Minor Rotation Faculty
Tyler T. Branagan, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor for Burn ICU
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Colorado Boulder
Internship: University of Virginia
Graduate School: Florida State University
Clinical Specialty: Transplant and Consultation and Liaison
Benjamin Brewer, PsyD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor at The University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Rocky Mountain Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Internship: University of Denver Health and Counseling Center
Graduate School: University of Denver, Psy.D. Program
Clinical Specialty: Clinical Health Psychologist Bone Marrow Transplant
Tidbit About Yourself: I love living in Colorado and spend time in the mountains all year round and also enjoy music and playing the drums.
Mac Brown, Psy.D., LP, CMPC
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor at Psychological Health and Performance, CU Athletics
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology, concentration in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Rhode Island Counseling Center
Internship: Keene State College Counseling Center Graduate School: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Psy.D. and Masters
Clinical Specialty: Sport Psychology
Tidbit About Yourself: I was a D1 walk on rower in college who couldn’t compete all four years due to injury and a medical condition, which prompted me into the field of sport psychology. In my free time I love being active (triathlons, endurance activities, rock climbing, snowboarding) and am a sucker for a good live music event!
Email: mac.brown@colorado.edu
Nomita Chhabildas, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor at The Attention, Behavior, and Learning (ABL) Clinic in Boulder
Degree Specialty: Child Clinical Psychology, with specialization in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Colorado
Internship: Children’s Hospital Colorado
Graduate School: University of Denver
Clinical Specialty: Pediatric Neuropsychology/ Psychoeducational Evaluations
Tidbit About Yourself: I feel extremely lucky to get to get to mentor doctoral students and interns, see their skills develop, and to celebrate their successes and eventual career paths. I am also so fortunate to get to enjoy our Colorado sunshine, and love being outdoors hiking, walking our dog, or playing with my two boys.
Email: nomita@colorado.edu
Annelise Miya Cunningham, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Chicago
Internship: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Chicago
Graduate School: University of Central Florida
Clinical Specialty: Infant and perinatal mental health, attachment, trauma, 0-3 neurodevelopmental assessment.
What do you like about supervising or being involved in the internship: I enjoy teaching and supporting students.
Tidbit About Yourself: I love spending time with my dog, Otter.
Scott Cypers, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor at the Anxiety Clinic, Johnson Depression Center
Degree Specialty: Counseling Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Claremont Consortium
Internship: UCLA Student Psychological Services
Graduate School: USC
Clinical Specialty: Anxiety
Tidbit About Yourself: I am a father of three who loves to be active in all areas of my life.
Email: scott.cypers@cuanschutz.edu
Melanie K. Dae, PsyD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor for University of Colorado Hospital Burn and Frostbite Center
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry – Primary Rotation: University of Colorado Hospital Burn and Frostbite Center
Internship: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine – Primary Rotation: AF Williams Family Medicine
Graduate School: Wright State University
Clinical Specialty: Health Psychology
Tidbit about Yourself: Proud plant mom who enjoys the typical Colorado activities – hiking, paddle boarding, biking – anything that gets me outside and moving around.
Email Address: melanie.dae@cuanschutz.edu
Allison Dempsey, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor/Program Director
Degree Specialty: School Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Houston
Internship: Children’s Hospital of Michigan/Wayne State University
Graduate School: University of Florida
Clinical Specialty: Clinical Health Psychology/Pediatric Psychology
What do you like about supervising or being involved in the internship: I love the opportunity to learn from and work with the next generation of psychologists.
Tidbit about Yourself: I love being outdoors (hiking, skiing, paddleboarding, camping, etc) and also love puzzles and escape rooms – I even design and build my own escape rooms.
Email Address: allison.dempsey@cuanschutz.edu
Jack Edinger, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor at National Jewish Health’s Sleep Medicine Program
Degree Specialty: Counseling Psychology
Internship: University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center
Graduate School: Virginia Commonwealth University, Clinical Psychology
Clinical Specialty: Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Tidbit About Yourself: I am a big Duke Blue Devil Basketball fan, a real foodie – I love cooking and fine dining – and I play squash to stay in shape.
Email: edingerJ@njhealth.org
Lynn Haley, PsyD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor, Integrated Primary Care Clinic Boulder
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Internship: Denver VA Medical Center
Graduate School: University of Denver
Clinical Specialty: Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care
What do you like about supervising or being involved in the internship: I enjoy the energy and curiosity that students bring to our clinic environment.
Tidbit About Yourself: I love to travel internationally and domestically; here in CO my favorite activities are skiing, hiking and mountain biking with my husband and two sons.
Email: lynn.haley@cuanschutz.edu
Rebecca Hunter, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood, IL
Internship: VA Palo Alto Health Care System – Palo Alto, CA
Graduate School: University of Kansas – Lawrence, KS
Clinical Specialty: Psychosocial Oncology, Health Psychology
What do you like about supervising or being involved in the internship: An inherent part of working with cancer patients is that it forces the psychologist to evolve both personally and professionally; it is an honor to witness this growth during the internship year as interns evolve into confident psychologists.
Tidbit About Yourself: Spending time with my 3 rescue dogs, hiking, baking, and exploring Denver’s microbrewery scene.
Jessalyn Kelleher, PsyD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Irving Harris Program in Child Development and Infant Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, CU School of Medicine Anschutz Campus
Internship: Freedman Center for Child and Family Development, Newton, MA
Graduate School: William James College (Formerly Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology), Newton, MA
Clinical Specialty: Medically complex/high-risk infants, pregnancies, and families; perinatal loss; integrated behavioral health services.
What do you like about supervising or being involved in the internship: As the field of NICU Psychology grows, it has been incredibly rewarding to supervise trainees with a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and lenses to ensure that we are building programs and launching providers that come alongside families during incredibly vulnerable times in a way that is evidence based, culturally sensitive, and relationally focused.
Tidbit About Yourself: I am a crazy dog lover (we have two at home and foster whenever we can!), avid reader, and enjoy traveling to new states!
Tori Knox-Rice, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor, Psychosocial Oncology
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: VA Portland Oregon Health Care System - Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship
Internship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Graduate School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Clinical Specialty: Palliative care, Oncology
What do you like about supervising or being involved in the internship: I love being involved with new trainees; it is a great way to contribute to the future of our field while also staying in touch with new knowledge that trainees bring with them.
Tidbit About Yourself: When not working, I enjoy reading, crafting ( I am a regular attendee at anime and comic conventions), and video games.
Marisa Kostiuk, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor, Co-Director of Didactics
Degree Specialty: Counseling Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Denver Health Medical Center, Integrated Behavioral Health Division, Denver, CO
Internship: University of Pennsylvania-Perelman School of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Graduate School: University of Denver, Department of Counseling Psychology, Denver, CO
Clinical Specialty: Clinical interests include chronic illness management, sexual/reproductive health, weight management, and psycho-onocology.
What do you like about supervising or being involved in the internship: I enjoy supervision because I believe it is a privilege to be part of trainees professional development and growth.
Tidbit About Yourself: In my free time, I really enjoy getting outside, going to new restaurants, gardening, reading, and spending time with friends.
Melissa Kwitowski, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor
Degree Specialty: Counseling Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Dayton Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Internship: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Graduate School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Clinical Specialty: Clinical Health Psychology
What do you like about supervising or being involved in the internship: I really enjoy working with trainees and helping to expand the depth and breadth of training experiences to prepare the next generation of providers.
Tidbit About Yourself: My partner and I enjoy off-roading in our jeep and exploring the wonderful Colorado scenery.
Vanessa Rollins, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor, Integrated Primary Care, Boulder Clinic
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Internship: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Graduate School: University of Denver
Clinical Specialty: Heart rate variability biofeedback, bipolar disorder, health behavior change, CBT
Tidbit About Yourself: I’ve worked in integrated primary care and medical education for a long time, and enjoy teaching learners from all disciplines. In my free time I’m hanging out with my partner, his kids, or 2 dogs running, hiking, biking, traveling, and trying new restaurants.
Laura Santerre-Lemmon, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor & Director, DU Developmental Neuropsychology Clinic
Degree Specialty: Clinical Child Psychology and Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Internship: Phoenix Children’s Hospital (2011)
Graduate School: Ph.D., University of Denver
Clinical Specialty: Clinical Child Psychology and Neuropsychological Assessment
Tidbit About Yourself: I love living in Denver and spending time in the mountains.
Email: laura.santerre-lemmon@du.edu
Elizabeth "Devon" Smith, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor at National Jewish Health’s Sleep Medicine Program
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Internship: The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University/Charlie Norwood Veteran Affairs Medical Center Consortium
Graduate School: Washington State University
Clinical Specialty: Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Health Psychology, Health Disparities
What do you like about supervising or being involved in the internship: I had wonderful supervisors during my training and I enjoy being able to “give back” by sharing the knowledge and skills I learned through these experiences with future psychologists.
Tidbit about Yourself: I’m a proud cat lady, stepmom, and self-proclaimed feminist, who loves Colorado IPAs, binge reading fast paced thrillers, my Peloton (love a good Alex class), and admiring the mountains from afar (hiking is my idea of torture).
Email Address: smithed@njhealth.org
Dana Steidtmann, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor for Johnson Depression Center
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: 2 year NIMH Fellowship in treatment for chronic depression at Stanford University School of Medicine; 2 year fellowship in health policy and health care innovation at Stanford University School of Medicine
Internship: VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Graduate School: University of Kansas, Clinical Psychology
Clinical Specialty: Evidence-based psychotherapy for depression and anxiety in adults
Tidbit About Yourself: I enjoy skiing, travel, watching documentary films and seeing live music.
Email: dana.steidtmann@cuanschutz.edu
Lauren Tolle, PhD
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor, UC Health Family Medicine Clinic in Westminster; Advisor
Degree Specialty: Clinical Psychology; MA in Applied Health Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Colorado; Behavioral Health and Wellness Program
Internship: University of Colorado; Department of Psychiatry
Graduate School: University of Nevada, Reno
Clinical Specialty: Integrated behavioral health in primary care; third wave behavioral therapies
Tidbit About Yourself: Professionally, I am interested furthering research and knowledge on the effectiveness of integrated behavioral health care; personally, I love to spend time with my husband and two kids, traveling, cooking, and exploring all the beauty Colorado has to offer.
Email: lauren.tolle@cuanschutz.edu
Rachel Walker, Psy.D., LP, CMPC
Role Within the Internship: Minor Rotation Supervisor at Psychological Health and Performance, CU Athletics
Degree Specialty: Counseling Psychology, Athletic Counseling
Internship: Florida Atlantic University CAPS
Graduate School: Springfield College, Psy.D. and University of Edinburgh, M.Sc.
Clinical Specialty: Sport Psychology
Tidbit About Yourself: My sport was ski racing. I started skiing when I was 3 years old and became an elite level ski racer. I retired from ski racing after my senior year in college and 4 years of competing on the NCAA Division 1 circuit. I enjoy spending time outside, especially in the Colorado mountains! I enjoy running, hiking, and going on long bike rides as well as spending quality time with family and friends, reading a good book, and traveling.
Email: rachel.walker@colorado.edu