Faculty
Current & Former Interns
Class of 2019
Funlola Are - University of Georgia
Jason Bendezu - Penn State University
Kara Christensen – Ohio State University
Adam Cobb – University of Texas
Aubrey Dueweke – University of Arkansas
Emily Duggan – University of Victoria
Nada Goodrum – Georgia State University
Lucy Guarnera – University of Virginia
Alice Huang – University of Illinois
Eleanor Leavens – Oklahoma State University
Ruschelle Leone – Georgia State University
Grace McKee - Southern Methodist University
Alexander Melkonian - University of Arkansas
Andel Nicasio – University of Central Florida
Cassie Overstreet – Virginia Commonwealth University
Daniel Paulus – University of Houston
Cristina Roman – Penn State University
Rosmary Ros – Florida International University
Erica Schulte – University of Michigan
Mary Shapiro – Florida State University
Nicole Short – Florida State University
Emilio Valadez – University of Delaware
Rachel Weiskittle - Virginia Commonwealth University
Evan White - Oklahoma State University
Previous Classes
Class of 2018
Margaret Anton: Postdoctoral Scholar
Medical University of South Carolina
Leah Boepple: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Delisa Brown – Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Mark Burton: Postdoctoral Fellow
Emory University
Allison Carroll: Postdoctoral Fellow
Northwestern Medicine
Ian Cero: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Rochester Medical Center
John Cooley: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Colorado
JoAnna Elmquist: Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale University
Marlen Gonzalez: Assistant Professor
Cornell University
Austin Hahn: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Sherelle Harmon: Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard University
Juventino Hernandez Rodriguez: Postdoctoral Scholar
Medical University of South Carolina
Heather Holden: Neuropsychology Resident
Barrow Neurological Institute
David Houghton: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Anna Jaffe: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Washington
Hollis Karoly: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Colorado
Katie Knies: Postdoctoral Fellow
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Keyne Law: Assistant Professor
Seattle Pacific University
Christina McDonnell: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Western Ontario
Kristian Nitsch: Postdoctoral Resident
Johns Hopkins University
Freddie Pastrana: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Samuel Peer: Assistant Professor
Idaho State University
Christopher Seitz-Brown: Postdoctoral Fellow
Seattle VA Hospital
Kimberley Stanton: Postdoctoral Fellow
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Class of 2017
Allyson Dir: Postdoctoral Fellow
Indiana University
Spencer Evans: Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard University
Christina Gamache-Martin: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Oregon
Jennifer Gomez: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Connecticut
Chelsey Hartley: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Rochester Medical Center
Sarah Helseth: Postdoctoral Fellow
Brown University
Ashley Howell: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Amber Jarnecke: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Kristen Kraemer: Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard Medical School
Cynthia Lancaster: Assistant Professor
University of Nevada
Deborah Lowe: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Byan Marek: Assistant Professor
University of Houston
William Mellick: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Camilla Nonterah: Assistant Professor
University of Richmond
Christopher Sege: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
David Solomon: Assistant Professor
Western Carolina University
Jenni Teeters: Faculty
Western Kentucky University
Matthew Woodward: Visiting Assistant Professor
Western Kentucky University
Kelly Zuromski: Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard University
Class of 2016
Amma Agyemang: Postdoctoral Fellow
Virginia Commonwealth University
Darcey Allan: Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Nicholas Allan: Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Vickie Bhatia: Postdoctoral Fellow
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Casey Calhoun: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Kathleen Crum: Postdoctoral Fellow
Boy’s Town National Research Hospital Center
Jennifer Dahne: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Alex Dopp: Assistant Professor
University of Arkansas
Melanie Fischer: Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of North Carolina
Rosaura Orengo Aguayo: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Temilola Salami: Postdoctoral Fellow
Ben Taub Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine
Lisa Germeroth: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Pittsburgh
Jennifer Goldschmied: Postdoctoral
Fellow University of Pennsylvania
Lauren Holland: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Matt Judah: Assistant Professor
Old Dominion University
Rebecca MacAulay: Assistant
Professor University of Maine
Jessica Maples: Postdoctoral Fellow
Emory University
Michael Meinzer: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Maryland
Alexandria Meyer: Assistant Professor
Florida State University
Adam Mills: Clinical Psychologist
Nebraska Medicine
Evgenia Milman: Completing dissertation
Ursula Myers: Project Coordinator
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Class of 2015
Malene Abell: Postdoctoral Fellow
JFK – Johnson Rehabilitation Institute
Cassidy Arnold: Postdoctoral Fellow
The Citadel Counseling Center
Kaitlin Bountress: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Stephen Boyd: Postdoctoral Fellow
Portland VA Medical Center
Dana Brown: Postdoctoral Fellow
Colorado Health Foundation
Wilson Brown: Postdoctoral Fellow
Summa St. Thomas Hospital
Brian Bunnell: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Brittany Collins: Postdoctoral Fellow
Children’s National Medical Center
Daniel Dewey: Staff Psychologist
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Jennifer Dunbar: Postdoctoral Fellow
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Renee El Gabalawy: Assistant
Professor University of Manitoba
Marie Karlsson: Assistant Professor
Murray State University
Stephanie Keller: Clinical Psychologist
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Kristina Korte: Postdoctoral Research
Fellow Medical University of South Carolina
Ellen Meier: Research Postdoctoral
Fellow University of Minnesota
Isha Metzger: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Regan Stewart: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Rachel Tomko: Postdoctoral Research
Fellow Medical University of South Carolina
Bridgette Tonnsen: Assistant Professor
Purdue University
Allison Wilkerson: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Class of 2014
Thomas Adams: Postdoctoral
Research Fellow Yale School of Medicine
Arthur Trey Andrews: Postdoctoral
Fellow Medical University of South Carolina
Christal Badour: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Erin Clarke Bell: Postdoctoral Fellow
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Joseph Cohen: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Amanda Costello: Postdoctoral Fellow
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Sandra Coulon: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of South Carolina
Leticia Duvivier: Postdoctoral Research
Fellow University of Rochester School of Medicine
Antonina Farmer: Assistant Professor
Randolph Macon College
Grace Hubel: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Janet Lydecker: Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale School of Medicine
John Medaglia: Research Fellow
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Emily Mouilso: Postdoctoral Fellow
DVAMC Augusta, GA
Regan Patrick: Postdoctoral Fellow
McLean Hospital
Alyssa Schlenz: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Ryan Shorey: Assistant Professor
Ohio University
Jennifer Wray: Postdoctoral Fellow Buffalo VAMC
Bryan Heckman: Postdoctoral
Fellow Medical University of South Carolina
Melissa Griffin: Postdoctoral Fellow
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Class of 2013
Keith Cox: Postdoctoral Research
Associate Ralph H. Johnson VAMC
Joseph De Leo: Research Postdoctoral
Fellow University of North Carolina
Nicholas Heck: Postdoctoral Fellow
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Rachel Hershenberg: Postdoctoral
Fellow Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Lisa Jobe-Shields: Postdoctoral
Fellow Medical University of South Carolina
Adrienne Juarascio: Postdoctoral
Fellow Drexel University
Maria Martinez: Postdoctoral Research
Fellow University of North Carolina
Amanda Mathew: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Abigail Powers: Postdoctoral Fellow
Emory University
Dustin Sarver: Research Associate
University of Virginia
Regan Settles: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Jennifer Sumner: Epidemiology Merit
Fellow Mailman School of Public Health
Joah Williams: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Nina Wong: Postdoctoral Research
Fellow Boston University
Daniel Paulson: Assistant Professor
University of Central Florida
Aaron Miller: Postdoctoral FellowMedical University of South Carolina
Class of 2012
Zachary Adams: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Elizabeth Archer Wheeler: Postdoctoral
Fellow Forensic Psychology Associates
Jenna Baddeley: Postdoctoral
Researcher Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Brandon Birath: Postdoctoral Fellow
UCLA Medical Center
Jessica Burris: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Joshua Clapp: Assistant Professor
University of Wyoming
Emily Garai: Postdoctoral Fellow
Atlanta Psychological Services
Corrie Jackson: Postdoctoral Fellow
Arizona State University
Andrea Jones: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Jennifer Merrill: Postdoctoral Fellow
Brown University
Melissa Milanak: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Jennifer Naylor: Assistant Professor
Duke University School of Medicine
James Pollock: Staff Therapist
Institute for Human Identity
Kelly Theim: Postdoctoral Fellow
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethany Wangelin: Postdoctoral
Researcher Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Class of 2011
Amy Bacon: Assistant Professor
Bradley University
Johanna Bick: Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale University
Kirsty Bortnik: Postdoctoral Fellow
Columbia University
Laurie Brenner: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Joanna Buscemi: Postdoc
Northwestern University
Catherine Bradley: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Julia Felton: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Damion Grasso: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Connecticut
Brian Hall: Postdoctoral Fellow
Johns Hopkins University
Bianca Jardin: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Amelia Kotte: Postdoctoral Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital
Marie LePage: Postdoctoral Fellow
Virginia Commonwealth
Edward Maher:
Research at Ralph H. Johnson DVAMC
Julia Martinez: Faculty Position
Colgate University
Matthew Price: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Kathryn Reid Quinones: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Crystal Schiller: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of North Carolina
Kate Walsh: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Eric Yuen: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Class of 2010
Lynsay Ayer: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Vermont
Simone Barr: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Andreanna Benitez: Postdoctoral Fellow
UCLA
Scott Braithwaite: Assistant Professor
Brigham Young University
Josh Cisler: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Arkansas
Tatiana Davidson: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Sarah Galloway: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Rachel Goldman: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Joni Lundberg: Postdoctoral Fellow
Washington State University
Michael Kofler: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Central Florida
Cristina Lopez: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Alicia Meyer: Postdoctoral Fellow
Children's Hospital of the Kings' Daughters
Vanessa Milson: Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale University
Lisa Paul: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Aaron Rakow: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Vermont
Katherine Ryan: Behavioral Scientist
Maine Medical Center
Joseph Schacht: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Julie Seel: Postdoctoral Fellow
Duke University
Maria Steenkamp: Postdoctoral Fellow
National Center for PTSD
Class of 2009
Marie Barker: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Alabama
Abbe Boeka: Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale University
Susan Borja: Researcher
National Institutes of Health
William Breen: Postdoctoral Fellow
Dartmouth Medical Center
Alexa Connell: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of MA Medical Center
Jessica Dreifuss: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Georgia
Sopagna Eap: Health Policy Analyst
CA Center of Rural Policy
Brian Lozano: Psychologist
Ralph H. Johnson DVAMC
Viktoriya Magid: Assistant Professor
Medical University of South Carolina
Stephanie Mullins-Sweatt: Assistant Professor
Oklahoma State University
Nicole Perez: Behavioral Medicine Consultant
University of Tennessee
James Prisciandaro: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
John Richey: Postdoctoral Fellow
Duke University & University of North Carolina
Samantha Rodman: Psychology Associate
Spectrum Behavioral Health
Ana Soper: Postdoctoral Fellow
VA Northern CA Hlth Care System
Kate Wolitzky Taylor: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of California Los Angeles
Kristyn Zajac: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Class of 2008
Suman Ambwani: Assistant Professor
Dickinson College
Ananda Amstadter: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Alyssa Averill: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Christopher Contardo: Postdoctoral Fellow
Boston VA & Harvard University
Jesse Cougle: Assistant Professor
Florida State University
Lisa Elwood: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Missouri
Shantel Fernandez: Fellowship
Tripler Army Medical Center
Daniel Gros: Psychologist
Ralph H. Johnson DVAMC
Kirstin Gros: Research Assistant
Medical University of South Carolina
Paul Heideman: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Wisconsin
Mary Long: Postdoctoral Fellow
Baylor College of Medicine
Alexandra Macdonald: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Jamee Nicoletti: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Joshua Smith: Assistant Professor
Medical University of South Carolina
Renee Thompson: Postdoctoral Fellow
Stanford University
Desi Vasquez: Child Psychologist
Child Study Center
Matthew Yoder: Psychologist
Ralph H. Johnson DVAMC
Class of 2007
Ana Bridges: Faculty Position
University of Arkansas
Maria Coletta: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Rochester
Lauren Conoscenti: Postdoctoral Fellow
National Center for PTSD
Jared Dempsey: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Brian Hicks: Faculty Position
University of Minnesota
Jenna McCauley: Graduate Student
University of Georgia
Nicole Mickley
Nicole Nugent: Postdoctoral Fellow
Brown University
Kristine Rork: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of MIssissippi
Sofia Rydin Gray: Postdoctoral Fellow
Duke University
Genelle Sawyer: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Jeffrey Schnieder: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Oklahoma
David Slagle: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Washington
Martha Strachan: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Peter Tuerk: Postdoctoral Fellow
Ralph H. Johnson DVAMC
Travis Turner: Teaching position at
The Citadel & Research at MUSC
Class of 2006
Emily MacKillop: Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard University
Jamie Bodenlos: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Massachusetts
Cameo Borntrager: Clinical Trial Supervisor
Child Steps Program
Carole Campbell: Postdoctoral Fellow
St. John's University
David Creel: Finishing dissertation
Meiina Griss: Postdoctoral Fellow
Olin Neuropsychiatric Research Ctr.
Berglind Gudmundsdottir: Clinical Research
Landspitali University Hospital
Kristina Hedtke: Clinical Trials Manager
Phara Product Development
John Hustad: Postdoctoral Fellow
Brown University
Michael McCart: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Magdalena Perez: Postdoctoral Fellow
LaRabida Children's Hospital
Eva Serber: Postdoctoral Fellow
Brown University
Heidi Zinzow: Graduate Student
University of Georgia
Greg Hajcak: Assistant Professor
Stony Brook
Class of 2005
Gretchen Ames: Assistant Professor
University of North Florida
Cheryl Bennett: Adjunct Faculty
College of Charleston
Joshua Broman Fulks: Assistant Professor
Appalachian State University
Joshua Brown: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Chris Cattaruzza: Deceased
Noelle Carlozzi: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Lori Eickleberry: Postdoctoral Fellow
Florida Atlantic University
Jamie Winter: Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Institute on Addictions
Beverly Fortson: Postdoctoral Fellow & Clinical Associate
Duke University
Charity Hammon: Graduate Student
University of Georgia
Holly Harris: Postdoctoral Fellow
Kent State University
Jeremy Holm: Teaching Position
Florida International University
Jessica Chapin: Postdoctoral Fellow
Cleveland Clinic
Jeff Snarr: Postdoctoral Fellow
Stony Brook
Lisa Stines: Postdoctoral Fellow
Case Western Reserve
Class of 2004
Jennifer Bennice: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Mark Connelly: Postdoctoral Fellow
Duke University
Brian Doss: Assistant Professor
Texas A & M
Monica Fitzgerald: Graduate Student
University of Georgia
Lindsay Ham: Assistant Professor
Florida International University
Amanda Jensen Doss: Assistant Professor
Texas A & M
Todd Kashdan: Assistant Professor
George Mason University
Jennifer Lundgren: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Pennsylvannia
Suzanne O'Neil
Tomika Stevens: Residency with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kathryn Van Kirk: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Pennsylvannia
Amy Van Wynsberghe: Graduate Student
University of Georgia
Janelle Wagner: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Tricia Witte: Assistant Professor
Birmingham Southern University
Joy Wymer
Class of 2003
Michelle Commette
Brigette Erwin: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Pennsylvania
Kristi Graves: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Kentucky
Mary Kral: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Monique LeBlanc: Postdoctoral Fellow
LSU Health Science Center
Sarah Lewis: Assistant Professor
Marshall University
Angela McBride: Postdoctoral Fellow
Tampa DVAMC
Christine Molnar: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Dominic Parrott: Graduate Student
University of Georgia
Laura Pawlow: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Cindy Rich: Postdoctoral Fellow
Ohio University
Tiffany Stewart: Instructor
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Samantha Suffoletta-Maierle: Project Coordinator
Medical University of South Carolina
Lloyd "Chip" Taylor: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Richard Temple: Postdoctoral Fellow
Brown University
Angela Waldrop: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Class of 2002
Laura Arnstein: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Kelly Cosgrove: Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale University
Marney White: Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale University
C. Alex Boeving: Postdoctoral Fellow
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Anouk Grubaugh: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Carla Danielson: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Sarah Marion: Postdoctoral Fellow
UCLA
Arin Connell: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Oregon
Jeffrey Borckardt: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Jeffrey Bedwell: Graduate Student
University of Georgia
Leah Behl: Postdoctoral Fellow
UMDNJ
Amie Grills: Assistant Professor
Western New England College
Amanda Flood: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Maryland
Stephen Anton: Postdoctoral Fellow
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Matthew Carpenter: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Class of 2001
Cynthia Conklin: Postdoctoral Fellow
Western Psychiatric Hospital
Christina Gee: Assistant Professor
George Washington University
Robert Mackin: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of CA Davis
Corby Martin: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Joseph McClernon: Postdoctoral Fellow
Duke University
Bernard Fuemmeler: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Shannon Johnson: Postdoctoral Fellow
Indiana University
Alyssa Rheingold: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Kenneth Ruggiero: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Elizabeth Santa Ana
Georganna Sedlar: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of CA Davis
Ashli Sheidow: Assistant Professor
Medical University of South Carolina
Jane Stafford: Project Coordinator
Boston DVAMC
Samantha Maierle: Completing 2nd half of year
Lourdes Suarez: Research Assistant
Professor University of Miami
Jessica Whiteley: Postdoctoral Fellow
Brown University
Class of 2000
Sonja Batten: Postdoctoral Fellow
Boston DVAMC
Kathleen Bechtold: Postdoctoral Fellow
Johns Hopkins
Martin Binks: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
Lilia Cortina: Assistant Professor
University of Miami
Karen Cusack
South Carolina Department of Mental Health
Patrick Duffy: Consultant
MST Services
Joh Elhai: Postdoctoral Fellow
Ralph H. Johnson DVAMC
Adrienne Fricker: Postdoctoral Fellow
Medical University of South Carolina
George Gaither: Assistant Professor
Ball State University
Matt Gray: Postdoctoral Fellow
Boston DVAMC
Kristina Hardy: Postdoctoral Fellow
Duke University
Laura Juliano: Faculty position
Johns Hopkins
Lauren Maxim: Postdoctoral Fellow
Oregon Health Sciences University
Elizabeth Taitano: Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Arizona
Jyothilakshmi Vayalakkara