Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology Department of Psychology
Accredited 1984 by the
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
(202) 336-5979
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Dr. Andrea Bergman
Dr. Elissa Brown
Dr. Elizabeth Brondolo
Dr. William Chaplin
Dr. Beverly Greene
Dr. Rafael Javier
Dr. Wilson McDermut
Dr. Jeffrey Nevid (Clinical Director)
Dr. Frank Patalano
Dr. Alice Pope
Ph.D. Program in
Clinical Psychology
•  The Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology offers two tracks of
study:
–  General course of study in clinical psychology
–  Subspecialty track in clinical child psychology
Doctoral Training in Clinical Psychology
v  Anchored in Scientist/Practitioner Model
v  Our Primary Training Site: St. John’s University Center for
Psychological Services
v  Wide range of clinical externship sites throughout metropolitan
New York area
v  Core Faculty
v  Renowned scholars with active roles in clinical training
Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders in Clinical Psychology Dr. Schnur is currently an Assistant Professor in
the Department of Oncological Sciences at Mount
Sinai Medical Center. She believes that the
education she received from St. John’s College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences gave her the skills
necessary for her current position of improving the
quality of life for individuals suffering from cancer
and its treatment: “My favorite thing about being a
student at St. John’s was the top-notch, in-depth
clinical supervision I received. I currently conduct
research on psychotherapeutic interventions for
cancer patients. My clinical training has given me
the skills I need to help women cope with the
stressful and often frightening experience of
cancer,” says Dr. Schnur.
Dr. Philip Szeszko, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Ph.D, Clinical Psychology, St. John’s University
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Associate Director of the
Psychiatry Research Department
at the Zucker Hillside Hospital and
serves as the Co-Director of the
Cognition and Neuroimaging
Assessment Unit for the
Department's Advanced Center for
Intervention and Services
Research in Schizophrenia.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr.Szeszko's research focuses on
the use of magnetic resonance
imaging and diffusion tensor
imaging to characterize brain
structural abnormalities in
neuropsychiatric disorders
including schizophrenia and
obsessive-compulsive disorder and
how these abnormalities are
associated with functional indices.
Providing Opportunities
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Alison Tebbett
“What I like most about St. John's University is the
positive and helpful attitude among its students and
faculty,” says Alison Tebbett ’13Ph.D. Alison chose to
pursue her graduate degree at St. John's because of the
esteemed faculty and small class sizes that facilitate
professor-student interactions.
As a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology specializing
in child psychology, Alison is gaining experience
working in the
Center for Psychology Services for the Preventing
Adverse Reactions To Negative Events and Related
Stress (PARTNERS). This program offers mental health
services to children and adolescents who have been
through stressful or traumatic events, “We offer children
alternative ways to cope with the thoughts and feelings
related to traumatic events and give caregivers different
methods of increasing their ability to gain their children's
cooperation.”
Entrance Requirements
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Possess a baccalaureate degree
Satisfy the department that his or her undergraduate preparation indicates a
high potential for successful advanced study in psychology
Submit transcripts of undergraduate and any prior graduate work
Have completed a minimum of 24 undergraduate credits in psychology,
including courses in Introductory Psychology, Statistics, and a laboratory course
Submit three to five letters of recommendation, one of which must be from an
individual who will address the matter of the applicant's research potential
Submit two papers from psychology courses: one a laboratory paper and one a
term paper
Provide a clearly written statement of educational and professional goals
Submit acceptable scores from the Graduate Record Examinations (general and
subject)
Complete an interview process with the departmental admissions committee
General Requirements
•  Four years of coursework, including continuous
clinical practica at our psychological services center
•  A one-year internship in an approved setting
•  Successful completion of Master’s thesis and
Doctoral Dissertation
General Goal
•  To prepare broadly trained, competent,
psychological professionals proficient in a
variety of psychodiagnostic, intervention, and
research competencies.
Specific Objectives
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To prepare students to function in the
diverse professional, academic, and
research roles performed by clinical
psychologists
To assist students in developing their
ability to understand and interpret the
research of others as well as to design
and execute relevant research of their
own.
Why did you choose St. John’s?
•  “I chose St. John’s for the clinical experience offered from day
one of the program, the broad training
across the spectrum of theoretical orientations and the diversity
of the population we worked with” – Nira Golombeck
•  “St. John’s program was my first choice because it emphasizes
both orientations: psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral. The
big difference is the Center for Psychological Services.” – Beth
Chen
•  The reputation was the first reason but I also liked
the dual emphasis on cognitive behavioral therapy
and psychodynamic therapy. The ability to complete the
program in a timely manner attracted me as did the stories of
recent graduates’ successes.” – Joseph E. Gottesman
•  “Because I worked for two years before applying, I
was aware that employers were thrilled to have St. John’s
students working with them. The program has
an excellent reputation and is known for producing
very solid clinicians.” – Michele Morganstern
St. John’s University Center for Psychological Services
•  Primary training site for
Clinical Psychology and
School Psychology
programs
•  Comprehensive,
psychological services
center serving the general
community
Services Provided
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Psychological services are provided to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families experiencing
emotional, behavioral, or adjustment difficulties. Services include:
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Consultation
Assessment
Individual Therapy
Group Therapy
Family and Marital Therapy
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Cost for Services:
For those interested in any of the above services, fees are arranged on a sliding scale basis, which is
determined according to one’s income level. As part of a Vincentian University, the Center for
Psychological Services is committed to making these services available to those most in need.
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Specialized Services:
–  The PARTNERS Program, directed by Dr. Elissa Brown, is located at the Center and offers free
services for children and families experiencing trauma and abuse. This clinical research program
uses state-of-the-art, empirically-based CBT approaches.
–  The Center’s Military Services Initiative offers free services to military personnel and their families
and includes the use of Virtual Reality technology to enhance the exposure-based treatment of
PTSD.
Sampling of Clinical Psychology Externship Sites
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Ellis Institute
Bellevue Medical Center
Bronx Children’s Psychiatric Center
Brookdale University Hospital
Coler/Goldwater Memorial Hospital
Creedmoor State Psychiatric Center
Elmhurst Hospital Mental Health Services
Fort Hamilton Clinic
Hackensack University Hospital
Holliswood Hospital
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Kings County Hospital Center
Long Island Jewish/Hillside Medical Center
Long Island Jewish/Schneider Children’s
Hospital
Lutheran Family Health Centers
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Mercyfirst
Montefiore Medical Center
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Nassau County Medical Center
Nassau University Medical Center
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Queens Children’s Psychiatric Center
Queens Hospital Center
Roberto Clemente Medical Center
St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center Women’s Health
Project
St. Mary’s Hospital for Children
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
The National Institute for the Psychotherapies
NYU Trauma and Resilience Center
Manhattan Psychiatric Center
Beatman Community Counseling Center
Montefiore Child Outpatient Psychiatry
Clinical Psychology Internship Sites
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Queen’s Children’s Psychiatric Center
Brookdale Medical Center
Association for the Help of Retarded Children,
Department for Family & Clinical Services
Children’s Village
Columbia Univ. Med. Ctr.
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
Department of the Army
Hudson River Psychiatric Center
Indiana University School of Medicine
Jacobi Medical center
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Jewish Board of Family & Children’s Services,
Inc.
Lincoln Medical & Mental Center
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Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Eastern Virginia Medical School
The School at Columbia Univ.
Interfaith Medical Center
North Bronx HealthCare Network
Patton State Hospital (CA)
Interfaith Medical Center
VA Medical Center
Devereux Foundation
Dartmouth Medical School
Green Chimneys Children’s Services
Patton State Hospital
St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center
Astor Services for Child & Families
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Maimonides Medical Center
Manhattan Psychiatric Center
MercyFirst
Montefiore Medical Center of Albert Einstein
College of Medicine
Mount Sinai Services, Elmhurst Hospital
Nassau University Medical Center
Pennsylvania Hospital
Pilgrim Psychiatric Center
Stony Brook University
Terry Children’s Psychiatric Center
The Village for Families & Children
Ulster County Mental Health Department
UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
University of Tennessee Consortium Internship
VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System
Yale University School of Medicine – Yale Child
Study Center
SUNY Upstate Medical Center
Green Chimney Children’s Services
Friend’s Hospital
Mount Sinai Services, Elmhurst Hospital Center
Yale University Psychiatry
Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Core Faculty
Elissa Brown, Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., 1996, University at Albany
Clinical Psychology: Research focuses on developing,
testing, and disseminating therapies for children who have
experienced traumatic events, such as 9/11 and child abuse.
Elissa Brown, Professor of Psychology
Dr. Elissa Brown
•  Awarded grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration to become a member of
the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
•  Elected to the board of the American Professional
Society on the Abuse of Children
Dr. Elissa Brown
Implementation of PARTNERS: a clinical research program that
specializes in providing state-of-the-art mental health services for
traumatized children and their families.
Alice Pope, Associate Professor of
Psychology
• Ph.D., 1986, The Pennsylvania State University, Psychology
Courses Taught
•  Assessment and Interviewing Practicum
•  Psychopathology Across the Lifespan
Research interests: social cognitions, emotions, and
behaviors related to successful and unsuccessful peer
relationships in children, psychosocial adjustment in children
with medical conditions.
Alice Pope, Associate Professor of Psychology
Jeffrey Nevid, Professor and
Clinical Director
Ph.D., 1976, State University of New York at Albany
NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Mental Health Evaluation
Research, Northwestern University, 1976-77
Courses Taught:
•  Assessment and Intervention Practicum
•  Objective Personality Assessment
Research interests include cognitive-behavioral
therapy, cultural differences in perceptions of mental
illness, smoking cessation, pedagogical research, and
measurement of implicit attitudes and cognitions
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Jeffrey S. Nevid, Professor of Psychology and Clinical Director
Jeffrey S. Nevid, Professor of Psychology and Clinical Director
Beverly Greene, Professor of Psychology
Dawn Flanagan, PhD
Ph.D., 1983, Adelphi University
Courses Taught:
•  Cultural Diversity in Psychological Services
•  Psychology of Women
•  Ethics and Professional Issues
The role of institutionalized racism, sexism, heterosexism
and other oppressive ideologies in the paradigms of
psychology and practice of psychotherapy in organized
mental health. Understanding psychological resilience
and vulnerability in socially marginalized people and their
use in psychotherapy. Examining social privilege and
marginalization via the development of multiple identity
paradigms as more complex ways of understanding
human identity.Using psychotherapy and psychological
science to facilitate social justice
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Beverly Greene, Professor of Psychology
Recipient of 2009 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest
Beverly Greene, Professor of Psychology
Andrea Bergman, Associate
Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., 1989, Emory University
Courses Taught
•  Psychopathology Across the Lifespan
•  Clinic Practicum III and IV
Research interests include application of
empirically validated treatments for
underserved populations, such as emerging
adults who have dropped out of high school
and are experiencing multiple problems.
Currently, she is involved in the development
of a treatment program for emerging adults
who have experienced problems such as
academic failure, exposure to trauma, and
substance abuse. Dr. Bergman is also
interested in phenomenology and comorbidity
in psychopathology
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Andrea Bergman, Associate Professor of
Psychology
Elizabeth Brondolo, Professor of
Psychology
Ph.D., 1989, Rutgers University
Courses Taught
• Clinic Practicum III and IV
Research interests include psychophysiology
of interpersonal conflict. These studies were funded
by several grants from NIH, as well as the American
Heart Association and the Communication Workers
of America. Since 2000, Dr. Brondolo and her
students have been actively researching racism or
ethnic discrimination, specifically examining
interpersonal racism (i.e., racism that is directly
perceived and occurs in an interpersonal context)
Elizabeth Brondolo, Professor of Psychology
Rafael Javier, Professor of
Psychology
Ph.D., 1982, New York University
Courses Taught
• Assessment and Intervention Practicum
Psycholinguistic and psychoanalytic issues in
research and treatment and on ethnic and cultural
issues in psychoanalytic theories and practice,
including on issues of violence and the impact on
general cognitive and emotional functioning.
Rafael Javier, Professor of Psychology
Rafael Javier, Professor of Psychology
William Chaplin, Professor of
Psychology
Ph.D., 1981, University of Oregon
Courses Taught
• Statistical Design in Research, Multivariate Analysis,
Advanced Techniques for the Analysis for Behavioral Data,
Master’s Research
Research interests include personality psychology,
but also has interests in issues involving
psychometrics and the analysis of data, particularly
in applied research. He is concerned with issues
involving the analysis of change and the analysis of
latent variables. In addition, he has worked on the
appropriate analysis of data generated by designs
that combine qualitative experimental variables with
quantitative naturalistic ones.
William Chaplin, Professor of Psychology
William Chaplin, Professor of Psychology
Wilson McDermut, Associate
Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., 1995, American University
Courses Taught
•  Psychopathology Across the
Lifespan
• Neuropsychological Assessment
Research interests in
addictions and cognitive factors
in anxiety and depression. He
has diverse research interests in
the area of mood disorders,
including psychosocial
treatments for depression, and
family functioning, comorbidity,
and psychobiology, as they relate
to depression. More recently, he
has conducted research on
subtypes of depressive
disorders, personality disorders,
and the assessment of
psychopathology and personality.
with educators, and supervision
and training in school
psychology.
Wilson McDermut, Associate Professor of
Psychology
Wilson McDermut, Associate Professor of
Psychology
Frank Patalano, Associate Professor of
Psychology
Ph.D., 1975, Fordham University
Courses Taught
•  Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
•  Group Therapy
•  Assessment and Intervention Practicum
Research interests are in the areas of interpersonal/object relations
psychotherapy techniques and theory, personality assessment using
projective and objective tests, child and adolescent therapy,
psychotherapy supervision, and the psychology of music and the life
history of jazz musicians.
Raymond DiGiuseppe, Professor and
Chair
Ph.D., 1975, Hofstra University
School-Community Psychology
•  Psychology Department Chair
Courses Taught
•  Child and Adolescent Personality Assessment
•  Cognitive Psychotherapies
•  School Psychology Internship Seminar: Professional Issues
Dr. DiGiuseppe has studied anger as a clinical problem
and has promoted the recognition of anger as a form of
psychopathology. He has developed standards for identifying
anger disorders and the Anger Disorders Scale. He has also
published on the development of the theory, practice and
research of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Cognitive
Behavior Therapies and their application to children, adolescents,
and families. He has also been interested in the development of
the therapeutic alliance in child and adolescent psychotherapy.
He is studying the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of
persons with anger problems.
Raymond DiGiuseppe, Professor of Psychology and
Department Chairperson
Dr. DiGiuseppe, Past President
Jeffrey Fagen, Professor of Psychology and
Dean, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Ph.D., 1976, Rutgers University
Courses Taught
•  Research Design in Clinical Psychology
Developmental psychology and developmental
psychobiology with special emphasis on infant
behavior and development. His infant research has
focused on learning and memory in human and
nonhuman infants, the effects of early experience on
later behavior, the predictability of infant behaviors
to behaviors in later childhood, the influence of
temperament on infant behavior, and the
determinants of learning, attention, and retention in
normal, high-risk, and handicapped infants.
Sample Student-Faculty Research
Sample Student-Faculty Research
Sample Student-Faculty Research
Sample Student-Faculty Research
Sample Student-Faculty Research
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