Dr. Javornisky: Dr. Isenberg: Dr. Albert: Dr. Lord
Postdoctoral Fellow: Dr. Krista Mraz:
Education:
---University of Louisville, Ph.D. Program in Experimental Psychology, specialty in Clinical Neuropsychology (1981)
---Appalachian State University, M.A. in General Psychology, Minor in Vocational Rehabilitation (1975)
---James Madison University, B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Philosophy (1973)
Licensure:
--Licensed Psychologist, State of Connecticut, #001072
Subspecialty Areas:
--Pediatric Neuropsychology Assessments for children with neurological concerns
--Professional Consultations on Neuropsychological Evaluation Issues
--School Consultation and In-service Training
Professional Affiliations:
--Connecticut Neuropsychology Society (past Treasurer, President, current Corresponding Secretary)
--Connecticut Psychological Association
--International Neuropsychology Society
--Traumatic Brain Injury Association of CT
Academic and Clinical Appointments:
--Medical Staff Privileges:
----Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and Hartford Hospital/Institute of Living
--Adjunct Clinical Faculty:
----Trinity College, Department of Neuroscience
----University of Connecticut, Department of Psychology
----University of Hartford, School of Professional Psychology
Clinical Experience:
--Coordinator of Neuropsychological Services, CT Children’s Medical Center (formerly Newington Children’s Hospital (1981 to 2002)
--Consultation in Neuropsychological Services in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital. (1986 – 1990)
Clinical Training
--University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Training in Neuropsychological Evaluations under supervision of Dr. Aaron Smith. (1978 - 1979)
--V. A. Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut and Yale University School of Medicine. Predoctoral American Psychological Association approved Clinical Psychology Internship in Neuropsychology (1979 – 1981) including Doctoral Dissertation on effects of neurosurgery for seizure control on memory.
Current Teaching:
--Pediatric Neuropsychology (Psyc 301) University of Connecticut Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program
Research Interests:
--Long Term Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury
--Executive Functions with Neurological Impairment
--Perinatal trauma and dysmorphic featuresClick here for a list of Dr. Javornisky's presentations and publications as a PDF file.
Education:
-University of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology
Doctor of Psychology- June, 1998.
-University of Vermont Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, May 1990.
Certifications:
-Licensed Psychologist – State of Connecticut # 2265
-Licensed School Psychologist – State of Massachusetts. Advanced provisional, all grades.
Specialty Areas:
-Child/Pediatric Neuropsychological Assessment
-Complex Learning Disability Evaluation
-Cognitive Behavior Therapy
-School Consultation and In-service Training
Professional Affiliations:
-National Academy of Neuropsychology
-Connecticut Neuropsychology Society
Academic and Clinical Appointments:
-Medical Staff Privileges:
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Hartford Hospital/Institute of Living
-Adjunct Faculty:
University of Connecticut, Department of Psychology
University of Hartford, School of Professional Psychology
Clinical Experience:
-Connecticut Pediatric Neuropsychology Associates Pediatric Neuropsychologist - January 2002 – Present.
-Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Pediatric Neuropsychologist – October 1999 – January 2002.
-Hatfield Public Schools District School Psychologist – September 1997 – June 1998.
-Boston Public Schools – Mckinley Vocational High School Special Needs Guidance Assistant – September, 1990-June, 1992.
-Wediko Children’s Services, Therapeutic Residential Summer Program Mental Health Specialist – July-September, 1990. July-September, 1991.
Training Experience:
-Connecticut Children’s Medical Center – Neuropsychology Service
Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Neuropsychology – September 1998- July 1999.
-Northampton Veterans Administration Medical Center – APA Internship Program Psychology Intern – September, 1996 – August, 1997.
-Denver Veterans Administration Medical Center - Neuropsychology Service
Psychology Extern – September, 1995 – August 1996.
-University of Colorado Health Sciences Center - Department of Rehabilitation
Psychology Extern-September, 1994-August, 1995.
-Aurora Community Mental Health Center Psychology Extern – September, 1993 – August, 1994.
-Denver Department of Health and Hospitals – Eastside Pediatric Clinic Psychology Extern – September, 1992 – August, 1993.
Education:
--Loyola University Chicago, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, Child Clinical and Family Subspecialty, Chicago, IL, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, 2003
--Loyola University Chicago, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, Child Clinical and Family Subspecialty, Chicago, IL, M.A. in Clinical Psychology, 1999
--Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Ithaca, New York
Bachelor of Science with Honors; Human Development and Family Studies, 1995
Licensure:
--Licensed Clinical Psychologist, State of Connecticut, #002617
Professional Affiliations:
--Connecticut Neuropsychology Society
--American Psychological Association
--International Neuropsychology Society
Neuropsychological/Psychological Assessment Experience:
--(9/05 - Present) Connecticut Pediatric Neuropsychology Associates, W.Hartford, CT Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
--(9/03 – 8/04) Harvard Medical School / Cambridge Hospital, Child
Development Center, MA, Neuropsychology Post-Doctoral Fellow
--(7/02 – 6/03) Harvard Medical School / Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA Pre-Doctoral Psychology Intern
--(9/00 – 6/01) Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, Psychology Practicum Student
--(9/00 – 6/01) Yale-New Haven Hospital – Lead Clinic, New Haven, CT
Psychology Practicum Student
--(7/99 – 6/00) Children’s Memorial Hospital, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chicago, IL, Developmental Assessment Extern
--(9/97 – 12/98) Loyola University Assessment Program, Chicago, IL
Clinical Psychology Extern
School-Related Experience:
--(9/00 – 6/01) Suffield Academy, Suffield, CT, Director of Academic Support
Clinical Experience:
--(7/02 – 6/03) Harvard Medical School/ Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA Psychology Intern
--(7/01 – 6/02) Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA Psychology Practicum Student
--(9/00 – 6/01) Yale Child Study Center, Outpatient Psychotherapy Clinic, New Haven, CT, Psychology Practicum Student
--(9/98 – 5/99) Loyola University Counseling Center, Chicago, IL
Clinical Psychology Therapy Extern
Research Experience:
--(9/01 – 6/02) Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Clinical Research Assistant, NIH-supported study investigating relation between infertility treatment and autism
--(9/97 – 9/00) Loyola University Chicago, Department of Clinical Psychology, Chicago, IL, Graduate Research Assistant, Study investigating temperament, impulsivity, and problem behavior
--(5/98 – 8/98) University of Illinois at Chicago, Prevention Research Center, Chicago, IL, Clinical Research Assistant, Longitudinal prevention study of adolescent substance use
--(11/95 – 8/97) McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Experimental Psychopharmacology Clinic, Belmont, MA, Clinical Trials Inpatient Recruitment Coordinator
--(6/93 – 9/93) Research Intern , Governor’s Anti-Drug Abuse Council, Albany, NY
Honors, Awards, and Service:
--Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
--Search Committee Member, represented psychology training program in search for Chief of Psychology/Director of Training at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Hospital
--Masters of Arts, Vote of Distinction
--Bachelor of Science, with HonorsJessica Lord, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut Psychological Services Clinic, Fall 2000-May 2005
Practicum in (Adult) Neuropsychological Assessment, University of Connecticut Health Center, Fall 2003-Spring 2004
Practicum in (Pediatric) Neuropsychological Assessment, Connecticut Pediatric Neuropsychology Associates, Spring-Winter 2002
Other Relevant Clinical Experience
Practicum in Adult Psychotherapy, University of Connecticut , Fall 2002-Spring 2003
Advanced Practicum in Neuropsychology, University of Connecticut , Spring 2002
Practicum in Child and Family Psychotherapy, University of Connecticut, Fall 2001-Spring 2002
Research Experience
Research Assistant/Predoctoral Fellow, University of Connecticut , Fall 2000-Spring 2005. Primary person responsible for conducting a study investigating plasma oxytocin levels in relation to social and cognitive functioning in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Recruited 60 research participants and evaluated each one with a comprehensive battery of social and cognitive functioning. Collaborated with colleagues both on and off-site on the collection and analyses of these samples. Data serves as the basis for Master’s thesis (entitled “Affect Processing in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders”) and Doctoral Dissertation (entitled “Plasma Oxytocin Levels in Relation to Social and Cognitive Functioning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders”)
Publications
Joy, S.P., Lord, J.S., Green, L., & Fein, D. (2003). Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. In R.B. Schiffer, S.M. Rao, & B.S. Fogel (Eds.), Neuropsychiatry, Second Edition (pp.552-604). PA: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.
Wolf, J. & Lord, J. (2004). Definition of assessment. In J. Neisworth & P. Wolfe (Eds.), Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders Dictionary. Paul H. Brookes.
Lord, J. (2004). Definition of social cognition. In J. Neisworth & P. Wolfe (Eds.), Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders Dictionary. Paul H. Brookes.
Wolf, J., Lord, J., Barton, M., & Fein, D. (2004). Social skills training in pervasive developmental disorders. In C.B. Fisher & R.M. Lerner (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
Krista Mraz, Ph.D.
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-Education
University of Connecticut, Doctoral program in Clinical Psychology, Concentration in Neuropsychology, Storrs, CT, 2008.
-Colgate University, Bachelor of Arts, Magna cum Laude with High Honors in Neuroscience, Hamilton, NY, 1996.
Specialty Areas:
-Developmental assessments
-Autism Spectrum Disorders
-Child and family therapyrProfessional Affiliations:
-Connecticut Neuropsychological Society
-Connecticut Psychological AssociationClinical/Training Experience:
-CT Pediatric Neuropsychology Associates, Glastonbury , CT, Post-Doctoral Fellow, September 08-present.
-The Village for Families and Children, Hartford, CT, Pre-Doctoral Intern, September 2007-August 2008.
-University of Connecticut Psychological Services Clinic, graduate student clinician, psychological assessment and outpatient therapy, September 2003-May 2007.
-Pediatric Neuropsychology Associates, West Hartford, CT, practicum student in pediatric neuropsychology, January 2005-December 2005.
-Hospital for Special Care, New Britain, CT,practicum student in adult neuropsychology, January 2006-May 2006.
-Eastern Regional Academy (East Conn), Columbia, CT, practicum student, child and adolescent psychotherapy, August 2006-March 2007.Research Experience:
-Dissertation, University of Connecticut, “Accelerated Head and Body Growth in Infants Later Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Comparative Study of Optimal Outcome Children”,advisor Deborah Fein, Ph.D., Jun. 2007.
-Masters Thesis, University of Connecticut, “An Investigation of Head Circumference During Infancy in Children Diagnosed with Autism
Spectrum Disorders”, advisor Deborah Fein, Ph.D., Feb. 2006.
- Research Assistant, University of Connecticut, study investigating oxytocin levels in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their relationship to performance on a variety of cognitive and affective measures, Sept. 2002- May 2004.Publications:
-Mraz, K.D., Green, J., Dumont-Mathieu, T., Makin, S., and Fein, D. (2007). Correlates of head circumference growth in infants later diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Journal of Child Neurology, 22: 700-713.
-Wolf, J. & Dalbec-Mraz, K.; co-authored several entries in: The Autism Encyclopedia, Ed. Neisworth, J. & Wolfe, P., Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, (2005).
Duncan Seawell, Psy.D.
Education:
University of Denver, Graduate School of Professional Psychology, Doctor of Psychology, August 2008.
Reed College, Bachelor of Arts, May 1998
Neuropsychological/Psychological Assessment Experience:
-Hartford Hospital/Institute of Living, Postdoctoral Fellow – Hartford, CT 9/08-8/09
-Psychological Assessments for Grace Webb School
Hartford Hospital/Institute of Living, Intern – Hartford, CT 9/07-8/08
- Psychological Assessment for the Child & Adolescent Inpatient Units
-Developmental Neuropsychology Clinic, Trainee/Evaluator Denver, CO 8/06-7/07
-National Jewish Medical & Research Center, Psychometric Technician – Denver, CO 6/06-7/07
-The Children’s Hospital, Psychology Extern – Denver, CO 8/05-6/06
-Professional Psychology Center, Psychological Assessment – Denver, CO 8/05-8/06
-Regional Medical Evaluations, Contract Evaluator – Denver, CO 11/04-6/05
Clinical Experience:
-Hartford Hospital/Institute of Living, Postdoctoral Fellow – Hartford, CT 9/08-8/09
-Grace Webb School, Child & Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, -Connecticut Children’s Medical Center: Pain Relief Program & Department of Urology
-Hartford Hospital/Institute of Living, Intern – Hartford, CT 9/07-8/08
- Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, IOL: Child & Adolescent Inpatient Units
-Professional Psychology Center, Student Therapist – Denver, CO 8/03-8/06
-Don Bosco Hostel For Street Youth, Therapist – Cape Town, South Africa 6/05-8/05
-Judi’s House for Grieving Children, Group Facilitator – Denver, CO 8/04-6/05
-Mental Health Center of Denver, Practicum Therapist – Denver, CO 10/03-8/04
-Court House, Inc./Beacon Center, Senior Counselor – Denver, CO 2000-2003Publications:
Seawell, D., Krohn, N., Gorgens, K., & Erickson Cornish, J. (2009) Geography and Internship Match Rates: Quantifying Competitiveness and Discussing Implications for the Internship Imbalance. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 3, 127-134.
Schaaf, R., Miller, L., Seawell, D., and O’Keefe, S. (2003) Children with disturbances in sensory processing: A pilot study of the role of the parasympathetic nervous system. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 57.
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Gina Hoff, Office Manager
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Practicum Students
Kali D'Anna, M.A., University of Hartford
Kate Deer, M.A., University of Hartford
Molly Helt, M.A., University of Connecticut
Eva Troyb, B.A., University of Connecticut
Katherine Tyson, B.A., University of Connecticut
