Adjunct Bios P-R
Dr. Dwight Panozzo, PhD, MSW, LCSW (NJ)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
ddp216@nyu.edu
Dr. Panozzo is a clinical social worker in private practice. He continues to be involved in gun violence prevention with a focus on the roadblocks to systemic change at the federal level. At the community level, Dr. Panozzo volunteers with the Bergen County LGBTQ+ Alliance, the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, and serves on the National Board of the American Ethical Union.
Giselle Pardo, LCSW, MPH
Adjunct Lecturer
gap2009@nyu.edu
Giselle Pardo is a native New Yorker and proud daughter of immigrant parents. She earned her MSW from Fordham University and her MPH from NYU. She has practiced Social Work and Public Health locally and internationally for 20+ years. Her career has included providing mental health support to families impacted by HIV in New York, Argentina and Thailand. She was the first social work manager at Her Justice, working alongside attorneys to advocate for survivors of domestic violence. Gisselle served as the Program Director of Step Up, a positive youth development program in NYC public schools. Currently she is the Co- Executive Director and Clinical Supervisor at Nido De Esperanza. She is an Adjunct Lecturer and Practicum Coordinator at NYU Silver School of Social Work. In addition she sits on the NASW Immigration Committee and is a NYC Red Cross Disaster mental health volunteer.
Yangjin Park, MSW
Graduate Student Adjunct
yp1090@nyu.edu
Yangjin Park is a Ph.D. candidate at NYU’s Silver School of Social Work. Yangjin’s research interests include violence and trauma, mental health, family conflict and intervention, and family therapy. Yangjin's most recent publications are:
Park, Y., Sullivan, K., Riviere, L., Merrill, J., & Clarke-Walper, K. (2021). Intimate partner violence perpetration among military spouses. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. DOI:10.1177/08862605211004139
Sullivan, K. S., Park, Y., Cleland, C., & Riviere, L. A. (2021). Association between cumulative risk and protective factors with mental distress among female military spouses. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. DOI: 10.1037/ort0000579
Sullivan, K., Park, Y., & Riviere, L. (2021). Military and non-military stressors associated with mental health outcomes among female military spouses. Family Relations. DOI: 10.1111/fare.12589
Dr. Yeddi Park, PhD, LMSW
Adjunct Assistant Professor
yp363@nyu.edu
Yeddi Park has been in social work practice for the past 15 years after receiving her MSW from the University of Michigan. She has diverse practice experiences that include working with chronically mentally ill persons, refugees and immigrants, the elderly, and children and adolescents in public schools.
Her research interests include intergenerational issues in immigrant families, adolescent mental health, and health service utilization and access to care among immigrants. She has participated in numerous research projects and community educational programs for Asian American communities in New York and New Jersey.
She received her Ph.D. from the Silver School of Social Work at New York University.
Publications:
Jang, Y., Chiriboga, D.A., Molinari, V., Roh, S., Park, Y., Kwon, S., Cha, H. (2013). Telecounseling for the linguistically isolated: A pilot study with older Korean immigrants. Gerontologist, 54(2), 290-296.
Park, S., Cho, S., Park, Y., Bernstein, K.S., & Shin, J.K. (2013). Factors Associated with Mental Health Service Utilization Among Korean Americans. Community Mental Health Journal, 49(6), 765-773.
Dr. Joan Pastore, DSW, LCSW-R
Adjunct Assistant Professor
jp24@nyu.edu
Joan Pastore is the Executive Director of the AMICO, a community based organization, dedicated to serving the needs of the older population in Brooklyn. Dr. Pastore has been an active leader in the Southern Brooklyn Community for many years. She sits on the Bioethics Committee and Institutional Review Board for research at Maimonides Medical Center. She is also a past member of Community Board 12, where she was the Vice Chair of the Social Service Committee and a member of the Transportation and Legislative Committees. In 2014 Dr. Pastore was appointed as a Commissioner for the Age Friendly Commission. The Commission serves as partnership between Mayor’s Office and, the NYC Council and the New York Academy of Medicine, which works with city government, businesses and the non-profit sector to assure the city is addressing the challenges of an increasing older population.
Most recently Dr. Pastore was awarded the honor of being named as a “Women of Distinction” by the New York State Senate for 2018.
Susan M. Pelosi, MSW, LCSW (NY)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
smp8@nyu.edu
Susan is a psychotherapist and a clinical social worker with over 25 years experience working with individuals, groups, families and communities. Her interests include mindfulness-based approaches to anxiety and depression, adjustment and relationship issues, work with adolescents and young adults, work with the LGBT community, EMDR and work with persons who have experienced recent or developmental trauma.
Susan has worked as a clinician and/or supervisor at Safe Horizon's Streetwork Project, Gay Men's Health Crisis, Bard College and The Bridge. She has consulted for GLSEN, Children's Aid Society and the Empire State Coalition of Youth and Family Services.
In addition to NYU Silver, Susan has taught at Columbia University and Adelphi University Schools of Social Work.
Susan received her Masters degree from Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work in 1992 with a concentration in Group Work.
Gliceria Perez, MSW, LCSW (NJ)
Adjunct Lecturer
gp52@nyu.edu
Gliceria Pérez is a bilingual therapist who is currently in private practice with offices in Highland Park and Montclair, N.J. where she provides individual, family, group and couples therapy. Ms. Pérez has over 25 years of experience working in the social work field with immigrant families, survivors of child abuse and domestic violence. Her clinical practice has focused on working with individuals who have experienced PTSD, childhood trauma, grief/loss issues, domestic violence, child abuse, etc. Ms. Pérez has received certifications in marriage and family therapy, and traumatic stress. She utilizes an array of techniques including but not limited to - EMDR, CBT, Solution Focus, Play Therapy, and Y-CBT, etc. As a clinician and social justice advocate, Ms. Pérez regularly incorporates a multicultural perspective in treatment. Ms. Pérez has done workshops and presentations which include “Beyond 20/20 Vision: Examining Racism Through Trauma Lens”, “Unmasking Race with Interracial Couples,” and “Genograms for Assessment and Intervention with Latino Clients: Theory and Case Presentation (Part 1 & 2).” Ms. Pérez earned her Masters degree in Social Work from Fordham University and received a BA from Rutgers University.
Rafael Perez, MSW, LCSWR (NY)
Adjunct Lecturer
rp129@nyu.edu
I am a Bi-lingual psychotherapist in private practice working with a somatic focus on symptoms related to traumatic stress. A Somatic Experience Practitioner (SEP) and EMDR provider, I work with adults (individuals, couples, and groups) and have practice location in Midtown NYC and in New Paltz, NY. A Hunter School of Social Work graduate with over 20 years of clinical social work experience, I am a consultant, trainer, group facilitator, and crisis intervention specialist. I provide clinical supervision for Social Workers pursuing "R" privilege. I am psychodynamic disciplined and draw from CBT, Mindfulness, DBT, EMDR, SE and Somatic Touch Trainings. I am an Assistant Trainer at SE Professional Training for the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.
I co-founded the Mindful Living Space A DBT based Private practice group, the Hive Event Collective, a cooperative of local artists in the Hudson Valley, and currently affiliated with Wellness Embodied in New Paltz, NY.
Yaberci Perez-Cubillan, LCSW-R, SIFI
Adjunct Lecturer
ypc211@nyu.edu
Yaberci Perez-Cubillan is a hands-on, driven leader with a solid track record in the behavioral health industry, possessing a rich mix of technical, financial, and operations experience. As Chief Program Officer, Yaberci oversees Acacia Network’s Primary Care, Behavioral Health, Health Home and Skilled Nursing program portfolios, a total of 43 programs, in addition to Special Projects & Initiatives, as well as the operational functioning of Acacia Network’s programs and operational initiatives, in coordination with the Director of Operations. She also provides guidance and support in the strategic development of various goals, including integration of the programs and healthcare systems to meet high standards and best practices in safety, quality, compliance, and operational efficiency.
Yaberci is a recipient of the 2016 Leadership Award by the Latino Social Work Coalition, a 2020 recipient of Entre Nosotras Leadership Award, as well as a 2020 SAPHIRE Leadership Award, NASW. She is a Hunter College School of Social Work graduate and is a trained Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R). She completed a Post-Master’s Certificate Program in Executive Leadership at New York University, Silver School of Social Work.
Yaberci serves as a Board Member at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, As-One Behavioral Health Care Collaborative, I Health; Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York, New York State Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, and the Coalition for Behavioral Health.
Yaberci is an Adjunct Professor at Adelphi University where she teaches Human Behavior for Social Work Practice I and II; Foundations of Social Work Practice II, Social Work Assessment and Diagnosis and Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use Disorder. Recipient of the 2022 Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Excellence in Teaching Award.
Leslie Peña-Sullivan, DSW, LCSW (NY), MSW
Adjunct Lecturer
lp894@nyu.edu
Leslie Peña-Sullivan, DSW, LCSW, holds a DSW and MSW from NYU Silver School of Social Work, as well as a post-graduate certificate in Advanced Clinical Practice. She has experience assessing and treating trauma in adolescents and adults. Leslie participated in a Clinical Social Work Fellowship as a Post-graduate Associate at the Yale Child Study Center Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic for Children. She is bilingual (Spanish) and works as a bilingual staff psychotherapist at the Larchmont Mamaroneck Community Counseling Center. In this capacity, she provides individual, family, and group counseling services to the Spanish-speaking community of Southern Westchester county. Previously, she worked at the Mount Sinai World Trade Center Mental Health Program providing evaluation, psychotherapeutic, and referral services for 9/11 first responders. Her focus of practice is acculturative stress and pre-migration trauma among the undocumented Latinx community.
Select Publications:
Peña-Sullivan, L. (2019). The “Wrong Kind” of Immigrants: Pre-migration Trauma and Acculturative Stress Among the Undocumented Latinx Community. Clinical Social Work Journal. doi: 10.1007/s10615-019-00741-z
Dr. Lee Phillips, EdD, LICSW (DC), LCSW-C (MD), LCSW (VA), LCSW (NY)
Adjunct Lecturer
mlp9914@nyu.edu
Dr. Lee Phillips is an adjunct lecturer with the Silver School of Social Work. He is in private practice in New York City where he specializes in sex therapy. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. Dr. Phillips lectures on topics including sexuality, chronic pain, preventative services, anxiety and stress management, caregiving stress, depression in the elderly, mindfulness, and cognitive strategies for chronic pain, reclaiming sexuality for couples with chronic illness, ethical decision making, assessment of mental disorders, and exploring sexual communication, freedom, and pleasure for gender minorities with chronic illness, pain, and other disabilities. Dr. Phillips holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Norfolk State University and a Doctor of Education (EdD) in Organizational Leadership with an emphasis in Behavioral Health from Grand Canyon University.
Select Publications:
Gates, T.G., Quinn, C.R., & Phillips, M.L. (2017). LGBTQ-Affirmative teaching at historically black colleges and universities: understanding program directors views. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 22(1), 131-142.
Dr. Sharon Pinsker, PhD, MSW, LCSW-R, CASACM (NY)
Adjunct Associate Professor
mm239@nyu.edu
Dr. Sharon Pinsker received her BS from Brooklyn College, her MSW from Hunter College and her PhD from the Silver School of Social Work at NYU. She has worked in the field for approximately thirty years and has taught advanced practice courses and electives at NYU for more than twenty years; she has also been a faculty advisor and SIFI instructor. Dr. Pinsker has worked as a direct service provider, supervisor, and administrator, within the areas of substance abuse and mental health. She has worked extensively with individuals facing life-threatening illnesses, trauma, depression and anxiety, and life stage adjustment issues. In addition to being an educator, Dr. Pinsker provides training seminars and has a private practice in Brooklyn, offering psychotherapy and supervision. She is particularly interested in the well being of social workers, countertransference, resilience, and issues of secondary traumatic stress as well as secondary traumatic growth.
Dr. Dulcinea Pitagora, PhD, LCSW
Adjunct Lecturer
dp978@nyu.edu
Dulcinea/Alex Pitagora holds a Master of Arts in Psychology from the New School for Social Research, a Master of Social Work from New York University, a Master of Education and a Doctorate in Clinical Sexology from Widener University, and is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. Pitagora has a practice in New York City that includes individual and relationship therapy. Pitagora's practice is person-centered and strengths-based, focuses on self-determination and empowerment, and is LGBQ, trans, poly, and kink affirmative. Pitagora is an adjunct professor of sexual health at New York University; has published articles in peer-reviewed journals; and presented at conferences on the topics of alternative sexuality and gender diversity. Pitagora conducts research, lectures, and seminars pertaining to these communities; is the founder of ManhattanAlternative.com, an alternative lifestyle affirmative provider listing; and co-organizer of the AltSex NYC Conference. Pitagora is Kink Doctor in the Web series by the same name.
Dr. Jessica Platt, PhD
Adjunct Lecturer
jp166@nyu.edu
Dr. Platt is a clinical psychologist who earned her master's and doctoral degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck NJ. She has specialized training and experience in child, adolescent, and family services; areas of expertise include family systems perspectives, forensically informed treatment, play therapy, TF-CBT, EMDR, and sand play therapy. She has worked as a clinician, supervisor, and program director for over 20 years in Bergen, Essex, Morris and Sussex counties in New Jersey in various hospital and agency settings specializing in maltreatment and trauma. She is currently in private practice in Sussex County, NJ, and is an adjunct professor at Ramapo College and New York University focusing on instruction in child psychology topics.
Dr. Kristin Pleines, LCSW, DSW
Adjunct Lecturer
kp1984@nyu.edu
Kristin specializes in trauma, attachment, and anxiety. She received her BSW at Providence College and her MSW at the University of Connecticut. She also received a DSW at NYU. She currently works full time at her private practice, Manhattan Play Therapy. She also provides clinical supervision at Tech Kids Unlimited, an agency that teaches technology skills to children and teens with Autism and other learning differences. Kristin is interested in improving clinical services for young people with Autism, and is currently exploring effective ways to disclose an Autism diagnosis to a child/ teen. She is also passionate about serving families impacted by domestic violence.
Pleines, K. E. (2019). An Attachment-Informed Approach to Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Clinical Social Work Journal, 1-10.
Josey M. Politowicz, MSW, LCSW (CT)
Adjunct Associate Professor
jm6577@nyu.edu
I am a PhD student in the NYU Silver School of Social Work program. Additionally, I have worked for the Stonington Institute Starlight Military Program since 2013. The Starlight program is a residential rehab for active duty and veteran military members suffering from addiction and mental health issues. My research interests have focused on substance abuse and social workers' physical health problems. I earned my Masters in Social Work from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven.
Dr. Erica Melissa Ponteen, PhD, LCSW
Adjunct Lecturer
emp301@nyu.edu
Dr. Erica Melissa Ponteen, PhD, LCSW is an adjunct lecturer at NYU Silver School of Social Work. She is also an Adjunct Professor at SUNY, Empire State College in the Human Services department. Dr. Ponteen earned her master’s degree at NYU, Silver School of Social Work and Ph.D. from Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Service. Her studies focus on trauma informed clinical practice, women mental health, and military social work in the clinical therapeutic and research settings. Dr. Ponteen is a licensed clinical social worker who is the founding owner of POWERFUL AND BRILLIANT BEYOND MEASURE LLC in New York and New Jersey. She is also a clinical social worker with the VHA, James J. Peters Veteran Medical Center, located in Bronx, NY. Dr. Ponteen directed programs in trauma informed/ domestic violence programs, retired Field Education Director at Alliance University-Nyack College, School of Social Work, and has presented and consulted on research projects at Fordham University. In addition, her unique clinical approach recognized as innovative and continues to service community, nationally and internationally.
Dr. Carrie Prendergast
Adjunct Lecturer
cap8@nyu.edu
Professor Prendergast is currently working as the Manager for Online Graduate Program Management within the University's Enrollment Management Division. She previously served as the Assistant Director of Enrollment Services for the Silver School of Social Work. In 2016-2017, she presented at the NASPA Assessment and Persistence Conference as well as the national NASPA Annual Conference on her dissertation, "Nontraditional Online Students Perceptions of Success Conditions". At NYU, Dr. Prendergast has taught Research I and II on the Graduate level, the MSW elective on Management and Organizational Leadership, as well as undergraduate BSW classes in Research and Advanced Research.
She received a Masters in School Counseling, and a Masters in Secondary School Administration, and completed her EdD in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University in July of 2017.
Marcos Quinones Voss, MSW, LCSW (NY)
Adjunct Lecturer
maq206@nyu.edu
Marcos A. Quinones, LCSW recently completed a secondary masters degree of science in neuroscience at Columbia University. Marcos uses his knowledge of neuroscience in private practice where he has treated adults with organic mental health disorders for 12 years. Marcos' professional interests lie in using evidenced based practices to help clients reduce stress/cortisol levels in their bodies, while helping the client develop a range of resilience factors.
Carlette Marie Quinto, MSW, LCSW-LP, LMSW (NY)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
cmq225@nyu.edu
Carlette Marie Quinto is an adjunct assistant professor and off site practicum supervisor at NYU Silver School of Social Work. Carlette joined the Center for Justice Innovation, formerly Center for Court Innovation in 2016 and has been in various positions and is currently the Clinical Supervisor at Midtown Community Court, a project of the Center. For over a decade her work has focused on providing systems-involved youth and adults trauma-informed services, including individual counseling, facilitating psycho-educational groups, restorative justice support circles and harm circles, and coordination of services. Carlette strives to work with individuals and communities using restorative justice practices and anti-racist social work practices.
Carlette has experience working with Queer and Trans adolescents and adults in recovery and with co-occurring disorders including eating disorders, alcoholism, and substance use, as well as working with social workers of color navigating boundaries in their relationships. She has worked with clients who live with depression, anxiety, and first generation Black, Indigenous, People of Color navigating their sexuality and gender identity.
Carlette completed her undergraduate studies at Antioch University, Los Angeles with a concentration in psychology and a minor in urban community and the environment and received her Master's in Social Work from NYU Silver School of Social Work where she is the recipient of the 2015 Silver Social Justice Award. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with Limited permit holder in the State of New York.
Michael Tyler Ramos, MSW, LCSW (NJ and PA), CAADC
Adjunct Lecturer
torrek02@nyu.edu
Michael obtained his Masters’ Degree in Social Work from the New York University Silver School of Social Work before completing post-graduate training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Advanced Clinical Supervision and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Training. Michael is currently a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor in Pennsylvania, and a Certified EMDR Therapist. Michael is the founder and CEO of MTR Therapy and practices out of the Philadelphia location at Rittenhouse Square and provides In-Home Therapy to children and adolescents in the state of New Jersey via the Children’s System of Care. Michael is the co-founder of the Diversity of Us Annual Summit in Philadelphia. Diversity of Us is the first platform for clinicians of color to share, speak, and teach about their experiences. Michael is also the founder of Get LYT, Live Your Truth, a non-profit dedicated to supporting the mission of MTR Therapy of increasing access. Get LYT provides access to financial scholarships for individuals receiving and looking to receive mental health care.
Renee M. Rawcliffe, MSW, LMSW
Adjunct Lecturer
rh642@nyu.edu
Renee has been a practicing social worker for the last 20 years, primarily in the New York City non-profit disaster response and recovery arena. She most recently served as the Practicum Education Coordinator for a large NGO, and provided placement, clinical supervision and curriculum design to MSW students. Renee has provided consultation, training and support to numerous Voluntary Organizations responding to disasters, specifically around issues of staff training and supervision. Renee is an adjunct professor at several schools of social work, and received her MSW from Fordham University, with a clinical specialization in children and families.
Helen Redmond, MSW, LCSW (NY)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
hr45@nyu.edu
Helen has worked with people who use drugs in medical and community mental health settings. She is a multimedia journalist and a staff writer for Filter, an online website. Helen has been writing about the War on Drugs and the politics of drug policy and treatment for over a decade. She is an expert on tobacco harm reduction and provides training and consultation on mental health, vaping, and nicotine use. Helen is also a filmmaker and her documentary, Liquid Handcuffs: A Documentary to Free Methadone, has been screened for national and international audiences.
Select Publications:
Redmond, H. (2020). Anti-Vaping Zealots Find Opportunity in the Pandemic. Filter, April 30, https://filtermag.org/anti-vaping-zealots-find-opportunity-in-the-pandemic/
Redmond, H. (2020). New York Times Breonna Taylor Piece Embraces Drug-War Narratives. Filter, September 3, https://filtermag.org/breonna-taylor-new-york-times/
Bowen, E. A., & Redmond, H. (2016). No peace without justice: Addressing the United States’ War on Drugs in social work education [Teaching Note]. Journal of Social Work Education, 52(4), 503-508. Won Best Teaching Note Award in 2017.
Redmond, H. (2015). In Solitary. Harpers Magazine, November 5, https://legacy.harpers.org/blog/2015/11/in-solitary/
Adrienne Resnick, LCSW
Adjunct Lecturer
asr2054@nyu.edu
Adrienne Resnick maintains a private practice in Sleepy Hollow, New York. She is also a forensic evaluator.
Her areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, ADD, and divorce counseling. She works with families, couples, individuals, and groups, as well as with children in play therapy. As a forensic evaluator she provides legal consultation and testimony, custody evaluations, and supervised therapeutic visitations.
Adrienne earned her MSW from New York University in 1981. She also received her certificate from the Family Forensics Training Program at Washington Square Institute for Psychotherapy and Mental Health, New York, in 2006.
Select Publications:
"1969 Was the Era of Flower Power. Is 2009 the Age of Sour Power?' Published on wowowow (http://www.wowowow.com). August 13, 2009.
"The People Behind the Jurors", New York Law Journal, Highest Verdicts of 2005, March 2006.
Greg Rideout
Adjunct Lecturer
gr80@nyu.edu
Greg Rideout has over 20 years of post-masters clinical and managerial experience in social service agencies in three major US cities. As the Chief Program Officer for Commonpoint Queens in Queens, he has overseen the merger of two agencies, and now provides supervision, professional development, and succession planning to nine program division leaders, as well as extends Executive support in the areas of fundraising, volunteer services, marketing, and fiscal services. Prior to joining CQY and SFY, Greg served as Deputy Program Officer for Education and Employment Services at the Henry Street Settlement, overseeing a $12M portfolio of programs reaching 6,000 people annually across 12 program sites. At the core of his work has always been service delivery to marginalized youth populations, from serving as a juvenile probation officer to coordinating adolescent residential services to designing gang intervention programs in a variety of settings to perfecting education and employment services for youth and young adults.
Kassia R. Ringell, MSW, LCSW (NY)
Adjunct Lecturer
kr487@nyu.edu
Kassia R. Ringell is the Co-Director of The Step-Up Program at The McSilver Institute of Poverty Policy and Research. Step-Up is an evidence informed, alternative mental health and youth development program, that utilizes a positive youth development approach; an innovative, anti-oppressive and strengths based approach, that emphasizes youth assets using a relational lens. Kassia has worked in community, family and youth services for over 12 years, in schools, clinics and research settings across NYC. Kassia possesses special interests in incorporating anti-oppressive practice methods into institutional and clinical care, as well as deepening student and clinicians' understanding of the importance and practice of Macro social work.
Dr. Jan Roberts, DSW, LCSW, MSS, MA (NY) & (DE)
Adjunct Lecturer
jlr725@nyu.edu
Dr. Jan Roberts, LCSW, is an internationally-recognized speaker, clinician and educator who has combined years of experience working with patients to help them identify and remove unhelpful patterns in their lives. Dr. Roberts is the Founder and former-CEO of Partners in Health and Wellbeing, one of the largest therapeutic practices in the mid-Atlantic region. A graduate of NYU, Dr. Roberts continues to give back by sharing her expertise through teaching graduate students at NYU. Dr. Roberts is a highly sought after instructor whose passion for teaching serves to help her students become the most empowered clinical social work students they can be. Dr. Roberts teaches Cognitive Behavioral Interventions, Human Development, and Psychopathology.
For her clinical work, Dr. Roberts has worked collaboratively with her patients to uncover and address the issues that keep patients from knowing their power and keeps them stuck in unfulfilling relationships, careers, or with their finances. Dr. Roberts has gained knowledge through her studies of psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and sociology. Her interdisciplinary approach has led to great success for her patients. Her goal is to empower every patient and help them find the freedom from negative patterns that patients have unconsciously used and that keeps them separate from their own wisdom, strength, and creativity.
Of interest, Dr. Roberts is heavily involved with research and education on complementary treatments in mental health including cannabinoids. In 2017, Dr. Roberts founded the International Research Center on Cannabis and Health, a community-based research center based out of NYC which focuses on providing objective research on how cannabinoids (CBD, CBN, CBG, THC and over 100 other cannabinoids) may impact mood-regulation and psychotherapy. As an extension of her groundbreaking work, Dr. Roberts has been the shaping force of The Cannabinoid Institute, a groundbreaking educational program that certifies physicians, nurses, pharmacists and mental health providers with standards-based, educational content around medical cannabis and its therapeutic impact. In addition, she is the faculty advisor for the NYU CannaHealth Group.
Dr. James Rodriguez, MSW, PhD, LCSW (NY), Licensed NYS Psychologist
Adjunct Lecturer
jr4139@nyu.edu
Dr. Rodriguez is currently a Senior Research Scientist at the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research. He received his MSW degree from Columbia University and his PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. His research, training and practice interests are in the areas of trauma treatment and trauma-informed care, anti-racist/anti-oppressive practice, and school-based mental health services. He has extensive direct practice, training and research experience in mental health services for children, adolescents, and families. After completing his studies and a post-doctoral fellowship he was the project director and co-investigator with the Child and Adolescent Trauma Treatment and Services (CATS) project at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. This project supported an evaluation of efforts to disseminate trauma treatments to children and youth affected by the 911 WTC disaster. Prior to coming to NYU he was a school-based clinician in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Aaron H. Rodwin, LCSW (NY)
Graduate Student Adjunct
ahr324@nyu.edu
Aaron Rodwin is a clinical social worker and PhD Candidate at NYU’s Silver School of Social Work. Aaron’s interests focus on mental health services and interventions for marginalized young adults experiencing serious mental illnesses (SMI). More specifically, Aaron is committed to developing and implementing services and interventions that use culturally and developmentally responsive modalities to maximize engagement, involvement, and ultimately enhance mental health and recovery outcomes. A significant focus of Aaron’s research and clinical work investigates how music and expressive strategies can be integrated and embedded into mental health services as a novel youth-oriented medium to improve engagement and recovery. Aaron has published scholarly research in peer-reviewed journals on factors influencing young adult mental health and novel intervention approaches (e.g., involving music and expressive arts). Aaron is a practicing Therapist and Clinical Supervisor at Humantold Psychotherapy where he works with individuals, couples, and families.
Selected Publications:
- Rodwin, A. H., Shimizu, R., Travis Jr, R., James, K. J., Banya, M., & Munson, M. R. (2023). A systematic review of music-based interventions to improve treatment engagement and mental health outcomes for adolescents and young adults. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 40(4), 537-566.
- Rodwin, A. H., Shimizu, R., Banya, M., Moore, K., Bessaha, M., Pahwa, R., ... & Munson, M. R. (2023). Stigma among historically marginalized young adults with serious mental illnesses: A mixed methods study. Stigma and Health.
- Munson, M. R., Jaccard, J., Moore, K. L., Rodwin, A. H., Shimizu, R., Cole, A. R., ... & Stanhope, V. (2022). Impact of a brief intervention to improve engagement in a recovery program for young adults with serious mental illness. Schizophrenia Research, 250, 104-111.
- Travis, R., Rodwin, A. H., & Allcorn, A. (2019). Hip Hop, empowerment, and clinical practice for homeless adults with severe mental illness. Social Work with Groups, 42(2), 83-100.
Karen Rosenthal, MA
Adjunct Lecturer
kr3077@nyu.edu
Karen Rosenthal is the outgoing Director of Training at Community Access, where she has spent several years helping lead the development of a training curriculum, practice approach and praxis that pushes back against the oppressive and carceral harms of the mental health system. She is a mentor at SDMNY, where she supports individuals with I/DD avoid guardianship through supported decision making. Karen also brings years of direct service work experience from such varied settings as supportive housing, group homes, shelters, crisis hotlines, and more. She has participated in community-based peer support/mutual aid, transformative justice and psychiatric survivor movement work. Karen’s expertise and passions include organizational policy change, peer-informed practice, critical disability studies, harm reduction and end-of-life doula work. She has a Master of Arts in Disability Studies from the CUNY School of Professional Studies and has presented at numerous national/international conferences, including as an invited panelist and Keynote speaker.
Dr. Allison Ross, PhD, LCSW
Adjunct Lecturer
ar763@nyu.edu
Allison R. Ross is the Deputy Clinical Director at Sanctuary for Families, an organization that provides comprehensive services to domestic violence and sex trafficking survivors and their children.
Her area of interest is in intimate partner/domestic violence and its impact on women and children. Also, developing social interventions and prevention programs to benefit survivors of domestic violence.
She earned her MSW degree from Columbia University School of Social Work, and a doctorate degree (PhD) in Social Work from Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services.
Publications
Ross, A.R., (2012). "Impact of Psychoeducational Advocacy Training as Compared to Psychoeducational Support Group as an Empowering Tool for Female Survivors of Domestic Violence." Fordham University. http://search.proquest.com.avoserv.library.fordham.edu/pdf
Ross, A. & Barker, K. (March 8, 2002). “Gender, clothing and cell phones: Observers’ first impressions of power in older African Americans.” The 73rd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Poster Presentation.
Jodi Rubin, ACSW, LCSW, CEDS
Adjunct Lecturer
jrr204@nyu.edu
Jodi Rubin has a full-time practice in downtown Manhattan. Her expertise is in eating disorders, women's issues and infertility. Additionally, Jodi serves on the Clinical Advisory Board of Seleni Institute. She is the creator of a curriculum on eating disorders for the Graduate School of Social Work at New York University and has taught this class ever since. Jodi also created the Destructively Fit training, addressing eating disorders within the world of fitness.
Jodi graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from SUNY at New Paltz and earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from New York University.