{"id":5696,"date":"2018-08-16T14:56:43","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T18:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/psychiatry\/?p=5696"},"modified":"2018-08-16T14:56:43","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T18:56:43","slug":"va-boston-psychology-training-program-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/psychiatry\/2018\/08\/16\/va-boston-psychology-training-program-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"VA Boston Psychology Training Program Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">On Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 the VA Boston Healthcare System Psychology Training Program held its annual commencement ceremony. Graduates included psychology trainees at all levels: 11 practicum students, 19 predoctoral interns, and 21 postdoctoral fellows. Jennifer Vasterling, PhD, Chief of Psychology and BUSM Professor of Psychiatry, presided over the ceremony. John Bradley, MD, Acting Chief of Mental Health Services, offered congratulatory remarks, as did training directors, Risa Weisberg, PhD, BUSM Professor of Psychiatry, Amy Silberbogen, BUSM Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Suzanne Pineles, PhD, BUSM Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. Dr\u00a0Pineles also\u00a0received\u00a0the annual Nga Pham award, which honors individuals for exceptional service and commitment to the education of our psychology trainees. The commencement address was offered by Lizbeth Roemer, PhD, Professor and Chair of Psychology, UMASS Boston. Dr\u00a0Roemer, an alumnus of the VABHS internship and fellowship programs, offered moving remarks, guiding graduates on how to \u201cdiscern what matters, stay connected to what matters, and integrate social justice into their work lives.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0A reception at the Elks Club of West Roxbury followed the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" data-file-id=\"2913197\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/7ca917ec195446e3aa8f6bcdc\/_compresseds\/58c24a67-4a72-451b-8d68-8278473eb130.jpg\" width=\"145\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" data-file-id=\"2913217\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/7ca917ec195446e3aa8f6bcdc\/_compresseds\/54e5d39e-d43e-47b7-a610-136115899e53.jpg\" width=\"145\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nDr\u00a0Lizbeth Roemer giving the Commencement Address, and\u00a0Dr\u00a0Vasterling and Steven Lancey, PhD, presenting the Nga Pham award to Dr\u00a0Pineles<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" data-file-id=\"2913229\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/7ca917ec195446e3aa8f6bcdc\/_compresseds\/878180f0-ed6c-4374-8893-99c23a878bf4.jpg\" width=\"310\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n2017-2018 Graduating Class of Clinical Postdoctoral Fellows<br \/>\nBack Row: Amy\u00a0Silberbogen, PhD, ABPP (Training Director), Christina Goodwin, PhD, Bruna Martins, PhD, Claire Burgess, PhD, Toni Maraldo, PhD, Amanda Roxbury, PhD, Kelly OMalley, PhD, Shawna Jacobs, PhD, Nikki Hegberg, PhD, and Sarah Rycroft, PhD<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Front Row: Kathleen Holmes, PhD, Hannah King, PhD, Karen Gibson, PhD, Tory Hasler, PhD, and Laura Grande, PhD,\u00a0ABPP<\/div>\n<div>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" data-file-id=\"2913241\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/7ca917ec195446e3aa8f6bcdc\/_compresseds\/25ca21f5-5ddb-4cd7-9fee-f24dda2c6711.jpg\" width=\"310\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n2017-2018 Graduating Class of Psychology Interns<br \/>\nBack row:\u00a0 Amanda Brunette, Sarah Williston, Brett Goshe, Kevin Haworth, Evan Plys, Rachel Micol, Ronald Smith<br \/>\nMiddle row: Sheena Dev, Liorah Sabbah-Talasazan, Victoria Ameral, Sharon Radomski, Julie Huston, Stephanie Larew, Michelle Bourgeois<br \/>\nFront row: Risa Weisberg (Training Director), Tejas Srinivas, Alexandra Rodman, Erica Appleman, Emily Manove, Rachel Geotze<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 the VA Boston Healthcare System Psychology Training Program held its annual commencement ceremony. 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