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ACT Practicum

Est 2011

 

 

The ACT Practicum is a clinical rotation within the Duke Clinic of Duke University Medical Center. The practicum provides hands-on experience applying the ACT model to a variety of problems of living, including anxiety, depression and eating disorders in adolescents and adults. Practicum participants participate in a weekly ACT didactic and experiential learning session, group and individual supervision. The ACT rotation is available to â€‹Clinical Psychology PhD students in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University and Duke Psychiatry Residents.

Current Trainees

2023 - 2024

 

Andres Diocares, MD, Resident, Duke Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Mountasir El-Tohami, MD, Resident, Duke Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Jonathan Nahmias, MD, Resident, Duke Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Shelby Powers, MD, Resident, Duke Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Adrian Paneto, PhD, Psychology Resident, Duke University, CAPS

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Past Trainees

Before 2023

 

Clinical Psychology Graduate Students

Ashley Moskovich (2009-2013)

Lori Buhi (2011-2012)

Pamela Buck (2012-2013)

Dina Gohar (2013-2014)

Elena Davis (2013-2014)

Karmel Wong (2013-2014)

Anavanessa Wren (2013-2014)

Allison Detloff (2014-2015)

Jessica West (2015-2016)

Allison Meyer (2016-2017)

Katherine (Kibby) McMahon (2017-2018)

Taylor Jackson (2017-2018)

Christina Hopkins (2018-2019)

Angela Pisoni (2019-2020)

Jessica Coleman (2021-2022)

Sarah Markert (2022-2023)

Rachel Guetta (2022-2023)

 

Clinical Psychology Interns

Tory Eisenlohr-Moul (2013-2014)

Ann Haynos (2014-2015)

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Psychiatry Residents and Fellows

Omer Aslam, MD (2010-2011)

Joseph Crozier, MD, PhD (2011-2012)

Jarrod Kiddoe, MD (2012-2013)

Norman Litchfield, MD (2012-2014)

Amy Leung, MD (2012-2013)

Behrouz Namdari, MD (2012-2014)

Jennifer Holton, MD (2012-2013)

Tapsi Dayanand, MD (2013-2014)

Robert F Bahnsen Jr., MD (2014-2016)

Yupei "Pearl" Hu, MD (2014-2016)

Kathleen Dunlap, MD (2015-2016)

Joshua Briscoe, MD (2015-2016)

James Lefler, MD (2015-2016)

Hadia Shafi, MD (2016-2017)

Zainab Malik, MD (2016-2017)

Elizabeth Gilbert, MD (2016-2017)

Thai Nguyen, MD (2016-2017)

Cecilia Ordonoz, MD (2016-2017)

Jacob Feigel, MD (2016-2017)

Lauren Isbell, MD (2016-2017)

Paul Riordan, MD (2016-2018)

Sarah Nelson, MD (2017-2018)

Brian Wasserman, MD (2017-2018)

Jonathan Kosimar, MD (2018-2019)

M Imtiaz Mubbashar, MD (2018-2019)

Peter McCann, MD (2020-2021)

Lauren Morris, MD (2020-2021)

Hira Silat, MD (2020-2021)

Colin Smith, MD (2020-2021)

Alissa Stavig, MD (2020-2021)

Mae Bedair, MD (2021-2022)

Cameron Strong, MD (2021-2022)

Lori-Ann Daley, MD (2022-2023)

Bryan Lao, MD (2023-2024)

Jennifer Hu, MD (2023-2024)

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Other Professionals (Audited Practicum)

Lisa Honeycutt, LPC (2012-2015)

Marissa Howard, LCSW (2012-2014)

Joshua Harris, LCSW (2012-2013)

Rachel Clark, LCSW (2013-2015)

Christine Tew, LPC (2013-2015)

Laura Weisberg, PhD (2014-2015)

Pat Gammon, PhD (2014-2015)

Karen Wells, PhD (2014-2015)

Briana Barlow, PhD (2022-2024)

Featured above: Practicum class 2022-2023
(From top left: Adrian Paneto, MA (intern), Rhonda Merwin, PhD, Jennifer Hu, MD (fellow), Bryan Lao, MD (resident), Briana Brownlow, PhD (postdoc) Sarah Markert, MA (graduate student), Rachel Guetta, MA (graduate student), Lori-Ann Daley, MD (resident). Ashley Moskovich, PhD, not pictured.

Contact Us

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To schedule an appointment:

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Call (919) 684-0100 and ask to be seen by Dr. Merwin or ACT at Duke. 

To learn more about training or research opportunities, contact:

Rhonda M. Merwin, PhD, Director

DUMC Box 3842

Durham NC 27710

919-681-7231

rhonda.merwin@duke.edu

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