Faculty and Fellows

Additional faculty information may be found in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences faculty listing.

Andersen, Virginia C., Ph.D., ABPP (The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2013). UVaHS/Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine Center. Clinical activities include assessments and outpatient psychotherapy of HIV-positive populations, individuals awaiting liver/kidney transplant, and individuals diagnosed with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.  Scholarly interests include psychological outcomes post-transplant, and use of telemedicine to reach rural populations.

Bajo, Stephanie D., Psy.D., ABPP-CN (The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2014). Associate Program Director, UVA Medical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. UVaHS Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Neuropsychology Assessment Clinic and Western State Hospital. Clinical activities include neuropsychological evaluation of patients with various medical, neurological, and psychiatric disorders.  Clinical interests include neurodegenerative disorders, traumatic brain injury (TBI), epilepsy, comorbid neurologic and psychiatric illnesses, and autoimmune disorders.  Research and scholarly interests include traumatic brain injury/sports related concussion, epilepsy, and practice issues in neuropsychology.

Barth, Jeffrey T., Ph.D., ABPP-CN, Professor Emeritus (George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, 1976). UVaHS/Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Neuropsychology Assessment Clinic. Clinical activities include neuropsychological assessment and consultation with respect to a wide variety of neuropathological and psychopathological conditions, with specialty in mild TBI and concussion in sports and combat blast injury.

Bass, Lee Ann, Ph.D. (Bowling Green State University, 1998). WSH/Extended Care Psychology Supervisor.  Clinical activities include behavioral assessment and therapy, psychosocial rehabilitation, and forensic assessment.  Research and scholarly interests include topics families of individuals with serious mental illness, mass shootings, and risk assessment.

Bender, Scott D., Ph.D., ABPP-CN (University of North Texas, 2000). UVaHS/Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neuropsychology Assessment Clinic. Clinical activities include neuropsychological assessment and consultation on various neurobehavioral disorders, consultation with rehabilitation teams. Forensic assessment and consultation involve both criminal (e.g., mental status at time of offense, competency) and civil (e.g., personal injury, worker’s compensation) issues.  Scholarly and research interests encompass neuropsychological aspects of sports concussion, post-operative cognitive dysfunction, malingering, and neurodegenerative dementia.

Broshek, Donna K., Ph.D., ABPP-CN (George Mason University, 1996). UVaHS/Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Neuropsychology Assessment Clinic. Clinical activities include neuropsychological assessment of patients with epilepsy, mild head injury, sports-related concussion, other neurological disorders or general medical conditions, and candidates for lung transplant.   Scholarly and research interests include epilepsy and sports concussion.

Bruschwein, Heather, Psy.D., ABPP (George Fox University, 2015). UVaHS/Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine Center, and Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic. Clinical activities include pre-surgical transplant and bariatric evaluations, mental health screening and psychotherapy for patients with cystic fibrosis, and outpatient psychotherapy for adults with chronic medical conditions or comorbid psychiatric and medical conditions. Scholarly interests include psychosocial factors of organ transplant, mental health and cystic fibrosis, and the use of telemedicine to improve health care outcomes.

Cavanagh, Casey, Ph.D., ABPP (West Virginia University, 2016). Assistant Professor in the Behavioral Medicine Center and Behavioral Medicine Consultation-Liaison in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences. Clinical activities include providing consultation-liaison services to inpatients, including developing behavioral treatment plans, conducting pre-surgical transplant, bariatric, and insomnia evaluations, and outpatient psychotherapy for adults with chronic illnesses or comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions. Specialty training in cardiovascular behavioral medicine. Research and scholarly interests include developing and evaluating the effects of patient-centered care and communication, such as prognosis communication, on patient-reported and clinical outcomes in cardiovascular disease, and examining methods of improving treatment adherence in chronic disease management

Gallagher, Erin, Psy.D. (Xavier University, 2011). WSH/Acute Admissions Unit. Clinical activities include treatment planning and implementation, individual and group therapy, behavioral consultation, psychosocial rehabilitation, and forensic assessment. Research interests include treatment of individuals with severe mental illness, trauma, and personality disorders.

Kelley, Sharon, J.D., Ph.D. (Drexel University, 2014).  UVaHS/Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy.  Clinical activities include forensic evaluation and consultation to the legal system.  Scholarly and research interests involve juveniles and adults’ capacity to waive Miranda rights and enter guilty pleas, interrogations and disputed confessions, police interactions with individuals with mental illness, and issues of reliability and cognitive bias in forensic psychology and forensic science.

Kiernan, Brian, Ph.D. (University of Virginia, 1993). WSH Forensic Coordinator.  Management and Supervision of Forensic Cases including pre-trial and NGRI; Evaluate Competence to Stand Trial, Sanity at Time of Offense, Analysis of Aggressive Behavior, Temporary Custody, and NGRI Revocation v Release.

Lacey-Eusse, Anna, Ph.D.(University of Virginia, 2015). Competency Restoration Supervisor and Administrative Coordinator.  Administrative duties include coordination of interviews, onboarding, and management of supervisory issues. Clinical activities include behavioral assessment, psychosocial rehabilitation, forensic assessment, and competency restoration.  Research and scholarly interests include serious mental illness, intersection of cognitive deficits and serious mental illness, etiology of violent offenses, and clinical risk assessment.

Ludwin, Brian, Ph.D. (University of Louisville, 2016). Assistant Professor in Behavioral Medicine Center in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences. Clinical activities include providing psychological assessment and treatment services for adults with medical and psychiatric conditions in outpatient and primary care settings. Specialty training in geriatrics. Scholarly interests have focused on improving care of older adults with cognitive and behavioral difficulties.

Marcopulos, Bernice A., Ph.D., ABPP-CN (University of Victoria, 1986). Visiting Professor, James Madison University. Clinical activities include psychological and neuropsychological assessment and treatment of patients with comorbid neurological and psychiatric illness. Research and scholarly interests include diagnosis of dementia in geriatric patients and rural elders with low levels of education; assessment and remediation of cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia, treatment implications of neuropsychological dysfunction in mentally ill, chemically addicted patients; assessment and treatment of TBI survivors with severe psychiatric and behavioral sequelae. (ABPP, Clinical Neuropsychology.)

Murrie, Daniel, Ph.D. (University of Virginia, 2002). UVaHS/Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy. Clinical duties involve forensic evaluation and consultation to the legal system.  Scholarly and research interests involve improving practice and policy related to forensic assessment, violence risk assessment, and assessment in the juvenile justice system.

Penberthy, J. Kim, Ph.D., ABPP (Virginia Commonwealth University, 1998; MA, Experimental Psychology, Wake Forest University, 1991). UVaHS/ Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Center for Addiction Research and Education (CARE), Division of Neurobiology.  Clinical activities include conducting and supervising psychological assessments and treatments via cognitive behavioral, motivational enhancement, mindfulness-based therapies and interpersonal therapy including the use of Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) for chronic depression, and bipolar disorders, as well as treatment of anxiety disorders, ADHD (adult and child), OCD, PTSD, personality disorders, and alcohol, substance dependence and co-morbid disorders.  Research interests include using evidence-based treatments such as CBT, CBASP, MBCT, MBRP, and MBSR to treat a range of disorders, including chronic depression and ADHD.  Major research focus on combination of medications and therapies for co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders; physician-patient therapeutic alliance and transference; nonspecific and placebo effects of treatment; and mechanisms of action of effective treatments as well as tailoring treatments to the individual.

Shepard, Jaclyn A., Psy.D., ABPP (American School of Professional Psychology-Washington, DC/Argosy University, 2009). UVaHS/Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine Center. Clinical activities include specialized evaluations and outpatient psychotherapy for youth with chronic medical conditions, including but not limited to gastrointestinal and urologic disorders, neurological conditions, and organ transplantation. Research and scholarly interests include pediatric bladder and bowel dysfunction and psychobehavioral factors and use of technology in the management of pediatric chronic illness.

Smetana, Racheal M., Psy.D. (Adler University, 2020). UVaHS/Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Neuropsychology Assessment Clinic. Clinical activities include neuropsychological evaluation of patients with various medical, neurological, and psychiatric disorders.  Clinical interests include sports concussion, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and epilepsy.  Research and scholarly interests include epilepsy and sports concussion.

Wilson, Monique D., Ph.D. (Fordham University, 2014).  Instructional Faculty, Private Practice.  Clinical activities include psychological and neuropsychological assessment and treatment of patients with comorbid neurological and psychiatric illness; consultation with staff, family and patients; and management of cognitive rehabilitation treatment for hospital-wide psychosocial rehabilitation program.  Research and scholarly interests include neurocognitive effects of chronic psychological stress, issues related to culture/ethnicity and efficacy of normative data, professional diversity in the field of neuropsychology.

Yost, Joanna S., Ph.D., ABPP (Ohio University, 2015). UVaHS/Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Behavioral Consultation-Liaison Service, Behavioral Medicine Center, & Cancer Center. Clinical activities include short- and long-term outpatient therapy with children and adults and psychological evaluations for co-occurring psychological and medical disorders.

Fishel, Sarah, JD, PhD. (Drexel University, 2023; Forensic Psychology Fellow). University of Virginia’s Institute for Law, Psychiatry, & Public Policy (ILPPP) and Western State Hospital. Clinical activities include conducing criminal (e.g., competence to stand trial, sanity, risk assessment) and civil (e.g., psychological injury, fitness for duty) forensic evaluations. Clinical interests include forensic assessment, reentry services for formerly incarcerated individuals, and evidence-based treatment for trauma and trauma-informed care. Research interests include initiation and cessation of delinquency and criminal/legal involvement across the lifespan, identifying and understanding “bias” and “noise” in legal processes, and psycho-legal reforms across the sequential intercept model.

Kaplan, Danielle, Psy.D. (University of Hartford, 2022; Neuropsychology Fellow). UVaHS Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Neuropsychology Assessment Clinic. Clinical activities include neuropsychological evaluations of adults with various medical, neurological, psychiatric disorders, brief evaluations/interventions of concussions as part of an interdisciplinary care team, and inpatient consultation for transplant candidacy and patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Clinical interests include traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative disorders. Research and scholarly interests include sequelae and management of traumatic brain injuries, concussion, and ecological validity of neuropsychological outcome measures.

Kuwabara, Hana, Ph.D. (University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2023; Neuropsychology Fellow). UVaHS Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Neuropsychology Assessment Clinic. Clinical activities include neuropsychological evaluations of adults with various medical, neurological, psychiatric disorders, brief evaluations/interventions of concussions as part of an interdisciplinary care team, and inpatient consultation for transplant candidacy and patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Clinical interests include traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative disorders. Research and scholarly interests include cross-cultural neuropsychology and sequelae and management of traumatic brain injuries/sports-related concussion.

McKnight, Katelyn, PhD. (Palo Alto University, 2022; Neuropsychology Fellow) UVaHS Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Neuropsychology Assessment Clinic. Clinical activities include neuropsychological evaluations of adults with various medical, neurological, psychiatric disorders, brief evaluations/interventions of concussions as part of an interdisciplinary care team, and inpatient consultation for transplant candidacy and patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Clinical interests include forensic neuropsychological assessment, serious mental illness, and traumatic brain injury. Research interests include neuropsychological assessment with forensic populations and malingering.

Trupp, Gabriele, Ph.D. (Sam Houston State University, 2022; Forensic Psychology Fellow). University of Virginia’s Institute for Law, Psychiatry, & Public Policy (ILPPP) and Western State Hospital. Clinical activities include conducting forensic evaluations for both criminal (e.g., competence to stand trial, sanity, risk assessment, sex offender sentencing) and civil (e.g., psychological injury) cases. Clinical interests include serious and persistent mental illness, violence risk assessment, and risk assessment of individuals convicted of sexual offenses. Research and scholarly interests include psychopathy, forensic assessment, and report-writing.