Our Staff
Dennis J. Alexander, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University
Dennis' areas of professional interests include social interaction, crisis intervention, depression, suicide, substance abuse, ethnicity issues in counseling, assessment, athletic career issues, and computer applications in counseling. His primary theoretical orientation combines Adlerian, cognitive-behavioral, and client-centered philosophies. He also utilizes an Afrocentric approach to life and counseling.
Courtney Camillus, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University
Courtney’s counseling style utilizes an integrative theoretical approach that implements aspects of psychodynamic, interpersonal, family systems, and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Courtney’s professional interests include performance enhancement, sport psychology, assessment, eating disorders, trauma, military veteran issues, substance abuse, and first-generation to college concerns. Courtney provides consultation to the campus and Columbus community on a variety of topics.
Eileen Lee Cohen, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Lee's theoretical orientation is psychodynamic, combining a blend of Sullivan, Jung and object relations. Current interests include borderline personality disorder, PTSD, women's issues, bipolar disorder, therapy and theory.
Judith Cusin, MSW, LISW
The Ohio State University
Judith's professional interests include relationship counseling, group work, eating disorders, and working with individuals/couples dealing with infertility, single parenthood, and donor insemination. Judith has served as a consultant to the Riverside Methodist Hospital infertility program, and in addition to her role here at CCS, she has a private practice. Her theoretical orientation falls within the existential/humanistic foundation, and she has received additional training in the solution-focused brief therapy model.
Denise Deschenes, M.D.
The Ohio State University
Denise's theoretical orientation is an eclectic mix of relational, psychodynamic, and developmental processes. Special areas of interest include diversity issues, stigma reduction, and spirituality in medicine.
Louise A. Douce, Ph.D.
Director and Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs
University of Minnesota
Louise describes her orientation as feminist existential and appreciates client issues related to spiritual connectedness, transcultural identity and growth. She is actively involved in the national issues of psychology, has served on the APPIC Board, APA Board of Educational Affairs, various committees of the APA Divisions 17 and 44, and is currently on the APA Council of Representatives.
Ernesto R. Escoto, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Clinical Services
New Mexico State University
Ernesto's areas of current professional interests include working contextually with multiple identities, trauma, bilingual therapy (English-Spanish), social outreach, and issues concerning underserved populations. He has particularly expertise in mental health issues within the Latino communities and international students. He is an EMDR trained clinician, and his theoretical orientation integrates client-centered, psycho-dynamic, interpersonal, and solution-focused frameworks within a developmental-contextual-resilience approach. Other interests include training and organizational consulting. Ernesto considers himself as life long learner.
Matthew S. Fleming, MA, PC
Matt's professional interests include wellness and use of mindfulness for stress and anxiety. Matt utilizes a Gestalt approach to therapy which emphasizes wholeness and the philosophy that when clients are able to recognize and integrate their emotions and experiences, they will make better choices for themselves. Matt teaches meditation and relaxation techniques when they are helpful. Matt has more than 15 years experience in meditation and is training at the Cleveland Gestalt Institute.
Michael Folmar, MSW, LISW, BCD
The Ohio State University
Mike's theoretical understanding is based on psychodynamic and family systems models. In practice, however, he is eclectic in his approach and is open to new ideas. He is particularly interested in group and couples modalities, men's issues, and the interplay of spirituality and the therapeutic process.
Dena Gost, M.D.
Dena’s professional interests include psychopharmacology, mind-body connection, ethnic identity development, and community mental health. Her theoretical orientation incorporates cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, feminist, and client-centered principles.
Curtis A. Haywood, M.A., LPCC, LICDC
The Ashland Theological Seminary
Curtis' areas of professional interest include chemical dependency and addiction, dual-diagnosis, spiritual issues in counseling, and group dynamics. Curtis works within an interpersonal dynamic orientation that involves the use of existential philosophies, client-centered, cognitive-behavioral, and solution-focused approaches.
James H. Hodnett, Ph.D.
The University of Texas at Austin
Jim practices primarily from a base of developmental theories, including the perspectives of feminist and psychodynamic theorists. His work is also informed by training at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. Areas of interest for Jim include supervision, group therapy, couples therapy, male survivors, HIV/AIDS, developmental and therapeutic issues for men, gays, lesbians, and bisexuals, and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.
Bong Joo Hwang, Ph.D.
Indiana University
Bong Joo's orientation integrates cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal approaches. His current professional interests include issues related to Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander students and international students, such as acculturation and racial ethnic identity, as well as other multicultural counseling issues. His other professional interests include depression and couples counseling. He speaks Korean and English.
Jaime L. Jasser, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Jaime works from a relational-cultural feminist framework, incorporating techniques from a variety of therapies, including cognitive-behavioral, Gestalt, and family systems. Her professional interests include women's issues, gender-role socialization, identity development, relationship concerns, grief/loss, first-generation to college concerns, and wellness. Jaime is a member of the Body Image and Health Task Force and serves on the Student Life Diversity Council.
Maureen Latanick, Ph.D, RD, LD, CDE
The Ohio State University
Maureen's areas of professional interest include nutrition/behavioral interventions for eating disorders, weight management and healthy lifestyles, diabetes mellitus and insulin resistant syndromes including PCOS, and food allergies/intolerances such as Celiac disease. Maureen has a Ph.D in Human Nutrition and Counseling Psychology from OSU and is a Certified Diabetes Educator. She has been in private practice for 27 years and has served as an Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Human Nutrition and Medical Dietetics at OSU. She also counsels students at the Wilce Student Health Center and loves working with the OSU student population.
Richard A. Mitsak, M.D.
Chief of Psychiatry
The Ohio State University
Rick's primary training roots are at The Ohio State University. Over the years, he has added the wisdom of many teachers of various disciplines to his experience. He relishes the opportunity to "pass it on" to others. Eclectic in approach, he has found Milton Erikson's ideas regarding indirect communication most useful. Increasingly, he interacts with patients in the capacity of physician as healer.
Neal Newman, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University
Neal's theoretical orientation integrates Ericksonian, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and Gestalt therapy within an existential-humanistic foundation. His professional interests include psychotherapy, sport psychology, performance enhancement, self-hypnosis, and stress management. He is listed on the United States Olympic Committee Registry for the Psychology of Sport.
Shonali Raney, Ph.D.
Ball State University
Shonali describes her theoretical orientation in terms of interpersonal process within a socio-cultural context. Her areas of professional interests include trauma, sexual assault, grief, and issues concerning international students and Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander students. She is bilingual and speaks English and Hindi.
Christina A. Rideout, Ph.D.
Director, Career Connection
Michigan State University
Chris works from a theoretical orientation, which includes aspects of object relations, interpersonal psychology, and feminism. Her current professional interests are career development, therapy, supervision, consultation and organizational development, women's issues, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Karen M. Taylor, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Training
The Ohio State University
Karen's counseling style reflects a feminist/humanistic and existential philosophy and combines an approach utilizing cognitive, behavioral, Gestalt, and dynamic interventions. Her professional interests include the education and training of mental health professionals, multicultural counseling, psychology of women, supervision, and career development. She is nationally involved in training issues, having served as President of The Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies (ACCTA), and currently serves on the board of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC). Karen also serves as a member of the campus-wide Sexual Assault Committee.
Angela M. White, Ph.D.
The Pennsylvania State University
Angela’s areas of professional interest include cultural identity development, gender role socialization, trauma and recovery, and spirituality. Her style of therapy integrates existential, psychodynamic, interpersonal, feminist, and Africentric principles.
Penny D. Winkle, LISW, LPCC, BCD
The Ohio State University
Penny specializes in eating disorders/body image issues but has an interest in many aspects of providing counseling services. Penny works with a variety of issues including, relationship concerns, self-esteem issues, family of origin concerns, mood disorders, trauma, alcoholic family, dysfunctional family and first generation to college issues. She enjoys working with couples and groups as well as individuals. Penny believes in a wellness approach and sees therapy as a collaborative work between the therapist and the client. Penny uses an integrative theoretical approach with aspects of relational, interpersonal, family systems, feminist and cognitive behavioral therapy. Penny provides consultation to the campus and Columbus community on a variety of topics. She is a member of the Body Image Health Task Force and the Wellness Collaborative.