11th Annual CTLT Conference--ONLINE

Sarah Ketchen Lipson (she/her) is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Law Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. Her research focuses on understanding and addressing mental health and disparities therein, particularly in college student populations. She is Principal Investigator of the Healthy Minds Network. This includes the Network’s national Healthy Minds Study, an annual survey of undergraduate and graduate student mental health that has been conducted on hundreds of college and university campuses. Sarah’s research has been funded the National Institute of Mental Health and William T. Grant Foundation, among others.

 

Dr. Tyce Nadrich is an Assistant Professor and Program Director of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Molloy College. He also serves as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and the Coordinator of Clinical Training at Balance Mental Health Counseling. He earned his PhD in Counseling from Montclair State University, MSEd in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from St. John’s University, and BA in Psychology from CUNY Queens College. He provides clinical services for clients of color living with mental health struggles and adjusting to phase of life and identity-related concerns. His research interests include the mental health needs and identity development experiences of racially ambiguous people of color, the experiences of students and faculty of color in academia, and paternal, perinatal mental health.

Dr. Shane Owens has worked for Farmingdale State College since he was an intern in 1999. He is now the Assistant Director of Campus Mental Health Services. He is a graduate of Hofstra University’s Clinical and School Psychology Ph.D. Program. Prior to devoting all his time to clinical work, he taught at Hofstra University, St. John’s University, and Queensborough Community College. He is board-certified in behavioral and cognitive psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and is the American Board of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology’s representative to the ABPP Board of Trustees. He has been quoted in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He maintains a private practice in Commack and Rockville Centre, NY

Andrew Berger, PhD, ABPP is a licensed psychologist and certified in behavioral and cognitive psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has been Director of Campus Mental Health Services since 1983 and also holds an appointment as an Adjunct Professor/Clinical Supervisor at Hofstra University and as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Downstate Medical Center. His areas of professional interest include cognitive-behavioral interventions, anxiety disorders, crisis management and response strategies, risk assessment and mitigation and distress tolerance training. Dr. Berger maintains a private practice in Commack, NY.

Dr. Funto Oyewole is a staff psychologist with Campus Mental Health services. She earned her PsyD and MA in Clinical Psychology from Midwestern University, Illinois, and BA in psychology from CUNY, Queens College. Dr. Oyewole also has a private practice, Hopestead Counseling Services, where she primarily works with people from African Descent and the Christian faith. Her interest areas include destigmatizing Mental illness in African communities and communities of faith.

Dr. Christopher Browne is a staff psychologist at Campus Mental Health Services and the co-chair of the Students of Concern Committee at Farmingdale State College. He is a graduate of the Hofstra Ph.D. Program in Clinical and School Psychology.