Research
Adjustment to chronic illness and disability; Coping behavior, personality factors, and adaptation to chronic pain; Trauma and vulnerability to somatization and psychophysiological disorders.
Current and Past Clinical Appointments
Licensed Psychologist: NJ, NY, PA
VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ
Clinical Psychologist, Ambulatory Care/Radiation Oncology, Center for Health and Wellness – 5/14 to present
Wilkes-Barre Veterans Administration Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Chief, Psychology Service – 12/12 to 5/14
Tobacco Cessation Coordinator/Lead Clinician – 5/11 to 4/14
Health Behavior Coordinator, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Program and Primary Care Services – 1/11 to 3/14
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, Allentown, PA
Rehabilitation Psychologist/Behavioral Medicine Specialist - 7/00 to 1/09
Interim Director, Neurorehabilitation – 1/07 to 3/07
Director, Pain Rehabilitation Program – 7/00 to 7/06
St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center, Lawrenceville, NJ
Director of Psychological Services – 3/93 to 6/00
Clinical Psychologist in Private Practice – 6/96 to 1/99
Lawrenceville, NJ
Clinical Psychologist in Private Practice – 9/91 to 12/93
Clifton, NJ
Rossi Psychological Group, Bound Brook, NJ
Consulting Psychologist – 7/92 to 3/93
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, East Orange, NJ
Clinical Psychologist, Alcohol Rehabilitation Unit – 1/92 to 3/93
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, Inc., West Orange, NJ
Staff Psychologist – 8/87 to 1/92
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, East Orange, NJ
Clinical Psychology Intern – 9/86 to 8/87
St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic, NJ
Crisis Intervention Counselor – 11/82 to 8/86
