Magdalena (Maggie) Moskal is a predoctoral psychology fellow in the Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Maggie’s primary internship placement is in The Consultation Center with a secondary placement in the Child and Adolescent Services at West Haven Mental Health Clinic. Maggie is a graduate student in the Clinical-Community Psychology doctoral program at the University of South Carolina. Her clinical training has focused on supporting youth and families through an integrated, socio-ecological, and multicultural approach. Her research involves youth-led participatory action research (YPAR) in collaboration with systematically marginalized young people with a focus on substance misuse prevention and juvenile justice. Maggie is also involved in community outreach, programming, and evaluation to advance mental health equity.
Current Fellows
Connecticut Mental Health Center
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Consultation, Prevention, & Program Evaluation Services - The Consultation Center
- Jabarey Wells (he/him/his) is a predoctoral psychology fellow in the Yale Clinical and Community Psychology Internship in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Jabarey's primary internship placement is at The Consultation Center in the Department of Psychiatry, with a secondary placement at the Substance Abuse Treatment Unit at Connecticut Mental Health Center. Jabarey is a doctoral candidate in the Human Services Psychology PhD program at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), in the Clinical and Community psychology tracks. Jabarey’s research examines how social positionality, carceral systems, and space/place interact to influence outcomes related to well-being, trauma, and resistance in Black communities. He is an alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholars, and former Graduate Education Diversity Intern with the American Evaluation Association. Jabarey aims to utilize community-based participatory research and evaluation to create systems-level interventions and support spatial and health equity for Black populations, especially those impacted by the criminal legal system. Clinically, Jabarey grounds his work in culturally responsive, evidence-based, and holistic approaches to support clients of all different backgrounds. He has worked in various settings across the Baltimore and Washington D.C. metro areas conducting neurodiversity-affirming clinical assessments, and providing individual and family therapy.
Substance use Services - Substance Use Treatment Unit (SATU)
- Chris Capron is a predoctoral Psychology Fellow in the Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Chris’s primary internship placement is in the Connecticut Mental Health Center's Substance Abuse Treatment Unit with a secondary placement at the Adult Inpatient Services unit. Chris is a graduate student in the counseling psychology doctoral program at University of Oregon where his clinical training has focused on using evidence-based practices to serve marginalized and neurodiverse populations. Chris received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English Literature from Swarthmore College and his Master of Science in Counseling, Family, & Human Services from the University of Oregon. He has worked as a psychotherapist at private and university-based outpatient and inpatient treatment centers with a focus on treating substance use and internalizing disorders using evidence-based practices. His research focuses on the intersection of public and mental health, particularly the effects of COVID-19 on marginalized and vulnerable communities, mental health among Hispanic youth, maternal mental health, and chronic disease on mental health. He has served as a researcher at the University of Oregon, Oregon Research Institute, and the University of Pennsylvania.
- Bianca Planas García (she/her/ella; M.S.) is a Psychology Fellow in the Yale School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry, Psychology Section. Bianca's primary placement is in the Substance Abuse Treatment Unit, with her secondary placement at The Consultation Center. She is a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at Albizu University, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Bianca specializes in delivering trauma-informed services and evidence-based care for individuals with substance use disorders and comorbidities. Bianca has offered services in a wide variety of settings, including Opioid Treatment Programs, jails, and community mental health centers. Her clinical and research work carries an intersectional lens. Bianca's research is primarily focused on exploring potential transdiagnostic factors, such as shame and stigma, among individuals with problematic drug use to inform treatment development. Specifically, Bianca's research aims to identify how these self-conscious emotions influence treatment engagement, adherence, and outcomes through quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Her work seeks not only to explore underlying psychological mechanisms in substance use disorders but also to develop translational efforts to develop evidence-based interventions targeting shame and stigma, improving treatment outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders.
Hispanic Behavioral Health Services - The Hispanic Clinic
Adult Community Mental Health
- Marsha Akoto is a predoctoral psychology fellow in the Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Marsha’s primary internship placement is in the Connecticut Mental Health Center Outpatient services with a secondary placement at the inpatient services of CMHC. Marsha is a graduate student in the counseling psychology doctoral program at Lehigh University. Her clinical training has focused on underserved communities, SPMI population and BIPOC populations, and her research has focused on the intersection of social justice issues and mental health.
- Aisha Farra is a predoctoral Psychology Fellow in the Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Aisha’s internship placement is in the Adult Community Mental Health engaging in outpatient work with a secondary placement at the Adult Inpatient Services. Aisha is a graduate student in the counseling psychology doctoral program at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Her clinical training has focused on serving marginalized communities, and her research has focused on examining how systems of oppression affect the health and vocational experiences of historically marginalized communities. Her research efforts have focused on supporting minoritized families/caregivers, addressing the systemic marginalization of women in the workplace, and advancing the physical and mental health of women.
Young Adult Services
- Dominique is a predoctoral psychology fellow in the Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Dominique’s primary internship placement is in the Young Adult Services with a secondary placement at Child & Adolescent Services. Dominique is a graduate student in the counseling psychology doctoral program at Western Michigan University. Her clinical training has focused on multiculturally responsive psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and interpersonal therapies, and her research has focused on developmental effects of attachment trauma, help-seeking, clinical care, and racism among biracial and multiracial young and emerging adults.
Adult Inpatient Services
- D. Kendall Greer II is a predoctoral psychology fellow in the Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology. Kendall’s internship placement is on the Adult Inpatient Services unit at the Connecticut Mental Health Center. Kendall is a doctoral candidate in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Adelphi University. His research has focused on promoting racial healing, decolonizing mental healthcare, exploring psychosis and the transmission of intergenerational trauma.
Yale New Haven Hospital
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Adult Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Carina Brown is a predoctoral psychology fellow in the Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Carina’s primary internship placement is in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Outpatient Program. Carina is a doctoral candidate in the clinical psychology doctoral program at the San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. Her clinical training has focused on evidence-based interventions for eating, affective, trauma-related, and anxiety disorders in academic medical center and VA hospital system settings. Her research has focused on investigating learning, decision-making, and other neurocognitive processes in individuals with eating disorders using computational modeling and neuroimaging.
- Nicholas (Nick) is a predoctoral psychology fellow in the Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Nick’s primary internship placement is in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Services Program. Nick is a doctoral candidate in the clinical psychology program at La Salle University. His clinical training has focused on providing evidence-based interventions for individuals coping with PTSD, chronic emotion dysregulation, and complex medical illnesses. Nick has gained clinical experiences at the Philadelphia VA's PTSD Clinical Team, University of Pennsylvania's Outpatient Psychiatry Center, the Psychosocial Oncology Department at ChristianaCare Hospital, and La Salle University. His research has focused on understanding the impact of traumatic events and minority stress on engagement in both psychological and medical treatment. Nick has collaborated and initiated research projects with Drexel University, the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Behavioral Medicine Services
- Wisteria Deng (she/her; M.S., M.Phil.) is a Clinical Psychology Fellow at Yale New Haven Hospital (Primary Placement in Behavioral Medicine) and a doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at Yale University. She previously worked at the Massachusetts General Hospital as a clinical research coordinator after completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Wisteria specializes in delivering trauma-informed care across diverse populations, particularly within medical and marginalized communities. She has provided therapy and consultation services for gender-expansive youth through the Yale Gender Program. She found home in her work at the YNHH Behavioral Medicine Services, especially in caring for patients in palliative care. From there, she expanded her work through collaborating with researchers at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, assisting in a clinical trial to adapt meaning-centered psychotherapy for Chinese immigrant cancer patients. Wisteria's research spans clinical, social and cognitive psychology. Her work investigates the interplay between emotion regulation and belief inflexibility, with a special emphasis on the impact of contextual factors such as minority stress and social safety. Wisteria also serves as the founding artistic director of Vermilion Theater, a non-profit theater organization that aims to uplift voices of the Chinese diaspora and foster a safe space for collective healing through artistic expression.
- Rachel Telles is a Behavioral Medicine Psychology Fellow in the Clinical and Community Psychology internship program at Yale School of Medicine and a doctoral candidate in the Clinical Science Ph.D. program at the University of Iowa. She previously worked at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Cancer Clinical Trials Office following her undergraduate studies at Vanderbilt University. Rachel specializes in evidence-based treatment for a broad variety of mental health concerns in patients dealing with physical illness. She has previously provided brief therapeutic interventions to peripartum women as well as new parents with infants admitted to the NICU at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Additionally, she has spent several years helping to develop a mindfulness-based group intervention dedicated to teaching relaxation and coping skills to women diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Rachel's research explores the interaction of mental and physical health through a psychoneuroimmunology lens. She has examined how inflammation and stress resulting from serious physical illness impact mental health and quality of life, and hopes to continue her work improving quality of life and outcomes for adults with cancer.
Gender Program