14 Psychology Fellows Honored at Graduation Ceremony

The Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical & Community Psychology honored 14 graduating Psychology Fellows at a commencement ceremony June 10 at the Maurice R. Greenberg Conference Center.

The program, one of the nation’s premier internships in clinical and community psychology, also honored four faculty with awards and presented the annual Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology Alumni Award for Early Career Excellence in Psychology.

The program provides state-of-the-art training to the next generation of health service psychologists that prepares them for entry-level practice in which they deliver high quality services within an increasingly integrated healthcare landscape; fosters growth and development of psychology leaders and innovators who can effectively apply their knowledge and skills to ensure access, availability and affordability of psychological interventions to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse public; fosters academic leadership and development, including scholarly contributions to the field; and promotes the career development of fellows by facilitating informed choices about their next steps professionally.

The 2024 graduate Psychology Fellows were: Belinda Rose Breen, Jonathan Samuel Briseño, Victoria Phillips Diamond, Rachel L. Doyle, Nakisa Ghannad, Sarah M. Ghose, Adrian J. Hernandez, Danielle Schwartz Miller, Daisy Ort, Raquel E. Rose, Min K. Souther, Noah Shay Triplett, Callon M. Williams, and Michelle A. Worthington.

Faculty honorees included:

• Adrienne Reid Allen, Psy.D. - Outstanding Contributions as a Supervisor
• Susan Rubman, Ph.D.- Outstanding Contributions as a Teacher
• Christopher Christian, Ph.D.- Outstanding Contributions to Psychology Training
• Rebecca C. Kamody, Ph.D.- Outstanding Contributions to Psychology Training

The keynote speaker and the recipient of the 2024 Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology Alumni Award for Early Career Excellence in Psychology was Dr. Cassandra Holinka. Dr. Holinka is an assistant professor of psychiatry and the director of the Outpatient Addictions Psychotherapy Services at UConn Health.

The award was formed in consultation with the Psychology Training Faculty and represents a collaborative effort to honor alumni who continue to embody the core values of the training program in clinical service, scholarship, and leadership. Specifically, the award is granted to a person, who is within 10 years of graduating from the program, and who has shown distinguished excellence in their careers in one or more of the following areas: humanitarian efforts or contributions, clinical or service excellence, teaching, research and scholarship, diversity, equity and inclusion, advocacy, and/or leadership.

After completing the Doctoral Internship, the graduates will be pursuing prestigious Postdoctoral positions:

Belinda Rose Breen

Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, Department of Psychiatry

Jonathan Samuel Briseño

Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School

Victoria Phillips Diamond

Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow, Silver Hill Hospital

Rachel L. Doyle

Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, Department of Psychiatry

Nakisa Ghannad

Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital

Sarah M. Ghose

Postdoctoral Fellow, Cleveland Clinic

Adrian J. Hernandez

Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Danielle Schwartz Miller

Health Psychology Resident, Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital

Daisy Ort

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Dean Hope Center for Education & Psychological Services at Teachers College, Columbia University

Raquel E. Rose

Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University, Department of Psychiatry

Min K. Souther

Psychologist, Madison Park Psychological Services

Noah Shay Triplett

Assistant Research Professor, University of Maryland

Callon M. Williams

Clinical and Research Fellow, Toronto General Hospital

Michelle A. Worthington

Research Scientist, Brooklyn Health