Fellowship Alumni

Keith R. Abrams, PhD Dr. Abrams received his BA in psychology from Stanford University in 1985, and earned his PhD in clinical psychology from Ohio State University in 1993. After working in Israel for five years, he returned to the United States and completed the two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Program in Human Sexuality. In 1999 Dr. Abrams joined Grayson & Associates, P.C., a multidisciplinary group private practice in Birmingham, Alabam. He is the founder and clinical director of the Center for Sexual and Marital Therapy there. Dr. Abrams provides individual, couples, and group therapy for clients concerned with relationship issues, sexual functioning, compulsive sexual behavior, sexual abuse, sexual orientation, sexual offending, and gender identity issues. He is also spearheading a community effort to develop a model comprehensive, Jewish faith-based sexuality curricula for children and adolescents. Finally, Dr. Abrams devotes a signficant amount of time advocating for sexual health in a variety of ways. He is a featured monthly guest on a talk radio show, provides commentary for local television and print media on topics of sexual interest, and is a speaker at professional, corporate and public forums. His e-mail address is: kdabrams@zebra.net.

Dianne Berg, PhD

Walter Bockting, PhD

Christine Danner, PhD Dr. Danner was the first behavioral science post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. Prior to her fellowship, she was a graduate of the clinical psychology doctoral program at Loyola University in Chicago. During her fellowship, which began in 1998, she divided her time between clinical and teaching experiences at the Phalen Village Clinic and the Wilder Senior Health Clinic. Her research project during the fellowship was a qualitative study of the Hmong Women's Support Group at the Phalen Village Clinic titled "Running from the Demon: Hmong Women's Experiences in a Multi-disciplinary Support Group." Upon completion of her fellowship in 2000, she took a full time faculty position as the new behavioral science coordinator at the St. Joseph's Family Medicine Residency Program and continues one day per week at Phalen Village Clinic. She enjoys the cultural diversity and numerous opportunities for growth and learning presented by both her fellowship experience and her current position.

Randall Ehrbar, PsyD Dr. Ehrbar received his BA in psychology from the University of Michigan and his PsyD from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. He completed his pre-doctoral internship at the University of Puget Sound Counseling Health and Wellness Center. He began his two-year post-doctoral fellowship with PHS in April 2004. During his time here, he was actively involved in the full range of therapy services PHS provides, including relationship and sex therapy, compulsive sexual behavior, transgender health, and sex offender treatment. He was also involved in community outreach at PHS and Fairview's new CAH and Intersex clinic. He has completed an exploratory study on reliability and validity in the diagnosis of gender identity disorder in children, and he was appointed to a three-year position as part of the APA's Committee on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns.

John M. Gobby, PsyD Dr. Gobby earned his bachelor's degree in psychology/human development at the University of Illinois-Champaign Urbana. He completed his graduate work at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago and earned his PsyD in 1997. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship in 1999. During his time at PHS, he worked with GLBT individuals, couples and families. Treatment focused on HIV issues, compulsive sexual behavior, sex offender treatment and services to the transgender community. He was an active participant and frequent group leader in the Man-to-Man Sexual Health Seminars. He has had a particular interest and expertise in issues involving children and adolescents. The title of his research project was "Psychosexual Correlates of Unsafe and Safer Sex Behavior in a Sample of HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Pilot Study." Upon returning to the Chicago area in 1999, Dr. Gobby continued his passion for working with children and adolescents, enriched by the wealth of knowledge and expertise gained during the PHS fellowship. He is a founding member of an innovative, comprehensive treatment program at La Rabida Children's Hospital serving the needs of children with sexual behavior problems and their families. In addition, he is the director of child and adolescent services at a private practice group in the Chicago area.

Shana Hamiliton, PhD Dr. Hamilton received her MA in clinical psychology from East Tennessee State University and her PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Memphis. She received her BA in psychology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her internship was completed at Texas Woman's University. Her clinical and research interests include GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender) issues, sexuality issues, diversity, gender issues, relationship issues, developmental disabilities, and women's issues and has presented her research at state, national, and international conferences. Dr. Hamilton has experience at community mental health clinics, developmental centers, university counseling centers, and inpatient hospitals.

Jan Koznar, PhD Dr. Koznar completed his university studies in clinical psychology in 1972. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy at Comenius University in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, where he received his PhD. He received a scientific title of "Candidatus of Sciences" at the same University in 1985. He completed research projects entitled "Psychodiagnostics of Psychosexually Traumatized Girls" in 1974 as well as "Group Dynamics" and "Training in Group Psychotherapy" in 1985. He did his fellowship at the Program in Human Sexuality in 1991-1993 when it was possible to travel more freely in his home country Czechoslovakia after the "velvet revolution." During his fellowship he completed research with Bean Robinson, PhD, entitled "Cross-cultural Comparison of Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes toward Sexually Explicit Materials." His main focus at PHS was clinical, and he participated in most programs, providing services for individuals presenting with issues related to compulsive sexual behavior, sexual abuse recovery, marital and sexual dysfunction, gender identity disorders, sex offending, and sexual harassment. Dr. Kozner is currently appointed at the Charles University in Prague as an associate professor at the faculty of education, and he works as a psychologist at the Czech Psychiatric Hospital in Prague-Bohnice. He is a president of the Czech Psychotherapeutic Association and one of the founders of the Prague Institute of Supervision. He does psychotherapy with hospitalized sex offenders and patients under stress and after suicide attempts. He treats individuals having anxiety disorders and depression in both outpatient and inpatient settings. He is specifically focused on working with clients having intimacy and sexual issues. He does a lot of teaching of psychotherapy and runs long-term training programs in group therapy. He developed several training programs for different types of helping professionals. In recent years he developed some programs in teaching supervision and supervises helping professionals as well. He is a certified supervisor and a certified teaching supervisor in European Association for Supervision.

Chris Kraft, PhD Dr. Kraft is a graduate of the California School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles and did his fellowship at the Program in Human Sexuality 1999-2000. During his fellowship he completed a research paper entitled: "Body Mass Index, Body Image, and Unsafe Sex Among Men Who Have Sex with Men."  Dr. Kraft is currently working in Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Center for Marital and Sexual Health. He has a dual appointment as instructor and staff psychologist through the psychiatry department at Johns Hopkins Medical Institution. He is involved with psychiatry resident training through the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution psychiatry department and provides psychotherapy focusing on sexual health at the Johns Hopkins outpatient treatment center in Baltimore.

Margaret A. Lowe, PsyD Dr. Lowe received her MA and PsyD from Illinois School of Professional Psychology. She received her BS in family studies and psychology from Central Michigan University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Alexian Brothers' Behavioral Health Hospital with a focus on the treatment of eating disorders and self-injurious behavior. Dr. Lowe has experience working with the treatment of substance abuse, HIV+ individuals, adolescents, adults, and couples. Areas of clinical specialization during her post-doctoral fellowship included the treatment of sexually compulsive behaviors, sexual dysfunctions, gender issues, relationship concerns, sex offenders, and sexuality.

Angie Marshall, PsyD Dr. Marshall attended Indiana University, where she completed her undergraduate studies and earned an MS in counseling. She graduated from the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology in 2000 with a doctorate in clinical psychology. Her post-doctoral training consisted of working at Phalen Village Clinic, one of the departmental family medicine clinics, and the Center for Sexual Health. Both her academic and clinical training have focused largely on health psychology. Other clinical training sites have included an outpatient mental health clinic, college counseling center, state nursing home, inpatient chronic pain rehabilitation program, and VA medical center. Upon completing her post-doctoral training in 2002, she joined the faculty, dividing her time between Phalen Village and the Center for Sexual Health. She served as behavioral health coordinator at Phalen Village, training family medicine residents and providing mental health services for clinic patients, many of whom are Hmong. Her primary responsibilities at the Center for Sexual Health were in the relationship and sex therapy, transgender health, and compulsive sexual behavior programs. Current clinical interests include women's health, chronic pain, relationship and sex therapy, treatment of transgendered persons, compulsive sexual behavior, and cross-cultural issues.

Sara Mize, PhD

Daniel F. Montaldi, PhD Dr. Montaldi graduated from Texas A&M University with a PhD in clinical psychology. He completed an internship in neuropsychology and forensic psychology at the Baylor College of Medicine. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in human sexuality at the Program in Human Sexuality in 2001. The title of his research project was “Understanding Hypersexuality with an Axis II Model.” Dr. Montaldi's specialty areas consist of custody evaluation and the assessment and treatment of sexual disorders, including sex offending, hypersexuality, paraphilias, sexual dysfunction, and gender identity disorder. He also has a PhD in philosophy with a specialty in ethics and political theory. He is currently the ward psychologist for a maximum security admissions unit at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo.

Rosemary (Rose) Munns, PsyD

Amanda Powers, PsyD Dr. Powers earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Argosy University in Honolulu, Hawaii. She attained her BA in psychology from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Her academic and clinical training specialized in forensic psychology, focusing on psychological evaluations for civil and criminal cases at the state and federal levels. She also has experience testifying in family, civil, and criminal court cases. A large portion of her background includes psychosexual assessment and treatment of sex offenders, sex abuse victims, violent offenders, risk assessment, and screenings for law enforcement personnel. She also has several years of experience conducting psychotherapy for adolescents, adults, families, couples, and treatment of schizophrenia. Research has focused on the Rorschach Test, intimate violence risk assessment, juvenile sex offender risk assessment, and the Annon Scale for Potential Violence (ASP-V). Areas of interest include ethical dilemmas in clinical and forensic practice, criminal responsibility, police psychology, sex therapy, relationship therapy, sex offenders, and compulsive sexual behaviors.

B. R. Simon Rosser, PhD, MPH Professor Rosser was the director of our HIV/STI Intervention and Prevention Studies Center. He is a licensed psychologist with advanced degrees in psychology (Auckland University, New Zealand, 1996), behavioral medicine (Flinders University of South Australia Medical School, 1990), and epidemiology (University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 1997). In 1992, he completed his postdoctoral fellowship in clinical/research sexology at the Program in Human Sexuality, then joined the faculty. In addition to numerous scientific publications, he has authored or co-authored five books: Male Homosexual Behavior and the Effects of AIDS Education (Praeger, 1991), Gay Catholics Down Under (Praeger, 1992), New International Directors in HIV Prevention for Gay and Bisexual Men (Haworth, 1998), Homosexuality: What Does It Mean? (LifeMatters, 2000) and Sexual Health Concerns: Interviewing and History Taking for Health Practitioners (F. A. Davis, 2000). He has done extensive research in evaluating HIV/STI prevention interventions, sexual health promotion, and studies of male homosexuality, unsafe sex, religious identity, and clinical sexology. He has developed several curricula including Man-to-Man Sexual Health Seminars (targeting men who have sex with men), Our Sexual Health (for GLBT persons, friends and family members), Cara a Cara/Face to Face (providing advanced training to HIV prevention workers in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States), behavioral medicine (for family medicine residents), and sexual health for pastoral ministry (for clergy, religious, and seminarians). In addition to his work on several state, federal, and international initiatives, he is a visiting researcher in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention-Intervention, Research, and Support at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. His current research studies include investigations of HIV prevention in rural America, studies of Internet sex and its role in HIV transmission, and studies developing the next generation of HIV prevention interventions for persons living with HIV.

Stacey Seibel, PhD Dr. Seibel received her MS and PhD in clinical psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She received her BA in psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her internship was completed at Coastal Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. in Sarasota, Florida. Her clinical and research interests include trauma, dissociation, sexual compulsivity, child and adolescent psychology, adult therapy, GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender) issues, sexuality, relationship concerns, sexual paraphilias, and sexual dysfunction. She has presented her research and clinical work at national and international conferences. Dr. Seibel has experience at the following settings: community mental health center, child and adolescent outpatient clinic, trauma and dissociation speciality clinic, inpatient psychiatric hospital, walk in emergency mental health clinic, psychological assessment/testing center, private practice, school, and mental healthcare court.

Meg Striepe, PhD, EdM, RD Dr. Striepe graduated with a BA in biology and nutrition from Concordia College, received a EdM in human development and counseling processes from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and completed her PhD in clinical and health psychology at Medical College of Pennslyvania/Hahnemann University. Prior to pursuing graduate work, she worked as a registered dietitian specializing in HIV/AIDS. Wanting to continue her research and clinic interests in the area of HIV/AIDS and women's health, she pursued the postdoctoral training program at PHS. While completing her fellowship, she was able to further specialize in health, working both in one of the family medicine clinics, Phalen Village, and the PHS clinic. While at Phalen Village she taught family medicine residents and contributed to the development and provision of mental health services for Hmong persons. At PHS, Meg was instrumental in developing services for women and transgender persons, including sexual health groups and the sexual medicine clinic. The title of her research project was "An Evaluation of HIV Primary Prevention by Persons Living with HIV/AIDS." Upon the completion of her fellowship in 1999, she joined the faculty and continued to work both at Phalen Village and PHS. She co-coordinated the REST program at PHS and was the behavioral health coordinator for Phalen. She was active in developing a women's health agenda, including research and clinical services, and valued working with the interdisciplinary teams at both clinics. She greatly enjoyed the ongoing process of learning in a stimulating academic medical environment. Dr. Striepe moved to Boston in 2001 and is currently a research scientist with the Gender and Sexuality Project at Wellesley College Center for Research on Women. There she coordinates a longitudinal project, which utilizes a developmental approach to understanding sexual health in girls and boys and includes looking at the relationship between gender ideology and sexuality. She continues to be active in APA Division 38, Health Psychology and is the chair of the Committee on Women and Health. Her email address is: mstriepe@wellesley.edu.