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Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology

Annual Report | 2005
Table of Contents
Chairman of the Board–Peter Berenson | 1
President’s Message–Nicholas Covino | 2
Academics–A Message from the Deans | 3
Academics–A College of Psychology | 4
Academics–New Programs | 6
MSPP Community–Making a Difference | 9
Commitment–Graduation 2005 | 16
A Joyous Celebration–30th Anniversary Gala | 16
Financials–Development Overview | 17
MSPP Donors–2005 | 18
Volunteers & In-Kind Contributions–In Appreciation | 23
Board of Trustees–Administration | 24
Chairman of the Board | Peter Berenson
When friends and associates hear of my role as Chairman of the Board, they
often ask about MSPP. If they haven’t heard or don’t ask, I proudly tell them,
anyway. The most common question is “What’s the connection between your
day job as an accountant and business advisor and a school of psychology?”
The answer is simple: well-trained psychologists can make a difference, but when
supported by a wider community, their successes increase exponentially. Thanks to
the experiences and efforts of Tipper Gore, John Nash, Brooke Shields and other
well known mental health advocates, mental illness and emotional or psychological
disorders are no longer private issues that are discussed only behind closed doors.
Their effects on families, communities, employers and institutions are often tragic
and profound—especially for the poor and disenfranchised to whom mental health
services are least available.
I am proud to be associated with Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology’s
leadership initiatives to convert mental illness into mental health for those who have
no other access to these services. Our students and faculty bring light to adolescents
suffering low self-esteem from causes such as bullying and dysfunctional home
environments. They also bring professional psychological services to patients of
community health centers where none previously existed, and to elderly who suffer
loneliness and disorientation. Our faculty and students spend almost 200,000 hours
per year providing critically needed community service.
Most recently, MSPP launched its Cynthia Lucero Latino Mental Health Program.
This program will train Spanish-speaking psychologists—who are in critical shortage—
to deliver culturally competent mental health services to Latinos. This unique and
creative program represents the essence of addressing community need at its core and
bringing psychological skill and knowledge out of the classroom and into the world.
I am particularly grateful to MSPP and its leaders for their exemplary commitment to fine
training and community service, and to you for all your generous support. These efforts
have yielded extraordinary dividends for our students and our fellow citizens in need.
The continuation and expansion of these programs is costly, but they make a mean-
ingful difference in the lives of their recipients and in our community. MSPP must
continue its valuable work so that no troubled person will be left behind. Please join
me in supporting these programs, and together we can continue to make a profound
difference.
Peter Berenson, CPA
Chairman, Board of Trustees
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President’s Message | Nicholas Covino
A School of Professional Psychology has a social responsibility to train the
best practitioners to meet the mental health needs of our country. With your
help and that of our students, alumni, administration, faculty and trustees,
MSPP launches new programs this year that will make a difference in School
Psychology and Latino Mental Health.
The Surgeon General reports that we have sufficient knowledge about effective psycho-
logical treatments for children. What is missing, he concludes, is a sufficient number
of providers. Even in the “Athens of America,” mental health services for children are
difficult to access. As time and economic factors challenge family resources, appropriate
child mental health care dramatically declines. Research indicates that school-based
mental health programs significantly improve educational performance and access to
therapy. A School Psychology Specialist Program with roots in mental health, rather
than education, offers the assessment and consultation proficiencies required by school
systems, but it also provides the skills needed to increase school performance and
improve child mental health. This new MSPP degree will be accompanied by legislative
and public policy activity to facilitate the evolving role of school psychologist as school-
based mental health provider.
With less than two percent of psychologists able to competently provide mental health
care to Spanish speakers who will soon comprise 20 percent of our population, the
Lucero Latino Mental Health Training Program is sorely needed. Latino patients
commonly attend only one visit with traditionally trained psychologists, allowing this
ground breaking program an immediate contribution to mental health care in the
United States. MSPP has made a proposal to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and
several funding sources to make this a pilot program for training culturally competent
mental health providers.
I am very pleased that as we grow, you will see our academic and financial performance
at MSPP continuing to make significant progress. With renewed trustee stewardship,
several hundred new donors, the addition of legacy funds, faculty mentorship, alumni
investment and administrative and student leadership, our College of Psychology is
making a difference in education and mental health care.
On behalf of our community, I am very proud to share this Annual Report with
you, and thank you for your interest and investment in our excellent school.
Nicholas A. Covino, PsyD
President
Academics | A Message from the Deans
With the New Beginnings initiative defined at the inauguration of President Covino in 2003 came a strengthening
of the MSPP core principles of integrative programming in the service of professional training. Through this initiative,
opportunities for students in the Doctoral Clinical Program have expanded through institutional growth, through a
contemporary and ever-broadening curriculum, through increased service and training possibilities, through associated
programming, and through expanded student services.
Doctoral training in psychology—partic-
ularly in applied psychology—remains,
perhaps, the most rigorous and thorough
training available for creating a depth of
understanding of human experience and
a breadth of awareness of our potential
for effecting personal or systemic change,
where change will make a difference.
The Doctoral Program thrives within
this expanded institutional vision.
As Programs of Advanced Graduate
Study have emerged throughout MSPP,
new curricular opportunities for doctoral
students have expanded, along with
career opportunities for graduate
students in other specialized areas. The
School Psychology Specialist Program
offering the Master of Arts in Professional
Psychology and the Certificate of Advanced
Graduate Study in School Psychology will
enroll its first class in September 2006.
The Master of Science in Clinical
Psychopharmacology is innovative in its
multidisciplinary inclusion of colleagues
in nursing, science, justice, and other
allied professions. The Professional
Executive Coaching Certificate
Program, the Center for Mental
Health and Aging and the Center for
the Study of Psychology and Divorce
expand our vistas as do our unique
Community Service and Training
Programs. The Lucero Latino Mental
Health Training Program significantly
redefines professional training as students
meet a demonstrable community need.
Continuing Education has built new
strategic partnerships with the Massa-
chusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard
Medical School Department of Psychiatry
at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,
and the Boston Psychoanalytic Society
and Institute. An annual child mental
health program with The May Institute,
our continued training collaboration
with Fenway Community Health Center,
an innovative Summer in the City program
are among many growing CE initiatives.
With expanded programming, an ever
growing, talented, and multi-focused
student body, an outstanding faculty,
and an institutional commitment to
bring psychological knowledge as well as
service to areas of need, Student Services
and attention to student life activities
have expanded as well. The Dean of Stu-
dents Office continues to sustain a focus
on the primacy of MSPP community life
throughout all domains of MSPP.
These collaborative and integrated efforts
at MSPP sustain our excellence as an
increasingly diversified professional
training program and energize our
capacity to “make a difference.”
Alan Dodge Beck, PhD
Dean of the Doctoral Program
Stanley J. Berman, PhD
Dean of Advanced Graduate Programs
Frances V. Mervyn, PhD
Dean of Students
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Academics | A College of Psychology
In all its programs, MSPP is dedicated to a model of learning that integrates academic work with practical experience
while promoting the professional and personal growth of its students.
Graduate Programs
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) | A
founding program at the inception of the
Professional School Movement, MSPP’s
Doctoral program has been training pro-
fessional psychologists for more than 30
years. Doctoral students have the option
of study in the general clinical program
and may elect formal specializations
in Forensic Psychology or Clinical
Health Psychology. Many students
pursue self-identified specializations in
such areas as Child and Adolescent
Psychology, Assessment, Trauma,
Substance Abuse, Family and Couples
Therapy, and Geropsychology, among
many others. With the emergence of
the Lucero Latino Mental Health
Program, students will also be able to
specialize in a professional area grounded
in cultural and linguistic competence.
School Psychology Specialist
Program (MA/CAGS) | Offering a
Master of Arts in Professional Psychology
and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate
Study in School Psychology, this program
requires two years of coursework and
coordinated field placements, followed by
a year of internship and supervision sem-
inar. This training balances depth and
breadth to offer expertise in all areas of
competency prescribed by the National
Association of School Psychologists.
Master of Science in Clinical
Psychopharmacology | This
MS program, the first of its kind in
the Northeast, offers psychologists,
nurses and other health care profes-
sionals an in-depth understanding of
psychopharmacology, enabling them
to consult with prescribing physicians,
nurses and other practitioners on
psychotropic medications.
Certificate of Respecialization in
Clinical Psychology | This program
offers clinically relevant coursework and
applied experience to supplement prior
doctoral training for those psycholo-
gists who wish to respecialize in clinical
applications of psychological knowledge.
Students with doctoral degrees in devel-
opmental or experimental psychology,
for example, who wish to acquire clinical
credentials, may enroll in individually de-
signed programs to develop applied skills.
Certificate Program in Professional
Executive Coaching | This program
is designed to enhance the professional
growth of mental health professionals
who consult to organizations and of
human relations and business professionals
who seek psychological skills to improve
their skills.
Certificate of Specialization in
Mental Health and Aging | This
program is designed for mental health
professionals who wish to specialize or
develop expertise in the psychological
care of older adults through a foundation
in Clinical Geropsychology.
Non-Matriculating Courses
Students may enroll in selected courses
for Academic or Continuing Education
credits, on a space available basis.
Continuing Education Program
This program offers a vast array of work-
shops, seminars and conferences to meet
the continuing education requirements
of mental health professionals.
Community Service &
Training Programs
The following five centers, established
by donor families and friends, create
opportunities for MSPP students to work
with senior psychologists to care for
underserved patient populations.
The Dr. Leon O. Brenner Center
at MSPP | In memory of Dr. Leon
Brenner, this center supports several
training and service activities in the area
of psychological assessment and consul-
tation, including: the on-site Brenner
Center for Psychological Assessment and
Consultation, The Brenner Fellowship,
and The Leon O. Brenner Lecture on
Psychological Assessment.
The Dr. Marjorie K. Stam Center
at MSPP | In memory of Dr. Marjorie
K. Stam, this Center of Excellence in
Trauma and Substance Abuse at MSPP
supports: The Stam Scholar, community
consultation and treatment by MSPP
faculty and students, and research and
teaching to advance knowledge of the
best practices for treating patients with
this dual diagnosis.
The Dr. Cynthia Lucero Center at
MSPP | In memory of Dr. Cynthia
Lucero, this center consists of the Latino
Mental Health Training Program, The
Dr. Cynthia Lucero Scholarship and The
Cynthia Lucero Lecture, which provides
community professional education on
issues of resilience and multicultural
mental health. An annual walk/run with
broad community participation also
commemorates and supports Lucero
programming.
The President’s Initiative |
Thanks to the generosity of an anony-
mous donor family, MSPP is creating a
plan for an exclusively affiliated intern-
ship program to present for APA approv-
al in 2006. This initiative will provide
mental health services to children,
adolescents and adults who might
otherwise remain unserved.
Child Mental Health & Education
Initiative | Through this initiative
MSPP faculty and graduate students
partner with school personnel to develop
psychosocial interventions to serve young
people in need. Today it supports The
West Roxbury High School Project, where
MSPP provides faculty and students to
augment mental health services; school-
based early mental health intervention
projects with at-risk students; and a
Child Studies Program to increase
knowledge of early child development
and to conduct clinical research.
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Academics | New Programs
MSPP continues to add to its credentials as a College of Psychology. Beyond
the doctoral degree. MSPP was the first in the northeast to offer a Master
of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology to psychologists and allied
health professionals. This year, MSPP added a School Psychology
Specialist Program, an Executive Coaching Program and a Latino
Mental Health Program to its array of training opportunities.
New School Psychology
Specialist Program to meet a
national need | “Because children
spend most of their time there, school
can have a significant positive effect
on their mental health,” says Bob
Lichtenstein, PhD, program director
of MSPP’s School Psychology
Specialist Program.
In June 2005, the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts approved MSPP’s applica-
tion to offer a Master of Arts degree in
Professional Psychology and a Certificate
of Advanced Graduate Study in School
Psychology.
Created in response to a growing
national need for child mental health
services and as another career option for
those wishing to work with children, the
new program will open its doors to the
first class in September 2006.
“This program will give prospective
school psychologists not only a
comprehensive academic foundation,
but also rich clinical field experience to
prepare them for a constantly expanding
and challenging role in today’s schools,”
says Lichtenstein. “Today, the demands
on these professionals go far beyond
evaluation of learning problems.”
The MSPP School Psychology Specialist
Program will equip future school
psychologists with the skills to provide
behavioral and mental health consulta-
tion to those involved in the life of a
child—teachers, administrators and
parents. “We want them to be able to
provide individual and family counsel-
ing when appropriate and to triage with
other specialists when needed,” adds
Lichtenstein.
“A school is a community within a com-
munity and, as a school psychologist, life
touches you in all its dimensions every-
day and in ways that wouldn’t happen in
private practice,” says Dr. Lou Cannon,
an MSPP alumna and school psycholo-
gist for the Rockport High and Middle
Schools for the past seven years. “This
is a job that is demanding of head and
heart. If you want to know you are doing
something meaningful, this is it.”
Says President Nicholas Covino: “We
believe that for recent graduates of four-
year colleges, allied health professionals
and teachers, school psychology may be
the right next challenge and MSPP the
right program.”
Professional Executive Coaching
Certificate Program has a successful
beginning | In January 2005,
MSPP officially launched its Profes-
sional Executive Coaching Certificate
Program with a class of 20 students.
One of the few programs of its kind in
the United States, the MSPP effort not
only encompasses coaching skills, it
also requires students to achieve related
competencies in psychology, businesses,
assessment, and organizational develop-
ment through class work, challenging
assignments and a supervised practicum.
Lew Stern, PhD, program director,
describes the students enrolled in the
program as a very motivated group with
great talent and commitment. “We have
attracted a high-caliber, diverse group:
MSPP doctoral students, business and
non-profit executives, psychologists and
social workers, educators, and organizational
development and HR professionals.”
Stern has received a great deal of positive
feedback from students. Mary Cornetta-
Brown is one of the organizational
development professionals who joined
the program’s first class. A former vice
president of human resources for a high
technology publishing company,
Cornetta-Brown has had her own
successful consulting practice for eight
years, and was looking for a program to
expand her skills and credentials. For
Cornetta-Brown, her first two classes
yielded benefits for her practice. “I was
immediately able to use the assessment
skills I learned through the program with
my coaching clients. I would absolutely
recommend the program to anyone who
wants to enter or advance in the field, or
build credentials, she says.”
Says Richard Rein, PhD, a clinical
psychologist specializing in family and
couples counseling and divorce preven-
tion: “My background includes work in
community mental health and a private
practice focusing on family and couples
therapy. I’ve always been interested,
though, in expanding my practice skills
to business. I would rate the MSPP
Executive Coaching program as terrific!
The classes are rigorous and lively, the
faculty is interested in presenting cutting-
edge material, and the program offers
strong supervision. In addition, my class
has a nice balance of students with busi-
ness backgrounds and those trained in
psychotherapy,” he says.
Applications for the new class of 2007
beginning in January are being accepted.
“The impact MSPP is making through
this program is significant, but not just
by teaching qualified coaches. By raising
the standards of executive coaching, we
help the leaders of corporate and non-
profit organizations around the world to
influence the success of their organiza-
tions and the quality of work-life for the
people they lead,” says Stern.
A Program that will make a
difference—The Lucero Latino
Mental Health Program | To meet
a critical need for culturally sensitive
mental health services for Latino
populations, MSPP has launched one
of the first programs in the country
designed—through immersion in
Spanish language and cultures—to train
Latino and non-Latino psychologists to
care for these underserved communities.
The program will also supplement the
training of Latino psychologists educated
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outside the U.S. to make them eligible
for licensure and to practice in the U.S.
“The need for mental health professionals
specifically trained to provide services
for the complex mental health needs of
Latinos has reached a crucial point,” says
Amaro Laria, PhD, director of the
Latino Mental Health Program. “Only
two percent of psychologists in the U.S.
are capable of providing care to these
people. In addition, many Latinos resist
going to mental health professionals be-
cause of a cultural stigma associated with
mental illness. Even among Latinos who
access mental health services, 50 percent
never return after their fist visit, likely
due to a lack of cultural fit,” says Laria.
While the Latino Mental Health
Program is within MSPP’s doctoral
program, students must also demonstrate
Spanish fluency and Latino cultural
knowledge to work as competent
clinicians with this diverse population.
Highlights of the program include a
potential for Latino students to expand
their cultural training in a Spanish-
speaking country different from their
own cultural heritage.
Laria further explains that understand-
ing and speaking the Spanish language—
although an obvious need—is most
important in dealing with mental health
treatment, which requires a higher and
more sophisticated level of language
fluency than physical medical care.
While other U.S. programs may focus on
Latino needs, the MSPP Latino program
is the first of its kind in the country with
a serious commitment to enhancing
Spanish fluency in students with an
intermediate level of Spanish. The
program requires doctoral candidates to
spend two summers in Latin American
countries, as well as use their Spanish-
speaking skills during the academic
year by training at clinical sites that
serve Latinos.
Inspiration for the Latino Mental
Health Program came from the late
Dr. Cynthia Lucero, a graduate of MSPP,
whose career addressed the needs of
Spanish-speaking people. The new
Latino program is dedicated in her honor
under the auspices of the Dr. Cynthia
Lucero Center at MSPP.
MSPP Community | Making a Difference
We asked donors, trustees, students, faculty and alumni to talk about MSPP,
their lives, careers and how together they are making a difference...
Donor | Ruth Brenner
“Leon was a compassionate and gifted
therapist, and psychological testing
was his passion and focus particularly
towards the end of his career and life.”
says Ruth Brenner of her late husband,
Dr. Leon Brenner, an MSPP founder
and long-time faculty member. “So when
Nick Covino and I talked about a living
memorial for Leon, we chose to create
The Dr. Leon O. Brenner Center for
Psychological Assessment and Consultation
to carry on his legacy.”
A social worker, teacher and private prac-
titioner herself, Brenner was also a first-
hand witness to the founding of MSPP,
often hosting planning meetings in their
home. “It was a great victory when the
school opened its doors,” she says, adding
that MSPP was one of the great loves of
her husband’s life.
Brenner shares her husband’s belief that
psychological testing is significantly
more meaningful when the examiner
receives the intense professional training
necessary to develop the skill and intuition
to see “the whole person.” “Leon was a
master at this.”
“Leon believed that solid testing and
assessment should be available to those
who needed it,” she says. The Brenner
Center, on-site at MSPP, makes that
possible. At the Center, children and
adults—regardless of ability to pay—are
evaluated by MSPP fellows and students
being trained and closely supervised and
mentored in the Leon Brenner tradition.
“By helping me create the Brenner
Center, MSPP has given me a way to
channel my grief and loss, continue to
care directly for the school and the work
my husband loved, and to make a
difference for the community. I know
Leon would approve,” she says.
Donor | Dr. Robbie Lacritz
Dr. Robbie Lacritz, class of 1986, fondly
reflects on her years at MSPP by saying,
“I’m so grateful for the education and the
many opportunities MSPP provided me.
When I decided to pursue a doctorate,
I already had a master’s degree and
several years of experience as a school
psychologist and private practitioner.
I selected MSPP because it values previ-
ous experience and because of its com-
mitment to integrated training.
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I lacked training in a hospital setting,
but through MSPP I received wonderful
experiences at University Hospital (now
BU Medical Center).”
Lacritz credits MSPP with helping her
launch a fulfilling and diverse career
that encompassed specialized work with
women, children and in corporate set-
tings as an organizational psychologist.
In recent years, Lacritz has focused more
of her energies on her family, with the
remaining time spent helping a number
of charitable institutions. “Philanthropy
is an important way of giving back to
the community—and even on a broader
scale—humanity. I firmly believe that
giving to others is an important compo-
nent of our profession. It helps us better
ourselves as human beings. When you
give, you do get a lot back.”
Lacritz says she and her family are proud
to support the continued efforts of
MSPP. “For me—and I think for many
alums—keeping the MSPP mission
going is almost a quid pro quo. The
school provided us with many oppor-
tunities, and now it is our chance to
contribute something in return. When
you think about what the school has
given its students and the community,
you realize that as an institution, MSPP
gets it right.”
Trustee | Dr. Lise Motherwell
MSPP trustee, alumna and faculty mem-
ber, Dr. Lise Motherwell, found her way
to MSPP because she wanted to change
from her PhD research to clinical work
with children. Having finished her PsyD
in 1992, she is now in private practice
where she does individual work with
adolescents, children and adults and runs
adult groups. She also teaches and super-
vises psychiatric residents, psychologists
and social workers at the MGH Center
for Psychoanalytic Studies.
“MSPP gave me a lot of confidence and
numerous friends and mentors. Many are
still in my life. It has also had personal
and ongoing impact on me as a person.
The school’s emphasis on being self-
reflective has served me well in all
aspects of my life,” she says.
She adds: “At this point in my career,
I really want to give back. This is a time
of great growth and change at MSPP
and an enormous chance for creativity
and innovation to flourish. I want to
be a part of creating that change.”
“I like that we are going to these
communities (Latinos, children in need)
and not waiting for them to come to us.
In the past, psychotherapy has been for
the privileged. MSPP is reaching out to
those who have been disenfranchised.
We want to speak their languages and
tailor care to their needs. All this reso-
nates strongly with me,” she says.
As for her contribution to MSPP:
“I think I can help the board to think
outside the box and still be clear about
the essential mission of the school.
I believe my passion for creativity and
excellence can make a difference.”
Trustee | Richard Freedman
Richard (RIF) Freedman, board mem-
ber, long-time business owner (Webster
Spring), and major gifts officer at Har-
vard School of Education after “retire-
ment,” sees his trustee role as equally
compelling as Motherwell’s. “I believe
my way of contributing to the school is
by sharing my business know-how, my
development experience, and my under-
standing of other institutions of higher
learning,” he says.
Freedman, whose hard work and counsel
to keep MSPP financially sound spans
nearly two decades, believes his loyalty
has been well rewarded. “When
I came on board at Stan Buchin’s
request, I knew nothing about the
Massachusetts School of Professional
Psychology. Now I have a working
knowledge of the field, but more
importantly I have had the privilege of
knowing and working with profession-
als dedicated to the training of young
psychologists, who, as we all know, will
impact our world in important ways in
coming years.”
A contributor to MSPP and other non-
profits over the years, Freedman believes
that philanthropy can have a huge
impact on the life of an organization
such as MSPP. “I believe it can make
a big difference in an organization’s
ability to be flexible and creative and to
experiment with new ideas and program-
ming. It also allows a school like MSPP
to widen its base of students by provid-
ing scholarships to those who otherwise
could not afford to come.”
Citing the Latino Mental Health and the
School Psychology programs as examples
of this, he adds: “It makes me feel good
to give back to the community, knowing
I can make a real difference.”
Trustee | Dr. James Stellar
Dr. James R. Stellar is dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences at North-
eastern University. He also teaches,
conducts research, and serves as a
trustee of MSPP.
Stellar believes in the integrated model
adopted by MSPP—the combining of
clinical theory with clinical field train-
ing. It is familiar ground, given his work
at Northeastern, an institution that pio-
neered a cooperative system where students
learn by working outside the university in
fields appropriate to their studies.
“For me,” he says, “there have been three
major career challenges: understanding
the nervous system, including research
in combating drug addiction; passing on
knowledge to students; and higher edu-
cation—how to work and learn within,
and outside, a university.”
As a trustee, Stellar’s contributions to
MSPP include strategic planning as well
as providing a sense of academic man-
agement. “Regarding MSPP’s future,” he
says, “I want to see MSPP build on the
excellence of its accomplishments, and to
carry this out, fundraising is extremely
important, yet with a balance that does not
undermine the core values of the school.”
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Student | Nancy Gaulin
“Psychology pulls at a whole different
part of your being than business, and
MSPP has helped me to find and nurture
that part of myself,” says Nancy Gaulin,
a business woman for 20 years who
decided to change careers seven years
ago. For her, MSPP was the first and
most critical step on her new path.
Gaulin, who has finished her coursework
for her Doctoral degree and is doing an
APA internship at the May Institute, says
that MSPP’s warm welcome eased her
slowly from the mindset of the business
world into a world dedicated to healing.
“I have always felt like more than a
student here. The faculty and adminis-
trators have treated me as a colleague, a
friend, a human being. They were always
there to problem solve, to nurture, to
listen,” she says.
“The integrative model was the right fit
for me. It made it possible for me to over-
come the ‘culture shock’ I was feeling
and to translate and then embrace the
language and culture of my new profes-
sion,” she says. “Sitting in class and
knowing that I could immediately use
what I was learning to help a patient...”
For Gaulin, who helped revitalize the
Student Coordinating Committee and
served as a student trustee, MSPP’s com-
munity ventures are very exciting and
“are just scratching the surface of what,
I believe, we can and will do for the
community, We are what the business
world would call ‘an organization with
the right heart.’”
“I look forward to many more partnerships
and initiatives that address unmet needs of
underserved populations,” she says.
Student | Daniel Williams
Dan William agrees that the integrative
approach is what distinguishes MSPP.
Williams completed his fourth-year
internship at The Trauma Center and is
currently working on his dissertation, an
update of a projective assessment tool,
the T.E.D. Test (Tasks of Emotional
Development), co-created by an MSPP
faculty member, Dr. Haskel Cohen.
“Instantly applying what you learn is
critical to the depth of your understand-
ing and knowledge in this field,” he says,
adding, “For me it was the testing clinic
that really made the difference, and
inspired me to focus on assessment as a
possible career.” The Brenner Center is
an on-site real-time evaluation center for
adults and children.
Williams, who helped to refine the
MSPP website and is now working on
an extranet, also commends MSPP for
trying to fill a desperate need for mental
health services in the community. “But
it is not just these new programs. All the
field placements we have over the course
of our doctoral training expose us to
those in need. We all leave here wired
into places and to cultures that need the
special services we are trained for.”
“I have been in pre-schools, public
schools and community service agencies.
Some of these places are not traditionally
thought of as mental health providers.
But, in fact, they are the most critical
for prevention of long-term problems.
I am talking about head-start programs,
pre-schools where early intervention can
change lives.”
Faculty | Dr. Anne Waters
Faculty member and alumna, Dr. Anne
Waters, modestly comments that she is
more interested “in the little picture”
at MSPP—teaching and mentoring
students—rather than “the vision thing.”
A highly dedicated teacher, she acknowl-
edges MSPP made a profound difference
in her life personally and professionally.
“Coming from a business career with
only one year of clinical experience
before my admission to MSPP, the then
new, independent school offered me the
chance for immediate clinical experience
and to gain confidence in my academic
abilities. Because the program was so
rich, and my classmates and teachers so
inspiring and excited about what was
possible in the field, I felt my chosen
profession was finally congruent with my
personality and values.”
Following graduation, Waters worked on
the adolescent inpatient unit at Charles
River Hospital, followed by Faulkner
Hospital for several years as staff
psychologist and director of psychol-
ogy training. In addition to teaching
at MSPP, Waters maintains a private
practice with a specialty in adolescence
and early adulthood.
“At MSPP it has been a privilege to
bring my passion for clinical work and
psychodynamic theory to such bright,
eager students. I can honestly say my
professional life is more satisfying than I
imagined years ago. MSPP has given me
the opportunity (and excuse) to be a per-
petual student. As far as I’m concerned,
it’s the best of all possible worlds.”
Faculty | Dr. Amaro Laria
Dr. Amaro Laria is making a difference.
His contribution is being felt in the
development of a unique program that
trains psychologists to competently treat the
underserved Latino population in the U.S.
In an enthusiastic tone, Laria explains,
“I am a creative person, and MSPP offers
a supportive and progressive environ-
ment in which new ideas can germinate,
such as the launching of an innovative
program, unique locally and nationally,
to promote the development of cultural
competence and linguistic skills among
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psychologists.
Laria is director of the Lucero Latino
Mental Health Program at MSPP, an
ambitious program designed to train
both Latino and non-Latino psycholo-
gists as “Latino Mental Health
Specialists.” Students will participate
in two consecutive summer immersion
programs in Latin America that involve
intensive Spanish language training, as
well as exposure to mental health clinical
work in a Latin American context.

“The need for mental health professionals
specifically trained to provide services
for the complex mental health needs of
Latinos in the United States has reached
a critical point,” states Laria, “less than
two percent of psychologists are capable
of providing care to these people. The
2001 Surgeon General’s report high-
lighted the alarming disparities that
exist in providing healthcare treatment
to underserved populations. The Latino
Mental Health Program is an excellent
training and intervention model for
addressing these issues.”
Eventually, Laria would like to see an
expansion of the Latino program to other
cultures, as well as a greater emphasis on
issues relevant to mental health treat-
ment of the poor.
“As we saw in the recent Katrina disaster,
there is an urgent need to address the
close relationship between race and
poverty in U.S. society” he says. “We
need models of training that transcend
the prevailing discourse of ‘culture’ and
address the deeper socio-economic issues
that lie at the core of these problems.
We are hoping to promote this outlook
on the multidimensional factors at play
in working with disadvantaged popula-
tions in the Lucero Latino Mental
Health Program.”
Alumnus | Dr. Steve Hayes
Dr. Steve Hayes, class of 1981, and
already a licensed psychologist when he
arrived at MSPP, came with a passion
to meet the many needs of underserved
communities.
In the 1970s, Hayes opened the Lynn
Community Health Center, which
focused on treating the underserved.
It evolved from counseling programs to
include medical services, a collaboration
on the forefront of integrated behavioral
health and primary care medicine.
Today the Center employs a staff of 400
and operates with a 20-million-dollar
annual budget. Hayes continues as
director of Behavioral Health Center
Services, and the Center continues
its emphasis on treating underserved
populations, providing the full range of
medical and behavioral health services,
from pediatrics to geriatrics.
“We never turn away patients who
cannot afford to pay,” says Hayes.
“Out of the 25,000 active patients
we serve, we offer free care to approxi-
mately 9,000 patients.”
In treating the underserved, the center
specializes in the care of Cambodian,
Latino, Russian, and most recently, it is
attempting to build services for Somalians
of the Bantu tribe. These efforts include
providing services from healthcare pro-
fessionals of that culture, who speak the
language and conduct staff training.
Hayes says that MSPP is on target with
its focus on the underserved, as well as
the quality training given by MSPP.
“Our center only accepts MSPP students
for our psychology internships and post-
doc fellowships due to their maturity
level and solid prior training,” he adds.
Hayes readily admits that he loves his
profession and is very thankful to MSPP
for how conscientiously it is fulfilling
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its mission.
Alumna | Dr. Lisa Gurland
Dr. Lisa Gurland has reached her profes-
sional pinnacle. With great passion, she
explains, “I am already doing more with
my career than I ever imagined.”
Gurland’s passion is especially exempli-
fied in her role as director of Behavioral
Health Planning and Development on
Disaster Preparedness at the Massachu-
setts Department of Public Health, where
she has provided expertise on a variety of
public health concerns since 1988.
In addition to disaster preparedness,
she has worked in the area of communi-
cable diseases, diversity awareness, and
training and consultation for program
development. “On bio-terrorism, there
is much work with local communities,
hospitals and first-line providers, as
well as drills and training to educate
each other,’ she says. ‘Regarding disaster
preparedness, the work is primarily to
develop relationships between providers—
hospitals, local communities and state
and federal agencies through practice
drills and integrated training programs.
We can’t learn from each other if we
don’t know each other.”
According to Gurland, following Hur-
ricane Katrina, more than 200 people
arrived in Massachusetts from New
Orleans. “We are learning how to meet
the behavioral health needs of people
who are traumatized on many levels.
We are also learning how to take care of
each other as providers. It is a necessary
and complicated task.”
Coming to MSPP as a psychiatric nurse,
and graduating in 1985, Gurland feels
MSPP made a tremendous difference in
grounding her in theory and practice.
“I especially found the supervisors’
courses and community mental health
classes of great assistance,” she says.
With her commitment to public
health, Gurland is pleased with the role
MSPP is playing in the community, not
just as an institution, but a team player
with other institutions who are all
making a difference.

Commitment | Graduation 2005
Judge Martha Grace entreats students to commit themselves... “We must commit to earlier and effective treat-
ment, and I need all of you as partners in this effort,” said Judge Martha Grace, chief justice of the Massachusetts
Juvenile Court, as she spoke to the “newly minted” MSPP graduates of the mental health needs of the nation’s children
at MSPP’s commencement on June 5.
“We cannot pay lip service to the con-
cept of protecting children and then not
fund the critical programs designed to
meet their needs,” she said after describ-
ing to the graduates how early childhood
trauma and abuse can last a lifetime,
contributing to major mental illness,
substance abuse, sometimes criminal
behavior, and always emotional disability.
“Our work—yours and mine—is not
about numbers of people, it is about
A Joyous Celebration | 30th Anniversary Gala
More than 400 students, alumni, past and present faculty, and friends gathered to celebrate MSPP’s 30th anniversary
at a gala on June 3. Originally planned for 250 guests on the school’s campus, the popularity of the event exceeded ex-
pectations and had to be moved to Moseley’s in Dedham. As a fundraiser, it also was a resounding success, profits from
the event will provide additional funding for the school’s programs, community services and scholarships.
The evening presented a joyous
opportunity for numerous psychologists
to regenerate connections to their alma
mater and their classmates. It was also
an opportunity to celebrate the ideals
of the school, including its emphasis
on community mental health efforts.
individuals, one at a time, each with
his/her unique set of facts and identities.
It is critical that we keep their names and
faces in our minds so we do not begin to
think of them as numbers,” she said.
“You are our best hope for a bright future
for our children. You have an opportu-
nity to make an impact, a difference in
the life of a child, of a family. My oppor-
tunity to make a difference has been the
biggest joy of my professional career...
To highlight the importance of com-
munity mental health, MSPP presented
the school’s first annual Mental Health
Advocacy Award to Richard Weintraub,
director of Homeless Services for the
Boston Public Health Commission,
and the MSPP Community Service and
It has been an extraordinary journey,
one child, one family at a time.”
“I invite you all to join me on this jour-
ney as you take your new degrees and put
them to work.”
Grace, who was also granted an honorary
doctorate at the ceremonies, was chosen
to address the MSPP audience because
of her extraordinary understanding of
mental health issues of the young.
Training Award to Massachusetts State
Senator Marian Walsh for spearheading
initiatives and laws that help families
thrive, protect the environment, create
fair criminal justice policies and
encourage business development.
Financials | Development Overview
I am pleased to provide an overview of MSPP’s financial condition. In 2005,
we continued to enhance and broaden our revenue base by increasing the
number of donors to the school. We received approval for a new Master
of Arts Degree as well as approval for a new Certificate in Advanced
Graduate Study in School Psychology. At the same time, we limited
expenses while we continued to invest strategically in our school, in the
communities we serve, and in new program and systems development.
Our revenue growth was driven primarily
by growth in our student body, improved
student retention, the start of a new
Executive Coaching Program and a
modest increase in donations. While
tuition continues to account for most of
our revenue, donations now account for
three percent of our total budget—up
significantly from three years ago, when
we raised less than $20,000 and donations
accounted for less than one percent of
revenues. Our development focus has
been to grow the donor base, cultivate
current donors, and create signature
events to enhance funding, connection
and visibility of the school. We have now
increased the donor base five-fold from
100 to over 500 contributors. The num-
ber of donors who gave $1,000 or more
has again doubled this year and we held
our largest ever Gala this spring. Total
donations now exceed $175,000 which,
while far short of our need, represents
substantial growth over the past two
years. The charts (upper right) provide a
picture of our growth in the number of
donors and the amount donated.
We also paid close attention to expenses.
Revenue has more than doubled over the
past three years, but expenses have grown
just 41 percent. While we continue to be
fiscally conservative, we have invested in
student and alumni support services,
increased faculty time in order to
maintain a low student-to-faculty ratio,
and continued to build our development
office, new programs, computer systems,
public relations and marketing capabili-
ties. We did all this and still ended the
year with an operating surplus.
In addition, donations to new Centers at
MSPP continue to provide critical funds
to create and operate these new programs
to meet the needs of underserved indi-
viduals and communities.
The chart (bottom right) summarizes
revenue and expense in the most recent
fiscal years, reflecting institutional
growth and effective fiscal management.
Finally, in 2005, student scholarships
and stipends were awarded in the
amount of $280,000.
Competitive institutions are able to
award almost twice this amount.
Currently, PsyD tuition for full-time
attendance now totals $21,920 for one
year. This amount challenges most
applicants and certainly requires part-
time work beyond field placement
for almost all of our students. ninety
percent of our students fund their tuition
through various student loan programs.
For graduating students, many leave with
debt of more than $140,000 from both
undergraduate and graduate study. Our
Number of Donors
2003 2004 2005
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scholarship and stipend programs allow
us to award monies to our neediest and
most promising students. Clearly the
need for increased financial assistance
is great if we are to continue to produce
the compassionate and well educated
students for which we are known.
In 2006, we hope that development
funds will contribute even more signifi-
cantly to defray the educational cost
of deserving students and provide
much-needed services to underserved
MSPP Donors | 2005
Thank you again for your contributions. (This list reflects donations made between
July 1, 2004 and the publication date of this Annual Report.) If you have made a
donation and your name does not appear below or there are any inaccuracies related to
your listing, please accept our sincere apologies. Please be kind enough to let us know
of our mistake, so that we might correct it in future publications.
Partners
Anonymous
Mr. Peter Berenson &
Mrs. Marsha Berenson
Andreas Laddis, MD
Principals
Jerome Abarbanel, PhD
Dr. Alan Dodge Beck &
Deborah Lisansky Beck
Jean F. Bellows, PsyD
Hilary E. Bender, PhD
Drs. Harriet & Stanley Berman
Drs. Jacqueline & Stanley Buchin
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Capobianco
Citibank
Drs. Edmund & Marilyn Cohler
Dr. Barbara Counter
Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas A. Covino
Paul P. Daley, Esq.
Barbara Daley, PsyD
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence C. Elliott
Paul P. Haran, PhD
Charles H. Hogan, PsyD
Kenneth Hopkins, PsyD
Robbie Lacritz, PsyD
individuals and communities. We con-
tinue to pursue grants from corporations,
foundations, and individuals and will
soon announce a planned giving pro-
gram. Please feel encouraged to contact
us if you are interested in participating
in our development efforts or know of
someone who would be interested in
our mission.
Patrick Capobianco, BS
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. & Mrs. Lane Newbury
Brian D. Ott, PhD
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Patkin
Drs. Rochelle Robbins &
Donald Steinbrecher
Dr. Linda Shaw &
Mr. Bruce Goodman
Ellen Siegel, PsyD
Mr. James Stam
Dr. Alex & Mr. James Stirling
Elinor E. Svenson,PsyD
Mr. Martin Tannenbaum
Dr. & Mrs. Howard Weintraub
Major Donors
Nancy L. Gaulin, MBA
Jay A. Halfond, PhD
Christopher L. Huvos, PsyD
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Karofsky
Dr. Robert Kegan
Stanley P. Rosenzweig, PhD
Sustaining Donors
Meredith & Douglas Armbrust
Evy Blum & Stephen Thomas
Bank of America
Mrs. Ruth G. Brenner
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey N. Brenner
Richard Bristol, PsyD
Edward De Vos, EdD &
Judith Schechtman
Mr. & Mrs. William Fink
Forman, Itzkowitz, Berenson &
LaGreca, PC
Lisa S. Fusaro, PsyD
Mr. Lawrence F. Geuss, Jr.
GT Reilly & Company
Dr. & Mrs. Jerome M. Kaitz
Mr. Mitchell Kapor
Gerald P. Koocher, PhD
Dr. & Mrs. Alan J. Lieberman
Paul D. Lipsitt, PhD
Massachusetts Society of Clinical
Psychologists
Sally & Andy Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Morgan
Lise Motherwell, PsyD
Mrs. Kathy Murphy
Judith A. Osher, PsyD
Mr. & Mrs. Murray S. Patkin
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Patkin
Patricia D. Perry, PsyD
Victoria Putz, PsyD
Rivermoor Realty Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Romanow
Elizabeth S. Warner, PsyD
Supporting Donors
Mark Aron, PsyD
Bruce & Elyse Balder
David Barlow, PhD
Dr. Shelley Beck
Drs. Robert & Anne Beck
Nancy Blackmun, PsyD
Eric & Robin Blank
Blue Hill Press
Elizabeth Blumberg, PsyD
Dr. Elise Brenner & Mr. Michael Kajen
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Brenner
Ms. Sandra Bromfield
Mr. Donald Chase, PsyD
Rep. Robert Coughlin
Eugene J. D’Angelo, PhD
Jaine L. Darwin, PsyD
Andrew S. Dibner, PhD
Dr. Kevin Donnelly
Drs. Randi S. Dorn & Jay Ryan
Mr. James Elkind &
Ms. Rachel Goldstein
Dr. Mary Jane England
Linda & Fred Franklin
Barbara Spar Furstenberg, PsyD
Mr. & Mrs. Ronn Garry
Pauline E. Gerson, PsyD
Stephen & Randy Goldberger
Ms. Deborah Grabler
Dr. & Mrs. David W. Haughey
Sheila & Irwin Heller
Hercules Press
Mr. James Kaduboski
Marjorie Kettell, PhD
Richard Lazur, PsyD
Richard Lewis & Joan Sapinsley
Dr. Bob Lichtenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Lisman
Peter Moran, PhD
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Posner
Mr. David Rhodes &
Ms. Diane Tabakman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rosenblum
Stephen Rothenberg, PsyD
Ms. Carole Sacino
Pat Sapinsley & Harold Levy
Mr. Alan Scovell
Ms. Edith G. Sobol
Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Stack
James R. Stellar, PhD
Ms. Elinor Stout
Marsha Vannicelli, PhD
Dr. Nagagopal Venna
Ms. Eleanor L. Ward
Anne W. Waters, PsyD
The Wexler Family
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Friends
Mr. Dean R. Abby
Ms. Paola Abello
Susan Abelson, PhD
Ms. Kristie O. Adloff & Dr. Josh Borus
Ms. Paige K. Ambrose
Allison Andrews, PsyD
Jane Appell, PhD
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Armbrust
Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Armbrust
Meredith Arnold, PsyD
Peter & Barbara Aschheim
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Auerbach
Mr. Jim Austin
Ms. Erinn L. Babine
Orit & Oud Bar-On
Ms. Sharon Basco & Mr. John Koch
Ms. Dorothy Basteri
Ms. Alix Battle
Mary Baures, PsyD
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beatty
Ms. Emily Beck
Susan R. Berger, EdD
Cynthia Berman, PsyD
Mrs. Mindy Berman
Wally & Roz Bernheimer
Stephen Berry
Dr. & Mrs. James R. Bieber
Dr. Morton P. Birnbaum
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Block
Mr. Mark W. Boland
Dr. Paul Schailer &
Dr. Mary M. Bosley
Ms. Holly C. Bourget
Ms. Jessica Boyatt
Dr. & Mrs. Steven N. Broder
Mike & Susan Brown
Ms. Karin L. Bryan
Ms. Erin M. Bucchino
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen W. Buell
Terrie Burda, PsyD
Nelson & Mimi Burstein
Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Byruck
Robert Cable, PsyD
Mrs. Helen Caiani
Mr. Curt Canneta
Dr. Deborah L. Cantor
Dr. & Mrs. Louis R. Caplan
Ms. Edith A. Cardwell
Dr. Dorothy Carino
Ms. Katharine L. Carlson
Ms. Bethany Carr
Mr. & Mrs. Jorge Carrillo
Carol Caton, PsyD
Ms. Maria Celli
Tanya M. Childs, PsyD
Ms. Joan Christel
Citizens Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Clifford
Mitchell Clionsky, PhD
Haskel Cohen, PhD
Mr. & Mrs. David Cohen
Ms. Arline Cohn
Stanley Cole & Randy Garber
Jane Coles-Ryter, PsyD

Mr. Bob Connolly
Patricia M. Conway, PsyD
Ms. Francine Cook
Ms. Karen Cook
Ms. Lindsay Cook
Lynn K. Cooper, EdD
Mr. Andrew Cort
Ms. Stella Cort
Mr. Michael Costa
Thomas J. Cottle, PhD
Mrs. Christina B. Coulombe
Mr. Brian Cournoger
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew C. Cox
Ms. Alice Czaja
Ms. Theresa E. Dauphinais
Terri Davis, PhD
Ms. Jacqueline Davis
Mr. Ron DeMaio
Camille DiBenedetto, PsyD
Dr. & Mrs. Elliot Dombroff
Gerard J. Donnellan, PhD
Peter F. Donnelly, PsyD
James M. Donovan, PhD
Michael Doyle
Allan & Judy Drachman
Debi Dulberg, PsyD
Ms. Debbie Eddy
Mr. Lewis Eisenberg &
Ms. Nancy Farrell
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Elliott
Isabelle Emmenegger-Hindin, PsyD
Ms. Heather England
Mr. John K. Eyemaro
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Feingold
Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Ferrari
Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Fields
Ms. Ellie Fine
Ms. Delia Finnie
Dr. Carl Fleischer
Dr. Linda R. Fogel
Dawn Foley
Mr. Howard Forman &
Ms. Cheryl Supowit
Ms. Liza R. Fox
Ms. Roberta J. Frechette
Mr. & Mrs. Cleo N. Fredette, Jr.
Arlene & Larry Fruman
Mr. Scott Fruscio
Ms. Sheila Gallagher
Ms. Louise Garfinkle
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Gargan
Ms. Sheila Garnick
Richard Geist, EdD
Alyce Getler, PsyD
Kim L. Gilbert, PsyD
Ms. Linda L. Gilbert
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice E. Gilmore
David L. Gleason, PsyD
Mrs. Pauline F. Gleason
Arnold G. Gofstein, PhD
Ms. Marissa Gold
Mr. Arthur S. Goldberg
Gary Goldman, PsyD
Norman Goldstein, PhD
Ms. Cheryl A. Gomes
Mr. Thomas Gonzales
Andrea & Ellen Gordon
Joseph P. Gorin, PsyD
Mr. Brian Grady
Ms. Tammy L. Grady
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Greenberg
Mr. Bryan L. Grillo
Mr. & Mrs. William Grinnell
Dr. Stanley J. Gross
Luanne Grossman, PsyD
Mrs. Beryl Grossman
Mr. Fred M. Grosso
Dr. & Mrs. Thierry Guedj
Aspasia Guyette, PsyD
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Hamersley
Jessica Hammann, PhD
David Harder, PhD
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hayes
Stephen Hayes, PsyD
Elizabeth Hayes Wilson, PsyD
Mrs. Eileen C. Healy
Mr. Joe Heaney
Mrs. Joan Heffernan
Dr. Lorraine Heilbrunn
Bruce & Laura Heintz
Kalman M. Heller, PhD
Charles Hersch, PhD
Douglas Hoffman, PhD
Mr. & Mrs. Don H. Hughes
Lt. Col. & Mrs. Robert E. Hughes
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Humphrey
Ms. Sherrill D. Hunnibell
Ms. Vanessa Hunnibell
Isaacs & Associates
Michael G. Jackson
Patricia Jacobs
Lori Jannen, PsyD
Dr. Harold D. Jester
Tomas C. Jonsson, PsyD
Lionel S. Joseph, PhD, PsyD
Mr. Jerry Kadish
Dossie Kahn, PsyD
Jim & June Kaitz
Lorrie & Ed Kaitz
Ms. Julia Kajen
Rowain & Yossi Kalichstein
Lisa Kantor, PsyD
Lore E. Kantrowitz, EdD
Dr. Martin G. Katz
Betty C. Kaufman, JD
Ms. Lydia Kaufman
Katherine Kaye, PsyD
Ms. Gia J. Kazianis
Cynthia S. Keefe, PsyD
Albert & Terese Kelly
Leah Kelly
Dr. & Mrs. Hyman L. Kempler
Ruth E. Khowais, PsyD
Mr. Peter N. Kiang
Ms. Margery F. Kingsdale
Megan M. Kirby, PsyD
Wayne Klein, PhD
Jodie Kliman, PhD
Helen Kraus
Mr. Andrew Kuller
Howard M. Kunin, PsyD
Ms. Elizabeth Kvedar
Ms. Shirley LaClaire
Ms. Erin L. Lane
Dr. Kristin M.S. Lang
Christer B. Larsson, PsyD
Dr. Lynne Layton
Dr. Judith P. Leavitt
Ms. Marlene Lebow
Ms. Shirley Leclaire
Kate Leonard, PsyD
Lois A. Levin, PhD
Harry Levinson, PhD
Raymond A. Levy, PsyD
Dr. & Mrs. Richard I. Levy
Ms. Kristin Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. John Lewis
Mr. Matthew Liepins
Marcie & Larry Lifson
Bara Litman-Pike, PsyD
Ms. Shannon Lorentsson
Stephen S. Lottridge, PsyD
Mr. Alistair R. Lucas
Ruth Lull, PsyD
Mr. Shane Macha
Julie Mailloux, PsyD
Robin S. Maisel, PsyD
Lorraine Mangione, PhD
Dr. Rocco A. Marino
Dr. Elaine Marks
Amy S. Mayer, PsyD
Susan M. McCafferty, PsyD
Dr. Paul F. McCarron
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. McDevitt
Ms. Elizabeth McEnany
Mr. John McGovern
Ms. Florence S. Medlinsky
Ms. Lisa Melchiorri
Irene C. Merwin, PsyD
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald D. Meyer
Mr. John Meymaris
Ms. Zeljka Mileusnic
Norbett Mintz, PhD
Mr. Christyan Mitchell
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Mofenson
Dr. Sandra Morse
Ms. Maryanne Moses
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Moylan
Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Muhr
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Narva
Mr. & Mrs. William Narva
Drs. Judith Nast & Paul Cole
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Nelson
Ms. Debra A. Newborg
Shari L. Noe, PsyD
Ms. Mitzi P. Nolan
Teddy O’Connell
Peter O’Connor, PsyD
Marsha A. Padwa, PsyD
Asimina Panayoutou, PsyD
Carol MacMillan Panetta, PsyD
Ms. Leto Papadopoulos
Elizabeth A. Parsons, PsyD
Mr. & Mrs. James Patkin
Mrs. Ruth Patterson
Deborah A. Peck, PsyD
Isidore Penn, PsyD
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Peters
Thomas J. Petrouski, PsyD
Ms. Melanie Piscia
Ms. Molly Plummer
Ms. Margaret P. Plummer
Ethan Pollack, PhD
Ms. Claudene A. Polselli
Robert Portman, PsyD
Sanford M. Portnoy, PhD
Susan Powers, PsyD
Charlene & Michael Prounis
Dr. Philip Quinn
Mr. Joe Quintanilla
Ms. Kely Ra
Ms. Anjana Rajan
Dr. Lewis M. Rambo
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Regenberger
Mrs. Sylvia Reicher &
Mrs. Marilyn Levin
Francis & Robin Reynolds
Mr. Jim Rielly
Ms. Harriet C. Robbins
Alfred & Pamela Roberts
Mr. Sumner Rodman
Ms. Allyn Romanow
Ms. Louise Romanow &
Mr. Bill Swallow
Michael & Liz Romanow
Dr. & Mrs. Peter Romanow
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Rosenberg
Dr. David Rosenberg, PhD
Drs. Gershen & Eleanor Rosenblum
Barbara H. Rosenn, PsyD
Saul Rosenthal, PhD
Erlene Rosowsky, PsyD
Ms. Wendy Rotfort
Mr. & Mrs. Eli Rubenstein
Stephen Rudin, EdD
Mr. Michael F. Rush
Mrs. Phyllis Ruskin Dana
Ms. Kristin Russo
Mr. Fidencio Saldana
Ms. Bernice Sandler
Mr. Rajay Sane
John & Lila Sapinsley
Helene Satz, PsyD
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Schaffer
Dr. Rosalind Scheffler
Ms. Jody Scheier
Dr. Toby Schlein
Lynda Schlosberg
Hope E. Schreiber, PsyD
Dr. Celia L. Schulhoff
Wynn Schwartz, PhD
Linda & Authur Schwartz
Ms. Jane Scovell
Ms. Lyndsay K. Shader
Mary M. Shailer-Bosley, PsyD
Karen Jo Shapiro, PsyD
John J. Sheff, PsyD
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Gale & Michael Silverberg
Michael I. Singer, PhD
Judith G. Singer, PhD
Maria Sirois, PsyD
Carole Slipowitz, PsyD
Alla N. Smirnova, PsyD
Mr. Danny Smolnik
Steve & Rosalie Snyder
Judith Solman, PsyD
Dr. Myrna F. Solomon
Dr. Jorge Sotelo
Eda Spielman, PsyD
Mr. & Mrs. Darin St. George
Mr. Ross Stafford
Ms. Erin Stam
Mrs. Linda Steiff
Kitty Stein, PsyD
Mr. David Stein
Ms. Ann Steinberg
Richard & Ilene Stellar
Ms. Carol B. Sterling
Dr. Robert B. Straus
Danielle & Len Strickman
Rosalie Suescun, PsyD
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Swartz
Mr. & Mrs. Brian M. Sykora
Shelley Tanenbaum, PsyD
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Terosky
David W. Trimble, PhD
Joanne Tuller, PsyD
Shyamala Venkataraman, PhD
Mrs. Justine Vuolo
Mr. Jeff Waitkus
Joanne Walker, PsyD
Ms. Kathleen Wallace
Ms. Melissa Wallace
Senator Marian Walsh
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Wasserboehr
Mr. Joe Waters
Harvey S. Waxman, PhD
Candice Weigle-Spier, PsyD
Doug & Judy Weil
Elana Weiner, PsyD
Matt & Sarah Weisman
Glenna Weiss, PsyD
Justin L. Weiss, PhD
Carol Weiszmann &
Susan Messenheimer
Mr. Kyle Welch
Carol S. Wertheimer, PsyD
Ms. Ann K. Willard
Mr. Chris Willard
Ms. Mara Willard
Ms. Nicole P. Willenborg
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Warren Winnick
Carol A. Wogrin, PsyD
Dr. & Mrs. Joel A. Wolk
Milton & Arlene Wolk
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Wolk
Kevan Yenerall
Mr. Davis Yetman
Denise M. Yocum, PsyD
Edward Zadravec, PsyD
Ms. Jessica C. Zara-Hoguet
Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Zhukovsky
Eric H. Zieff, PsyD
Mr. James Zimbardi
Volunteers & In-Kind Contributions | In Appreciation...
While we greatly appreciate the monetary donations from our friends, students, faculty and alumnae/i, we are equally
grateful for other gifts. In the past year, many have given of their time and expertise through classroom presentations,
participation on committees, involvement in the admissions process, donations of books and educational materials, in
kind service and supervision. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the benefit of MSPP. Although
not exhaustive, below is a list of many who have volunteered time and effort to MSPP during the past year. Please
accept our apologies if your name is not spelled correctly or if there are errors of omission.
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Volunteers
Scott Akins
Danielle Audet
Jill Bloom
Elizabeth Blumberg
Charlene Bonner
Ruth Brenner
Andrea Butler
Claudia Cardenas
Katie Carlson
Jasmine Clare
Nicole Claudia
Jane Coles Ryter
Kate Colistra
Jim Conway
Denise Coppola
Sophia Costello
Kevin Costello
Laura Derr
Edward DeVos
Denise Feeley
Barbara Furstenberg
Lisa Fusaro
Barbara Gannon
Nancy Gaulin
Jennifer Gauvin
Elizabeth Geuss
Marissa Gold
Jackie Goodwin
Athena Gordon
Katherine Green Kaye
Julie Guiher
Patti Jacobs
Bernice Kelly
Marjorie Kettell
Mark Kinchla
Arthur Kosmopoulos
Kennan Krug
Andrew Kuller
Susan LaFarge
Vera Lapid-Jachimowicz
Amaro Laria
Rowell Levy
Isaac Lowenthal
Suzanne McCarthy
Lizzie McEnany
Kevin Miller
Rick Muhr
Lori Muhr
Kathy Murphy
Shari Noe
Laura Okin
Asimina Panayoutou
Katie Phalan
Caitlin Pittel
Shannon Price
Rachel Redlener
Jamie Rishikof
Ellen Romanov
Marian Rosoff-Encarnacion
Wendy Rotfort
Rowell Levy
Bernice Sandler
Nancy Santoro
Holly Schaff
Diana Schoeller
Lynda Schlosberg
Stephanie Schwartz
Jenny Schweon
Amalea Seelig
Elihu Selter
Jill Shapiro
Kim Smith
Richard Smitley
Jackie Spada
Monica Spivey
Jim Stam
David Stein
Leigh Stewart
Elinor Stout
Martin Tannenbaum
Sue Taylor
Anna Terry
Elaine Toomey
Shyamala Venkataraman
Jane Waldman
Craig Ward
Rick Wasserboehr
Anne Waters
Dan Williams
Marcy Yuknat
In-Kind Donors
Applebee’s Neighborhood
Grill & Bar
Barber’s Gifts
Baskets by Christine Studley
Blockbuster
Booksmith
Bugaboo Creek
Chili’s Restaurant
Desmond O’Malley’s
Figs Restaurant
Finagle A Bagel
Fitness Etcetera For Women
Gold’s Gym
John Harvard’s Restaurant
Jordan’s Furniture
Keldara Salon & Day Spa
Ken’s Steak House
Legal Sea Food
Leventhal-Sidman JCC
Marathon Sports
Natick Crown Plaza
New England Aquarium
Peterson Party Center, Inc.
Piccadilly Pub
Portraits by McCall
Pro Media
Riverside Pizza & Subs
Target Stores
Trader Joe’s
Valvoline
Viking Office Products
W.B. Mason
West Napoli Deli

Board of Trustees | Administration
Jerome Abarbanel, PhD
Eugene Joseph D’Angelo, PhD
David Barlow, PhD
Shani A. Dowd, LCSW
Peter Berenson, CPA
Joshua Eagle
Jacqueline Buchin, PsyD
Stanley Buchin, PhD
Richard I. Freedman, MEd
Jay A. Halfond, PhD
Edmund U. Cohler, PhD
Paul P. Haran, PhD
Charles Hogan, PsyD
Betty C. Kaufman, JD
Gerald Koocher, PhD
Paul Lipsitt, PhD
Samuel Moncata, PsyD
Lise Motherwell, PsyD
Kurt R. Redfield
Stanley Rosenzweig, PhD
Michael F. Rush, MA
James Stellar, PhD
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Dean Abby, MEd, Director of Continuing Education
Alan Dodge Beck, PhD, Dean of the Doctoral Program
Stanley Berman, PhD, Dean of Advanced Graduate Programs
Patrick Capobianco, BS, Chief Financial & Operating Officer
Nicholas Covino, PsyD, President
Randi S. Dorn, EdD, Director of Training
Mahala Evans, BA, Development & Alumni Relations Manager
Vivien Goldman, MLS, MA, Librarian
Eileen Healy, BS, BA, Director of Financial Services
Kenneth Hopkins, PsyD, Associate Dean of Students
Amaro Laria, PhD, Director of Lucero Latino Mental Health Program
Robert Lichtenstein, PhD, Director of Program Development, School Psychology
Frances V. Mervyn, PhD, Dean of Students
Kari Mitchell Flynn, MLS, Librarian
Samuel Moncata, PsyD, Director of Leon O. Brenner Psychological
Assessment Center
Mariquita Mullan, PhD, MPH, Director of Community Service & Training
Mario Murga, MA, Director of Admissions
Sanford Portnoy, PhD, Director, Center for the Study of Psychology & Divorce
Victoria Putz, PsyD, Associate Director of Training
Shellee Robbins, PhD, Director of Training
Erlene Rosowsky, PsyD, Director Mental Health & Aging Center
Nicholas Spada, Facilities Manager
Lewis Stern, PhD, Director of Professional Executive Coaching Certificate Program
Christine Studley, MBA, Registrar
Eleanor Ward, Office Manager

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