Meet the Team

Charles C. Benight, Ph.D.

Executive Director

(719) 255-4180

cbenight@uccs.edu

Heather Littleton, Ph.D.

Director of Research Operations, Professor

Brooks Robinson, Ph.D

Program Director- Grants Specialist

brobins3@uccs.edu

Nicole Weis, MA, LPC, LAC

Director of Healing and Community Programs

(719) 323-5329

nweis@uccs.edu

Charles C. Benight, Ph.D.

Executive Director

(719) 255-4180

cbenight@uccs.edu

Heather Littleton, Ph.D.

Director of Research Operations, Professor

Bernard Ricca, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor

bricca@uccs.edu

Adham Atyabi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

aatyabi@uccs.edu

Laith Al-Shawaf, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

lalshawa@uccs.edu

Steven Berkowitz, MD

Professor, Psychiatry-Child-CHC

Steven.Berkowitz@ucdenver.edu

Steven Bistricky, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

sbistric@uccs.edu

Arlene Bjugstad, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

abjugsta@uccs.edu

Patrick Brady, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

pbrady@uccs.edu

Zbigniew Celinski, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor

zcelinsk@uccs.edu

Mary Coussons-Read, Ph.D.

Professor

mcousson@uccs.edu

Johanna Creswell Báez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

jbaez2@uccs.edu

Abby Ferber, Ph.D.

Professor

aferber@uccs.edu

Stephanie Gangemi, Ph.D., LCSW

Assistant Professor

sgangemi@uccs.edu

Carolyn Gery, Ed.D.

Instructor

cgery@uccs.edu

Cerian Gibbes, Ph.D.

Professor

cgibbes@uccs.edu

David Havlick, Ph.D.

Professor

dhavlick@uccs.edu

Lori James, Ph.D.

Professor

ljames@uccs.edu

Shannon Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

sjohns36@uccs.edu

Chelsea Kilimnik, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

chelsea.kilimnik@colorado.edu

Anna Kosloski, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

akoslosk@uccs.edu

Rory Lewis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

rlewis5@uccs.edu

Melinda M. Lien, Ph.D.

Senior Instructional Designer

mlien@uccs.edu

Colin T. Mahoney, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

cmahoney@uccs.edu

Karen S. Markel, Ph.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Professor

kmarkel@uccs.edu

Kathy Kay Prue-Owens, Ph.D., RN

Assistant Professor

kprueowe@uccs.edu

Tom Pyszczynski, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor

tpyszczy@uccs.edu

Jane Rigler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

jrigler@uccs.edu

Kristen Rudd, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

krudd@uccs.edu

Sudhanshu Kumar Semwal, Ph.D.

Professor

ssemwal@uccs.edu

Catherine Simmons, Ph.D.

Professor

csimmon4@uccs.edu

Jose Tapia, Jr., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

jtapiafu@uccs.edu

Henriikka Weir, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

hweir@uccs.edu

Xin C. Yee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

xyee@uccs.edu

Stephanie Agtarap, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

sagtarap@craighospital.org

Russell Elsberry, Ph.D.

Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor

elsberry@nps.edu

Matt Gray, Ph.D.

Professor

gray@uwyo.edu

Brandon Griffin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Brandon.Griffin2@va.gov

Mary Hayden, Ph.D.

Research Professor

mhayden@uccs.edu

Christopher Layne, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

clayne@nova.edu

Andrew Smith, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

andrew.j.smith-2@dartmouth.edu

Martie Thompson, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Public Health

thompsonmp3@appstate.edu

Julia Whealin, Ph.D.

Informatics Research Psychologist, Clinical Informatics Services Department

julia.whealin@va.gov

Heidi Zinzow, Ph.D.

Professor

hzinzow@clemson.edu

RaeAnn Anderson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

raeann.anderson@und.edu

Caroline Beidler, MSW

Consultant

carolinemiller.ccs@gmail.com

Emily Dworkin, Ph.D.

Acting Assistant Professor

edworkin@uw.edu

Erika Felix, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

efelix@ucsb.edu

Eve Gruntfest, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita

ecg@uccs.edu

Krystof Kaniasty, Ph.D.

Emeritus Distinguished Professor

kaniasty@iup.edu

Nancy Kassam-Adams, Ph.D.

Research Professor of Pediatrics

adamsn@chop.edu

Meghan Marsac, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

meghan.marsac@uky.edu

David Pincus, Ph.D.

Professor

Pincus@chapman.edu

Thomas Schroeppel, Ph.D.

Trauma Medical Director

thomas.schroeppel@uchealth.org

Lisa Taylor-Swanson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

lisa.taylor-swanson@nurs.utah.edu

Mark Bosmans, Ph.D.

Senior Researcher

m.bosmans@nivel.nl

Roman Cieslak, Ph.D.

Professor

rcieslak@uccs.edu

Grete Dyb, Ph.D.

Research Professor

grete.dyb@nkvts.no

Yannick Hill, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

y.hill@vu.nl

Carol Keane, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

carol.keane@cdu.edu.au

Aleksandra Luszczynska, Ph.D.

Professor

aluszczy@uccs.edu

Kotaro Shoji, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

kshoji@uccs.edu

Peter G. van der Velden, Ph.D.

Senior Researcher

pg.vandervelden@centerdata.nl

Nicole Weis, MA, LPC, LAC

Director of Healing and Community Programs

(719) 323-5329

nweis@uccs.edu

Lisa Decker, MA, LPC

Resilience Care Navigator & Clinician

ldecker@uccs.edu

Shannon Everett, MA, LPC

Clinical Therapist - Community Support Specialist

severett@uccs.edu

Erin Fowler, MA, LPC

Clinician, Strategic Training and Strategic Relations Liaison

efowler2@uccs.edu

Amy Huntington Hollis

Office Coordinator

ahunting@uccs.edu

Joanna Polk

Care Coordinator

(719) 255-6453

jpolk@uccs.edu

Jodi Savino

Billing and Authorization Coordinator

jsavino@uccs.edu

Miranda Shaw, Psy.D.

Staff Psychologist

mshaw3@uccs.edu

John Cooke

Business Services Assistant

(719) 255-3763

jcooke3@uccs.edu

Timothy Doenges, Ph.D.

Staff Psychologist

tdoenges@uccs.edu

Elyse Dunckley

Finance Manager and Research Administrator

(719) 255-3315

edunckle@uccs.edu

Megan Kelly

Project Manager for the Healthy Families, Bright Futures Project

mkelly9@uccs.edu

Justin D. Lincoln, Psy.D.

Staff Psychologist and Program Director for Outdoor Immersion

jlincol4@uccs.edu

Eva Perez

Program Administrator

eperez3@uccs.edu

Lauren Shaw, Psy.D.

GRIT Program Manager

lshaw2@uccs.edu

Gabe Taylor

Communications Specialist

gtaylor5@uccs.edu

Carolyn Yeager, Ph.D.

Manager of Technology, Integration, & Support

cyeager@uccs.edu

Valerie Anderson, Psy.D.

Senior Advisor for Business Operations

vanderso@uccs.edu

Josef Ruzek, Ph.D.

Technology Innovation Expert Consultant

joeruzek@gmail.com