Education and training

• Post-doctoral Psychology Fellowship, Salina & Associates, Inc. at the Cook County Jail
• Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, Adler School of Professional Psychology
• Pre-doctoral Psychology Internship, Gateway Foundation Corrections at the Cook County Jail
• Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Adler School of Professional Psychology
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Professional history

• Director of Programming/Trauma Specialist, Salina & Associates, Inc. at the Cook County Jail
• Adjunct Faculty, Adler University
• Assistant Professor, Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Specialties and certifications

• 40-Hour Sexual Assault Crisis Intervention Training for Professionals, Rape Victim Advocates
• 40-Hour Domestic Violence Training, Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network
• Opiate Overdose Prevention/Intervention (Naloxone) Educator, Chicago Recovery Alliance

Interests

• Complex Trauma and PTSD
• Grief and Loss
• Sexuality and Intimacy
• Suicide and Non-suicidal Self-injury
• Substance Use Disorders and Harm Reduction
• Transformative Justice and Human Rights Advocacy
• Relational, Constructivist, Multicultural, and Feminist Theoretical Approaches