Faculty and Staff

Maria Alayza Arca

Assistant Professor - Psychology (9M)

malayzaa@nova.edu

Daiana Castro, M.S.

Program Coordinator/Advisor

daiana@nova.edu

(954) 262-5891

Mindy Dunagan, Ph.D., LPC, NCC

Assistant Professor

mdunagan@nova.edu

(954) 262-5781

Lynnquell Gardiner, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Psychology

lgardine@nova.edu

Safiye Gonzalez

Academic Program Coordinator II

sgonzalez1@nova.edu

(954) 262-5709

Arie Greenleaf, Ph.D.

Professor - Psychology

agreenle@nova.edu

Melanie Iarussi, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC

Chair/Professor - Counseling

miarussi@nova.edu

(954) 262-5734

Taylor Irvine Rodriguez, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC

Assistant Professor (9M)

ti48@nova.edu

Tara Jungersen

Professor - Psychology

tara.jungersen@nova.edu

(954) 262-5764

Elda Kanzki-Veloso, Ph.D.

Professor - Psychology

veloso@nova.edu

(305) 275-2652

Shannon Karl, Ph.D.. LMHC, NCC, CCMHC, ACS

Professor - Psychology

shannon.karl@nova.edu

(954) 262-5725

Adriana Labarta, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Counseling

Adriana.Labarta@nova.edu

Patrice Leopold, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC

Assistant Professor

pleopold@nova.edu

Brenda Levine

Program Coordinator/Senior Advisor

bl174@nova.edu

(954) 262-5799

Anna Owens, Ph.D., LMHC

Assistant Professor

aowens1@nova.edu

(954) 262-5904

Carly Paro-Tompkins, Ed.D., LMHC

Associate Professor/Counselor Education

cparo1@nova.edu

(954) 262-5736

Patrick Powell, Ed.D., NCC, LPC, LMHC

Associate Professor

ppowell1@nova.edu

(954) 262-5787

Nancy Quesada

Administrative Assistant II

qnancy@nova.edu

(954) 262-5740

Michele Rivas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor - Psychology/Director - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

mrivas1@nova.edu

Josephine Rodriguez, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT, MCAP, NCC, QS

Assistant Professor - Psychology

jrodrig2@nova.edu

Vanessa Teixeira, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor - Psychology

vteixeira@nova.edu

Mercedes Ter Maat, Ph.D., LPC, ATR-BC

Professor - Psychology

termaat@nova.edu

(954) 262-5728

Isabel Thompson, Ph.D., LMHC

Associate Professor

ithompson@nova.edu

Jessica Tinstman Jones, Ph.D., NCC

Assistant Professor

Jessica.TinstmanJones@nova.edu

Galaxina Wright, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC

Assistant Professor

gwright2@nova.edu