Clinical Psychology Core Faculty
Joshua Clapp, PhD, Associate Professor, Director of Clinical TrainingUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2012
Research Interests: Trauma-related effective processes, the impact of emotional dysregulation
on psychopathology and interpersonal functioning, conceptualization and measurement
of trauma-related symptomatiology
Niagara University 2010
Research Interests: School-based research of ADHD and other externalizing behavior
disorders and reading disorders
University at Albany 2011
Research Interests: Proximal and distal factors influencing eating behaviors, particularly as they occur
in eating disorders
University of Mississippi, 2000
Research Interest: Sexual violence prevention, Intimate partner violence, Traumatic
stress
University of Kentucky, 1998
Research Interests: Disruptive behavior disorders; Gender & ethnicity differences
in child psychopathology
University at Albany 2011
Research Interests: Substance use (e.g., prescription stimulants, alcohol, marijuana), particularly among
college students
Notre Dame
Research Interests: Autism, Traumatic stress, Developmental psychopathology and emotion
socialization, Cognitive-behavioral interventions
University of North Texas, 1997
Research Interests: Aging, Serious mental illness, Health promotion, intervention
development
SUNY - Stony Brook, 1995
Research Interests: Self-injurious behaviors, Suicidality
Notre Dame
Research Interests: Dimensional models of psychopathology, psychopathology classification,
and the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology, Psychometrics, measure development,
and factor analytic applications, Personality and mood assessment
Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Kurt Benson, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist - Sheridan VA Medical Center
Annette Kennedy, Psy.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist - Sheridan VA Medical Center