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Observing Minds Lab Moments of Refuge Project Center for Healthy Minds Amit Bernstein is a Professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology, a Core Faculty at the Center for Healthy Minds, and the Director of the Observing Minds Lab group. Prior to his appointment at UW-Madison, Amit was a Professor of Clinical Psychology in the School of …
Stephanie Budge (she/her) is a Professor and the Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Counseling Psychology and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She founded the Trans CARE Collaborative in 2014—the collaborative is a group of scholars and community advocates who work together to improve research focused on Two Spirit, transgender, and nonbinary people. …
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Download CV Dr. Goldberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Core Faculty at the Center for Healthy Minds where he holds the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Education and Well-Being. He is affiliate faculty with the Department of Psychology. He conducts research on psychotherapy, with a specific emphasis on the …
Pain, Context, and Innovation Lab Dr. Shinye Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Licensed Psychologist. Her research examines how social, cultural, linguistic, and psychological contexts shape the experience and communication of chronic pain, particularly among ethnically and linguistically diverse populations. Her research in …
Download CV Global Training in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Strengthening the Parent-Child Relationship in Therapy Telemental Health Care for Children and Families Larissa N. Niec, PhD is Professor in Psychological Treatment, Psychotherapy, and Mental Health Interventions in the Department of Counseling Psychology. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Case Western Reserve University and completed a postdoctoral …
Dr. Joelle Taos Taknint is an Assistant Professor who joined the Counseling Psychology Department in Fall 2025. Her program of research focuses on migrant mental health equity for and with migrant communities. Employing a social-ecological perspective on mental health, she approaches this work across multiple intervention levels. She investigates systems (e.g., health care, immigration) and …
Download CV https://workandwellness.education.wisc.edu/ Mindi Thompson, a professor and registered health service psychologist, currently chairs UW–Madison’s Department of Counseling Psychology. She has published more than 45 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research. She also co-authored the textbook, “Research Design in Counseling.” Her research occurs within two primary domains: vocational and educational …
Download CV Dr. Travis Wright is the founder/director of the BASES Project, a school and community-based intervention for homeless preschool students, their families, and teachers. Dr. Wright is a nationally recognized expert on resilience and emotionally responsive teaching, especially for children developing in the midst of adversity. Previously, he worked as a school-based mental health …