Education & Clinical Experience

I have over 15 years of experience as a therapist, supervisor, and clinical teacher in community mental health, academic medical centers, and higher education settings.

Currently, I am a faculty member in UMass Boston’s Clinical Psychology Department. I also worked in college mental health at Rhode Island School of Design and Syracuse University.

Prior to working in higher ed, I held an academic appointment at Montefiore Medical Center, where, in addition to providing psychotherapy, I supervised and provided didactic training to psychiatry residents and psychology interns. From there, I held an academic appointment at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/ColumbiaDoctors working in the Gender and Program, providing care to LGBTQ+ clients and their families. 

My degrees include a B.A. in Psychology from Carleton College, a M.S. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Boston College. I completed a clinical psychology residency at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance. I went on to receive specialty training in trauma-related issues, PTSD, and LGBTQ+ health in a postdoctoral fellowship at VA Boston Health Care.

I have published dozens of scientific articles in peer-reviewed academic journals and presented my empirical work at national conferences. My research broadly focuses on LGBTQIA+ health, plurisexual (e.g., bisexual, bi+, pansexual, queer) people, and the intersection of discrimination and interpersonal violence.