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Supervisory Staff

Angela Adger Antonikowski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor; AMC, Behavioral Health. Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research; Pediatric Psychology, Postpartum depression; Multicultural/feminist issues in Clinical Psychology Training.


Howard M. Axelrod, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Services, CDPC. Individual psychotherapy; play therapy; psychological assessment with children.

Victoria Balkoski, M.D.
Associate Professor, AMC; Chief of Psychiatry, AMCH; Residency Training Director; Medical Director, Inpatient and Outpatient Psychiatry Services. Psycho-pharmacology, individual psychotherapy, child psychiatry.

Cheryl A. Davies, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist, VAMC. Behavioral medicine; primary care consultation; geriatrics.


Mina Dunnam, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, AMC; Staff Neuropsychologist, VAMC. Neuropsychology; psychological assessment; consultation and treatment within a primary medical practice; behavioral medicine.

Allan Finkelstein, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, AMC; Staff Psychologist, Chemical Dependency Rehabilitation Program, VAMC. Computers in mental health information systems.

Susan W. Fisher, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, AMC; Staff Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Services, CDPC. Individual and family therapy; child, adolescent, and adult assessment and treatment.


Ronald Gerrol, Ph.D.
Instructor, AMC; Chief Psychologist, CDPC. Treatment of sex offenders; psychological evaluation.


William N. Grosch, M.D.
Professor, AMC; Inpatient Psychiatry, AMCH. Intensive psychoanalytic psychotherapy; group psychotherapy; religion and psychiatry.

Ian P. Haag, Ph.D.
Instructor, AMC. Psychologist, AMC Psychiatry Clinic. Psychodynamic psychotherapy; attachment theory; PTSD/trauma; psychological assessment.


Doreen Harris, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist, VAMC. Behavioral medicine; primary care consultation; individual psychotherapy.


Robert O. Hubbell, Psy.D.
Director of Training, Albany Psychology Internship Consortium; Assistant Professor, Albany Medical College; Assistant Director, AMC Psychiatry Clinic. Psychological assessment; therapeutic assessment; psychodynamic therapy.

Charles R. Kennedy, Ph.D.
Lead Psychologist, Program Coordinator, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Program, VAMC. PTSD; group psychotherapy; individual psychotherapy; experiential psychotherapy.


Andrea Lefton, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, AMC; Staff Psychiatrist, Mental Health Clinic, VAMC. Child and adolescent psychiatry; family therapy; group therapy.

Gregory J. Masiello, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist, Veterans Outreach Center, VAMC. Group psychotherapy; individual psychotherapy.

Bruce F. Nelson, Ph.D.
Clinical Instructor, AMC; Co-manager, Albany Behavioral Health Careline, VAMC. Individual and group therapy; administrative psychology and leadership.

Steven R. Nozik, Ph.D.
Clinical Instructor, AMC; Staff Psychologist, Mental Health Clinic, VAMC; Adjunct Professor, SUNY Albany, Dept. of Psychology. Individual psychotherapy; marital/couples therapy; group therapy; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; anxiety disorders; mood disorders; addictions; cognitive, behavioral, solution-oriented therapy.

Chris O'Brien Palinski, Psy.D.
Assistant Professor, AMC; Staff Psychologist, CDPC. PTSD; seriously mentally ill patient care; individual psychotherapy.

Bianca Schaefer, Ph.D.
Clinical Instructor, AMC, Department of Psychiatry. Individual, couples, and family psychotherapy; play therapy; psychological assessment with children and adults.

Michael O'Neill, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist, Home Based Primary Care, VAMC. Cognitive/Behavioral therapies; Child and family; Geropsychology.

Nicholas J. Pazienza, Ph.D.
Clinical Instructor, AMC; Program Coordinator, Community Day Program, VAMC. Vocational counseling; group psychotherapy; chronic psychiatric patients.

Paul Postiglione, LCSW-R
Director, Behavioral Health Clinic, VAMC. Gay and lesbian issues; addictions; adolescents; cognitive-behavioral and solution focused therapy.

Michael S. Prezioso, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, AMC; Director of Inpatient Services, CDPC. Psychological assessment, psychodynamic psychotherapy, clinical supervision.

Steven Sandler, M.D.
Assistant Professor, AMC; Director, Pediatric Consultation Liaison Service, AMCH. Child, adolescent and adult psychiatry; Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy.

Jeanette P. Sharp, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, AMC; Chief Psychologist, AMCH. Psychotherapy; psychodiagnostic and neuropsychological assessment.


Robin Tassinari, M.D.
Professor, AMC, Psychiatry and Medicine; Chief, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry; Inpatient Psychiatry, AMCH.

Warren Wallis, Psy.D.
Assistant Director of Training, Albany Psychology Internship Consortium; Director, Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Clinical Psychology (VAMC); Clinical Instructor, AMC; Staff Psychologist, Mental Health Clinic, VAMC. Marital and family therapy; systems theory; personality assessment.

current post-doctoral fellows (2009-2010)

Caitlin K. Holley, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, PTSD Program, Stratton VA Medical Center (University of Louisville/Boston Consortium).

Awen Knowles, Psy.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, PTSD Program, Stratton VA Medical Center (Indiana State University/Albany Psychology Internship Consortium).

Portia Peterse, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Albany Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry (City University of New York/University of Maryland Medical Center).