Major Rotation Faculty
Audrey Blakeley-Smith, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Internship; Training Director; Major Rotation Supervisor, JFK Partners
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: JFK Partners, University of Colorado
Internship: JFK Partners, University of Colorado
Graduate School: Stony Brook University
Clinical Specialty: Developmental Disabilites
Tidbit About Yourself: I like to run half marathons, spend time with my family, especially in the mountains, and explore Colorado nature.
Ambra Born, PsyD
Role Within the Internship: Major Rotation Supervisor, Reaching HOPE
Degree Specialty: Counseling Psychology
Internship: Jewish Child Care Association
Graduate School: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Clinical Specialty: Trauma, Child/Adolescent, Family
Tidbit About Yourself: I think that laughter is an important part of life and therapy! If things start to get too serious, I rely on my goofy dogs and family to help lighten the mood. I also do a lot of gardening and connecting with nature in my backyard where I have vegetable boxes, fruit trees and wildflowers.
Email: ambra.born@reachinghope.org
Tiffany Brimberry, PsyD
Role Within the Internship: Supervisor, Reaching HOPE
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology, Traumatic Stress Psychology Concentration
Internship: Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan
Graduate School: Adler School of Professional Psychology, Adler University
Clinical Specialty: Trauma, Grief and Loss, Adults, Family
Tidbit About Yourself: Hiking near water, kayaking, really anything around water, is a passion of mine. I particularly love listening to the rain or sitting near a lake engrossed in nature with a warm beverage. I love trying new restaurants and different kinds of foods. I also have an insatiable desire for learning and could probably be a life-long student if I had the opportunity!
Shandra Brown Levey, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Major Rotation Supervisor at AFW & Director of Behavioral Health and Integrated Programs for the Department of Family Medicine; Lead Psychologist for Psychologist as a Leader Series
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Internship: Park Center, Inc.
Graduate School: Illinois Institute of Technology
Tidbit About Yourself: I love to snowboard and scuba dive.
Jarrod Eliingson, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Major Rotation Supervisor at CeDAR
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Colorado Boulder
Internship: Yale University School of Medicine – Substance Abuse Treatment Unit
Graduate School: University of Missouri
Clinical Specialty: Mindfulness & Substance Use Disorders
What do you like about supervising or being involved in the internship: Working with trainees to match their interests to clinical opportunities while on internship and postdoctoral opportunities for after internship.
Tidbit About Yourself: I enjoy getting outdoors with my family (hiking, camping) and taking in the occasional Rockies game.
Loraine Fishman, PsyD
Role Within the Internship: Major Rotation Supervisor
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Internship: Community Reach Center
Graduate School: University of Denver, Graduate School of Professional Psychology
Clinical Specialty: Trauma, Child/Adolescent, Neurodiversity, Psychological Assessment
Tidbit About Yourself: I was born in New York, but have lived in Colorado since the third grade. I love everything Colorado (hiking, camping, and enjoying the foodie scene). I’m a second generation immigrant (my parents are from Romania and Israel) and I’m fluent in Romanian. In life, I enjoy traveling and spending time with friends and family.
Emily McCann, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Major rotation supervisor at AF Williams
Degree Specialty: Counseling Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Health Psychology Fellowship at Denver VAMC
Internship: Colorado State University Health Network
Graduate School: University of Iowa
Clinical Specialty: Health Psychology, Pain Psychology
Tidbit about Yourself: I am a ferocious dog mom and a fan of most indoorsy things, like reading, watching movies, and coloring.
Email Address: emily.mccann@cuanschutz.edu
Jonathan Muther, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Major Rotation Supervisor, Salud Family Health Centers
Degree Specialty: Counseling Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Salud Family Health Centers
Internship: Aurora Mental Health Center
Graduate School: University of Denver, Counseling Psychology
Clinical Specialty: Integrated Primary Care
Tidbit About Yourself: I enjoy time with family, skiing, and fly-fishing.
Email: jmuther@saludclinic.org
Yaira Oquendo-Figueroa, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Major Rotation Supervisor, Salud Family Health Centers
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Primary Care Psychology, Salud Family Health Centers
Internship: Primary Care Psychology Program of PHSU Internship Consortium, Ponce and Caguas, Puerto Rico
Graduate School: Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Clinical Specialty: Management of chronic conditions such as HIV and diabetes.
Tidbit About Yourself: My primary area of interest is providing supervision for native Spanish-speakers and bilingual psychology students. Additional areas of interest include the provision of training in cultural competence, management of chronic conditions, and program development to address the needs of underserved and minority populations. I am also involved in different community groups that aim to address the stigma in mental health in Latinx communities and inclusion of minorities in city policies and programs.
Email: yoquendo@saludclinic.org
Judy Reaven, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Major Rotation Supervisor at JFK Partners
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: JFK Partners Internship: Denver Health and Hospitals
Graduate School: University of Missouri – Columbia
Clinical Specialty: Autism and Developmental Disabilities – including treatment development of a group CBT intervention to manage anxiety in individuals with ASD.
Email: judy.reaven@cuanschutz.edu
Nuri M. Reyes, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Major Rotation Supervisor at JFK Partners
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: JFK Partners, University of Colorado
Internship: JFK Partners, University of Colorado Graduate School: Virginia Tech
Clinical Specialty: Children, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Email: nuri.reyes@cuanschutz.edu
Jeremy Stevenson, PsyD
Role Within the Internship: Major Rotation Supervisor, AF Williams & Inpatient Family Medicine Services
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Internship: University of Kansas School of Medicine Graduate School: George Fox University
Clinical Specialty: Integrated Primary Care
Tidbit About Yourself: I am new to Colorado, my family and I recently moved from Kansas City.
Joanna Stratton, PhD, LMFT, LP
Role Within the Internship: Major Rotation Supervisor, AF Williams & Inpatient Family Medicine Services
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Research, Evaluation and Policy Psychology, University of Colorado and Health Sciences Center
Graduate School: University of Chicago
Clinical Specialty: Integrated Primary Care