Faculty

Research/Teaching

Amy Anson, Ph.D.

Northwestern University

Child/Adolescent development & therapy; clinical education.

Jayne M. Bazos, Psy.D.

Illinois School of Professional Psychology

Couple and family therapy; conflictual relationships, blended families, adolescent issues, individuals in systems.  

Lenore S. Blum, Ph.D.

Northwestern University

Masters Program Director,

Clinical Training Director

Health psychology; psychology of coping, adaptation; clinical education, training, supervision; developmental learning processes in professional training.

Ava Carn-Watkins, Ph.D.

Northwestern University

Masters Program Assistant Dir.,

Clinical Training. Director

Counselor training, education and supervision; psychotherapy research and practice; psychological identity development of gifted and talented adolescents and adults.

Donald Catherall, Ph.D.

Northwestern University

Theories of counseling; assessment & treatment of adolescents; treatment of trauma disorders; developmental issues in the treatment of families & couples.

Joseph Cullen, Psy.D.

Illinois School of Professional Psychology

Theories of counseling; advanced psychoanalytic therapy; adult development & fatherhood; depression & the elderly.

Solomon Cytrynbaum, Ph.D.

University of Michigan

Associate Director Education,

Center for Applied Psychological & Family Studies

Normal developmental processes and pathology in middle/later years; group dynamics; gender and authority; group and family systems therapy; psychodynamic psychotherapy.

James Dod, Ph.D.

University of Illinois Chicago

Cognitive behavioral therapy; counselor training.

John Dunkel, Ph.D.

University of Albany

Professional legal & ethical issues; university counseling & psychological services; crisis intervention.

Linda Edelstein, Ph.D.

Northwestern University

Adult development, adult creativity; loss and adaptation.

Jordan Jacobowitz, Ph.D.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Psychodiagnostic assessment; older adult development and psychopathology.

Jelani Mandara, Ph.D.

University of California

Research methodology; statistics; adolescent & family studies.

Donald  McDevitt, M.S., LCPC

George Williams  College

Psychodynamic psychotherapy; solution focused therapy; analytical psychology; clinical supervision.

Derek McNeil, Ph.D.

Northwestern University

Counseling from a multi-cultural perspective; ethnic and cultural diversity; issues related to sexual orientation; marriage and family therapy.

Martin Parker, Psy.D.

Adler School of Prof. Psychology

Substance abuse assessment and management; career assessment and executive coaching.

Richard Rotberg, M.A.

Roosevelt University

Career counseling and job placement.

Vicki Seglin, Ph.D.

Northwestern University

Women’s roles and personal authority; psychology of trauma; treatment of severely mentally ill.

Patricia Shafer, Ph.D.

Northwestern University

Child development; child intervention.