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Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology (CCSP)
Current Graduate Students in CCSP
SIVAN BARAZANI
Sivan Barazani, M.A. is an advanced doctoral student in the combined psychology program with an emphasis in Clinical Psychology. Over the past several years, Sivan’s clinical experiences have included conducting comprehensive, integrative, neuropsychologyical and personality assessments in the Psychology Assessment Center (PAC), working in the Hosford Clinic with children and adolescents, and treating victims of domestic violence and childhood abuse through her externship at Child Abuse Listening and Mediation (CALM). Sivan has also successfully defended her dissertation which investigated the multimethod assessment of trauma psychopathology using the Rorschach Inkblot Test and various self-report measures. Currently, she is completing her internship at Stanford Children’s Hospital and The Children’s Health Council where she is receiving training in child clinical and pediatric psychology.
CRISTINA BENKI
Cristina Benki is a doctoral student with an emphasis in Clinical Psychology. She received her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. She currently works under Merith Cosden on the ADP grant, examining treatment outcomes and efficacy for Substance Abuse Treatment Courts (SATC) and Prop 36. She is also working on a project under Drs. Cosden and Smith looking at factors affecting the experience of trauma.
ALLISON BUTLER
Allison Butler, M.A., is a first year doctoral student. She graduated from Dickinson College in 2005 with a B.A. in Psychology and later received her Master’s from Columbia University. Allison’s emphasis within the program is School Psychology, and her current research interests include childhood bullying, school violence, school avoidance, and delinquency.
JENSS CHANG
Jenss Chang is a third-year doctoral student. She received her B.A. in psychology from the University of California, San Diego in 2004 and worked as a full-time research assistant at the Veterans Medical and Research Foundation in San Diego during 2005. Although her interests are relatively broad, her current projects involve examining the role of Asian culture and level of acculturation on one’s test performance on Western-derived neuropsychological and personality assessments. In her free time, Jenss serves as a student clinician at both the Hosford Counseling and Psychological Services Clinic and the Psychology Assessment Center. Ultimately, she would like to work at a university setting wherein she can combine her interests of teaching and research. Jenss welcomes your e-mails at cjenssATeducation.ucsb.edu.
AMBER CLEMENS
Amber Clemens, M.A., is a fourth-year Clinical Psychology doctoral student as of fall 2007. She is currently doing research on Self Determination Theory (SDT) and substance abuse behavior under her advisor Dr. Merith Cosden. She will begin her role as a Hosford Clinic supervisor in fall 2007. Before coming to UCSB, she received her B.A. in psychology at CSULB, where she completed the honors program while working with children with autism, serving as a research assistant for a drug abuse prevention program at USC school of Preventive Medicine, and working as a neuro-psych assessment assistant at the Long Beach VA. She has several clinical and research interests, including, understanding what motivates people to change their behavior; and also has worked with clients mandated to treatment. Feel free to contact her at aclemensATedcuation.ucsb.edu
SUNNY CRANDELL
Sunny Crandell, M.A., is a second year M.Ed. student with an emphasis in School Psychology. She received her M.A. in Early Childhood Education from UCSB and B.A.s in Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood Education from California State University, Chico. Sunny currently works with her advisor, Dr. Mike Furlong, assisting Storyteller, a local program serving the needs of homeless preschool children, in the articulation of their program goals, services, and outcome measures. She is particularly interested in early evaluation and intervention as well as parent support and education. Sunny also works with local school districts, as an educational consultant, facilitating the implementation of various programs.
JORDAN EDWARDS
Jordan Edwards is a second-year clinical psychology doctoral student. He received his B.A. in psychology and his M.A. in Research in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach. Jordan currently serves as the manager for the Psychology Assessment Center (PAC) at UCSB in addition to serving as a student clinician. Although his research interests are relatively broad, he is currently involved in research concerning trauma and coping methods, PTSD and self medication, and PTSD assessment psychometrics. Future research projects will include neuropsychological assessment of incarcerated individuals, as well as ADHD assessment.
WHITNEY ENCE
Whitney Ence, is a doctoral student with an emphasis in Clinical Psychology. She received her B.A. from University of California, Irvine in PSB (Psychology and Social Behavior) and Dance. Whitney has spent the past year working at the Koegel Autism Clinic providing comprehensive services to families with children and adolescents diagnosed with autism. Her clinical experience has influenced her research interests. Specifically, her research interests include the examining how summer camp helps children meet their social IEP Goals, the benefits adolescents with Aspergers Syndrome gain through meaningful work experiences at a summer camp, and studying the effectiveness of social skill interventions.
AARON ESTRADA
Aaron is a second-year clinical psychology doctoral student. He received B.A.s in psychology and sociology from University of California Santa Cruz in 2001 and received an M.S. from San Francisco State University in clinical psychology in 2006. Aaron is currently working as a student clinician at the Hosford Clinic where he provides therapy for adults, couples, and families. Though his research interests are relatively broad, he is currently involved in research concerning trauma and coping methods, collaborative neuropsychological assessment and feedback, and a standardization of a sentence completion task used with children and adolescents. Future directions of study will likely include psychotherapeutic process and outcomes, change theory and obstacles to change, and culture as a determinant variable in personality and neuropsychological assessment and therapeutic treatment. AestradaATeducation.ucsb.edu
GRACE GENGOUX
Grace Gengoux, M.A., is a doctoral student. While attending UCSB, Grace has developed expertise in providing early language and social skills intervention for children with autism and their families and has assisted in coordinating a federally funded research project examining acquisition of first words in children with autism. Her research has focused on strategies for facilitating social interactions between children with autism and their typical peers in order to promote the development of meaningful social relationships. Grace is currently completing a predoctoral internship at the Yale Child Study Center.
SARAH KURIAKOSE
Sarah Kuriakose is a first-year doctoral student with an emphasis in Clinical Psychology. She received her B.A. in Neuroscience from Pomona College in 2007. At UCSB, she works under the guidance of Dr. Bob Koegel. Her research and clinical interests focus on interventions for children with developmental disabilities. She is particularly interested in treatment access and experience for ethnic minorities, particularly immigrants.
ALLISON LEE
Allison Lee is a second year student in the M.Ed./PPS School Psychology Program. She received her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley. Allison has loved working with the diverse populations of children in various schools across Santa Barbara County, and she is currently serving students in Carpinteria Unified School District. Although she is drawn to basically anything that will help children succeed in school, she is particularly interested in prevention programs, behavioral support, and Response to Intervention (RTI) models.
KATIE LEVINGER
Katie Levinger is a doctoral student with an emphasis in Clinical psychology. Katie works under Dr. Robert Koegel, and her research interests include examining the life satisfaction of siblings of children with autism, as well as improving social conversation in children with autism. Please feel free to e-mail her at klevingeATeducation.ucsb.edu.
ELENA LILLES
Elena is a second year student with an emphasis in school psychology and a focus on early intervention and prevention in young children. Elena’s advisor is Mike Furlong and they are currently working on a school readiness project with First 5 Santa Barbara and the Santa Maria-Bonita School District that evaluates the relationship between school readiness at Kindergarten and later academic achievement through third grade.
YEN-JUI (RAY) LIN
Yen-Jui (Ray) Lin, M.A., is a doctoral student in the Counseling emphasis of the class of 2006. He received his B.S. in Psychology from National Taiwan University in 2001 and M.A. in Education from UCSB. Before he came to the United States, he had worked as a Research Assistant in Taipei and served in the Taiwan Army. Presently, he works under Dr. Tania Israel and has particular interests in LGBT issues, spirituality, and cross-cultural counseling. You can reach Ray at ylinATeducation.ucsb.edu
JESSICA LITTLE
Jessica A. Little, M.A., Ed.M. is a doctoral student specializing in Clinical Psychology. Before coming to UCSB she received her B.A. at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and masters degrees in Counseling and Applied Psychology from Columbia University. She is assists with Dr. Smith’s research in The Center for Neuropsychological Science and Therapeutic Assessment. Jessica has also served as the Psychology Assessment Center (PAC) manager, and is currently serving a term as the Hosford Clinic coordinator. Jessica enjoys working at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Services and TAing in the Department of Black Studies. Her research interests include personality and neuropsychological assessment, and substance abuse/psychopathology. Presently, she is in the process of organizing her dissertation study entitled “Collaborative assessment, supportive psychotherapy or treatment as usual: An analysis of ultra-brief individualized intervention for psychiatric inpatients.”
LISA NOWINKSI
Lisa Nowinski, M.A. is a fourth year clinical psychology graduate student. Before coming to UCSB, she received her B.A. in Psychology and Modern Language & Literature from the University of the Pacific in 2004, followed by her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the University of California in 2006. Lisa is currently working as a case manager and therapist at Aurora Vista del Mar Psychiatric Hospital and a student supervisor in the UCSB Hosford Clinic. Her clinical and research interests include neuropsychological assessment and feedback practices, personality assessment including cognitive reactions to the Rorschach & neuropsychological correlates, and child/family psychotherapy. She has enjoyed working with diverse individual and family clients in the Hosford Clinic and Psychology Assessment Center. She will be serving as a student supervisor for the 2007-2008 academic year. Lisa also works as a TA in the Graduate School of Education and as a “coach” for university students with a variety of disabilities. Lisa is the student representative for APA’s Division 12, Section IX, and has had opportunities to present at a variety of annual conventions. Her interest in psychological assessment, alliance, and assessment feedback procedures has guided Lisa towards dissertation research in the area of Collaborative Neuropsychological Assessment with children and adolescents. She is looking forward to finishing her dissertation research before heading off for internship in 2008.
LINDSEY O’BRENNAN
Lindsey O’Brennan (M.A.) is a first year doctoral student with an emphasis in School Psychology. She received her B.A. from Loyola College of Maryland in Psychology and her Master’s in General Psychology from Catholic University. For the past year and half Lindsey has worked at Johns Hopkins University on several federally funded projects concerning Positive Behavioral Support Systems and school bullying. She is particularly interested in the social-emotional functioning of at-risk youth, as well as issues concerning school dropout and youth violence.
KRISTIN RITCHEY
Kristin Ritchey is a first year doctoral student with an emphasis in School Psychology. She received her B.A. from Chapman University in Psychology. Kristin has a wide variety of interests, but is particularly motivated to study middle school and high school students in the areas of school violence and drop out prevention.
MICHAEL ROGERS
Michael Rogers is a doctoral student with a Counseling Psychology emphasis. His advisor is Dr. Tania Israel. He received a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in American Sign Language from University of South Florida in 2005. Michael’s research interests include issues related to counseling lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning clients, emotional expressiveness in men, and sexuality issues with the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing communities. Please feel free to e-mail him at mrogersATeducation.ucsb.edu.
KATRINA SCHNOEBELEN
Katrina Schnoebelen, M.A., is a doctoral student in the Clinical emphasis. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Yale University. Her research interests at UCSB are primarily related to assessments. Additionally, she enjoys working with various agencies, including the Psychology Assessment Center, Hosford Clinic, Koegel Autism Center, and the Santa Barbara School District. During 2007-2008 she will be working at CALM (Child Abuse Listening and Mediation) for her externship.
ANJILEEN SINGH
Anjileen Singh is one of Bob Koegel’s first year doctoral students with a Clinical Psychology emphasis. She received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and English at the University of California, Berkeley. She’s dedicated to improving the quality of life of children with autism. Currently she’s getting used to and enjoying being in Santa Barbara and is excited to start the CCSP program. She invites your emails at asinghATeducation.ucsb.edu
RENEE SINGH
Renee Singh graduated from UC Davis in 2007 with a B.S. in Anthropology and Psychology. Now that she’s a first year student in the School Psychology M.Ed./PPS program, she is interested in learning more about school nutrition, at-risk youths, dropout rates, learning difficulties (especially reading problems), and the efficacy of school safety programs. If she ever goes missing, check Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Starbucks, and/or The Coffee Bean for these are the places she frequents the most. She also loves writing and hopes to become an author of children’s books one day.
RENE STASKAL
Rene Staskal is in her third year in the Department. She received her B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Although her emphasis is in School Psychology, she was attracted to CCSP because of the combined nature of training available. Her current research interests include understanding best practices for identification and treatment of students with anxiety disorders in the public school setting, visual processing abnormalities in anxiety disorders, and cross-cultural assessment.
KRISTEN SULLIVAN
Kristen Sullivan is a first year doctoral student with a School Psychology emphasis. For more than year she has been working as a Research Manager at an educational research firm in Palo Alto, CA. There, she has been working with school districts, states, and the Regional Education Labs to conduct rigorous evidenced-based studies looking at the efficacy of various educational programs across the country. She holds a B.A. in Psychobiology and Legal Studies from UC-Santa Cruz and a M.A. in the Social Sciences in Education from Stanford University. She has a strong command of theoretical knowledge in psychology, education, cognition, and learning. Her research experience at the Stanford Education Assessment Laboratory allowed her to participate in a randomized control trial experiment, testing the effectiveness of a computer-based cognitive training program on working memory. She has 7 years of practical experience teaching small groups and tutoring individual students in all academic subjects including biology, algebra, geometry, English, and general study skills. Her research interests include but are not limited to assessment and the identification and treatment of learning disabilities.
JOSELYNE SULZNER
Joselyne Sulzner is a doctoral student in the Counseling emphasis. She received her B.A. in psychology from Humboldt State University, and her Master’s degree in counseling from UCSB. Joselyne is currently working under Dr. Tania Israel on her NIMH funded study, and continues to be interested in issues of violence prevention education and research about female sufferers of trauma and sexual abuse. Joselyne also enjoys teaching, and has taught several undergraduate courses in education and psychology. Joselyne welcomes your e-mails at JsulznerATgmail.com.
SARA WALKER
Sara Walker, M.A., is a fourth year doctoral student with an emphasis in Clinical Psychology. Before coming to UCSB, she received her B.S. at the University of Oregon. She currently works with Dr. Merith Cosden in the evaluation of drug diversion courts in Santa Barbara County, and of campus drug and alcohol services. Sara has been a clinician in the Hosford Clinic and the Psychology Assessment Center throughout her training. She has also enjoyed being an adjunct faculty member at Antioch University in Santa Barbara since 2006. Beginning in fall 2007 she will serve as one of the student supervisors in Hosford. Sara’s research and clinical interests include substance abuse treatment, as well as neuropsychological and personality assessment. Please feel free to e-mail Sara at swalkerATeducation.ucsb.edu.
SHIHWE WANG
Shihwe Wang, M.A., is a Ph.D. candidate specializing in Counseling Psychology. She received a B.S. in psychology with a minor in Spanish at the University of Maryland, College Park. She has conducted research with Drs. Bryan Kim and Tania Israel in the areas of cross-cultural counseling competency, and counseling Asian American and LGBT clients. Shihwe has teaching experience in multicultural clinical skills, applied psychology, psychology of gender, and career planning. Additionally, Shihwe enjoyed being a Hosford Clinic supervisor in 2006-2007, and is looking forward to continuing her clinical training at Domestic Violence Solutions and the Psychology Assessment Center in the upcoming academic year (2007-2008). Her hobbies include playing ultimate Frisbee and cooking.
TY VERNON
Ty Vernon is a doctoral student with an emphasis in Clinical Psychology. He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His primary research and clinical focus is the treatment of autism using empirically validated intervention strategies. He currently works as a therapist, parent educator, and inclusion coordinator at the Koegel Autism Center, a psychotherapist trainee at the Hosford Clinic, and a clinician at the Psychology Assessment Center. In the 2007-2008 school year, he will be beginning his externship at Vista del Mar Hospital in Ventura.
