Meet the Staff

John H. Dunkle, Ph.D.

Executive Director

Special Interests: Gay/lesbian/bisexual student concerns, gender issues, personality disorders, crisis intervention, short-term psycho-dynamic psychotherapy.

Courtney Albinson, Ph.D.

Assistant Director for Outreach and Education

Special Interests: Sport and performance psychology, college student development, academic and life skills, career development, relationship concerns, identity development.

Roberta Baer, Ph.D.

Assistant Director, Chicago CAPS

Special Interests: Women's issues, food preoccupation & eating disorders, self-esteem issues, graduate and professional student identity development issues.

Eileen B. Biagi, Ph.D.

Staff Psychologist, ECATT Coordinator

Special Interests: Eating disorders, body image issues, depression and anxiety disorders, relationship issues.

Bettina Bohle-Frankel, M.D.

Staff Psychiatrist

Special Interests: International students, trauma, panic and anxiety, depression.

Special Interests: Positive psychology, leadership and emotional intelligence, brief treatment of depression and anxiety disorders, performance enhancement, law students, multicultural issues, and existential concerns.

Lynn Gerstein, LCSW

Alcohol and Other Drug Specialist

Special interests: substance abuse; family and relationship concerns;
identity issues; gender and sexuality issues

Elizabeth (Lisa) Gobbi, M.D.

Staff Psychiatrist

Special Interests: Cross-cultural psychiatry, eating disorders, anxiety disorders.

Pamela Hazard, M.D.

Staff Psychiatrist

Special Interests: Cross-cultural psychiatry, eating disorders, anxiety disorders.

Wei-Jen Huang, Ph.D.

CGP, Assistant Director for Community Relations

Special Interests: Asian and multicultural issues, group dynamics, couples, community outreach and prevention, consultation and training to the governments of China, Singapore, and Malaysia, known as NU's "Love Doctor."

Diane L.S. Lin, Ph.D.

Staff Psychologist

Special Interests: Multicultural/cross-cultural issues, graduate and professional students, gender and relationship issues, identity/personal development, urban family concerns, parenting, faith and spirituality.

Cindy McKinzie, Psy.D.

Staff Psychologist

Special Interests: anxiety, stress, holistic health, relationship issues, identity development, transition issues, eating disorders, sexual assault, and trauma.

Tiffany Mehling, MA, LCSW

Case Manager and Community Liaison

Special Interests: Clinical case management, former military service members and families of service members, trauma, sexual assault, couples counseling.

Henry J. Perkins, Ph.D.

Coordinator of the Stress Management Clinic

Special Interests: Minority mental health issues, couples therapy, health psychology, anxiety disorders, depression.

David Shor, Ph.D.

Assistant Director for Clinical Services

Special Interests: Sports psychology, identity development, relationship issues, gender issues, performance enhancement.

Jod Taywaditep, Ph.D.

Assistant Director for Training

Special Interests: Multicultural themes including minority identities, cultural adjustment, GLBTQ students, gender issues, international students, marginalization and minority stress; anxiety, family and relationship concerns, grief and loss.