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Military and Veteran Behavioral Health Post-Master's
Certificate Program
Faculty Biographies
William Brim, PsyD, known as Dr. William "Bill"
Brim, is Deputy Director of the Center for Deployment Psychology at
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda,
MD. He is a decorated 10-year veteran of the United States Air Force.
Dr. Brim received a BS in Clinical Psychology from the University
of Tennessee, Knoxville and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from
Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He completed
his residency and a post doctoral fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology
at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Brim
was stationed in South Carolina, Mississippi and in the United Kingdom.
He worked with deployed members in support of OIF/OEF and MEDFLAG
exercises in Africa. Prior to becoming Deputy Director, he was providing
supervision and training for psychology interns and professional staff
at the Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base,
MD as the Deployment Behavioral Health Psychologist for the Center
for Deployment Psychology. The focus of Dr Brim's clinical work, supervision
and training is on deployment and redeployment related mental health
issues, specifically assessment and treatment of combat-related PTSD.
Additionally, Dr Brim focuses on health psychology clinical practice
and supervision, the integration of mental health services in primary
care and forensic psychology expert consultation and witness services.
Beth Davis, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with specialty
training in neuropsychology, heath psychology, and biofeedback. She
has worked as a mental health provider in a military setting for approximately
10 years in various installations both CONUS and OCONUS. She currently
works for the Center for Deployment Psychology as the Deployment Behavioral
Health Psychologist at Andrews AFB, MD. Dr. Davis completed her PhD
in clinical psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology
in 1999 and BA at Ohio State University in 1989. She finished postdoctoral
training at a full-time internship in clinical neuropsychology at
McLean Hospital Harvard Medical School in 2002.
Paula Domenici, PhD, is a licensed counseling psychologist
working as the Head of the Division of Training Programs at the Center
for Deployment Psychology at Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. In this capacity, she oversees the
2-week training course and develops and presents workshops for specific
military and civilian audiences on psychology-related topics across
the country. From 2006 to 2007, she worked as the Deployment Behavioral
Health Psychologist for the CDP at the National Naval Medical Center,
where she saw Marines in both the outpatient behavioral health clinic
and inpatient casualty care unit. She performed psychological evaluations
and provided individual and group treatment for PTSD and other post-deployment
concerns. She also led a family group for parents and spouses of wounded
warriors. Prior to joining the staff of the CDP, she was an APA Congressional
Fellow at the Office of Senator Hillary Clinton, where she covered
mental health, aging, and deployment-related veterans' issues in the
legislative arena. She also has worked as a staff psychologist and
postdoctoral fellow at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, providing
individual and group therapy to OIF/OEF, Vietnam, and WWII veterans.
Before graduating from the doctoral program at the University of Maryland,
College Park in 2002, she received an MA in Development Psychology
from Teachers College, Columbia University in NYC and BA in English
& American Literature from Brown University in Providence, RI.
Dr. Domenici is a co-author of the book, Courage after Fire: Coping
Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and Their
Families.
David Riggs, PhD, is the Executive Director for Center for
Deployment Psychology at Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences in Bethesda, MD. He earned his BA at the University of Kansas
and his PhD at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Prior
to joining the Center for Deployment Psychology, Dr. Riggs held clinical
research positions at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety
and the National Center for PTSD at the Boston VA Medical Center.
As a clinical and research psychologist, much of his work has focused
on trauma, violence and PTSD. Dr. Riggs has published over 60 articles
and book chapters and presented over 100 papers and workshops at professional
conferences. He served as a member of the PTSD Treatment Guidelines
Committee and the Dissemination Task Force for the International Society
for Traumatic Stress Studies and currently serves on the APA Presidential
Task Force on Military Deployment Services for Youth, Families and
Service Members. He has trained numerous student and mental health
professionals from the United States and other countries in techniques
for treating PTSD, OCD and other anxiety disorders. Recently he co-led
a series of workshops to train military behavioral health professionals
who are preparing to deploy to treat PTSD and other trauma-related
distress.
Augusto Ruiz, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist serving as the
Deployment Behavioral Health Psychologist for the Center for Deployment
Psychology at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Dr.
Ruiz served 5 years active duty as a Navy psychologist. He received
his doctorate in clinical psychology from Nova Southeastern University
in Ft Lauderdale, Florida and completed his residency at the National
Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Ruiz was stationed at the
Hospital Point Clinic at the United States Naval Academy and on the
USS CARL VINSON. He has worked with deployed members in support of
OIF/OEF and been on deployment in the Persian Gulf. Dr. Ruiz recently
left his position as a supervisor at the Montgomery County Crisis
Center to return to Navy Medicine. The focus of Dr. Ruiz's work, supervision,
and training is on deployment-related mental health issues, crisis
intervention, suicide assessment and suicide prevention. Additionally,
Dr. Ruiz focuses on cross cultural psychology and the treatment of
diverse populations. He has offered several seminars to sailors, mental
health professionals, and county police on cross cultural issues,
PTSD, and suicide prevention.
Priscilla Schulz, LCSW, is a Senior PTSD Treatment Trainer
at the Center for Deployment Psychology at Uniformed Services University
of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. She received her Masters degree
from the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St.
Louis. Prior to joining the staff of the CDP, Ms. Schulz was a trainer
and consultant on the use of Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD
for the National Center for PTSD, Boston VA Health System. At the
same time Ms. Schulz was clinical faculty at the Center for Trauma
Recovery, University of Missouri - St. Louis. There she provided clinical
services to trauma survivors, and administered several grants and
programs that served special populations, specifically war refugees
and survivors of homicide. The focus of Ms. Schulz' clinical work,
supervision, and training is on reactions to and effective treatments
for traumatic stress, and on understanding and overcoming barriers
to serving underserved or disadvantaged populations of trauma survivors.
Towards this end, Ms. Schulz has worked extensively cross-culturally,
and has been successful applying empirically supported therapies for
PTSD with limited-English-proficient patients, and in less-than-ideal
clinical practice settings.
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