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THE APPLICATION FOR THE 2021–2022 THERAPY PRACTICUM PROGRAM IS OPEN

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VIRTUAL PARENTING AND SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS

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Clinical Staff

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Brenda Huber, Ph.D. ABPP Heather Lacey, Ph.D, NCSP
Dr. Rekha Kasi D.O. Eun‐Yeop Lee, Ph.D. NCSP.
Ashley Lambert, Psy.D. Amanda R. Lucchetti, Psy.D, ABPP
Erin Caskey, Ph.D. Dominika A. Winiarski, Ph.D.
Meir Hauser, Psy.D. Kristen Vincent, M.A., CCC‐SLP.
Lindsay (Hardy) Duffy, Psy.D. Courtney Hansen, Psy.D.
Leslie R. Jenkins, Ph.D, NCSP Nicole Summers, Psy.D

 

Brenda Huber, Ph.D, ABPP

Executive Director, RNBC
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Licensed School Psychologist
Professor of Behavioral Sciences


Education and Training

  • Illinois State University, Ph.D, School Psychology
  • Purdue University, M.S., Mental Health/Community Agency Counseling
  • Illinois State University, B.S., Middle School Education

Areas of Expertise

  • Individual therapy with adolescents experiencing social, emotional, behavioral or academic concerns
  • Individual and on‐line group support for caregivers whose children have been diagnosed with health or other concerns
  • Special Populations: LGBTQ, Type 1 Diabetes, and Overweight Youth.

Research

  • Adversity and repair within the parent‐child attachment relationship
  • Changes in public policy and institutional practices that remove barriers to children and families accessing care
  • Implementing public health models that promote safety and well‐being of youth and prevent mental health difficulties in schools and communities
  • Systems‐change and coordination of children’s mental health care in schools and child‐serving setting.

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Rekha Bandla Kasi, D.O

Medical Director
Board Certified Pediatric Psychiatrist


Education and Training

  • Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Medical School
  • Loyola University Medical Center, Residency in Psychiatry and Fellowship in Women’s Mental Health
  • Rush University Medical Center, Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Areas of Experience

  • Mood Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Women’s Mental Health
  • Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Research

  • Access to care

Languages

  • Spanish

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Ashley Lambert, Psy.D.

Clinic Director, RNBC
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences


Education and Training

  • The Counseling Center of Nashua, 2 year Post‐doctoral Fellow in Neuropsychology
  • The Adler School of Professional Psychology, Psy.D., Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology
  • Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Hospital, Pre‐doctoral Internship
  • Purdue University, MS, Neuroscience
  • Knox College, BA, Biology/Psychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Neuropsychological and Psychoeducational Assessment
  • Specific learning disabilities, Intellectual disabilities
  • Traumatic brain injury, ADHD
  • Autism spectrum disorders, Nonverbal Learning Disorders

Research

  • Home based goal focused treatment of children with Autism spectrum disorders

 

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Erin Caskey, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences

 


Education and Training

  • Loyola University Chicago, Ph.D.
  • Teachers College, Columbia University, M.A.
  • Children’s Research Triangle, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Pre‐Doctoral Internship

Areas of Expertise

  • Psychological and Psychoeducational Assessment
  • Child, Adolescent, and Family Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Group Therapy

Research

  • Resilience in Children and Adolescents
  • School‐Based Prevention and Intervention

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Meir Hauser, Psy.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences

 


Education and Training

  • Rush Neurobehavioral Center, 2 year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology
  • Community Healthlink Youth and Family Services, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Pre‐doctoral Internship
  • The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Psy.D Clinical Psychology, Child and Adolescent Emphasis
  • University of Maryland, College Park, B.A. Psychology, Minor Human Development

Areas of Expertise

  • Neuropsychological and Neurodevelopmental Assessment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders, Disruptive Behavior Challenges, and other neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., ADHD, Learning Disorders)
  • Early childhood assessment
  • School based advocacy and consultation

Research

  • Bullying Prevention

 

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Lindsay (Hardy) Duffy, Psy.D.

Clinical Neuropsychologist
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences


Education and Training

  • Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian, DeHirsch‐Robinson Clinical/ Research Fellowship in Neuropsychological Assessment of Learning Disabilities and Related Disorders
  • Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian (The Promise Program), Two Year Post‐Doctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology
  • The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, Specialization in Child and Adolescent Psychology
  • Jewish Child and Family Services, APA‐Accredited Pre‐Doctoral Internship
  • University of Wisconsin‐Madison, BA, Psychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Neuropsychological and psychoeducational assessment
  • Autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability
  • Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Specific Learning Disorder in Reading (Dyslexia), Written Expression, and Mathematics

Research

  • Executive functioning and bilingualism

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Leslie R. Jenkins, Ph.D, NCSP

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences

 


Education and Training

  • School Neuropsychology Postgraduate Certificate
  • St. Vincent’s Family Medicine Residency Program, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Illinois School Psychology Internship Consortium, APA‐Accredited  Pre‐Doctoral Internship
  • Indiana University Bloomington, Ph.D. in School Psychology
  • Indiana University Bloomington, M.S. in Educational Psychology
  • University of Louisville, B.A. in Psychology 

Areas of Expertise

  • Assessment and Treatment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (i.e., ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Learning Disorders)
  • Psychoeducational Assessment
  • School Consultation & IEP Development
  • Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Depression/Anxiety
  • Adjustment Difficulties
  • Trauma & Chronic Racial Stress
  • Special Populations: BIPOC, Food Allergy, Interracial Adoption, Young Adults

Research

  • Reducing Health Care Disparities in BIPOC populations
  • Psychoneuroimmunology and Gut Microbiome
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gender Diversity

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Heather Lacey, Ph.D, NCSP

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences


Education and Training

  • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, APA Accredited Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Illinois School Psychology Internship Consortium, APA Accredited Pre‐Doctoral Internship
  • Illinois State University, Ph.D. in School Psychology
  • Illinois State University, B.S. in Psychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders
  • Learning Disorders
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Executive Functioning Difficulties
  • Development of Functional Daily Living Skills
  • Social Skills Development
  • Parent Behavior Management Training
  • Psychoeducational Assessment
  • School Consultation & IEP Development
  • Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Child and Adolescent Trauma
  • Special Populations: LGBTQ+ and Gender Expansive Youth

Research

  • Teachers’ Implementation of School‐Based Social Emotional Learning Programs
  • Daily Living Skills Interventions for Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Executive Functioning Interventions for Middle School Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Certified Treatment Modalities

  • Trauma‐Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF‐CBT) — Pending
  • Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCTI) — Pending

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Eun‐Yeop Lee, Ph.D, NCSP

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences

 


Education and Training

  • McLean Hospital, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology
  • The Watson Institute (Pediatric Neuropsychology/Autism), Pre‐Doctoral Internship
  • University of South Florida, Ph.D., School Psychology/Neuroscience
  • University of South Florida, Ed.S., School Psychology
  • The State University of New York at Binghamton, BA, Psychobiology

Areas of Expertise

  • Neuropsychological/Psychoeducational Assessment
  • Early Childhood Assessment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Specific Learning Disabilities, Intellectual disabilities

Research

  • Applied Behavior Analytic intervention with severe behavioral/socio‐emotional populations
  • School Based Consultation 

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Amanda R. Lucchetti, Psy.D, ABPP

Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences

 


Education and Training

  • Mayo Clinic, 2 year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology
  • Children’s Hospital, Colorado, Pre‐Doctoral Internship
  • Roosevelt University, Psy.D, Clinical Psychology
  • University of Illinois Urbana‐Champaign, BS, Psychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Pediatric neuropsychological and neurodevelopmental assessment
  • Autism spectrum disorders and neurodevelopmental disabilities such as ADHD and learning disorders
  • Cognitive functioning of complex medical disorders, such as epilepsy, childhood cancer, traumatic brain injury, prematurity/low birth weight, in‐utero exposure to teratogens

Research

  • Family outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder following interventions
  • Neuropsychological functioning in children with epilepsy

Languages:

  • Spanish

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Dominika A. Winiarski, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences

 


Education and Training

  • Rush University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship in Population Behavioral Health
  • Rush University Medical Center, Section of Pediatric Psychology Predoctoral Internship in Child, Adolescent, & Pediatric Psychology
  • Emory University, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
  • Emory University, M.A. in Clinical Psychology
  • Teachers College Columbia University, M.A. in Developmental Psychology (Concentration in Risk, Resilience, and Prevention)
  • Northern Michigan University, B.A. in Psychology, Minor in German

Areas of Expertise

  • Behavior Management and Therapy
  • Cognitive‐Behavioral Therapy
  • Childhood Externalizing Behavior (Aggression, ADHD, Impulsivity)
  • Pediatric Psychology
  • Coping with and Adjustment to Chronic Illness
  • Child and Adolescent Development
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Adjustment Disorders

Research

  • Prevention and development of externalizing behavior across childhood
  • Adapting parent‐focused interventions for childhood externalizing behavior
  • Supporting mental health needs among homeless youth and families

Languages

  • Polish

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Kristen E. Vincent, M.A., CCC‐SLP

Licensed Speech‐Language Pathologist
Instructor – Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, Rush University


Education and Training

  • Illinois Part C: Credentialed Early Intervention Specialist
  • The Hanen Centre: Certified instructor of It Takes Two to Talk ® and More Than Words™
  • University of Florida, M.A., Speech‐Language Pathology
  • University of Florida, B.A., Speech‐Language Pathology and Audiology

Areas of Expertise

  • Evaluation of pediatric communication, language‐based learning and processing disorders
  • Individual and small group treatment
  • School Consultation
  • Parent training

Research

  • Language development in children with Fragile X Syndrome

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Courtney Hansen, Psy.D. 

Senior Post‐Doctoral Clinical Fellow
Instructor of Behavioral Sciences

 


Education and Training

  • Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, APA accredited Pre‐doctoral Internship
  • The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology 
  • University of California, Berkeley, BA in Social Welfare

Areas of Expertise

  • Neuropsychological and Neurodevelopmental Assessment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders, Disruptive Behavior Challenges, and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders (e.g., ADHD, Learning Disorders)
  • Sexuality and Gender Diversity (LGBTQ+)

Research

  • Sex Education and Sexual identity Exploration Among Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Nicole Summers, Psy.D.

Junior Post‐Doctoral Clinical Fellow
Instructor of Behavioral Sciences


 

Education and Training

  • The Otis R. Bowen Center, APA Accredited Pre‐Doctoral Internship
  • The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Psy.D in Clinical Psychology
  • Illinois School of Professional Psychology, M.A. in Clinical Psychology, concentration in Neuropsychology
  • Grand Valley State University, B.S. in Psychology, Minor in Sociology

Areas of Expertise

  • Lifespan neuropsychological and psychological assessment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders (e.g., ADHD, Learning Disorder, etc.)
  • Neurodegenerative Disorders (e.g., Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, etc.) and assessing independent living functionality
  • Mood‐based concerns (e.g., Depression, Anxiety, etc.) and their impact on cognitive functioning

Research

  • Neuropsychological functioning with elevated anxiety levels
  • Cognitive functioning and acculturation in Polish populations

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