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The Adler School of Professional Psychology is pleased to announce new faculty members who have joined the School at the start of the 2011-2012 academic year. They include a new chair of the Adler School Department of Clinical Psychology, the founding director of the School’s recently established LBGTQ Mental Health and Inclusion Center, and the program director of the School’s new online Master of Arts (M.A.) in Criminology program.

Among the new faculty are:

Goeff Bathje, Ph.D., M.A. in Counseling program. Previously a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Bathje specializes in multicultural competencies and focuses current research on color-blind racial attitudes, universal-diverse orientation, and attitudes toward seeking psychological help. He earned his doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Georgia, and holds a master of science degree (M.S.) in clinical-counseling psychology from Illinois State University.

Sonali Gupta, Psy.D., Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology program. A licensed clinical psychology, Gupta previously was an associate professor in international psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and has conducted research at Cambridge Hospital/Harvard Medical School for its Victims of Violence program. She received her Psy.D and M.A. in clinical psychology from the Chicago School. 

Cadmona Hall, Ph.D., M.A. in Marriage and Family Counseling program. Hall comes to the Adler School from Manhattan College, where she was an adjunct faculty member. In addition to teaching at several institutions in New York, she has provided therapy services for adolescents and families. She received a Ph.D. and M.A. in marriage and family therapy from Syracuse University, where she was awarded the Syracuse University Social Justice Award in May 2006

Peter Yun Ji, Ph.D., Department of Clinical Psychology. Ji formerly was an assessment director and assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and is active with Parents, Family Members, Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). He received his Ph.D. and M.A. in counseling psychology from University of Missouri-Columbia.

David Katz, Ph.D., ABPP/CN, Chair, Department of Clinical Psychology. Katz comes to the Adler School from the California School of Professional Psychology ,where he was the director of the clinical Psy.D. program. Katz holds specialty training at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from University of Kentucky, and earned his M.S. in clinical psychology from Eastern Kentucky University.

Lauren Nichols, Psy.D., Department of Clinical Psychology. Nichols previously taught as an adjunct faculty member at the Adler School and was a postdoctoral fellow at Andersonville Behavioral Health in Chicago, under the supervision of Steven Migalski, Psy.D, core faculty and associate director of Adler Community Health Services at the Adler School. Nichols earned her Psy.D. and M.A in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University.

Mary O’Connor Drout, Ph.D., CRC, M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Specialization in Rehabilitation Counseling program. Drout comes to the Adler School from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was a lecturer and teaching assistant in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education. A certified rehabilitation counselor, she also founded a consulting and disability case management company in Wisconsin. She received her Ph.D. in rehabilitation rsychology and M.S. in rehabilitation counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Kevin Osten, Psy.D., has joined the Adler School faculty as director of the Adler School’s newly established LGBTQ Mental Health and Inclusion Center. He previously was the clinical coordinator of adult outpatient services and psychologist for the Valeo program at Chicago Lakeshore Hospital. A licensed clinical psychologist with a background in LGBT issues and communities, Osten completed his Psy.D. in clinical psychology at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University.

Linda Rice, Ph.D., ABPP, Department of Clinical Psychology. Rice previously was service chief for the neuropsychology/psychology assessment clinic at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. A licensed psychologist, she received her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Loyola University Chicago.

Ileana Ungureanu, M.D., M.A. in Marriage and Family Counseling program. She was previously an adjunct faculty member at the Adler School and a doctoral fellow at the Chicago Center for Family Health at the University of Chicago, where she was awarded an Irving B. Harris Fellowship by the Chicago Center for Family Health in January 2010. A 2003 Fulbright scholarship recipient, Ungureanu is currently a doctoral candidate at Syracuse University, where she completed her M.A. in marriage and family therapy at Syracuse University. She earned her M.D. at Victor Babe? University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Timi?oara, Romania.

Alberto Varona, Psy.D., Department of Clinical Psychology. Varona comes to the Adler School from San Francisco, where he was Assistant Professor at California Institute of Integral Studies, engaged in private practice in psychological assessment and individual psychotherapy. His interests include contemporary psychoanalysis, process philosophy, philosophical phenomenology, existentialism, and the psychology of religion. Varona completed his Psy.D. in clinical psychology at The Wright Institute in Berkeley.

Douglas Whiteside, Ph.D., ABPP/CN, Department of Clinical Psychology. Whiteside previously was a professor at Argosy University in Seattle, where he also was Director of the Clinical Psychology Training Clinic. A  licensed psychologist and diplomate in clinical neuropsychology, Whiteside earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in clinical psychology from University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

James Whitmer, J.D., Program Director, M.A. in Criminology program.  A former special agent with the Chicago field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigations for 26 years, Whitmer also is an attorney and author. He earned his law degree from Chicago Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of Technology, and his M.S. in organic chemistry from the University of Notre Dame.

The Adler School of Professional Psychology has provided quality education through a Scholar/Practitioner model for more than 50 years. The School’s mission is to train socially responsible graduates who continue the visionary work of Alfred Adler throughout the world. The Adler School offers 13 graduate-level programs enrolling more than 1,000 students at its campuses in Chicago and Vancouver, British Columbia, and through Adler Online.