Sharp HealthCare's APA-accredited Psychology Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology provides psychologists-in-training with a yearlong, in-depth training experience.

Core faculty members are listed below. They include primary rotation supervisors, seminar/didactic leaders, supplemental supervisors, and the training director. Core faculty are subject to change to meet the needs of the training program.

Kelsey Bradshaw, PhD

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2014)
• Internship: Sharp HealthCare
• Fellowship: Northwest Neurobehavioral Health, Boise, Idaho
• Areas of interest: family behavior therapy, treatment of substance use disorders, child and adolescent mental health, complex trauma, quality assurance in medical record keeping
• Orientation: cognitive-behavioral

Mary Beth Bryan, PsyD

• Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area
• Internship: UC Davis Medical Center, Neuropsychology & Rehabilitation Psychology Program
• Fellowship: Fullerton Neuropsychological Services and St. Jude Medical Center, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Areas of interest: neuropsychology, psychodiagnostic assessment of adults and older adults, clinical training and supervision, behavioral health research
• Orientation: cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, integrative

Alisha Carpenter, PhD

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2009)
• Internship: University of San Diego Child and Adolescent Program
• Fellowship: clinical psychology with emphasis in child and adolescent psychology, Sharp HealthCare
• Areas of interest: child, adolescent and family systems; leadership in behavioral health settings, clinical program development, measurement-based care
• Orientation: cognitive-behavioral

Olga Cirlugea, PhD

• University of Nevada, Reno (2017)
• Internship: VA Northern California Health Care System
• Fellowship: VA San Diego Healthcare System
• Areas of Interest: PTSD, trauma focused treatments, ACT, severe mental illness, forensic psychology
• Orientation: behavioral, cognitive-behavioral

Bill Curci, PhD

• Alliant University, CSPP San Diego (2018)
• Internship: Sharp HealthCare
• Fellowship: Sharp HealthCare, Adult Inpatient
• Areas of Interest: geropsychology, LGBTQ affirmative care, evidence-based treatment
• Orientation: behavioral/functional-contextual/cognitive-behavioral

Siri Hadland, PsyD

• Alliant International University, San Diego (2019)
• Internship: Sharp HealthCare
• Fellowship: Sharp HealthCare (Sharp McDonald Center)
• Areas of Interest: substance use disorders in the context of co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, depression, and traumatic disorders, transtheoretical models of pathology and treatment
• Orientation: third-wave behavioral/cognitive behavioral

Erynn Macciomei, PhD

• Palo Alto University (2017)
• Internship: Sharp HealthCare
• Fellowship: Sharp HealthCare, Cog/DBT IOP
• Areas of Interest: child/adolescent, TAY, DBT
• Orientation: behavioral/cognitive-behavioral

Kim Mathis, PhD

• Alliant International University, San Diego (2020)
• Internship: Sharp HealthCare
• Fellowship: San Diego Center for Children
• Areas of Interest: lifespan/developmental psychology, geropsychology, adolescence psychology, cognitive and social emotional development, masculine honor ideology and aggression/anger, ACT, behavioral and mindfulness-based approaches to lifespan issues, including acceptance and behavioral activation/values-driven behaviors
• Orientation: integrative — behavioral/functional-contextual/cognitive-behavioral

Christopher Morache, MD

• The Chicago Medical School (1997)
• Residency: Department of Psychiatry, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California Davis, Medical Center
• Board certification: American Board of Family Practice, Candidate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Areas of interest: adult psychiatry, consultation and liaison psychiatry, telemedicine, emergency psychiatry

Fadi Nicolas, MD

• Medical school: University of Damascus, Syria
• Residency: University of Missouri, Kansas City
• Board certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Psychiatry), American Board of Addiction Medicine
• Areas of interest: addiction disorders, electronic medical records impact on healthcare delivery, physician burnout and wellness

Lynn Northrop, PhD

• West Virginia University (1997)
• Internship: Interdisciplinary Team Training Program, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Stanford Affiliate
• Fellowship: clinical psychology with emphasis in geropsychology, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System
• Areas of interest: cognitive, behavioral and mindfulness-based approaches to treatment of older adults and caregivers; clinical supervision; competency-based training; functional contextualism and ACT; interdisciplinary team functioning; cultural competence/critical consciousness; anti-racism
• Orientation: behavioral/functional-contextual/cognitive-behavioral

Michael Plopper, MD

• Indiana University (1981)
• Residency: University of Southern California
• Fellowship: University of Southern California
• Board certification: Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Emma Porterfield, PsyD

• Alliant International University, CSPP San Diego (2016)
• Internship: Youth Opportunity Center (Residential Treatment Center) Muncie, Indiana
• Fellowship: Youth Opportunity Center (Joint Clinical and Forensic Placement: Court-Ordered Psychodiagnostic Testing Focus) Muncie, Indiana
• Areas of Interest: children & adolescents, trauma-informed care, family systems, diagnostic testing, reducing suicide risk
• Orientation: cognitive-behavioral

Andrés Ruiz, PsyD

• PGSP-Stanford (2019)
• Internship: Sharp HealthCare
• Fellowship: San Diego Center for Children, Behavioral Health Assessment/Residential
• Areas of Interest: autism, neurodevelopmental disabilities, DBT, psychodiagnostic assessment
• Orientation: behavioral/cognitive-behavioral

Kimberley Schulz-McGlenn, PsyD

• Alliant International University- CSPP (2018)
• Internship: Sharp HealthCare
• Fellowship: SDSU Counseling & Psychological Services, Sharp HealthCare
• Areas of Interest: Geropsychology, health psychology, self-compassion, ACT
• Orientation: behavioral/cognitive-behavioral

Dara Schwartz, PsyD

• Wright Institute, Berkeley (2010)
• Internship: Sharp HealthCare
• Fellowship: clinical psychology with an emphasis in geropsychology, Sharp HealthCare
• Areas of interest: geropsychology, program development, leadership
• Orientation: cognitive-behavioral/integrative

Austin Slade, PsyD

• Alliant International University (2018)
• Internship: Southern Arizona Psychology Internship Center
• Fellowship: Sharp HealthCare, SMC IOP
• Areas of Interest: substance use, mindfulness, nature therapy
• Orientation: ACT and behavioral/cognitive-behavioral

Kati Spaventa Vancil, PhD

• UC Santa Barbara (2015)
• Internship: College of William and Mary Counseling Center
• Fellowship: UC San Diego Counseling Center — urgent care emphasis
• Areas of Interest: trauma, post-traumatic growth, positive psychology, clinical supervision, mindfulness, suicide prevention, disaster mental health, multicultural counseling/competence
• Orientation: cognitive-behavioral

Jen Wojciechowski, PhD

• University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (2008)
• Internship: Child and Family Guidance Center, Northridge, California
• Areas of interest: children, adolescents, family systems, trauma and abuse, psycho-diagnostic evaluations, community outreach, clinical supervision, anti-racism
• Orientation: cognitive-behavioral, systems

Garrett Work, PhD

• Alliant International University, CSPP San Diego (2017)
• Internship: Sharp HealthCare
• Areas of interest: severe mental illness, hospital-based psychiatric care, Recovery Model, trauma-informed care, clinical training and supervision
• Orientation: behavioral, cognitive-behavioral

In addition to the core faculty listed above, invited psychologists, physicians and other professionals from Sharp and the greater San Diego community play important roles in our training programs. Professionals from UCSD, Alliant, SDSU, Children's Hospital, the County of San Diego, Kaiser Permanente, Psychiatric Centers of San Diego and other organizations contribute to our weekly seminar series, provide professional consultation and partner with us in providing patient care.