Mental and Behavioral Health Institute
Meet the Team

Meet Our Mental, Behavioral and Developmental Health Specialists

The Mental and Behavioral Health Institute is comprised of specialists from the divisions of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. As a team, we are committed to providing the best possible care for children and adolescents in Greater Cincinnati and beyond.

Claire M. Aarnio-Peterson, PhD

Robin J. Adams, PhD

Paola Amaya de Lopez, MD

Robert T. Ammerman, PhD, ABPP

Jeni Anderson, MS, CCC-SLP

Julia S. Anixt, MD

Kaitlyn "Katie" Ashley, APRN, NP

Jillian E. Austin, PhD

Kara B. Ayers, PhD

Jamie Baker, MSN, APRN, CNP

Drew H. Barzman, MD

Sarah J. Beal, PhD

Julia F. Beattie, PhD

Stephen P. Becker, PhD

Katherine K. Bedard-Thomas, PhD

Dean W. Beebe, PhD, ABPP

Jennifer J. Bekins, MS, CCC-SLP

Jeremy C. Bell, PsyD

Maria Luisa Beltran Quintero, MD

Julie M. Bemerer, PsyD

Heather E. Bensman, PsyD

Brian Berendts, MSN, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC

Felicia B. Bernhard, MSOT, OTR/L, BCP

Ashley-Marie Berry, MD

Elodie Betances, MD

Jasenka Black, LISW-W

Allison D. Blackburn, PhD

Alexis M. Bollmer, MSN, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC

Anne Bradley, PhD

Margaret Brock, PhD

Shannon Brothers, PhD

Britney Bruce, MSW, LISW-S

Jennifer A. Budde, CCC-SLP

Karen W. Burkett, PhD, APRN, PPCNP

Merrideth D. Burt, MA, CCC-SLP

Kelly C. Byars, PsyD, ABPP, DBSM

JoAnne "Jo" C. Carey, PsyD

Emily Carroll, MD

Gretchen H. Carroll, MA

Teri L. Caudill, PsyD

Lisa M. Clifford, PhD

Aubrey A. Coates, PhD

Robert C. Coghill, PhD

Cassandra Conrad, MD

Kristen Cornish, PsyD

Caitlin R. Couch, APRN, FNP-C

David Cox, PsyD

Jennifer A. Creedon, PhD

Lori E. Crosby, PsyD

Jose M. Cruz, APRN, CNP

Kristn D. Currans, PsyD

Jessica E.M. Cyran, PhD

Brenda Day, MA, LPCC

Almeria Decker, MD

Kristina Decker, PhD

Shelli Deskins, PhD

Ellen Diersing, MS, LPCC-S

Bradley Disbrow, MD

Kelli C. Dominick, MD, PhD

Jamie L. Donovan, MOT, OTR/L, BCP

Gretchen Dorman, LISW-S

Shane Dulemba, APRN

Amie W. Duncan, PhD

Stephanie N. Eggert, APRN, PMHCNS-BC

Jennifer Ehrhardt, MD, MPH

Patricia B. Eiler-Sims, PsyD

Jeffery N. Epstein, PhD

Michelle M. Ernst, PhD

Anna J. Esbensen, PhD, FAPA, FAAIDD

Cassandra L. Esposito, PhD

Teresa Farmer, PsyD

Aria E. Fiat, PhD, NCSP

Stephanie Filigno, PhD

Katherine Finke, MS, CCC-SLP

Andrew J. Flannery, PhD

Cara Fosdick, MD

Julie L. Foster, LISW-S, RN, MEd

Melissa A. Foti-Hoff, PsyD

Nicoletta Frankenstein, MD, MS, FAAP

Joseph Fredrick, PhD

Tanya E. Froehlich, MD, MS, FAAP

Whitney Gealy, PhD

Abigail Genco, MD

Melissa Gerstle, PhD, ABPP

Marta R. Getz, MSW, LISW-S

Edwina J. Gilmore

Hannah Glover, MA, CCC-SLP

Sarah A. Greenwell, PsyD

Lindsay Haarmeyer, LPCC-S

Erin Hannah, LPCC

Elana Harris, MD, PhD

Emily Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP

Katherine "Katie" Harris, MD

Nick Hartley, PsyD

Alysha Haury, MA, LPCC-S

Sarah Hebbeler, LISW-S

Rachel Herbst, PhD

Julie B. Hibner, MA, CCC-SLP

Rachel Holden, PsyD

Kendra J. Homan, PhD

Kevin A. Hommel, PhD

Alexandra C. Hummel, PhD

Allison Hunter, LISW

Naomi E. Joffe, PhD

Phoebe E. Jordan, PhD

Heidi Jost, APRN, CNP

Brittany M. Judd, LPCC

Katherine Junger, PhD

Natalie Justice, PhD

Anne Kalomiris, PhD

Kelly Kamimura-Nishimura, MD, MS

Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD

Nadine A. Kasparian, PhD, MAPS

Corinne Kaufman

Michael Kelsch, LISW-S

Kaitlin R. Kenney, APRN-PMHNP

Bridget E. Kent, MA, CCC-SLP

Patricia Kerregan, LISW-S

Kimberly L. Klages, PhD

Rachel Kramer, PhD

Landon B. Krantz, MD, MHS

Kathy S. Krebs, OTR/L

Kimberly A. Kroeger-Geoppinger, PsyD

Lisa W. Kuan, MD

Brian P. Kurtz, MD

Susan M. Kuschnir, MD

Martine Lamy, MD, PhD

Jessi M. Lauderman, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Brea Lauer, PhD

Rachel Lawton, PhD

Julia A. Leary, MSN, APRN

Christine Lee, PhD

Brenna C. LeJeune, PhD, ABPP

Sanita Ley, PhD

Michael Lind, PhD

Abby Lonnemann, PsyD

Wendi Lopez, PsyD

Ashley Luebrecht, PsyD

Nathan M. Lutz, PhD

Anne M. Lynch-Jordan, PhD

Laure Mack, MSN, APRN, PMHNP

Bethany Mallory, PsyD

Constance A. Mara, PhD

Arielle Marasligiller, APRN-CNP

Katie R. Marples, LISW

Amber Massa, PsyD

Rachel E. Mathews, PhD

Katherine E. Maxwell, DNP, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC

Lindsay Mays, PhD

Hannah McClellan, MA, LPCC

Lynn McClellan, APRN, CNP

Jessica M. McClure, PsyD

Meghan E. McGrady, PhD

Daniel Medeiros Almeida, MD

Kate Meister, PhD

Michael W. Mellon, PhD, ABPP

F. Lynne Merk, PhD

Erica P. Messer, PsyD

Kelsey Michel-Shah

Alyssa Miller, MSW, LISW

Deborah Miller, APRN, CNS

Megan M. Miller, PhD

Monica Mitchell, PhD

Julie Mittermeier, MA, LPCC

Avani C. Modi, PhD

Coriandre D. Moore, MA, LPCC

Jessica J. Moreau-Boxer, OTR/L

Stacey A. Morrison, PsyD

James D. Myers, PhD

Megan Narad, PhD

Daniel A. Nelson, MD

Kesha M. Nelson, PhD, MSN/Ed, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC

Meredith N. Nelson, PhD

Anna M. Nerone, MS

Jennie Noll, PhD

Alex C. Nyquist, PhD

Michael O'Connor, MD, MEd

Lauren O'Keefe, LPCC-S

Chimereodo Okoroji, PhD, NCSP

Diana Pandey, MD

Irina S. Parkins, PhD

Rebecca Patrick, LISW-S

Virginia Peppers, APRN, CNP

Tanisha Perine-Dixon, LPCC-S

James L. Peugh, PhD

Mallory Phillips, LPCC

Ananda Pienaar, APRN-BC, PMHNP

Suzanne R. Plummer , PsyD

Tara C. Proano-Raps, PsyD

Thea L. Quinton, PhD

Megan E. Radenhausen, PhD

Rachelle R. Ramsey, PhD

Neeraja "Neej" Ravindran, PhD

Brooke Reidy, PhD

Meredith K. Reiman, PhD

Debra Reisinger, PhD

Ilka K. Riddle, PhD

Rebekah Ridgeway, PsyD

Jennifer Rood, PsyD

Lauren Rosenberger, MSW, MBA, LISW-S, CTP

Paige Ryan, PhD

Tiffany Rybak, PhD

Suzanne J. Sampang, MD

Shivali Sarawgi, PhD

Sarah Schneider, PhD

Michelle Schuck

Jayna B. Schumacher, MD

Geoff Schwerzler, PsyD

Angela M. Scott, PhD

Rebecca C. Shaffer, PsyD, HSPP

Grace Shelby, PhD

Rosie Sheldon, MA, CCC-SLP

Danielle Simmons, PhD, DBSM

Holly L. Skeens, MSN, APRN-CNP

Shalonda K. Slater, PhD

Adelyn Smith, LSW

Jennifer D. Smith, PsyD, BCBA-D

Laura Smith, PhD, CDCES

Teresa Smith, PhD

Beverly H. Smolyansky, PhD

Devan R. Snyder, LISW

Katherine C. Soe, MD

Rena J. Sorensen, PhD

Michael T. Sorter, MD

Laura K.C. Srivorakiat, PsyD

Coretta R. Stallworth, MSN, NP-C, PMHNP

Meg Stone-Heaberlin, PsyD

Christina M. Stover, MS, CCC-SLP

Jeffrey R. Strawn, MD

Heather Strong Harrison, PhD

Lauren Szulczewski, PsyD

Leanne Tamm, PhD

Katherine R. Thoman-Godshalk, MSN, APRN, CNP

Krystin Turner, OTR/L, DHS, SCEFS

Heather E. Unrue, PhD

Alexis VanBibber, LISW

Aaron J. Vaughn, PhD

Sam Vaughn, MD, PhD

Sarah R. Vitale, PsyD

Daniel A. Vogel, MD

Carly Vollman, LISW-S

Cassie Wardlaw, APRN, CNP

Stephanie Weber, PsyD, MPH

Jennifer B. Weiner, MA, CCC-SLP

Caitlin Wesley, PsyD

Jenny Whatley, MSW, LISW-S

Susan E. Wiley, MD

Elizabeth G. Williams, APRN, CNP

Sara E. Williams, MD, MPH

Pam Williams-Arya, MD

Desireé N. Williford, PhD, MPH

Monique Wilson, APRN, CNS

Brittany E. Yates, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, NEA-BC

Hannah Young, PhD, BCBA

Melissa A. Young, MA, PsyD

Nicole E. Zahka, PhD

Margaret "Meg" H. Zeller, PhD

Amanda Zengel, LMHC

Allison K. Zoromski, PhD

Ankita Zutshi, MD

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