Current Fellows & Alumni
The internship program draws exceptionally qualified students from around the nation and abroad. Below is a list of current fellows by placement and graduate program.
Graduates of the internship are very competitive for post-internship opportunities, which include postdoctoral fellowships, clinical positions, and faculty positions. Listed below under other tabs are recent alumni identified by year, placement, graduate school, and post-internship position.
Current Fellows 2022-2023
| Name | Graduate Program | Training Site |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Mental Health Center | ||
| Frances Griffith | Bowling Green State University | The Consultation Center |
| Sydney Simmons | University of Virginia | The Consultation Center |
| Caroline Ferreira | William James College | Substance Abuse Services |
| Jessica Flori | University of Central Florida | Substance Abuse Services |
| Samantha Ojeda | Alliant IU/ CSPP-San Diego | Hispanic Behavioral Health Services |
| Emily Farina | University of Connecticut | Adult Community Mental Health Services |
| Helen Hailes | Boston College | Adult Community Mental Health Services |
| Tina Halabian | Loma Linda University | Young Adult Services |
| Daniel Tso | University of Hartford | Adult Inpatient Services |
| Yale New Haven Hospital | ||
| Madeleine Hardt | University of Missouri-Kansas City | Behavioral Medicine |
| Kelcie Willis | Virginia Commonwealth University | Behavioral Medicine |
| Natasha Sidhu | Kent State University | Adult DBT |
| Emily Weiss | The New School | Adult DBT |
| Allura Ralston | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Pediatric Gender Program |
2021-22 Internship Class
| Name | Graduate School | Training Site | Post-Internship Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Mental Health Center | |||
| Ishita Arora | University Maryland Baltimore | The Consultation Center | YSM T32 Division of Prevention Community Research |
| Tania Chowdhury | New York University | Adult Community Health Services | Student Health on Haven at Columbia University Irving Medical Center |
| Wendy Cook | Nova Southeastern University | Hispanic Behavioral Health Services | Yale Health |
| Reihonna Frost-Calhoun | Clark University | Young Adult Service | WH Mental Health Clinic |
| Christie Musket | University of Pittsburgh | Adult Community Health Services | WH VA – VA Advanced Fellowship in Mental Health Illness Research |
| Rachel Ouellette | Florida International University | The Consultation Center | YSM T32 Division of Prevention Community Research |
| Shannon Schrader | George Mason University | Substance Abuse Services | Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychiatry, West Haven VA |
| Isaiah Sypher | University of Michigan | Substance Abuse Services | Postdoctoral Fellowship at Wholeview Wellness |
| Hemrie Zalman | Yeshiva University | Adult Inpatient Services | Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai West |
| Yale New Haven Hospital | |||
| Lauren Carney | UCONN | Behavioral Medicine Service | Cancer Prevention and Control in Priority Populations at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
| Gabriel Cartagena | University of Florida | Behavioral Medicine Service | Postdoctoral Resident in Health Psychology, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry |
| Alyssa Conigliaro | Hofstra University | Adult DBT Service | Postdoctoral clinical and research fellowship at NY Presbyterian Hospital |
| Kayla Lord | Suffolk University | Adult DBT Service | Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute of Living/Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at Hartford Hospital |
| Nicolas Meade | Nova Southeastern University | Adolescent IOP Service | Yale Gender Program |
2020-21 Internship Class
Fellows by Placement |
Graduate Program |
Post-Internship Position |
| CMHC Consultation, Prevention & Program Evaluation Services/The Consultation Center | ||
| Nickholas Grant | University of Illinois Urbana | Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University School of Medicine |
| Samuel Joseph Nayman | Rutgers University NJ | Postdoctoral Fellow, Mayo Clinic |
| CMHC Substance Abuse Services/Substance Abuse Treatment Unit | ||
| Bryan Benitez | University of South Florida | Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Yale School of Medicine, Public Health |
| Maria Christina Crouch | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Postdoctoral Fellow, Substance Abuse Prevention, Yale School of Medicine |
| CMHC Hispanic Behavioral Health Services/The Hispanic Clinic | ||
| Ruben Atilano | University of Georgia | Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University Health, Yale University |
| CMHC Adult Community Mental Health/34 Park St | ||
| Zenobia Morrill | University of Massachusetts | Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University Health, Yale University |
| Danielle Nicole Pratt | University of Minnesota | Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University, Psychology Dept |
| CMHC Forensic Addiction Services/Forensic Drug Diversion Clinic | ||
| Cara Struble | Wayne State University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dartmouth College & Geisel School of Medicine |
| Kathryn Anne Thomas | University Wisconsin/Madison | Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University, Justice Collaboratory |
| CMHC Young Adult Service | ||
| Matthew Aaron Hagler | University of Massachusetts Boston | Postdoctoral Associate, West Haven Mental Health Clinic Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine |
| CMHC Adult Inpatient Services/Acute Inpatient Unit | ||
| Jasmine Kaur Kaleka | George Washington University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University Health, MHC |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Adult DBT Service | ||
| Vinushini Arunagiri | Hofstra University | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, McLean Hospital |
| Hedy Kober | Fielding Graduate University | Yale University, Department of Psychiatry Associate Professor |
| Jennifer Loya | George Mason University | Yale University, School of Medicine, Division of Addictions |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Behavioral Medicine Service | ||
| Mairead McConnell | University of Arizona | Psychologist, Private Practice |
| Chloe Taub | University of Miami | Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Adolescent & Adult IOP Service | ||
| Caroline Kaufman | University of Memphis | Postdoctoral Fellow, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School |
2019-20 Internship Class
Fellows by Placement |
Graduate Program |
Post-Internship Position |
| CMHC Consultation, Prevention & Program Evaluation Services/The Consultation Center | ||
| Keisha April | Drexel University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education & Human Development, New York University |
| Corianna Sichel | New York University | Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, New York Psychiatric Inst; Columbia School of Medicine |
| CMHC Substance Abuse Services/Substance Abuse Treatment Unit | ||
| Zachary Mannes | University of Florida | Postdoctoral Fellow, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University |
| Brittany Miller-Roenigk | University of Cincinnati | |
| CMHC Hispanic Behavioral Health Services/The Hispanic Clinic | ||
| Mariana Nicholls | Northeastern University | Postdoctoral Associate, Yale Mental Health and Counseling Yale University Health Services |
| CMHC Adult Community Mental Health/34 Park St | ||
| Arundati Nagendra | University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill | Postdoctoral Associate, Yale Health-Mental Health Counseling Yale University |
| David M. Weiss | Ohio State University | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Maine Medical Center |
| CMHC Forensic Addiction Services/Forensic Drug Diversion Clinic | ||
| Jennifer Ellis | Wayne State University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Johns Hopkins University |
| Madeline Stenersen | University of Memphis | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry Yale University School of Medicine |
| CMHC Young Adult Service | ||
| Rachel Slater | Yeshiva University | Postdoctoral Associate, Young Adult Services Dept. of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine |
| CMHC Adult Inpatient Services/Acute Inpatient Unit | ||
| Jane Carter | Texas A & M | Postdoctoral Associate, Yale Mental Health and Counseling Yale University Health Services |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Adult DBT Service | ||
| Lauren Forrest | Miami University | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Eating Disorders Clinical Research Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine |
| Alec Smidt | University of Oregon | Postdoctoral Associate, Yale Gender Program, Yale School of Medicine |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Behavioral Medicine Service | ||
| Danielle Tometich | Indiana State University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Moffit Cancer Center in Behavioral Oncology |
| Alyssa Van Denburg | Duke University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Cancer Prevention and Control, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Adolescent & Adult IOP Service | ||
| Linda Oshin | University of Connecticut | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Rutgers University |
2018-19 Internship Class
Fellows by Placement |
Graduate Program |
Post-Internship Position |
| CMHC Consultation, Prevention & Program Evaluation Services/The Consultation Center | ||
| Keisha April | Drexel University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education & Human Development, New York University |
| Corianna Sichel | New York University | Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, New York Psychiatric Inst; Columbia School of Medicine |
| CMHC Substance Abuse Services/Substance Abuse Treatment Unit | ||
| Zachary Mannes | University of Florida | Postdoctoral Fellow, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University |
| Brittany Miller-Roenigk | University of Cincinnati | |
| CMHC Hispanic Behavioral Health Services/The Hispanic Clinic | ||
| Mariana Nicholls | Northeastern University | Postdoctoral Associate, Yale Mental Health and Counseling Yale University Health Services |
| CMHC Adult Community Mental Health/34 Park St | ||
| Arundati Nagendra | University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill | Postdoctoral Associate, Yale Health-Mental Health Counseling Yale University |
| David M. Weiss | Ohio State University | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Maine Medical Center |
| CMHC Forensic Addiction Services/Forensic Drug Diversion Clinic | ||
| Jennifer Ellis | Wayne State University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Johns Hopkins University |
| Madeline Stenersen | University of Memphis | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry Yale University School of Medicine |
| CMHC Young Adult Service | ||
| Rachel Slater | Yeshiva University | Postdoctoral Associate, Young Adult Services Dept. of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine |
| CMHC Adult Inpatient Services/Acute Inpatient Unit | ||
| Jane Carter | Texas A & M | Postdoctoral Associate, Yale Mental Health and Counseling Yale University Health Services |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Adult DBT Service | ||
| Lauren Forrest | Miami University | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Eating Disorders Clinical Research Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine |
| Alec Smidt | University of Oregon | Postdoctoral Associate, Yale Gender Program, Yale School of Medicine |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Behavioral Medicine Service | ||
| Danielle Tometich | Indiana State University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Moffit Cancer Center in Behavioral Oncology |
| Alyssa Van Denburg | Duke University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Cancer Prevention and Control, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Adolescent & Adult IOP Service | ||
| Linda Oshin | University of Connecticut | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Rutgers University |
2017-18 Internship Class
Members of the 2017-18 internship class at their Graduation Ceremony with friends and family in attendance.
Fellows by Placement |
Graduate Program |
Post-Internship Position |
| CMHC Consultation, Prevention & Program Evaluation Services/The Consultation Center | ||
| Michelle Abraczinskas | University of South Carolina | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ |
| Jessica Lee Schleider | Harvard University | Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University (SUNY), Stony Brook, NY |
| CMHC Substance Abuse Services/Substance Abuse Treatment Unit | ||
| Angela Marie Haeny | University of Missouri - Columbia | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry (SATU), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT |
| Sarah Denise Lichenstein | University of Pittsburgh | Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuroimaging Sciences Training Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT |
| CMHC Hispanic Behavioral Health Services/The Hispanic Clinic | ||
| Cesar Villarreal | University of North Texas | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry (Young Adult Services), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT |
| CMHC Adult Community Mental Health/34 Park St | ||
| Rebecca Gwen Fortgang | Yale University | Fellow, Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| Laura Anne Yoviene Sykes | University of Massachusetts, Boston | Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Psychiatry (STEP Clinic), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT |
| CMHC Young Adult Service | ||
| Maggi Price | Boston College | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| CMHC Forensic Addiction Services/Forensic Drug Diversion Clinic | ||
| Alexandra Mary Ivey | University of Hartford | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Center, Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle, Seattle, WA |
| Janan Wyatt | University of Rhode Island | Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Psychiatry (Law & Psychiatry), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT |
| CMHC Adult Inpatient Services/Acute Inpatient Unit | ||
| Melissa Yanovitch | PGSP - Stanford | Postdoctoral Fellow, General Mental Health, Veteran Affairs Boston, Boston, MA |
| CMHC Neuropsychological & Psychological Assessment Services | ||
| Kiran Khurshid | St. John's University | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Departments of Neurology & Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Adult DBT Service | ||
| Ashley Helle | Oklahoma State | NIAAA Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO |
| Joanna Lynn Watson | Hofstra University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Center, Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle, Seattle, WA |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Behavioral Medicine Service | ||
| Chung Jung Mun | Arizona State | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD |
| Corey Roos | University of New Mexico | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry (SATU), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Adolescent & Adult IOP Service | ||
| Sarah Ann Griffin | Purdue University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO |
2016-17 Internship Class
Members of the 2016-17 internship class at their Graduation Ceremony with friends and family in attendance.
Fellows by Placement |
Graduate Program |
Post-Internship Position |
| CMHC Consultation, Prevention & Program Evaluation Services/The Consultation Center | ||
| Aaron Haddock | University of California - Santa Barbara | School Psychologist/Mental Health Specialist, Santa Barbara County Special Education, Santa Barbara, CA |
| Amy Heberle | University of Massachusetts - Boston | Postdoctoral Fellows, City Connects Research Program, Lynch School of Education, Boston College |
| CMHC Substance Abuse Services/Substance Abuse Treatment Unit | ||
| Jocelyn Abrams | University of Houston | Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Resident, Psychology Service, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center |
| Jessica Armstrong | Clark University | Interprofessional Advance Fellowship in Addiction Treatment, West Haven Veterans Affairs |
| CMHC Hispanic Behavioral Health Services/The Hispanic Clinic | ||
| Bianca Villalobos | University of Arkansas - Fayetteville | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina |
| CMHC Adult Outpatient Services/34 Park St | ||
| Ruth Firmin | Indiana University - Purdue | Postdoctoral Resident, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles |
| Susan Mao | Teachers College - Columbia | Psychologist, Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, CT |
| CMHC Young Adult Service | ||
| LaToya Gaines | Rutgers University | Postdoctoral Fellow, Young Adult Services, WHMHC, Yale Department of Psychiatry |
| CMHC Forensic Addiction Services/Forensic Drug Diversion Clinic | ||
| Corissa Carlson | Wayne State University | Forensic Psychologist, Center for Forensic Psychiatry, Saline, Michigan |
| Robyn Hacker | Arizona State University | Postdoctoral Associate, Forensic Addiction/Law & Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine |
| CMHC Adult Inpatient Services/Acute Inpatient Unit | ||
| Shykina Brown | University of Hartford | Postdoctoral Associate, Law & Psychiatry/Yale Behavioral Health, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine |
| CMHC Neuropsychological & Psychological Assessment Services | ||
| Rebecca Lesser | William James College | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Cedars Sinai Medical Center |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Adult DBT Service | ||
| Allison Kalpakci | University of Houston | Postdoctoral Fellow, VISN 1 MIRECC, West Haven Veterans Affairs |
| Kelly Workman | University of La Verne | Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale Mental Health and Counseling, Yale University Health Service |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Behavioral Medicine Service | ||
| Devika Jutagir | University of Miami | Postdoctoral Fellow, Psycho-Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
| Rebecca Saracino | Fordham University | Postdoctoral Research Fellows, Psychiatry and Behaviors Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
| Yale New Haven Hospital Adolescent & Adult IOP Service | ||
| Faria Kamal | University of Toronto | Postdoctoral Fellow, STEP Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine |