Major Rotation Faculty
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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.
Angelo N. Alago, PsyD
Role Within the Internship: Major rotation supervisor, Depot Hill/Louisville
Degree Specialty: Clinical PsyD
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Aurora Mental Health Center and Anxiety Solutions of Denver
Internship: CU School of Medicine, AF Williams Family Medicine
Graduate School: Rutgers
Clinical Specialty: Exposure therapy, OCD, anxiety disorders, CBT-I, tic disorders, body-focused repetitive behavior disorders
What do you like about supervising or being involved in the internship: Being able to assist with building confidence by modeling and teaching new skills as well as supporting and encouraging existing ones.
Tidbit about Yourself: Probably the biggest nerd you’ll ever meet: board games, tabletop roleplaying games, collectible card games, sci-fi and fantasy, etc.
Email: angelo.alago@ucdenver.edu
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
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.
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
Jeremy Stevenson, PsyD
Role Within the Internship: Major Rotation Supervisor, AF Williams & Inpatient Family Medicine Services, Co-Director of Didactics
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.
Christy Thrash, PsyD
Role Within the Internship: Major Rotation Supervisor, Depot Hill/Louisville
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (2009)
Internship: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Aging Center (2008 – 2009)
Graduate School: University of Pennsylvania (2000), Colorado School of Professional Psychology a.k.a. University of the Rockies (2008)
Clinical Specialty: My many clinical interests include treating bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, suicide prevention, and activating health behavior change.