Meet The Team
Rhonda M. Merwin, PhD
Director
Dr. Merwin is an Associate Professor in the School of Medicine at Duke University, Licensed Psychologist and Peer-Reviewed ACT Trainer. Dr. Merwin completed her PhD under the mentorship of Dr. Kelly Wilson (Co-founder of ACT) and a clinical internship and NIH-sponsored postdoctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center before joining the Duke faculty in 2008. Dr. Merwin directs the ACT at Duke clinic, teaches and supervises students, conducts grant-funded research and maintains an active clinical practice. Visit her Duke Scholar profile here.
Ashley A. Moskovich, PhD
Co-Director, Clinical Operations
Dr. Moskovich is an Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine at Duke University and a Licensed Psychologist. Dr. Moskovich completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Duke University under the combined mentorship of Dr. Rhonda Merwin and Dr. Nancy Zucker in the Duke Center for Eating Disorders. She completed her clinical internship at the UCLA Semel Institute for Science and Human Behavior. Dr. Moskovich supervises students, participates in grant-funded research and maintains an active clinical practice. Visit her Duke Scholar profile here.
Practitioners
Shelby Powers, MD
Psychiatry Resident, Duke University School of Medicine
Jonathan Nahmias, MD
Psychiatry Resident, Duke University School of Medicine
Mountasir El-Tohami, MD
Psychiatry Resident, Duke University School of Medicine
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Andres Diocares, MD
Psychiatry Resident, Duke University School of Medicine
Research Team
Francesca Scheiber, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dottie Mayo, B.A.
Clinical Research Coordinator
Stephanie Chang, M.A.
Clinical Research Coordinator