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University of North Dakota. Lifespan developmental neuropsychology; developmental neuropsychology; neuropsychological effects of toxins, infections, and head injury in children; neuropsychiatric disorders in the elderly; pediatric neurorehabilitation.
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience depiano@nova.edu
Education
- Ph.D. University of South Carolina
- B.A. Montclair State University
Professional Interests
Having served in many capacities at Nova Southeastern University, Frank DePiano, Ph.D., is currently an emeritus faculty in the College of Psychology. He has taught at the undergraduate, Master of Science and doctoral levels across several disciplines throughout the university. During his tenure at the University, Dr. DePiano has served as Chair of the Department of Psychology, Associate Dean of the College of Dental Medicine, Director of the Criminal Justice Institute, Founding Dean of the Center for Psychological Studies, Head Cross Country Coach and University Provost and Executive Vice President.
Dr. DePiano’s professional interests include the study of professional training models in mental health and psychology; Human Factors and Psychology in Aviation, and; hypnosis and memory and in clinical practice. He has served as a consultant to the Florida Department of Professional Regulation, Board of Psychological Examiners where he has site visited doctoral training programs and provided expert testimony regarding quality of training programs for the State of Florida. He has made numerous Professional Invited Addresses, published peer reviewed articles and book chapters and has written a text related to clinical applications of hypnosis.
Professional activities include serving on the American Psychological Association’s Board of Educational Affairs – Executive Committee, the Association’s Membership Committee, and President of Division 30, Psychological Hypnosis. In addition, he has chaired and/or served on more than a dozen APA accreditation site visits of training programs, post-doctoral training programs and internships. Over his years at the University, Dr. DePiano has managed several million dollars of federal, state, and local grants/contracts and was responsible for planning and identifying funding for 2 buildings including the Maltz Building.
Education
- Ph.D. University of Georgia
- M.S. University of Georgia
- B.A. University of Florida
Professional Interests
Jan Faust, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus at NSU's College of Psychology. Her research interests include child-clinical and pediatric psychology: child abuse (sexual and physical) and neglect; child treatment outcome research; PTSD in children and adolescents; child adjustment to acute and chronic medical conditions; lifespan psychosis.
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Trauma Resolution & Integration Program (TRIP)
Education
- Ph.D. Michigan State University
- M.S. Michigan State University
- B.S. Washington University
Professional Interests
Dr. Steven Gold’s research interests and area of expertise are in the general area of psychological trauma, with a particular emphasis on posttraumatic stress disorder, dissociation, complex trauma, the psychological difficulties of adult survivors of prolonged child abuse (PCA), and hypnotherapy aimed at increasing trauma survivors’ coping, adaptive functioning, and resilience. He is Director and Founder (in 1990) of the Trauma Resolution & Integration Program (TRIP), which provides psychological services to adult survivors of all types of traumatic events, trains doctoral students in clinical practice with trauma survivors, and conducts ongoing research on trauma, dissociation, and related topics. The major form of treatment at TRIP for survivors of prolonged child abuse is Contextual Therapy, an approach developed by Dr. Gold that is based on the premise that most PCA survivors suffer not only from abuse traumatization, but also from growing up in circumstances that did not adequately transmit to them the intricate skills needed to effectively navigate the complexities of adult living.
News and Events
- What is Your Anxiety of Depression is Actually ‘DDD’?
- Congressional Record recognizes TRIP
Department of Counseling lewis@nova.edu
Education
- Ph.D. Syracuse University
- M.Ed. Queen's University
- B.Ed. Queen's University
- B.A. Queen's University
Professional Interests
John E. Lewis, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus at Nova Southeastern University's College of Psychology. Dr. Lewis earned a Bachelor's degree in psychology, and Bachelor's degree and Master's degrees in education at Queen's University, Canada. He earned his Doctoral degree at Syracuse University. His research interests include cross cultural assessment and psychotherapy, and international perspectives. He is a member of American Psychological Association (APA) divisions 17, 45, and 52. Dr. Lewis has presented at numerous national and international conferences and is the author or co-author of books, and articles focused on cross-cultural issues.
Pennsylvania State University. Animal behavior, ethology, behavioral ecology.
Department of Clinical and School Psychology
Education
- Ph.D. University of Michigan
- M.A. University of Michigan
- B.A. Harvard University
Professional Interests
David L. Shapiro, Ph.D., has been instrumental in the development of the field of forensic psychology, the interface of psychology and the law. He has written extensively in this field (ten books and over 50 articles) and has presented extensively on different aspects of forensic psychology in continuing education courses on a local, state, national, and international level. He is actively involved in teaching and supervision of practitioners interested in learning skills in forensic assessment, risk management, and assessment of violent behavior. He has received two awards for distinguished contributions to forensic psychology practice. Areas of research have included domestic violence, the insanity defense, capital punishment, admissibility of expert psychological testimony, and the duty to protect third parties.
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Education
- Ph.D. Nova University
- M.S. University of Pittsburgh
- B.S. University of Pittsburgh
Professional Interests
Edward R. Simco, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus at NSU's College of Psychology. His research interests include applied and computational statistics, research design and evaluation, cluster and analysis, and psychometrics.
Department of Clinical and School Psychologysobelll@nova.eduGuided Self-Change (GSC) Healthy Lifestyles Program
Education
- Ph.D. University of California, Irvine
- M.A. University of California, Irvine
- B.A. University of California, Riverside
Professional Interests
Linda Carter Sobell, Ph.D., is the President’s Distinguished Professor at Nova Southeastern University. She is nationally and internationally known for her research in the addictions field, including the development of the Timeline Followback. She is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association (APA; Divisions 1, 3, 12, 25, 28, 38, 50), a Fellow in the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, a Motivational Interviewing Trainer, and is Board Certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology. She is currently on the Board of Trustees, American Board of Professional Psychology, a Council Representative for Division 50 to the APA, and a Member of the Board of Scientific Affairs, APA. She has given over 310 invited presentations/workshops, published over 300 articles and book chapters, serves on 9 peer-reviewed editorial boards, and authored 9 books.
Dr. Sobell is past president of the Society of Clinical Psychology of the APA and of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive and Therapies (ABCT). For over four decades she has been the recipient of grants from several federal agencies. In recognition of her research accomplishments, she has received several awards including the Betty Ford Award; Norman E. Zinberg Memorial Lecture Award, Cambridge Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Jellinek Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to knowledge in the field of alcohol studies; Charles C. Shepard Science Award for the most outstanding peer-reviewed research paper on prevention and control published by Centers for Disease Control/ATSDR scientists. Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology Award from the Society of Clinical Psychology of the APA; Lifetime Achievement Award, ABCT, Addictive Behaviors Special Interest Group, and Distinguish Scientific Contributions to the Application of Psychology, Division 50 Society of Addiction Psychology), American Psychological Association.
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Department of Clinical and School Psychology
Education
- Ph.D. University of California, Riverside
- M.A. University of California, Riverside
- A.B. University of California, Los Angeles
Professional Interests
Mark B. Sobell, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus at Nova Southeastern University (FL). He is nationally and internationally known for his research in the addictions field. He is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association (APA; Divisions 1, 3, 12, 25, 28, 38, 50), and is Board Certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology. He has given over 200 invited presentations/workshops, published over 270 articles and book chapters, and authored 9 books. He is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and serves on 6 peer-reviewed editorial boards. He is a Council Representative for Division 12 to the APA.
Dr. Sobell is past president of the Society of Clinical Psychology of the APA. He is also on the APA Publications and Communications Board and currently the Chair of that Board (7/16-6/17). For over four decades he has been the recipient of grants from several federal agencies. In recognition of his research accomplishments, he has received several awards including the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from Society of Clinical Psychology, APA; the 2008 Charles C. Shepard Science Award (most outstanding peer-reviewed research paper on prevention and control published by Centers for Disease Control/ATSDR scientists 2007); Lifetime Achievement Award from Addictions Special Interest Group, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive and Therapies; Jellinek Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to knowledge in the field of alcohol studies; Distinguished Scientific Contributions to the Application of Psychology Award. American Psychological Associations (APA) Division 50; and Brady/Schuster Award for Outstanding Behavioral Science Research in Psychopharmacology and substance abuse. American Psychological Association, Division 28, APA.
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Education
- Ed.D. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- M.S. Nova Southeastern University
- M.S. City College of City University New York
- B.A. Hunter College of City University New York
Professional Interests
Lenore Walker Ed.D. is interested in research on various forms of gender violence especially battered women, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sex and human trafficking, false confessions of women, and child abuse. She is a clinical forensic psychologist who testifies in cases across the United States. She is involved in international psychology issues having served as the Chair of the APA Committee on International Relations in Psychology. As a member of the APA Council of Representatives, she is involved in the future of psychology on a policy level.
In August 2023, Dr. Waler received the APF Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology:
Lenore E. Walker (2023). American Psychologist, 78(5), 662–663. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001203. Below is the APF statement:
The APF Gold Medal for Impact in Psychology recognizes Lenore E. Walker for her groundbreaking
work with a particularly vulnerable population, those with a syndrome she named Battered
Woman Syndrome (BWS). Lenore E. Walker’s work has had a transformational impact in
psychology, in the courts, in public policy, and in the lives of countless women over
a period of more than 40 years. BWS is accepted as a criminal defense.
In federal court and all state courts and may be raised as ‘state of mind’ for damages in personal injury cases and in family courts. The central tenet of Dr. Walker’s contributions is that the victims of trauma from familial and intimate partner violence, abuse, and degradation all share experiencing common trauma symptoms that may need effective trauma-specific assessment and treatment. Her work has impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of abused women and their families and continues to be used and expanded upon today. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
News and Events
- Excerpts from Forensic Practice for the Mental Health Clinician
- Donate to Walker Fund (select from menu)
- Pioneering women's advocate Lenore Walker retires from NSU (2017)
- Lenore Walker named College of Psychology's Professor of the Year (2015-2016)
- Lenore Walker Introduces The Battered Woman Syndrome, 4th Edition
In Memoriam
Dr. A. Eugene Shapiro, a trailblazer in professional psychology, was born October 17, 1919 in Newark, NJ and died on February 5, 2021 in Boca Raton, FL. He was married to Doris Shapiro, who preceded him in death along with their son, Robert. Two other children, Ken (Jenine) Shapiro and Joan (Peter Roberts) Shapiro, survive him along with two grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Gene grew up in Newark, NJ during the Great Depression, and attended Rutgers University at night as a business major. Like many of us who were drawn to this field, he discovered psychology in an undergraduate class, but the onset of World War IT and his own health issues required him to suspend his education. Unable to serve because of these health problems, he trained as a machinist, an occupation in which he worked for the next 8 years.
At the end of the war, he won a scholarship to Rutgers to complete his BS in psychology, and later won acceptance into the doctoral program in clinical psychology at New York University (NYU). He earned his PhD from NYU in 1953 and established an independent practice with Marvin Metsky in their own professional office building in New Jersey. He earned an ABPP diplomate in clinical psychology in 1958. Alongside this work, he played key roles institutionally in establishing psychology as a major health profession. Because insurance carriers did not reimburse for private psychological services, Gene set out to change this situation. In 1965, as chair of the New Jersey Psychological Association Insurance Committee, he led psychologists to the enactment of first state Freedom-of-Choice Insurance law for psychologists in 1968 and played a key role in securing the inclusion of psychologists under the definition of "physician" in the federal workers' compensation program. Gene, along with Jack Wiggins, was instrumental in increasing the availability of psychological services to military personnel and their families under programs such as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.
As a founding member of the "Dirty Dozen," a national group of practitioner psychologist activists, Gene helped foreground the interests of practicing psychologists in American Psychological Association (APA), upgrading the Office for Professional Practice to the Practice Directorate. Gene also served on the AP A Board of Directors, Council of Representatives, and other APA boards and committees with other pioneering practice activists such as Drs. Nicholas Cummings, Herbert Doerken, Aaron and Matilda Cantor, Morton Flax, and Stanley Moldawsky.
Gene was also influential in the professional school movement. He helped found the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University, the first university-based professional school in the country. Later, with Dr. Robert Weitz, he helped to create the South Florida School of Professional Psychology, which merged with then-named Nova University to become the Center for Psychological Studies. He remained on that faculty, teaching, supervising, and administering for the next 25 years.
Finally, Gene was also a pioneer in the prescribing psychologist movement. He developed and led the highly innovative "fly in" MS degree program in clinical psychopharmacology. In this program, leaders of many state psychological associations became trained in psychopharmacology at Nova Southeastern University so they could encourage licensed psychologists in their home state to become trained as well. Gene was recognized for his contributions to professional psychology by being awarded the APA-APF Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology.
It is no surprise to us that Gene lived such a long and productive life. We remember him when he was in his 80s and 90s still playing tennis three times a week against men half his age and winning.
Ronald F. Levant1, Lenore Walker2, and Jack Wiggins3
Department of Psychology, The University of Akron 2
College of Psychology, Nova Southeastern University
VFW Post 7507, Fountain Hills, Arizona, United States
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Learn more about Dr. Shapiro's Life. He played a large role in the history of the College of Psychology.