Available Fellowships 2021-2022
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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 | Adult, Veterans |
Alexandra Chiulli Burns, PsyD, Susannah Mozley-Hopkins, PhD, Laura Fabricant, PhD, Research supervisor TBD |
70/20/10 |
Butler Hospital | Adult | Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum & Anxiety Disorders | Adult | Maria Mancebo, PhD (Primary), Rachel Simmons, PhD, Kimberley Chiappone, MD | 70/20/10 |
VAMC | Adult | Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Section Services-Mental Health | Adult, Veterans | Marjorie Crozier, PsyD, Armin Azar, PhD, Research: TBD | 70/20/10 |
VAMC | Adult | Trauma and Readjustment Clinic (2 positions) | Adult, Veterans | Caren Francione, PhD, Jennifer F. Lambert, PhD, Research: TBD | 70/20/10 |
Rhode Island Hospital | Adult | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) | Adult | Douglas Long, PhD, et al | 70/20/10 |
Women & Infants Hospital | Adult | Perinatal Mental Health | Adult | Shannon Erisman, PhD, Margaret Howard, PhD, Research: TBD | 70/20/10 |
VAMC | Adult | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | 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 | Adult, Veterans | Kevin McKay, PhD (primary), Caitlin Burditt, PhD, Tracy O'Leary Tevyaw, PhD, Karen Oliver, 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, 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 | Adolescents, Children, Families | Anne Walters, PhD, Stephanie Parade, PhD, Kerri Kim, PhD, Sarah Barnes, PhD, Mandy Witkin, LICSW, Ryann Morrison, PhD | 70/20/10 |
Bradley Hospital | Child | Adolescent Intensive Services | Adolescents | Katie Affleck, PhD (primary), Jennifer Wolff, PhD, Mary Kate (M.K.) Oakley, PhD | 70/20/10 |
Rhode Island Hospital | Child | Pediatric Psychology | Pediatric, Family |
Margaret Mannix, PhD, Katharine Reynolds, PhD, Rebecca Laptook, PhD |
70/20/10 |
Bradley Hospital | Child | Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) | Adolescents | Kerri Kim, PhD (primary), Heather MacPherson, PhD | 70/20/10 |
Bradley Hospital | Child | Adolescent Forensic and Addiction Psychology | Children, Adolescents | Kathleen Kemp, PhD, Selby Conrad, Ph.D, Robert Miranda Jr., PhD | 70/20/10 |
Bradley Hospital | Child | Early Childhood | Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers | Christine Low, PhD, Rebecca Newland Kilch, PhD, Stephanie Parade, PhD, Rebecca Silver, PhD, Stephanie Shepard Umaschi, PhD | 60/30/10 |
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 % |
Bradley Hospital | Neuro | Pediatric Neuropsychology | Pediatric | Gregg Selke, PhD (primary), Karen Holler, PhD, ABPP, Christine Trask, PhD, ABPP, Brian Kavanaugh, PsyD | 70/20/10 |
Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital |
Neuro | Neuropsychology (2 positions) | Geriatric | Geoffrey Tremont, PhD, ABPP-CN (primary), David Ahern, PhD, Melissa Buttaro, PhD, ABPP-CN, Jennifer Davis, PhD, ABPP-CN, Seth Margolis, PhD, Sarah Pillemer, PhD |
70/20/10 |
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 % |
VAMC | Yes | Adult | Neuroimaging and Neuromodulation - POSITION FILLED | Adult, Veterans | Noah S. Philip, MD, (primary), Jennifer Barredo, PhD, Benjamin D. Greenberg MD, PhD, Tracie M Shea, PhD | 0/90/10 |
Butler Hospital | No | Adult | Transitions of Care Interventions for Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia | Adult | Brandon Gaudiano, PhD, (primary), Ivan Miller, PhD | 12.5/77.5/10 |
Bradley Hospital | No | Child | Adolescent Mental Health | Adolescents | Kathleen Kemp, PhD, (primary), Elizabeth Thompson, PhD | 20/70/10 |
Rhode Island Hospital | Yes | Adult | Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services (MIDAS) Project |
Adults | Mark Zimmerman, MD (primary), Iwona Chelminski, PhD, Kristy Dalrymple, PhD | 12.5/77.5/10 |
Brown University | Yes | Neuro | Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging and Alzheimer’s disease | Adults, Geriatric | Hwamee Oh, PhD | 0/90/10 |
Brown University | Yes | Neuro | Cognitive Neuroscience of Risk and Resilience in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease - POSITION FILLED | Adults, Geriatric | Hwamee Oh, PhD | 0/90/10 |
Brown University | No | Neuro | Alzheimer’s Research-MD or PhD | Geriatric | Stephen Salloway, MD (prim), Stephen Corriea, PhD, ABPP-CN | 20/70/10 |
NIH-funded Institutional T32 Training Grants: There are currently three 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 |
Rhode Island Hospital | Yes | Child/ Adult/ Health Psychology/ Behavioral Medicine | Research Training Program in Adolescent/Young Adult Biobehavioral HIV
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The Miriam Hospital | No | Health Psychology/ Behavioral Medicine | Research Training in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine |
The Miriam Hospital | No | Child | Childhood Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR T32) |
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.