Faculty
Faculty
Victoria Atzl, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in providing evidence-based treatment to individuals who have experienced interpersonal trauma, including intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment. She serves as the Assistant Director of HEAL, supporting HEAL’s multidisciplinary team which provides mental health treatment, advocacy and legal consultation to those who have experienced trauma. Passionate about perinatal mental health and reproductive justice, Dr. Atzl also provides mental health services through the Mental Health and Gender Wellness program in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Tara Augenstein, PhD is the primary supervisor on the Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Units. She specializes in the short-term treatment and stabilization of patients with acute psychiatric illness, specifically patients presenting with suicidal ideation or suicidal behaviors. Dr. Augenstein's research is focused on leveraging information from multi-informants and multi-methods to improve our ability to predict, diagnose, and treat psychopathology across the lifespan.
Keisha Bell, PhD is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Family/Marriage (SMD) and Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SMD). Dr. Bell’s area of expertise/ training is Health Psychology/Women’s Behavioral Health/Patient-and-Family Centered Communication; Post-doctoral training in Women’s Health at URMC. Dr Bell Established the Physician Communication Coaching Program in the department of OB/GYN and increasing patient accessibility to behavioral health services at Highland Women’s Health.
Rebecca Copek, PhD is a pediatric and family psychologist. Her interests include medical education, patient- and family-centered care, and helping families navigate medical illness. She leads a seminar for fellows who are training to be physician communication coaches.
Lauren DeCaporale-Ryan, PhD is a geropsychologist with particular focus on improving family experiences of care, and integration of psychology into medical settings. She supervises an adult track intern in a Geri-telepsych focused elective.
Linda Alpert-Gillis, PhD is the Director of UR Medicine: Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness, the Laboratory of Innovation in Child Mental Health Care Delivery, and the Child Track of the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
Emily Cromwell, PhD is a pediatric psychologist in the departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics. Dr. Cromwell divides her time between the Pediatric Sleep Medicine Clinic and the Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Outpatient Clinic. Clinically, she has expertise in behavioral sleep medicine including treating post trauma nightmares. Dr. Cromwell provides supervision to interns, fellows, and staff.
Andrea Garroway, PhD is a clinical psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry and Medicine Departments at URMC. She is an Assistant Program Director for Communication Coaching and Wellness in the Internal Medicine residency, and Director of Behavioral Health Integration at Strong Internal Medicine. She teaches patient and family-centered communication skills, psychosocial medicine, and promotes physician wellness and self-care.
Karyn Hartz-Mandell, PhD is a clinical psychologist who works with children and their families at the Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness outpatient clinic. She specializes in early childhood and integrates parent training, cognitive behavioral therapy, relationship-focused interventions and development perspectives into her work. She also provides infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation for teachers, staff, and families at childcare centers to support young children's social, emotional and behavioral wellbeing in early care and education settings. Dr. Hartz-Mandell is a clinical supervisor for interns, fellows, and staff.
Melissa Heatly, PhD is a clinical psychologist specializing in integrative and interdisciplinary approaches to child mental health services. Her interests include the dissemination, implementation and program evaluation of school mental health services, mental health training for educators and community members, and increasing access to evidence-based mental health services for youth and families. Dr. Heatly is the coordinator for the Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness School Mental Health Initiative, which provides comprehensive school-based behavioral health services, consultation, and training to youth and educators across the Greater Rochester region.
Kayla Hunt, PsyD is a licensed psychologist and Assistant professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is the Associate Director of Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Outpatient Services and the Chief of Informatics fro Psychiatry. Dr. Hunt provides supervision and teaching to interns, fellows, and staff, and she is the faculty supervisor for the live Diagnostic Clinic training experience. Dr. Hunt is also the lead psychologist in the behavioral health consultation focused service within the outpatient child neurology clinic, which includes short-term treatment for patients with headache, Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT), and consultation with child neurology providers.
Jessica Keith, PhD is a licensed psychologist at the Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Outpatient Clinic. Dr. Keith has expertise in autism assessment and intervention. She supervises the Autism Elective and is also the outpatient testing coordinator.
Lauren Mutignani, PhD is a clinical psychologist in the departments of psychiatry and pediatrics. Dr. Mutignani works with young children and their families in the Pediatric Sleep Medicine outpatient clinic and in the Pediatric Behavioral Health and Wellness outpatient clinics. Dr. Mutignani is a clinical supervisor for interns, fellows, and staff. Clinically, Dr. Mutignani has expertise in working with early childhood populations to address social, emotional, and behavioral concerns as well as to address behavioral sleep concerns. Dr. Mutignani also provides Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation services at childcare centers to support young children’s development and wellbeing.
Kelly Nye, M.S., PhD is a licensed psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). Her clinical expertise lies in the in the intersection of neurologic and psychiatric conditions, such as functional neurological disorders and comorbid neurologic and psychiatric presentations. Dr. Nye serves as the Clinic Director of the NeuroBehavioral Health Clinic, a behavioral health service embedded within the Department of Neurology. She also provides inpatient consultation at the Strong Epilepsy Center’s comprehensive long-term video EEG monitoring unit, offers communication coaching to physicians in Neurology, and actively engages in research.
Jeremy Ramos, PhD is a clinical psychologist specializing in integrated care and medical family therapy. He supervises a post-doctoral psychology fellow in the Integrated Care/Family Psychology track. His clinical practice is focused on serving individuals with chronic medical illness and their families. His research centers patient and provider communication and emerging adult health behaviors.
Katlyn Rice, PhD is a Pediatric Psychologist specializing in supporting children, teens, and families with chronic medical conditions. Dr. Rice works half-time at the Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Outpatient Clinic and half-time in Pediatric Hematology & Oncology. Clinically, she specializes in pediatric specialty care and is involved in program evaluation and development research projects supporting behavioral health integration in pediatric specialty clinics. Dr. Rice supervises psychology interns for their outpatient caseloads.
Colette Stenz, PsyD is a pediatric psychologist in the departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics. Dr. Stenz works primarily in Pediatric Gastroenterology and specializes in working with Children, teens, and young adults with gastrointestinal (GI) conditions and Disorders of the Gut Brain Interaction (DGBIs). She has an interest in program development and evaluation in pediatric subspecialty clinics. Dr. Stenz also supervises the GI elective for psychology interns.
Allison Stiles, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist within the Department of Psychiatry. Within the Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Outpatient Clinic, Dr. Stiles helps to coordinate aspects of the Expanded School Mental Health (ESMH) Initiatives program and provides behavioral health consultation and training to local school districts through ESMH partnerships. Dr. Stiles’ clinical work and research focus on addressing mental health service disparities through integrated behavioral health, community partnership and capacity building, and systems integration efforts. Dr. Stiles is a qualified bilingual provider (English/Spanish) and is available to supervise clinicians for their outpatient caseloads, including supervision of Spanish-speaking cases
Lindsay Sycz, PsyD is a licensed clinical psychologist who serves as Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN). Dr. Sycz is Associate Director of the Integrated Care Family (ICF) Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Track. In this role, she supports psychology trainees’ professional development by providing administrative oversight, implementing clinical supervision, and teaching. Additionally, she works with resident and faculty physicians across the medical center as a communication coach, with particular focus in Urology. Her educational expertise helps improve areas of patient- and family-centered communication skills, professionalism, and wellness.
William Watson, PhD is Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Psychology) and Neurology and is a senior training faculty with the U of R Institute for the Family, a member of the Physician Faculty Communication Coaching Program team, family psychology training consultant to the Rochester Psychiatric Center, and consulting psychologist with the Strong Epilepsy Center.
Jennifer West, PhD is the Director of Health Service Psychology Training and the Child & Adolescent Internship Track Director. She is the psychologist for the Cleft and Craniofacial Team at Golisano Children's Hospital and is the co-director of the University of Rochester Firearm Injury Prevention Program. Dr. West is an instructor in several seminars for psychology and psychiatry trainees and also teaches in the Pediatric Dentistry residency program.