Graduate Students - Mt. Hope Family Center

Opportunities and funding support are available for PhD candidates and post-doctoral fellows in the University of Rochester Department of Psychology who work at the Mt. Hope Family Center (MHFC). In addition to pursuing their own scholarly work, students in these positions are encouraged to participate in clinical and research activities of MHFC. Internships in local social work and mental health counseling programs are also available for students.

Training is offered for interns in a range of evidence-based therapeutic models (e.g., child-parent psychotherapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy). Comprehensive individual and group based supervision is provided to ensure therapeutic effectiveness and efficacy as well as professional growth.

Current Graduate Students

Alex Baker
Faculty mentor: Patrick Davies
abaker36@ur.rochester.edu

Vanessa Cao
Faculty mentor: Patrick Davies
vcao2@ur.rochester.edu

Kassidy Colton
Faculty mentor: Patrick Davies
kcolton@rochester.edu

Zoe Duberstein
Faculty mentor: Sheree Toth
zduberst@ur.rochester.edu

Carson Kautz-Turnbull
Faculty mentor: Christie Petrenko
ckautz@ur.rochester.edu

Rachel Levin
Faculty mentor: Liz Handley/Sheree Toth
rlevin6@UR.rochester.edu

Cory Platts
Faculty mentor: Melissa Sturge-Apple
cory.platts@rochester.edu

LaShauna Porter
Faculty mentor: Liz Handley/Sheree Toth
lport11@ur.rochester.edu

Madeline Rockhold
Faculty mentor: Christie Petrenko
mrockhol@ur.rochester.edu

Andy Ross
Faculty mentor: Liz Handley/Sheree Toth
andrew.ross@rochester.edu

Anna Smith
Faculty mentor: Jody Todd Manly/Melissa Sturge-Apple
anna.smith@rochester.edu

Emily Speybroeck
Faculty mentor: Christie Petrenko
espeybro@ur.rochester.edu

Hannah Swerbenski
Faculty mentor: Melissa Sturge-Apple
hswerben@ur.rochester.edu

Leena Twal
Faculty mentor: Melissa Sturge-Apple
ltwal@ur.rochester.edu

Advanced Clinical Trainees

Alesia Richardson
Faculty mentor: Jody Todd Manly
alesia_richardson@urmc.rochester.edu

Molly Arnold
Faculty mentor: Jody Todd Manly
mollys_arnold@urmc.rochester.edu

Maddy Rockhold
Faculty mentor: Jody Todd Manly
mrockhol@UR.Rochester.edu

Angela Santee
Faculty mentor: Jody Todd Manly
angela_santee@urmc.rochester.edu