riley worked as
a counselor in the Ithaca College Health and Wellness Clinic. His
Master’s thesis examined the cognitive and behavioral factors that
influenced athletes’ rehabilitation after experiencing a season ending
injury. Riley has worked as a counselor/youth development coach at
an inner city high school in Bronx, NY. Current research interests
include psychology of injury, exercise adherence/motivation, the
influence of nutrition on psychological functioning, and health
psychology. Riley works as a graduate assistant in the
Psychological Services Institute, and he is also the Program Director
for Academics In Motion.
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