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DIPLOMA AND HOODING CEREMONYWEDNESDAY, MAY EIGHTEENTHTWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
ProgramMASTER OF CEREMONIESAWARDSLeslie F. Halpern, PhDDean and ProfessorPROCESSIONALDR. HIRSCH SILVERMAN AWARDFOR EARLY CAREER PROMISEIN THE FIELD OF MENTAL HEALTHCOUNSELINGSelma Botman, PhDPresented byProvost and Vice President forAcademic AffairsCHIEF MARSHALMichael S. Gill, MAWELCOMENATIONAL ANTHEMCantor Eric FreemanAssociate DirectorPhillip and Sarah Belz Schoolof Jewish Music, Yeshiva UniversityJEFFREY SAGE MEMORIAL AWARDFOR EXCELLENCE IN CLINICALPSYCHOLOGYPresented byKen Critchfield, PhDProgram Director, Clinical PsychologyPsyDKatherine HamiltonTaylor ZarINVOCATIONRabbi Neal TurkMashgiach, Semikha ProgramDirector, Mental Health CounselingProgramRabbi Isaac Elchanan TheologicalSeminary, Yeshiva UniversityPRESIDENT’S GREETINGSDR. KATHY BYRNE AWARDFOR EXCELLENCEIN GEROPSYCHOLOGYPresented byRick Zweig, PhDClinical Psychology PsyDYocheved (Ayden) Ferstenberg(Pahmer)Rabbi Dr. Ari BermanPresident, Yeshiva UniversityADDRESS TO GRADUATESDr. Therese RosenblattPsychologist, Psychoanalyst andAuthorPresented byJon Feldman, PhDProgram Director, Clinical Psychology(Health Emphasis) PhDJenna CohenProgram Director, Mental HealthCounseling MAJillian BrandmaierDean HalpernDR. LEE AND LINDA ROSENBAUMFAMILY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCEIN CLINICAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGYFRIENDS AND FAMILY OFDR. R. IRMA HILTONCLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY PRIZEFOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDYOF WOMEN’S ISSUESPresented byKen Critchfield, PhDProgram Director, Clinical PsychologyPsyDKatherine HamiltonFERKAUF-SILVERSTEIN AWARDFOR EXCELLENCE INSCHOOL-CLINICAL CHILDPSYCHOLOGYPresented byMelanie Wadkins, PhDProgram Director, School/ClinicalChild Psychology PsyDRebecca CallanDR. MORTON BERGERMEMORIAL PRIZE FOREXCELLENCE IN RESEARCHPresented byDean HalpernYocheved (Ayden) Ferstenberg(Pahmer)Julia FisherSydney Jacobs
ProgramWELCOME TO NEW FERKAUFALUMNIPRESENTATION OF GRADUATESBY PROGRAMCLOSINGDean HalpernDr. Lu SteinbergChair, Ferkauf Board of OverseersMENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING,MASTER OF ARTSCONFERRING OF DEGREESMichael S. Gill, MA, LMHCProvost BotmanProgram DirectorCLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY,DOCTORATERECESSIONALGuests are requested to remainat their seats until the processionis completed.All graduates, faculty, family, andfriends are invited to attend areception following the ceremonyin the outdoor tent on campus.Dr. CritchfieldProgram DirectorCLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY WITHHEALTH EMPHASIS, DOCTORATEDr. FeldmanProgram DirectorSCHOOL-CLINICAL CHILDPSYCHOLOGY, DOCTORATEDr. WadkinsProgram DirectorThis program contains a listing of candidates for degrees during the period of June 2022 to September 2022 as of April 15, 2022.It is not an official roster of graduates.
Candidates for Degrees and DiplomasMaster of Arts inMental Health CounselingDaniel BestJillian BrandmaierBethany FriedmanGeorgette MaidiotisAnna Nemeckova-GulackSydney SpilkoDoctorate in ClinicalPsychologyJulia BaruchPredictors of Subjective Well-Being:Income, Political Orientation, andPerceived InequalityNofar Ben-AviA Case for Body Movement Synchronywithin Patients and Therapists ofDifferent Cultural BackgroundsJessie BorkanRupture, Repair, and the WorkingAlliance in a Case Study DesignLauren CohenPerception of Partner Support and ItsImpact on Mental Health AmongHeterosexual and LGBTQ AdultsYocheved (Ayden) Ferstenberg(Pahmer)An Examination of Nonverbal Skillsin Interpersonal Skills Training forMental Health PractitionersKatherine HamiltonThe #Metoo movement: Impact onPerceptions of Sexual Assault andTreatment Seeking BehaviorsRichard KochThe Effect of COVID-19 EmploymentStatus on Mental Health, SubjectiveWell-Being, and Perceptions ofInequalityJulia KurtzTherapeutic Processes and Outcomesin Regulation Focused Psychotherapyfor Children (RFP-C): The Perceptionsof the Child, Parent, and TherapistLauren LeffellTherapist Contributions to theAlliance and Rupture-Repair Process:A Qualitative StudyKatelyn ZmigrodskiIntergenerational Transmission ofAlexithymia and Childhood SexualAbuse RiskShun LiGrowing in Multicultural Therapy:The Developmental Stages ofInternational Clinical PsychologyStudentsDoctorate in ClinicalPsychology (Health Emphasis)Shoshana LinzerJulia CohenThe Role That Defensive FunctioningPlays in Personality Pathology, SocialFunctioning, Depression and Suicidein Older AdulthoodValidation of Self-Evaluation Measuresin a Sample of Adults Living withHIV/AIDS in KenyaSamantha MahrFalls, Mood and Driving Safety inMultiple SclerosisDoes the Couch Facilitate the AnalyticProcess more than the Chair?An Empirical AnswerKimberly TopilowDecision-making style and HoardingDisorder: Are Hoarding SymptomsAssociated with OptimizingJenna CohenHannah DarwazahThe Impact of Perceived Pain onNeural Efficiency During Walking inOlder AdultsLaura DeLucaThe Development of an AdherenceScale for a Manualized PsychodynamicPsychotherapy for ChildrenA Culturally Sensitive Approach toObesity for Spanish Speakers in LatinAmerica, Spain, and the United StatesUsing Noom: A Behavioral LifestyleInterventionNicole WildsteinDavid EsteyValidation of a Measure ofInterpersonal Problems in DepressedOlder Adult InpatientsThe Role of E-cigarette Use inSmoking Cessation and E-cigaretteDependenceLauren YangSarah FishmanNicole WeishoffEffectiveness of an IntensiveAugmented Dialectical BehaviorTherapy Program for Emerging AdultsDevorah YarmushExploring Moral Injury in HealthProfessionals During the COVID-19PandemicLi-Wei YuanThe Relationship Between TherapistAdherence, The Alliance, and PatientOutcome Over TimeHemrie ZalmanTreatment Retention Among Patientswith Pathological Narcissism:Qualitative Analysis of Completed andDropout CasesTaylor ZarGuilt Proneness and Religion inScrupulosityAffective and Symptom Experiencein Type 2 Diabetes: An Evaluation ofBidirectionality Using EMA andQualitative DataSydney JacobsThe Impact of Music Making onDual Task Performance in HealthyOlder AdultsVictoria JonasThe Impact of EMA in Type 2 Diabetes:Examining Study Engagement,Self-Efficacy, Self-Management andEmotional Well-BeingMaya MarzoukThe Family Impact of PediatricMigraine
Candidates for Degrees and DiplomasGiulia MercuriOpenness to Experience and ActivityEngagement: Protective FactorsAgainst Longitudinal Decline inAttention Executive Functions andVerbal Memory in Older AdultsJennifer MillerCognition and Handedness in MultipleSclerosis (MS)Amanda NajjarThe Effect of Race, Vascular RiskFactors, and Their Interaction onExecutive Dysfunction in RelapsingRemitting Multiple SclerosisJulia FisherFamily Accommodation in SelectiveMutismAdina GoodmanEvaluating the Effectiveness of theBuilding Blocks ModeAria GrilloDeveloping a Text-Based SupportProgram for Neonatal Intensive CareUnit Parents to Promote ParentingSelf-Efficacy and Support ParentMental HealthJennifer IsaacsDoctorate in School-ClinicalChild PsychologyPsychotherapy Process in RegulationFocused Psychotherapy for Children(RFP-C) with Oppositional DefiantDisorder (ODD): An Examination ofParental Attachment and ReflectiveFunctioningErica BreckerRachael LinfieldThe Role of Executive Functioningin Orthodox College Students’Alcohol UseCarly BrooksRegulation Focused Psychotherapy forChildren: A Comparative Case StudyRebecca CallanThe Relationship Between Scores onDirect and Indirect Measures ofExecutive FunctioningRamiz RafailovPsychological Impact and CopingAmong Frontline Healthcare WorkersDuring the COVID-19 PandemicSmartphone Use, ExecutiveFunctioning, and AcademicPerformance Among College StudentsIlana SchulderAdina ChesirAndrew SicklesThe Relationship BetweenAttachment Style, Attitude TowardsGod, and Scrupulosity in OrthodoxJewish UndergraduatesIsabelle Christman-CohenPredictors & Buffers of Distress Duringthe COVID-19 PandemicSarah CohnTeacher Exposure to Students’Traumatic Events and Correlates ofProtective Factors Against Teachers’Secondary StressNatalie EbeaEvaluating the Effectiveness ofClinical Training in Building Blocks—A Psychodynamic Parent-ChildIntervention for Children in Foster Careand Preventive ServicesScrupulosity in a Jewish Undergraduate Population During COVID-19Anxiety and its Relationship to WISC-VWorking Memory and Process SpeedChelsea Stack JewTeacher’s Exposure to Students’Trauma and Correlates ofSecondary StressAngelica TsakasEvaluating the FacilitativeInterpersonal Skills for Children Taskand Coding SystemKathryn WhistlerSocial Determinants of Health andPsychological Distress During theCOVID-19 PandemicSara WinogradMaternal Ambivalence: An ExploratoryStudy during COVID-19
Ferkauf Graduate School of PsychologyFACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIONLeslie F. Halpern, PhDDean & ProfessorMichael S. Gill, MA, LMHCAssistant Dean & Program DirectorKatie Aafjes-VanDoorn, DClinPsyAssistant ProfessorJordan Bate, PhDAssistant ProfessorVera Bekes, PhDAssistant ProfessorJennifer Cooper, PhDAssistant ProfessorKenneth Critchfield, PhDAssociate Professor &Program DirectorGreta Doctoroff, PhDAssociate ProfessorCatherine Eubanks PhDAssociate ProfessorJonathan Feldman, PhDProfessor & Program DirectorFrederick Foley, PhDProfessorJeffrey Gonzalez, PhDProfessorEugenia Gorlin, PhDAssistant ProfessorLindsdale Graham, PhDClinical Assistant ProfessorBari Hillman, PhDDirector of Clinical TrainingSophia Hoffman, PhDDirector of Clinical TrainingRoee Holtzer, PhDProfessorSharon Marianetti-Leeper, PhDClinical Assistant ProfessorLata McGinn, PhDProfessorAngelina Nortey, PhDClinical Assistant ProfessorAna Ortin Peralta, PhDAssistant ProfessorTracy Prout, PhDAssociate ProfessorLeanne Quigley, PhDAssistant ProfessorSTAFFEdna Augusta, MADirector of AdmissionsKailey Roberts, PhDAssistant ProfessorDawn Basnight, BAAdministrative AssistantPsychology OfficeMargaret Sala, PhDAssistant ProfessorAndrew Cassidy, BSDean’s Academic AdministratorWilliam Salton, PhDParnes Clinic Director &Program DirectorMarilyn GotayAdministrative AssistantClinic OfficeJamie Schumpf, PsyDDirector of Clinical TrainingLauren LeibowitzInstitutional AdvancementElizabeth Seng, PhDAssociate ProfessorCarolyn Murphy, BAAdministrative AssistantPsychology OfficeEsther Stavrou, PhDClinical Professor & Testing LibraryCoordinatorCharles Swencionis, PhDAssociate ProfessorMelanie Wadkins, PhDAssociate Professor &Program DirectorAndrea Weinberger, PhDAssociate ProfessorVance Zemon, PhDProfessorRichard Zweig, PhDProfessorADJUNCT MHC FACULTYDavid Bergstein, MA, LMHCRaquel Crespo, MA, LMHCIrit Felsen, PhD
Ferkauf Graduate School of PsychologyBOARD OF OVERSEERSDr. Arlene “Lu” Steinberg ’86ChairDr. Elizabeth Barkin Leight ’03Vice ChairDr. Jane Willner BloomgardenSecretaryJanis BrownsteinTreasurerDr. Jayne G. Beker ’90Dr. Carol Bravmann ’82Dr. Beth B. Myers ’86Chairs EmeritiDr. Peter Abrons ’84Dr. Giti (Gail) Bendheim ’91Rabbi Dr. Ari BermanDr. Lori Davis ’02Dr. Robert M. Gordon ’86Dr. Nancy Hollander ’12Bobby Ferkauf KurzweilDr. Laura Lemle ’85Dr. Barbara Lauer Listhaus ’88Dr. Esther Joel ’83Dr. Therese Rosenblatt ’84Rabbi Dr. Ari BermanPresidentMr. Ira M. MitznerChair, YU Board of Trustees
Ferkauf Graduate School of PsychologyHISTORY OF THE SCHOOLYESHIVA UNIVERSITYFerkauf Graduate School ofPsychology is located in the Louis E.and Dora Rousso Community HealthCenter on Yeshiva University’sJack and Pearl Resnick Campus atAlbert Einstein College of Medicine.It developed from the University’sSchool of Education and CommunityAdministration (1948–57) andGraduate School of Education(1957–65). The school was renamedin 1965 to honor the vision andgenerosity of Eugene and EstelleFerkauf. It later became FerkaufGraduate School of Humanities andSocial Sciences (1966–77) andFerkauf Graduate School (1977–82).In 1975, the Departments of Psychology and Educational Psychologymerged to form the University-wideDepartment of Psychology. TheSchool of Professional Psychologywas established at Ferkauf GraduateSchool in 1979 in response tochanging patterns of training inpsychology and new patterns ofstudent demand for such training.Yeshiva University is a top-tiernational research institution, whosevision embraces the best of Westerncivilization, along with the ancienttraditions of Jewish law and life.Today, Ferkauf is widely respected asa leading training ground for professionals specializing in child-clinical,clinical-health, clinical and counselingpsychology.On the undergraduate level, this isembodied in the dual curriculumunder which students pursue liberalarts, sciences and business inconjunction with comprehensiveJewish studies. On the graduate level,the University’s mission emphasizesthe moral dimensions of the searchfor knowledge and the Jewish ethicalvalues and principles that governprofessional practitioners.Both are linked by a common questto ennoble students’ deepest humanneeds for purpose and discovery andto enable them to transform theircommunities and society throughmeaningful action.YU’s undergraduate schools anddivisions include Yeshiva College,Stern College for Women andSy Syms School of Business.Together with its graduate schoolsand affiliates—Albert Einstein Collegeof Medicine, Benjamin N. CardozoSchool of Law, Wurzweiler Schoolof Social Work, Ferkauf GraduateSchool of Psychology, AzrieliGraduate School of Jewish Educationand Administration, Bernard RevelGraduate School of Jewish Studies,Rabbi Isaac Elchanan TheologicalSeminary, Yeshiva University HighSchools and the Yeshiva UniversityMuseum—the University conductsacademic and scientific research,issues publications and sponsorsservice and outreach projects.In September 2017, Rabbi Dr. AriBerman was invested as YeshivaUniversity’s fifth president. Hesucceeded Richard M. Joel, whoserved as president since 2003,adding to a distinguished lineage thatincludes Rabbi Norman Lamm, whoheld the office since 1976; RabbiBernard Revel, president from 1915until his death in 1940; and RabbiSamuel Belkin, who served from1943 until his death 33 years later.Nearly 7,000 students from 38 statesand 55 countries study at YU’s fivecampuses: the Wilf Campus; theIsrael Henry Beren Campus; Brookdale Center in Manhattan; the Jackand Pearl Resnick Campus in theBronx; and the Yeshiva University inIsrael Campus in Jerusalem.
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Ferkauf. It later became Ferkauf Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (1966-77) and Ferkauf Graduate School (1977-82). In 1975, the Departments of Psych- ology and Educational Psychology merged to form the University-wide Department of Psychology. The School of Professional Psychology was established at Ferkauf Graduate School .
