Education and Training

Fellowship

Postdoctoral Fellow - Aaron T. Beck Center for Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy Research and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Undergraduate Degree

BA - Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

Graduate Degree

PhD - Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
MA - Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Titles and Academic Titles

Psychologist

Departments and Services

Research Interests

First episode psychosis
Clinical high risk

Publications

Papers

2020

Westfall, M, B., Kohler, C.G., Hurford, I., Abegunde, C., Agosti, D., Brinen, A., Cadman, M., Conroy, C., Ered, A., Fooks, A., Franco, O., Hunque, Z.M., Namowicz, O’Connor, S., Oross, M., Payne, E, Sarpal, D.K., Schmidt, L.R., Swigart, A…Calkins, M. (2020). Pennsylvania coordinated specialty care programs for first-episode psychosis: 6-12 month outcomes. Early Intervention in the Real World, 15(5), 1395-1408.

Posters and Presentations

Invited Lectures

2019

Nelson E. “Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy and Peers,” Presentation at 18th Annual International CBT for Psychosis Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. July 2019.

Nelson E. “Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Families,” Presentation at 18th Annual International CBT for Psychosis Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. July 2019.

Awards and Honors

2008, Cum Laude, Colgate University