{"id":15,"date":"2013-02-05T13:49:29","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T18:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychology.cos.ucf.edu\/pmil\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-09-05T12:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:30:40","slug":"graduate-student-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/mpact\/graduate-student-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Student Alumni from MPACT Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Completed UCF Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program in\u00a0MPACT Lab:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vidya Kamath, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. awarded August 2010)\n<ul>\n<li>Predoctoral Clinical Internship (2009 to 2010): Dartmouth Medical School (Hanover, NH) \u2013 clinical neuropsychology focus<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellowship (2010 to 2013): Department of Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry Section, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine \u2013 clinical neuropsychology focus.<\/li>\n<li><em><em><strong>Currently (as of 9\/5\/2025): <\/strong><\/em><strong>Associate Professor and Clinical Training Director and Director of Research for Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Medical School.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diana M. Orem, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. awarded August 2010)\n<ul>\n<li>Predoctoral Clinical Internship (2009 to 2010): St. Joseph\u2019s Healthcare (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellowship (2010 to 2011) : VA San Diego with Dr. Eric Granholm \u2013 clinical and research (schizophrenia\/psychosis)<\/li>\n<li>2011 to 2013: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Stanislaus.<\/li>\n<li><em><em><strong>Currently (as of 9\/24\/19): <\/strong><\/em><strong>Staff Psychologist at a United States military base.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diane C. Robinson (formerly Petrac), Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. awarded August 2010)\n<ul>\n<li>Predoctoral Clinical Internship (2009 to 2010): North Florida\/South Georgia Veterans Health System (Gainesville, FL) \u2013 clinical neuropsychogy focus<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellowship (2010 to 2012): Maitland Associates with Dr. Dano Leli \u2013 clinical neuropsychology focus<\/li>\n<li>2012 to 2013: Staff Psychologist, North Florida\/South Georgia Veterans Affairs System<\/li>\n<li>2013 to 2024: Program Director of Cancer Support Community and Integrative Medicine Department, Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center, Orlando, FL.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>2024 to current (as of 9\/5\/2025): Psychologist, National Health Service, England.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew E. Deptula, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. awarded August 2016)\n<ul>\n<li>Predoctoral Clinical Internship (2015 &#8211; 2016) &#8211; Stony Brook University, Mind-Body Clinical Research Center, Stony Brook, NY.<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellowship (2016 &#8211; 2018): Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook Medical Center &amp; Kranser Psychological Center, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY and Inpatient Psychiatry Rotation Supervisor for the Stony Brook University Consortium Internship Program (APA-accredited).<\/li>\n<li><em><em><strong>Currently (as of 9\/5\/25): <\/strong><\/em><strong>Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chi C. Chan, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/strong>(Ph.D. awarded August 2016)\n<ul>\n<li>Predoctoral Clinical Internship (2015 &#8211; 2016) &#8211;\u00a0University of California Los Angeles Semel Institute for Neuroscience &amp; Human Behavior; Track: Adult Major Mental Illness.<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellowship: (2016 &#8211; 2018): James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY; New York\/New Jersey VISN 3 MIRECC Program<em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><em><strong>2018 to current: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai <\/strong><\/em><strong>and Education Director of VISN 2 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center at James J. Peters (Bronx) VA Medical Center.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christopher C. Spencer, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/strong>(Ph.D. awarded August 2020)\n<ul>\n<li>Predoctoral Clinical Internship (2019 &#8211; 2020) &#8211; Salem VA Medical Center, Salem, VA<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>2020 to current: Primary Care Mental Health Integration Psychologist at the Tampa VA Medical Center.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>John P. O&#8217;Donnell, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. awarded August 2023)\n<ul>\n<li>Predoctoral Clinical Internship (2022-2023) &#8211; Orlando VA Medical Center<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>2023 &#8211; current:<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<em>Staff Psychologist, Primary Care, Orlando VA Medical Center (Lake Baldwin)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Samantha D. Simpson, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. awarded August 2024)\n<ul>\n<li>Predoctoral Clinical Internship (2023-2024) &#8211; James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (Mountain Home, TN)<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024 &#8211; 2025): Health Psychology <span class=\"outlook-search-highlight\" data-markjs=\"true\">Postdoctoral <\/span><span class=\"outlook-search-highlight\" data-markjs=\"true\">Fellowship<\/span> in the Psycho-oncology and Transplant Medicine Unit at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>2025 &#8211; current:<\/strong><strong> Assistant Professor in the Psycho-oncology and Transplant Medicine Unit at the University of Virginia School of Medicine<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jessica A. Ruiz, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. awarded August 2024)\n<ul>\n<li>Predoctoral Clinical Internship (2023-2024) &#8211; NMVAHCS\/Southwest Consortium (Albuquerque, NM)<\/li>\n<li>2024 &#8211; 2025: Postdoctoral fellowship at the New Mexico VA Medical Center (Albuquerque) on the PTSD Clinical Team<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>2025 &#8211; Current: Licensed Psychologist for Cognitive Behavioral Institute of Albuquerque.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Giulia C. Salgari, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Ph.D. awarded August 2025)\n<ul>\n<li>Predoctoral Clinical Internship (2024 &#8211; 2025) &#8211; UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior; Pediatric Neuropsychology<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>2025 to current: NIH T32-funded Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior; Child Division; Mentor: Dr. Sandra Loo; child neuropsychology focus<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Completed UCF Clinical Psychology M.S. 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Sutterby (M.S. awarded December 2009)\n<ul>\n<li>Thesis Title: \u201cNeuropsychological functioning in social phobia.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Completed UCF Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program in\u00a0MPACT Lab: Vidya Kamath, Ph.D. (Ph.D. awarded August 2010) Predoctoral Clinical Internship (2009 to 2010): Dartmouth Medical School (Hanover, NH) \u2013 clinical neuropsychology focus Postdoctoral Fellowship (2010 to 2013): Department of Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry Section, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/mpact\/graduate-student-alumni\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Graduate Student Alumni from MPACT Lab - Mood, Personality, and CogniTion (MPACT) Lab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/mpact\/graduate-student-alumni\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Graduate Student Alumni from MPACT Lab - Mood, Personality, and CogniTion (MPACT) Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Completed UCF Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program in\u00a0MPACT Lab: Vidya Kamath, Ph.D. (Ph.D. awarded August 2010) Predoctoral Clinical Internship (2009 to 2010): Dartmouth Medical School (Hanover, NH) \u2013 clinical neuropsychology focus Postdoctoral Fellowship (2010 to 2013): Department of Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry Section, &hellip; 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