Available Fellowships 2022-2023
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The Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program is committed to the mission of increasing diversity among its trainees and faculty. Postdoctoral fellowships are offered with either a primary research focus or a primary clinical focus. Descriptions of available fellowships can be found below:
Clinical Psychology Program (CPP)
Clinical Child Psychology Specialty Program (CCPSP)
Clinical Neuropsychology Specialty Program (CNSP)
Research Fellowship Program (RFP) & NIH-Funded Institutional T32 Training Grants
Clinical Psychology Program (CPP): These fellowships are APA-accredited in the Traditional Practice Program and provide general training in clinical psychology within a hospital-based setting. [Note: VAMC-funded positions are contingent upon continued funding]
| Training Site | Area of Emphasis | Postdoctoral Fellowship Position Title | Clinical Population served | Supervisors | Clinical/ Research/ Didactics % |
| VAMC | Adult | Treatment of Substance Use Disorders and Co-Occurring Mood Disorders | Adult, Veterans |
Jane Metrik, PhD (Primary), Robert Tilton, PsyD |
70/20/10 |
| VAMC | Adult | General Mental Health - POSITION FILLED | Adult, Veterans, Family |
Alexandra Chiulli Burns, PsyD, additional clinical supervisor pending, Research: TBD |
70/20/10 |
| VAMC | Adult | Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Section Services-Mental Health | Adult, Veterans, Under-Served Homeless | Marjorie Crozier, PsyD, Armin Azar, PhD, Research: TBD | 70/20/10 |
| VAMC | Adult | Trauma and Readjustment Clinic (2 positions) - 1 POSITION OPEN | Adult, Veterans | Caren Francione, PhD, Laura Fabricant, PhD, Research: TBD | 70/20/10 |
| VAMC | Adult | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - POSITION FILLED | Adult, Veterans | Heather Frank, PhD (primary), William Unger, PhD, Christy Capone, PhD, Amy Cameron, PhD, Research: TBD | 70/20/10 |
| VAMC | Beh Med | Primary Care Behavioral Health - POSITION FILLED | Adult, Veterans | Kevin McKay, PhD (primary), Caitlin Burditt, PhD, Tracy O'Leary Tevyaw, PhD, Karen Oliver, PhD, Research: TBD | 70/20/10 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Adult | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - POSITIONS FILLED | Adult | Douglas Long, PhD, et al | 70/20/10 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Adult | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Trauma and PTSD - NO LONGER RECRUITING 22-23 | Adult | Douglas Long, PhD, et al | 70/20/10 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Adult | Family Therapy - POSITION FILLED | Family | Abigail Mansfield Marcaccio, PhD (primary), Jeniimarie Febres, PhD, Gabor Keither, MD, Richard Archambault, EdD | 70/20/10 |
| Women & Infants Hospital | Adult | Perinatal Mental Health - POSITION FILLED | Adult | Shannon Erisman, PhD, Margaret Howard, PhD, Research: TBD | 70/20/10 |
Clinical Child Psychology Specialty Program (CCPSP): provides training in clinical child psychology within hospital-based, school, and forensic settings. [Note: The CCPSP is currently part of the APA-accredited CPP. In the fall of 2020, the CCPSP submitted its self-study for APA-accreditation as a new specialty program in clinical child psychology.]
| Training Site | Area of Emphasis | Postdoctoral Fellowship Position Title | Clinical Population Served | Supervisors | Clinical/ Research/ Didactics % |
| Bradley Hospital | Child | Clinical Outcomes of Child Intensive Services - POSITION FILLED | Adolescents, Children, Families | Anne Walters, PhD, Stephanie Parade, PhD, Kerri Kim, PhD, Justin Parent, PhD, Mandy Witkin, LICSW, Ryann Morrison, PhD | 70/20/10 |
| Bradley Hospital | Child | Adolescent Intensive Services - POSITION FILLED | Adolescents | Katie Affleck, PhD (primary), Jennifer Wolff, PhD, Claire Nicogossian, PsyD | 70/20/10 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Child | Pediatric Psychology | Pediatric, Family |
Margaret Mannix, PhD, Rawya Al-JaBari, PhD, Rebecca Laptook, PhD |
70/20/10 |
| Bradley Hospital | Child | Adolescent Forensic and Addiction Psychology - NO LONGER RECRUITING 22-23 | Children, Adolescents | Kathleen Kemp, PhD, Selby Conrad, Ph.D, Robert Miranda Jr., PhD | 70/20/10 |
| Bradley Hospital | Child | Early Childhood - POSITION FILLED | Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers | Christine Low, PhD, Rebecca Newland Kilch, PhD, Stephanie Parade, PhD, Rebecca Silver, PhD, Stephanie Shepard Umaschi, PhD | 60/30/10 |
| Bradley Hospital | Child | The Pediatric Anxiety Research Center (PARC) - POSITION FILLED | Children, Adolescents |
Jennifer Herren, PhD (primary), Jennifer Freeman, PhD, Michael Walther, PhD, Kristen Benito, PhD, Erin O’Connor, PhD, Sarah Morris, PhD |
70/20/10 |
| Bradley Hospital | Child | Treating Adolescents with Severe Emotion Dysregulation and Co-Occurring Substance Use - NO LONGER RECRUITING 22-23 | Adolescents | Kerri Kim, PhD & Selby Conrad, PhD (co-primary) | 70/20/10 |
| Bradley Hospital | Child | Adolescent Acute Care Services for Addiction and High-Risk Behaviors - POSITION FILLED | Adolescents | Elisabeth Frazier, PhD, Robert Miranda, Jr., PhD (primary supervisors) | 70/20/10 |
| Bradley Hospital | Child | NEW! Developmental Psychopathology and Youth Intensive Intervention Services - NO LONGER RECRUITING 22-23 | Children, Adolescents | Anne Walters, PhD & Justin Parent, PhD (co-primary) | 50/40/10 |
Clinical Neuropsychology Specialty Program (CNSP): These fellowships are APA-accredited on contingency in the Clinical Neuropsychology Specialty Program and provide training in clinical neuropsychology within a hospital-based setting. [Note: VAMC-funded positions are contingent upon continued funding]
| Training Site | Area of Emphasis | Postdoctoral Fellowship Position Title | Clinical Population served | Supervisors | Clinical/ Research/ Didactics % |
| VAMC | Neuro | Neuropsychology/Geropsychology - POSITION FILLED | Adult, Geriatric | Megan Spencer, PhD (primary), Donald Labbe, PhD, Pamela Steadman-Wood, PhD, ABPP, Ryan Van Patten, PhD (appointment pending), Ronald Smith, PhD (appointment pending), Tracy O'Leary Tevyaw, PhD, Stephen Correia, PhD, ABPP-CN | 70/20/10 |
| VAMC | Neuro | Neuropsychology and Intervention - POSITION FILLED | Adult, Veterans | Donald Labbe, PhD (primary), Megan Spencer, PhD, Ryan Van Patten, PhD (appointment pending) | 70/20/10 |
| Butler Hospital | Neuro | Geriatric Neuropsychology - POSITION FILLED | Geriatric | Nicole McLaughlin, PhD (primary), Stephen Correia, PhD, ABPP-CN, Athene Lee, PhD, Louisa Thompson, PhD, Stephen Salloway, MD, Brian Castelluccio, PhD | 70/20/10 |
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Rhode Island Hospital |
Neuro | Aging and Dementia - POSITION FILLED | Adult, Geriatric | Geoffrey Tremont, PhD, ABPP-CN (primary), Jennifer Davis, PhD, ABPP-CN, Jonathan Drake, MD, Seth Margolis, PhD, Chuang Kuo Wu, MD | 60/30/10 |
Research Fellowship Program (RFP): These fellowships provide postdoctoral research training from various disciplines within a hospital-based setting. RFP Fellowships are not APA-accredited. [Note: VAMC-funded positions are contingent upon continued funding]
| Training Site | Accepting Early Decision | Area of Emphasis | Postdoctoral Fellowship Position Title | Clinical Population served | Supervisors | Clinical/ Research/ Didactics % |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Yes | Adult | Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services (MIDAS) Project - POSITION FILLED | Adult | Mark Zimmerman, MD (primary), Iwona Chelminski, PhD, Kristy Dalrymple, PhD | 10/80/10 |
| Butler Hospital | No | Adult | Transitions of Care Interventions for Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia - NO LONGER RECRUITING 22-23 | Adult | Brandon Gaudiano, PhD (primary), Ivan Miller, PhD | 12.5/77.5/10 |
| Brown University | Yes | Adult, Beh Med, Child | Implementation Science - POSITION FILLED | n/a | A. Rani Elwy, PhD (primary) | 0/90/10 |
| Brown University | No | Adult | Interdisciplinary Mindfulness and Meditation Research - POSITION FILLED | Adult | Willoughby Britton, PhD (primary), Jared Lindahl, PhD, Ethan Moitra, PhD | 0/90/10 |
| Brown University | Adult | Menstrual Cycle Exacerbation of Borderline Personality Disorder - POSITION FILLED | Adult | Jessica Peters, PhD (primary), Leslie Brick, PhD | 12.5/77.5/10 | |
| Butler Hospital | No | Adult, Beh Med | Addiction & Physical Activity Research - POSITION FILLED | Adult | Ana Abrantes, PhD (primary), Lisa Uebelacker, PhD, Michael Stein, MD | 15/75/10 |
| The Miriam Hospital | Beh Med | Weight Control - NO LONGER RECRUITING 22-23 | Adult, Children, Adolescent, Disadvantaged populations | Rena Wing, PhD, Graham Thomas, PhD, Elissa Jelalian, PhD | 0/90/10 | |
| Brown University | No | Child | Adolescent Psychopathology/Treatment Research - POSITION NO LONGER RECRUITING | Adolescent | Anthony Spirito, PhD, ABPP (primary), Jennifer Wolff, PhD | 15/75/10 |
| Bradley Hospital | No | Child | Adolescent Psychopathology and Psychotherapy - POSITION FILLED | Adolescent | Yovanska Duarte-Velez, PhD (primary), Anthony Spirito, PhD, ABPP | 45/45/10 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | No | Child | Pediatric Health Disparities - POSITION FILLED | Pediatric | Daphne Koinis Mitchell, PhD (primary) | 0/90/10 |
| Hasbro/Bradley Hospital | No | Child | Pediatric Asthma and Weight Management Research - NO LONGER RECRUITING 22-23 | Pediatric | Elizabeth McQuaid, PhD, ABPP (primary), Daphne Koinis-Mitchel, PhD, Elissa Jelalian, PhD, Wendy Plante, PhD, (primary clinical) | 20/70/10 |
| Bradley Hospital | No | Child | Adolescent Emotion Regulation and Risk Behaviors - POSITION FILLED | Early Adolescents | Christopher Houck, PhD (primary) | 12.5/77.5/10 |
| Bradley Hospital | No | Child | Sleep, Sleep Loss and the Neuroscience of Attention and Learning in Children - POSITION FILLED | Children, Adolescents | Jared Saletin, PhD (primary) | 0/90/10 |
| The Miriam Hospital | No | Child | Pediatric Weight Control - POSITION FILLED | Children, Adolescents | Elissa Jelalian, Phd (primary), Whitney Evans, PhD | 0/90/10 |
| Brown University | Yes | Neuro | Alzheimer’s Research - Neuroimaging - NO LONGER BEING OFFERED THROUGH THE DEPT OF PSYCHIATRY | Adult, Geriatric | Hwamee Oh, PhD (primary), Jennifer Barredo, PhD, Nicole McLaughlin, PhD, Stephen Correia, PhD, ABPP-CN, Stephen Salloway, MD | 0/90/10 |
| Brown University | No | Neuro | Clinical Neuroscience | n/a | Jennifer Barredo, PhD (primary) | 0/90/10 |
NIH-funded Institutional T32 Training Grants: There are currently four NIH-supported institutional training grants associated with the DPHB that are recruiting.
| Training Site | Accepting Early Decision | Training Grant Area of Emphasis | Postdoctoral Fellowship Position Title |
| Rhode Island Hospital | No | Child | Research Training Program in Child Mental Health - POSITIONS FILLED |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Yes | Child/ Adult/ Health Psychology/ Behavioral Medicine | Research Training Program in Adolescent/Young Adult Biobehavioral HIV - POSITIONS FILLED
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| Brown University | Yes | Adult | Suicide Research T32 - POSITIONS FILLED |
There are also two NIH-supported institutional training grants, separate from the PFTP, associated with the Center for Alcohol and Addictions Studies (CAAS):
Please visit CAAS website for application information.