Staff

Todd K. Favorite, PhD has been the director of the U-M Psychological Clinic since 2010. He holds a clinical faculty position in the U-M Department of Psychiatry and is an attending clinical psychologist on the PTSD Clinical Team at the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. His interests in clinical research are in the area of the co-occurring symptoms of PTSD, chronic depression, and insomnia. From a psychological training perspective, Dr. Favorite has a background in psychodynamic as well as cognitive-behavioral methods and views the psychotherapy integration as an important evolution in the practice of psychosocial treatments. He is internationally certified as an advanced trainer for the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System for Psychotherapy (CBASP) and has conducted research and published on the use of this integrative system of treatment for co-existing psychological symptoms.

Eileen Bond, LMSW, is a clinical social worker at the University Center for the Child and the Family with over thirty years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. In her early career, she worked at Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital for eight years. She also developed two parenting classes in the community including a mother-daughter group addressing issues of puberty and "Parenting the Young Child" classes. In addition to supervising, teaching, and serving as a clinician, she maintains a private practice in Ann Arbor.

Kristen M. Chapman, MA, is a senior speech/language/learning specialist at the University Center for the Child and the Family (UCCF). Ms. Chapman started the psychoeducational testing service at UCCF, and is involved in the coordination of that service. She also supervises the intake process for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) evaluations. After clients go through evaluations for attention and/or learning problems, Ms. Chapman participates in feedback sessions to help families with educational follow-up. The educational consultation service is available to families whose children are tested at UCCF, the families of children who are clients at UCCF, as well as children and families in the greater Ann Arbor, Michigan, community.

Jennifer Corey has been working as a Senior Speech Language Pathologist at the UCLL since 2008. Before joining UCLL, she worked with adult inpatients and adult and pediatric outpatients in an acute care hospital. She has also worked in a subacute rehabilitation facility. Jennifer obtained a wide range of experiences in these settings by working with clients across the lifespan. She has a strong background in voice disorders and swallowing.

Dr. Polly Gipson is a licensed child clinical psychologist and supervising faculty member at the University Center for the Child and the Family (UCCF). In addition to her appointment at UCCF, Dr. Gipson is a Research Investigator in the Department of Psychiatry, child/adolescent section, at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. At UCCF, Dr. Gipson coordinates training for psychology practicum students and provides training and clinical services in diagnostic assessment, anxiety, depression, trauma, and suicide risk assessment and intervention.

Dr. Ashlyn Knesek, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist at the University Center for the Child and the Family (UCCF). She has previously worked at UCCF as a post-doctoral fellow and at the Insittue for Human Adjustment (IHA) as a psychology intern. Ashlyn has a great deal of practicum experience and is qualified to provide therapy to groups and individuals in a number of different treatment modalities.

Elizabeth is a Senior Speech and Language Pathologist at the University Center for the Development of Language and Literacy (UCLL). She completed her Clinical Fellowship at UCLL in May 2011. She provides intervention to adults in the University of Michigan Aphasia Program (UMAP). She also provides speech, language, and literacy intervention to preschool and school-age children.

Judy L. Nantau has 38 years of experience in clinical and educational settings. Ms. Nantau started her career as Director of Special Education Services for seven school districts in North Central South Dakota. Her teaching experience includes a tenure as Assistant Professor of Communication Disorders where she served as Director of both the Communication Disorders program and Speech and Language clinic and a five year tenure as Instructor and Clinical Supervisor at Murray State University.

Dr. Jeff Urist, PhD, is a long-standing member of the Senior Supervisory Staff at the U-M Psychological Clinic. Having received both his undergraduate and graduate training at the University of Michigan, Dr. Urist has served since 1973 as faculty in both the Department of Psychology and the Department of Psychiatry at U-M. Before coming on staff at the U-M Psychological Clinic in 1989, he was Chief Psychologist at the Adolescent Program in the U-M Department of Psychiatry where he directed the Adolescent Psychology Training Program for 10 years. He serves on the faculty of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute in addition to his teaching and supervisory role at the Clinic. Dr. Urist has maintained a private practice in Ann Arbor since 1973 where he sees adolescents, adults and couples.

Susan (Sue) Watts, ACSW, LMSW, is a senior supervisor at the Institute for Human Adjustment (IHA) and the director of the Social Work Training Program. She started her career as a social worker in Australia, where she was the director of a couples therapy agency. Sue was involved in the early evolution of family therapy and family systems theory in Australia, and from those foci she developed her interest in couples counseling. After leaving Australia, Sue worked at Guy's Hospital in London, England. She moved to the United States in 1990, and joined IHA in 1996.

Victoria (Vikki) Dudley, BBA, is the budget and operations analyst and financial unit liaison in the central office of the Institute for Human Adjustment (IHA). She has been working in the field of accounting for over 20 years, the last nine of which have been at the University of Michigan. Vikki was previously a financial consultant in the U-M Medical School before starting at IHA. She is currently working on implementing university-supported systems to track and report financial data, making our systems more efficient for future use.

Samantha Harris, BA, is the marketing communications specialist at the University Center for the Development of Language and Literacy (UCLL). Samantha has studied communications, marketing, and psychology.

Aaron is the Accountant at UCLL. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Management from Eastern Michigan University. Before coming to the UCLL Aaron worked in administration for the Business Engagement Center and the Office of Technology Transfer.

Joanne Marttila Pierson, PhD, CCC-SLP has been a speech-language pathologist for over 30 years. She received her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology and Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Language, Literacy, and Learning Disabilities from the University of Michigan. Prior to returning to UM for her doctorate, Dr. Pierson practiced in the private sector and as a public school speech-language pathologist where she also trained students.

Jonathen (Jon) Ross, BA, is the patient services associate at the Institute for Human Adjustment (IHA). Jon has previous experience working at several companies in both customer service and recruiting. He has been working at the U-M Psychological Clinic since 2003.

Kendra Williams-Gollman, BBA, is the clinic office manager at the University Center for the Child and the Family (UCCF) and the U-M Psychological Clinic.

Stefanie Block, BA, is a psychology practicum student at the Institute for Human Adjustment (IHA) and a doctoral candidate in the University of Michigan's Clinical Psychology Program. She is a graduate student instructor for an undergraduate psychology course at U-M. Before coming to Michigan, Stefanie worked as a research coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital for the Psychiatric Genetics Program in Mood and Anxiety Disorders.

Lily Gershenson, MSW, is a post-MSW fellow at the U-M Psychological Clinic. Ms. Gershenson has worked at the Institute for Human Adjustment in training since 2010. As a clinician, Ms. Gershenson is especially interested in working with couples experiencing difficulties in their relationships and with individuals with mood disorders or survivors of trauma.

Caitlin (Cait) Hanley, BA, is a social work intern at the University Center for the Child and the Family (UCCF) and a Master of Social Work candidate at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Prior to interning at UCCF, Cait taught elementary school with Teach For America and eventually joined Teach For America's National Recruitment Team.

Adam Horwitz, BA, is a psychology practicum student at the University Center for the Child and the Family. Adam has been involved with the University of Michigan's Youth Depression and Suicide Prevention Research Program for the past five years. He is also a graduate student instructor for the Introduction to Psychology course at the University of Michigan.

Katherine (Katie) Kusner, MA, TLLP, is a pre-doctoral psychology intern at the Institute for Human Adjustment (IHA) and a doctoral candidate in Bowling Green State University's Clinical Psychology Program. Katie enjoys working with a variety of age groups and splits her full-time intern position at the institute between UCCF and the Psychological Clinic. She recently defended her dissertation, an empirical research study examining the longitudinal links between couple spirituality and relationship outcomes across the transition to parenthood.

Stephanie Lonsway, MA, TLLP, is a pre-doctoral psychology intern at the Institute for Human Adjustment (IHA) and a doctoral candidate in Northern Illinois University’s Clinical Psychology program. Stephanie works with clients across the age range using a variety of treatment modalities (individual, group, family, couples, psychological assessment); she splits her full-time internship position at the institute between the University Center for the Child and the Family (UCCF) and the U-M Psychological Clinic.

Ellen Waxler McGinnis, BS, is a psychology practicum student at the University Center for the Child and Family and a doctoral candidate in the University of Michigan’s Clinical Psychology Program. In addition to her clinical training Ellen works on her coursework and research on depression and anxiety in young children.

Kimberly (Kim) Muntz, LLMSW, is a post-MSW fellow at the U-M Psychological Clinic. She earned her MSW at the University of Michigan in 2011 and her MA in counseling at the University of Nottingham, England in 2007.

Rebecca Sripada, MS, is a pre-doctoral psychology intern at the Institute for Human Adjustment (IHA) and a doctoral candidate in the University of Michigan's Clinical Psychology Program. Before coming to IHA, Rebecca did clinical work at a community outpatient psychology clinic, an ambulatory psychiatry anxiety disorders program, a VA Healthcare System PTSD clinic, and with a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation clinic.