ALUMNI:    

Susan Adler ‘86
Awarded Diplomate in School Neuropsychology  

Margaret Alvarez ‘90
Alvarez, M.,Walker, L., Tocci, N., Novick, B., Baer, J., & Shapiro, E. (August 18, 2005). Prescribing Psychologists: Similarities and Differences With Other Professionals. [Symposium]. Paper presented at the meeting of American Psychological Association Convention, Washington , D.C.

Alvarez, M., & Lombard, Jay. (2005). Biological Markers in Brain Based Disorders. Neuropsychological Touch Screen Cognitive Data on ADHD, Vascular Dementia, and Mild Cognitive Impairment Disorders. Australia : Brain Resource International Corporation.

Sharon Barth ‘91
Grant Director: School Based Youth Services Program. Hoboken Dept of Education      

Adam Benson '96                                                             Benson, A., Silverstein, L. B., & Auerbach, C. F.  (2005).From the margins to the center:Gay fathers reconstructing the fatheringrole. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 1, 1-29.

Diplomate in School Neuropsychology

Training as Imago Therapist

April Benson ‘78
Presentations on Compulsive Buying:
Freedom Institute, NYC Oct 2004
Renfrew Center Conference, Philadelphia , Pa Nov 2004
Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology: City University ; Feb 2005
Makor/Steinhart Center March, 2005                                                              NAPO, New York City Chapter, March                                                                  EAPA, New York City Chapter,  April, 2006                                                                        

Benson, April L.( ed.) I Shop, Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying and the Search for Self, Aronson Press, 2000.

Benson, April L. and Gengler, Marie, “Treatment of Compulsive Buying” in Handbook of Addictive Disorders: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment Handbook, Robert Coombs, (ed.), Wiley, (2004)

Benson, April L.  Stopping Overshopping: A Comprehensive Program to Help Eliminate Overshopping, June, 2006 available throughhttp://www.stoppingovershopping.com/

Moderator: Special session of the Association for consumer research conference, New Perspectives on compulsive buying: It's roots, measurement and physiology. San Antonio , Texas , Sept 2005

Board of Directors, Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy

Jennifer Brout ‘02
Brout, J.,Magrone, D., Silverstein, L. B., & Auerbach, C. F. (in preparation). Of marmosets and men. What can non-human primate research teach us about human fathers

Randi Ginsberg Brown '94                                             Recipient of the 2005 Frank Plumeau School Practitioner of the Year Award from the New York Association of School Psychologists (NYASP). Awarded November 2005 at annual convention inWhite Plains, NY

Brian Butler ‘04
Butler , B.& Stavrou, E. (2005, April). Kindergarten screening measures as predictors of second grade achievement and educational placement. Presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention: Atlanta , Georgia

John Castronova Psy.D. ‘98
Foley, G. M. , & Castronova,  J.   (2004). Simplifying the environment: A look at the effects of open-ended materials on young minds.  In R. L. Clements & L. Fiorentino (Eds.),  The child's right to play: A global approach (pp. 217-224).  Westport , CT : Praeger.

Sheri Gaines Cutler '97                                                    Gaines Cutler, S., Stavrou, E. & Foley, G. (2000).  Parents v. psychologists estimates of language disordered preschoolers’ development.  Proceedings of the International Society on Infant Studies,England.

Irene Deitch PhD '81
Professor Emerita, of Psychology, City University NY , College of Staten Island                                                                                                      Fellow of American Psychological Association                                             Fellow of Association for Death Education & Counseling                                    Certified as Thanatologist ( Death, Dying, Bereavement)

COMMUNITY BOARDS: STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPICE

Media Training Program .for Media Ambassadors (March 13, NYU)

American Psychological Association (APA ) assist in Fellow deliberations, (as former Chair) at APA Consolidated Boards & Committee Meetings

AN APA FELLOW IN THE FOLLOWING DIVISIONS:AGING, PSYCHOTHERAPY, SPORTS, WOMEN, GROUP, MEDIA, FAMILY, INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

AD-HOC Committee on FILM & Other MEDIA APA Convention 2006

Honored by the Richmond County Psychological Association. (Co- Founder of RCPA ) (May)

Deitch, I. “Psychologists who laugh last”-Richmond County Psychological Association (May)

Elected to Board of Directors of Division of Psychotherapy, American Psychological Association.( June)

Selected as Honorary Alumnus by College of Staten Island . (First Faculty Member).

First Place Winner- Annual APA 5K “Ray's RACE” at Washington DC Convention (August) in her age division (2004 and 2005)

Deitch, I. Chair and Moderator: “So you want to be come a media maven” Annual APA Convention. Presentation: “Training media Psychologists.”

Deitch, I. “What's so funny about suffering? Annual Alumni Event College of Staten Island

Trained as LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE, Public Policy Office & Office of Aging , APA re: Legislation Mental Health & Aging. (Visited offices of Senators, .Clinton & Schumer & Congressman Fossella ) November 18-19, 2004, Washington , DC

CABLE TV Host & Producer “Medical management of symptoms related to cancer.” Professional Education Committee, Eastern Section / Staten Island Division, American Cancer Society ( December )

Elected to Board of Directors, Division of Media Psychologists, APA

Christine DiTrano'03                                                      Ditrano, C. Silverstein, L., B..  (in press).  Listening to parents’ voices.  Action research in the schools. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.

Michael Duchan '00                                             Duchan, M. and Givner, A. (2001) “Burnout and personality characteristics of school psychologists. Presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco.

Giselle B. Esquivel '81                                                  Fellow American Psychological Association                                                     Diplomate of American Board of Professional Psychology                                  Fellow Academic of School Psychology                                                           President American Board of School Psychology                                           Research Fellowship Fordham University, Spring 2007

Presentations 2006

Banks, K., Bloom, S., & Esquivel, G. B. (June, 2006). Narrative methods for assessing personality development in children and adolescents. Poster Session presented at the Jean Piaget Society Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland

Cecero, J., & Esquivel, G. B. (January, 2006). Spirituality as a Predictor of Teaching Style.  Research Paper Presentation, APA Division 36, Religion & Psychology

  Publications 2006

Esquivel, G. B., Lopez, E. C., & Nahari. S.(Eds.) (2006). Handbook ofmulticultural school psychology: An  interdisciplinary perspective. Mawah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Esquivel, G. B., Warren, T., & Orlitzky-Littman, S. (2006). In G. B. Esquivel, E. C. Lopez, & S. Nahari (Eds.). Handbook of multiculturalschool psychology: An interdisciplinary perspective. Mawah,NJ: Erlbaum.

Kohn, S., Conti, D., & Esquivel, G. B. (2006).  Personality Assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse students.  In G. B. Esquivel, E. C. Lopez, & S. Nahari (Eds.). Handbook of multicultural school psychology. Mawah, NJ:Erlbaum.

Oades-Sese, G., Esquivel, G. B ., & Anon, C. (2006). Identification ofculturally diverse gifted and talented students. In G. B.Esquivel, E. C.Lopez, & S. Nahari (Eds.).Handbook of multicultural school psychology.Mahwah, NJ : Erlbaum.

Esquivel, G. B., (2006). The circle of life: Cultural meaning and healing.  Scholarly review of  L.T. Hoshmand  (Ed.).Culture, psychotherapy, and counseling: Critical and integrative perspectives PschCRITIQUES:Contemporary Psychology. (on-line publication)

Flanagan, R., & Esquivel, G. B. (2006). Empirical and clinical methods in the assessment of personality and psychopathology: An integrative approach for training. Psychology in the Schools, 43(4), 513-526.

Jennifer Fay ‘02
Gerson, B. Chair, (March 2004)  Countertransference in doing therapy across cultures. Division 16, APA Spring Conference, Miami , Florida .  Presenters were Jennifer Fay, PsyD., Tara Eichner Liberman,  PsyD., and Annette Borenstein

JanieFeldman '92                                                            Listed in Who's Who of American Women in the 2006-2007 edition.

Heather Ginter '06

                                              
Arielle Goldklang ‘04                                                  Goldklang,A. Murphy, L, & Miller, A. (2006). A new approach to school-based mental health: Integrating mental, medical, emotional and familial. The School Psychologist.

Miller,AL, Rathus, JH, Dubose, T, Dexter-Mazza, E, & Goldklang, A. (In preparation). Adaptations and applications of DBT with adolescents. In, Adaptations of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Dimeff, LA, Koerner, K, Sanderson, C, & Byars, M. (Eds). Guilford Press.

Stavrou, E. & Goldklang, A. (2005, April) The impact of IDEA amendments on classification practices. Presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention: Atlanta , Georgia

  Karen Green ‘94
2005 Woman of Distinction from Assemblyman Thomas Alfano for contributions to the Elmont community through innovative programs - S.K.I.P. - Summer Kids Interactive Program  

Marc Gurtman '01

Miller, AL, Markowitz, D., Gurtman, M., Hartstein, JL., Gutierrez, M., Landsman, M., & Glinski, J. (8/01) “DB what?” Engaging suicidal multi-problem adolescents using dialectical behavior therapy commitment strategies. In D. Castro-Blanco (chair) Symposium “Empirically-Based Treatment Engagement Strategies With High-Risk Adolescents.” Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in San Francisco , CA .
 
Jennifer Hartstein ‘03
Hartstein, JL.(2003). The use of validation in adolescent dialectical behavior family therapy. Behavioral Emergencies Update (Newsletter for Section on Clinical Emergencies and Crises, Society of Clinical Psychology, American Psychological Association).                      

Miller, AL & Hartstein, JL. (2002).
Fremskritt i dialektisk atferdesterapi for suicidal ungdom (Advanced in dialectical behavior therapy for suicidal adolescents). Suicidologi (Scandinavian Suicide Journal), 7 , 7-11. (Invited article).

Johr, G, Hartstein, JL. & Miller, AL (2002).
Challenges in the field of adolescent suicide research. Behavioral Emergencies Update (Newsletter for Section on Clinical Emergenciesand Crises, Society of Clinical Psychology, American Psychological Association), 4 , 6 and 11

Book Chapters:
Miller, AL & Hartstein, JL. (in press). Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
supervision and consultation with suicidal, multi-problem youth: The nuts and bolts. In, Helping other help children: Clinical supervision of child and adolescent therapy. Neill, T. (Ed.). American Psychological Association Press.

Invited Lectures
1/03 Miller, AL & Hartstein, JL. Adolescent depression and suicide: Identification and treatment. Invited workshop, Fordham Prep High School , Bronx , New York.

4/03Hartstein, JL. & Vaknin, M. Adolescent depression and suicide: Identification and treatment. Invited workshop, Kingsbridge Heights Community Mental Health Center , Bronx , New York .

5/03Hartstein, JL. & Kastner, B. When the blues won't go away. Invited workshop, Inwood House Second Annual Teen Choice Conference, New York , New York .

7/03 Nathan, J. & Hartstein, JL. Adolescent Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Invited workshop, Children's Aid Society, New York , NY .

5/04Hartstein, JL. & Goldklang, A. Suicide Assessment. Invited workshop, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx , New York

6/04 Miller, AL, Hartstein, JL. & Dexter-Mazza, L. Suicidal Adolescents: Assessment and Intervention. Invited workshop, Montefiore Medical Center , Emergency Room Staff, Bronx , NY

6/04Hartstein, JL. & Johr, G. Suicide Assessment and Intervention. Invited workshop, Region 1, Department of Education, Bronx , NY

8/04Hartstein, JL DBT with Adolesents , Invited presentation, Teen Workgroup, Children's Chairperson Committee, New York , NY

9/04Hartstein, JL. DBT with Multi-Problem, Suicidal Teenagers , Invited lecture, Psychology Department, Adelphi University, New Hyde Park, NY.

10/04 Hartstein, JL, Muehlenkamp, JJ, & Miller AL. Suicide Assessment and Intervention, Invited workshop, Emergency Nurses Association

12/04Hartstein, JL & Emanuele, J. Suicide Assesment and Intervention , Invited lecture, Medical staff and residents, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY

4/05Hartstein, JL & Emanuele, J. Understanding Depression, Invited workshop, Bronx Regional High School Health Fair, Bronx , NY

4/05Hartstein, JL DBT with Multi-Problem, Suicidal Teenagers , Grand Rounds, Staten Island Mental Health, Staten Island , NY

5/05Hartstein, JL & Miller, AL. Suicidal Adolescents: Assessment and Intervention. Invited workshop, Montefiore Medical Center , Emergency Room Staff, Bronx , NY

Conference Presentations:

Miller, AL, Markowitz, D., Gurtman, M., Hartstein, JL., Gutierrez, M., Landsman, M., & Glinski, J. (8/01) “DB what?” Engaging suicidal multi-problem adolescents using dialectical behavior therapy commitment strategies. In D. Castro-Blanco (chair) Symposium “Empirically-Based Treatment Engagement Strategies With High-Risk Adolescents.” Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in San Francisco , CA .

Miller, AL & Hartstein, JL. (8/03). Evaluation of suicide risk with adolescents. In,

Post Doctoral Institute sponsored by Section VII of Division 12: Behavioral emergencies: Suicide risk, violence risk, vulnerable victims. To be conducted at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto , Canada .

Miller, AL , Nathan, JS, Hartstein, JL, Dexter-Mazza, L, & Goldklang, A. (4/04)Family interventions for suicidal adolescents. Invited presentation at the annual convention of the American Association of Suicidology, Miami , FL.

Hartstein, JL & Miller , AL (5/04) Using DBT to Engage Multi-Problem SuicidalTeens in Treatment. Invited presentation at the annual convention of the New York State Psychological Association, Saratoga Springs , NY .

Hartstein, JL & Miller , AL (5/04) Using DBT to Engage Multi-Problem SuicidalTeens in Treatment. Invited presentation at the annual convention of Families Together New York State , Albany , NY .

Stacie Isenberg ‘97                                                                    Director of Child and Adolescent Program:Ross Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. Washington, DC

Presentations—2004 to present                                               Isenberg, S.B. (2005, June).
Cognitive Approaches to Managing Behavior and Anxiety in Children with High-Functioning Autism and Aspergers Syndrome . Presentation to teachers and parents of children attending a specialized camp for children with HFA/AS . Washington , DC .

Isenberg, S.B. ( 2005, April). Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents .

Presentation to nurses from Montgomery County , Maryland middle and high schools. Rockville , MD.

Isenberg, S.B. (2004, April). Basic Parenting: How to Successfully Manage Behavior without Going Nuts! Seminar given to parents at Westbrook Elementary School . Bethesda , MD.

Media appearances—2004 to present

“School Phobia.” (2004, July). Episode of Parents' Perspective, a weekly parent education radio program, broadcast by local radio stations throughout the United States and on Armed Forces Radio.

Jill Jenkins ‘94

Founder and Director (2000-2004) of Barcelona NEST (Network of English Speaking Therapists) - a multi-disciplinary peer supervision and support network, for english speaking therapists in Barcelona  http://www.barcelonanest.com/

Jenkins, J. (2005). A review of the Espressive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test:Spanish-English Edition. In The Sixteenth Measurements Yearbook. (Editors: Barbara Plake & Robert Spies). University of Nebraska Press.

Jenkins, J. (2005). A review of the LARR Test of Emergent Literacy. In The Sixteenth Measurements Yearbook. (Editors: Barbara Plake & Robert Spies). University of Nebraska Press.

Jenkins, J. (October, 2004). School Bullying: A Half Day Presentation and Workshop for Adminstrators & Teachers, Grades Pre-k to High School. American School of Barcelona , Barcelona Spain .

Jenkins, J. (March, 2004). Child Protection and Protection for All. Presentation given at St. George's Church of Barcelona , Spain .

Jenkins, J. (March, 2004). All About Bullying: Myths, Statistics, Typcial Bullies / Victims / Bystanders, and Interventions. Presentation given at the Benjamin Franklin International School of Barcelona, Spain.

Beth Kastner '05

5/03 Hartstein, JL. & Kastner, B. When the blues won't go away. Invited workshop, Inwood House Second Annual Teen Choice Conference, New York , New York .

Dorfman, David H. MD ; Kastner, Beth MPH, March 2004.The Use of Restraint for Pediatric Psychiatric Patients in Emergency Departments 20(3):151-156.
PediatricEmergencyCare

Deena (Alter) Leibman '01                                             Leibman, D.A. & Stavrou, E. (2003).  A comparison of the Leiter-R and BSID-II for preschoolers with language delay.  Presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention.  Toronto, Canada.

Tara Eichner Liberman, ‘03
Gerson, B. Chair, (March 2004)  Countertransference in doing therapy across cultures. Division 16, APA Spring Conference, Miami , Florida .  Presenters were Jennifer Fay, PsyD., Tara Eichner Liberman,   PsyD., and Annette Borenstein, MS.

Dara Magrone ‘02
Brout, J., Magrone, D., Silverstein, L. B., & Auerbach, C. F. (in preparation). Of marmosets and men. What can non-human primate research teach us about human fathers  

Bonnie Marks '02

Eric Mart '83                                                                             I Is the author of Getting Started in Forensic Psychology Practice,Published by Wiley and Sons, 2006.  It's part of the getting started series that includes books on private practice and coaching.

Menos, J. (2004). Tell me she's not dead: living beyond the loss of our child. In F. Walsh & M. McGoldrick (Eds.), Living beyond loss (2nd ed., pp. 387-391). W. W. Norton & Company, NY.

Bernard Metz '01                                             Faculty and Supervisory Appointments:                                               2006-Present   Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology                          Doctoral program in Mental Retardation / Developmental Disabilities    Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University                                  2005-Present   Supervisor, Post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Child Psychology,  Columbus Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health

Refereed Publications                                                          Metz, B.; Mulick, J. &. Butter, E.M. (2004).  Autism: A Late  Twentieth Century Fad Magnet.  In J. Jacobson, J. A. Mulick            & R.M. Foxx (Eds.), Fads, Controversies, and Politically Correct Treatment in Developmental Disabilities. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Linscheid, T.R. & Metz, B. (2003). “Pediatric obesity” In Ollendick, T.H. and Schroeder, C. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology. Kluver Academic/Plenum Publishers: NY.

Linscheid, T.R. & Metz, B. (2003). “Psychosocial short stature” In Ollendick, T.H. and Schroeder, C. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Clinical  Child and Pediatric Psychology. Kluver Academic/Plenum Publishers: NY.

Conference Presentations:                                                      Metz, B. & Pinnock, N.  (2003).  Preliminary report from the Ohio Autism Recovery Project.  Paper presented at the annual meeting    of the American Psychological Association in Toronto , CN.

Professional and Community Presentations                                   Metz , B (2006) “Introduction to genetic disorders and   developmental disabilities.” Presentation to psychology interns. Children’s Hospital, OH.                                                                                       Metz , B. (2006) “Strategies for writing psychological evaluation reports.” Presentation to psychology interns. Children’s Hospital, OH.                                                                                    Metz , B. (2006) “ADHD and social skills.” Training. ADHD Academy . Children’s Hospital, OH.                                                             Metz, B. (2005) “Update on Asperger’s Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and high functioning Autism” Lancaster County Parents PDD Group. Lancaster, Ohio                                                                                       Metz , B. (2005) “Strategies for writing psychological evaluation reports.” Presentation to psychology interns. Children’s Hospital, OH.                                                                                    Metz , B. (2005) “ADHD and social skills.” Training. ADHD Academy . Children’s Hospital, OH.

Peer Article Reviews – Refereed Journals  Psychological Bulletin (2006). Ad hoc article review

Anat Mor'06                                                            Board Certified School NeuroPsychologist 

                                                                           
Eva Nicolosi '00                                                              Nicolosi, E. & Stavrou, E. (2000).  IQ tests and their fairness for Native American students.  The School Psychologist, 54, 58-79.

Nicolosi, E. & Stavrou, E. (2000, August).  A comparison of Native American students’ UNIT and WISC-III scores.  Presented at the American Psychological Association’s Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.

Joan Oppenheim '01

Special Master at the Regional Family Trial Docket in Middletown, CT

Aris Peguero, ‘98
Silverstein, L. B., Auerbach, C. F., Woldenberg, C. Z., Peguero, A., & Tacher, S. (submitted for publication). Acculturation via creolization. The evolution of fatherhood identities among Latino fathers.  

Melissa Perkins-Banas: ‘04
2006- 2007 Silver Anniversary Edition of Who's Who Among American Women  

Peter Pramataris, ‘04  
Pramataris, P. “Practical Issues in CI Movement Therapy.” Presented to St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children, January 13, 2004.  

Pramataris, P., Nakhutina, L, Zaroff, C., & Barr, W. (2005, February). Reliability and Validity of a three-category semantic fluency task in partial epilepsy patients.” Poster presented at the annual meeting for the International Neuropsychological Society, St. Louis , MO  

Nakhutina, L.; Pramataris, P; Zaroff, C; Barr, W. (2005, February). “Three-Year Test-Retest Reliability and RCI Values for Memory Indices for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. “ Poster presented at the annual meeting for the International Neuropsychological Society, St. Louis , MO  

Berger-Gross, P., Karman, N., Pramataris, P. (2004, April). “Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) provided through rehabilitation-community collaboration: development of a model and a manual.” Poster presented at the annual Japanese-Korean Joint Conference on Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyoto , Japan .  

AWARDS   Award for Best Poster - Japanese-Korean Joint Conference on Rehabilitation Medicine, April 2004.

Wendy Rice: '96                                                                Graduating from the Tampa Bay Psychotherapy Study Group two year program in Adult Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. June 2006

Sarah Tacher: ‘98
Silverstein, L. B., Auerbach, C. F., Woldenberg, C. Z., Peguero, A., & Tacher, S. (submitted for publication). Acculturation via creolization. The evolution of fatherhood identities among Latino fathers.

Brian Utnick '00                                                  Utnick, B. and Givner, A. (2001) “School psychologists’ attitudes about prescription privileges.” Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists. Washington, D.C.

Kristy Vanacore '06                                                      Vanacore, K. & Stavrou, E. (2005, March). Health Beliefs and Treatment Adherence in Adolescents with T2DM. Presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Atlanta GA.

Vanacore, K. & Stavrou, E. (2005, May). Adherence in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes: A Developmental Perspective. Presented at the 2^nd Annual Yeshiva University Behavioral Sciences Student Research Conference, Bronx, NY.

Vanacore, K. & Stavrou, E. (2005, August). Health Beliefs and Treatment Adherence in Adolescents with T2DM: A Pilot Study. Presented at the 113^th Annual American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C.

Stavrou, E. & Vanacore, K. (2006, July).  The school psychologist's role in diabetes management. Presented at the International Congress of Applied Psychology:  Athens, Greece.