Our Staff

Emergency Contacts

GMU Crisis Service:
703-993-2380, option 1
or
GMU Police: 703-993-2810
or
911
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Feeling the burnout from college life? 🔥 Let's extinguish those flames with a little help from Ray from PEP! 💫 Happy Monday! Join our PEP team! Applications are now open. Simply visit cglink.me/2d7/s95009 or the link in our bio to apply!
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Together, let's explore the mental wellness of those who devote themselves to assisting others! 

To register for this event, visit Mason360 or cglink.me/2d7/r2265745
Together, let's explore the mental wellness of those who devote themselves to assisting others! To register for this event, visit Mason360 or cglink.me/2d7/r2265745
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Welcome to PEP talks! Enter Aseeyah, the self-care advocate from PEP, highlighting the importance of rest, nutrition, exercise, and relaxation to manage busy schedules and put your well-being first. Join our PEP team! Applications are now open. Simply visit cglink.me/2d7/s95009 or the link in our bio to apply!
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Happy International Women's Day! Swipe to learn more about women’s mental health and keep the conversation going.
Happy International Women's Day! Swipe to learn more about women’s mental health and keep the conversation going.
Happy International Women's Day! Swipe to learn more about women’s mental health and keep the conversation going.
Happy International Women's Day! Swipe to learn more about women’s mental health and keep the conversation going.
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Meet our incredible PEP team dedicated to improving mental well-being and being a pillar of support for our Mason students! Together, we're breaking stigma and spreading awareness. 🌟 • Interested in being a peer educator for CAPS? Keep an eye out for next year's PEP cohort application that will be posted soon!
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OUR DIVERSITY…

Our diversity represents various countries, territories, and states, including Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Peru, India, and England; California, Georgia, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New England, New Jersey, Illinois, and the DMV (DC/Maryland/Virginia).

Together, we speak several languages and dialectsArabic, American Sign Language, Mandarin, Spanish, Sinhala, Telugu, and English.

We share diversity in regard to race and ethnicity, including African American, Arab American, Asian American, Asian, Biracial, Black, Black-American descendant of enslaved persons, Chinese, Latinx, Multiracial, South Asian, Sri Lankan, Peruvian, Welsh-Irish, and White. 

We self-identify with diverse affectional orientations and gender identities, such as bisexual, gay, heterosexual, and lesbian; cisgender female, cisgender male, gender queer and non-binary. We welcome people from all orientations and genders.

We come from different social class backgrounds, such as poor, lower middle class, working class, middle class, and upper-middle.

We also share diverse ability status, including visible and invisible mental and physical disabilities, such as ADHD, anxiety disorders, and chronic health concerns, and infertility/IVF challenges.

We have different worldviews, like Agnostic, Atheist, Buddhist, Catholic, Christian, Ecumenical, Hindu, Interfaith, Jewish, Muslim and Spiritual. 

We have bodies with many different sizes, shapes, and skin tones

Among our staff some are first generation and/or international college students, former college and professional athletes, military family members, veterans, and additional invisible identities may also be represented.

 

CAPS is dedicated to scheduling students with the first available clinician. We understand that some students may have specific identity requests, and we make efforts to honor them. However, please note that our ability to fulfill these requests depends on our clinicians’ caseloads and availability. 

Administrative Support Staff

Staci E. Grogan (she/her)
Administrative Assistant
Idris O’Connor (he/him/his)
Administrative Assistant
Beth Rivelis, B.A. (she/her)
Administrative Assistant

Leadership Team

Jennifer A. Kahler, Psy.D. (she/her)
Director
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Calena Creft, MS, LPC, NCC (she/her)
Assistant Director, Outreach Services
Licensed Professional Counselor
Alexander Harrison, MA, LPC (he/him)
Associate Director, Clinical Services
Licensed Professional Counselor
Kavita Jagarlamudi, M.D. (she/her)
Assistant Director, Psychiatric Services
Board Certified Psychiatrist
Robin Joseph-Quigley, LPC, NCC (she/her)
Assistant Director, Clinical Services
Licensed Professional Counselor
Nina Joshi, MA (she/her)
Operations Manager
Alexandra (Allie) Minieri, Ph.D. (she/her)
Associate Director, Training
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Derek Vigon, Psy.D. (he/him)
Assistant Director, Sport Psychology
Licensed Clinical and Sport Psychologist

Full Time Clinicians

Andrew Anderson, LPC (he/him/his)
Licensed Professional Counselor
Law School and Fairfax Campuses
Shereen Ayoubi, Psy.D. (she/her)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Coordinator of Outreach Services
Shannon Bellflower, MA, LPC (she/her)
Licensed Professional Counselor
Matthew R. Benic, LPC, NCC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Jocelyn Cooper, LPC (she/her)
Licensed Professional Counselor
Clinician, Inclusive Community Building
Diana Davis, Psy.D. (she/her)
Senior Psychologist
Phil Eiseman, Ph.D. (they/them)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Clinician, Inclusive Community Building
Allison Funk, L.P.C.(she/her/hers)
Licensed Professional Counselor
Jessica M. Hively, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC (she/her)
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Adam H. Moore, LCSW (he/they)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Keshani Perera, Psy.D. (she/her/hers)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Coordinator of Outreach Services
Mandi Quay, Psy.D. (she/her/hers)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Coordinator of Group Therapy Services
Melanie Ramirez-Carpio, LCSW (she/her/ella)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Kevin Tabb, Ph.D. (he,him,his)
Senior Psychologist
Externship Coordinator

Part Time Clinicians and Administrative Staff

Chloe Connell, LCSW (she/her)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Ann Penick, LPC, LCPC, NCC (she/her)
Licensed Professional Counselor
Itzel Reyes (she/her)
Outreach and Media Specialist
Marlena Wu, Psy.D. (she/hers)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Trainees

Psychology Interns

Noor Alwani, M.Ed. (she/her)
Psychology Intern
Danielle Inés Ledesma, M.A. (she/her)
Psychology Intern
Jayoti Soor, M.A., M. Psy. (she/her)
Psychology Intern

Psychology Externs

Yifei Du, M.Psy. (she/her/hers)
Psychology Extern
Isaiah Lamb, M.Psy. (he/him)
Psychology Extern
Daniel Vo, M.Psy. (he/his)
Psychology Extern