Leadership for SMI/SED Section
Chair
Emilia Brown, Ph.D.
Dr. Brown is Austin VA’s Local Recovery Coordinator, a systems-level consultant and change agent focused on improving accessibility and effectiveness of healthcare and community involvement for Veterans with Severe Mental Illness. She also provides clinical work and supervision through the Psychosocial Rehabilitation & Recovery Center (PRRC), an interdisciplinary team delivering clinic- and community-located services to assist Veterans with SMI in increasing functioning and community inclusion. Previously, Dr. Brown developed Austin VA’s PRRC program and was Team Lead through the credentialing process. Dr. Brown obtained her Clinical Psychology doctorate from Washington State University and completed internship at the James H. Quillen VAMC. She also completed an interdisciplinary fellowship in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
Chair Elect
Michael Finlay, Ph.D.
Dr. Finlay is the Training Director at the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health APA accredited internship program. The internship program serves the largest county in the continental United States and serves underserved and historically unserved populations with SMI/SED. Dr. Finlay provides psychological assessment and consultation services within organizations, as well as providing supervision, training, and engaging in program development. Dr. Finlay is a graduate of Loma Linda University. He completed his internship at San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral and a post-doctoral fellowship at the Loma Linda VA as a member of the PTSD Clinical Team and Holistic Mental Health Team.
Treasurer
Samantha Reznik
Secretary
Marci L Gaither, Ph.D.
Dr. Gaither completed her doctorate at Ball State University and internship at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, where she continues to work. She is the team leader for the outpatient psychosis team and the point of contact for her local Early Psychosis Intervention Coordination Point of Contact (EPIC POC). In addition to clinical services, she provides supervision for predoctoral interns and MIRECC postdoctoral fellows. She is passionate about the provision of evidence-based treatments for Veterans living with SMI and is a recognized provider in Social Skills Training, Behavioral Family Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis and Recovery-Oriented Cogntive Therapy.
Past Chair
Meghan Stacy, Ph.D.
Student Representative
Rebecca Wolfe
Membership Committee
Morgan Hill
Samantha Reznik
Advocacy Committee
Marcia Hunt, Ph.D.
Herb Stewart, Ph.D.
Awards Committee
Steven Genden, Ph.D.
Stephanie Lynam, Psy.D.
Susan McCammon, Ph.D.
Rebecca Miller, Ph.D.
Victor Molinari, Ph.D.
Education and Training Committee
Meaghan Stacy, Ph.D.
Stephanie Lynam, Psy.D.
Christopher Ahn Allen, Ph.D.
Mary Jansen, Ph.D.
Steven Genden, Ph.D.
Continuing Organizing Members
Mary Jansen, Ph.D.
Shirley Glynn, Ph.D.
Linda Knauss, Ph.D.
Susan McCammon, Ph.D.
Victor Molinari, Ph.D.
Robert Johnson, Ph.D.
Jennifer Snyder, Ph.D.
Steve Genden, Ph.D.
Bruce Graunke, Ph.D.
Susan Pickett, Ph.D.
Sandra Resnick, Ph.D.
Website Administrator
Rebecca Miller, Ph.D.
Listserv Administrator
Herb Stewart, Ph.D.
Chair
Emilia Brown, Ph.D.
Dr. Brown is Austin VA’s Local Recovery Coordinator, a systems-level consultant and change agent focused on improving accessibility and effectiveness of healthcare and community involvement for Veterans with Severe Mental Illness. She also provides clinical work and supervision through the Psychosocial Rehabilitation & Recovery Center (PRRC), an interdisciplinary team delivering clinic- and community-located services to assist Veterans with SMI in increasing functioning and community inclusion. Previously, Dr. Brown developed Austin VA’s PRRC program and was Team Lead through the credentialing process. Dr. Brown obtained her Clinical Psychology doctorate from Washington State University and completed internship at the James H. Quillen VAMC. She also completed an interdisciplinary fellowship in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
Chair Elect
Michael Finlay, Ph.D.
Dr. Finlay is the Training Director at the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health APA accredited internship program. The internship program serves the largest county in the continental United States and serves underserved and historically unserved populations with SMI/SED. Dr. Finlay provides psychological assessment and consultation services within organizations, as well as providing supervision, training, and engaging in program development. Dr. Finlay is a graduate of Loma Linda University. He completed his internship at San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral and a post-doctoral fellowship at the Loma Linda VA as a member of the PTSD Clinical Team and Holistic Mental Health Team.
Treasurer
Samantha Reznik
Secretary
Marci L Gaither, Ph.D.
Dr. Gaither completed her doctorate at Ball State University and internship at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, where she continues to work. She is the team leader for the outpatient psychosis team and the point of contact for her local Early Psychosis Intervention Coordination Point of Contact (EPIC POC). In addition to clinical services, she provides supervision for predoctoral interns and MIRECC postdoctoral fellows. She is passionate about the provision of evidence-based treatments for Veterans living with SMI and is a recognized provider in Social Skills Training, Behavioral Family Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis and Recovery-Oriented Cogntive Therapy.
Past Chair
Meghan Stacy, Ph.D.
Student Representative
Rebecca Wolfe
Membership Committee
Morgan Hill
Samantha Reznik
Advocacy Committee
Marcia Hunt, Ph.D.
Herb Stewart, Ph.D.
Awards Committee
Steven Genden, Ph.D.
Stephanie Lynam, Psy.D.
Susan McCammon, Ph.D.
Rebecca Miller, Ph.D.
Victor Molinari, Ph.D.
Education and Training Committee
Meaghan Stacy, Ph.D.
Stephanie Lynam, Psy.D.
Christopher Ahn Allen, Ph.D.
Mary Jansen, Ph.D.
Steven Genden, Ph.D.
Continuing Organizing Members
Mary Jansen, Ph.D.
Shirley Glynn, Ph.D.
Linda Knauss, Ph.D.
Susan McCammon, Ph.D.
Victor Molinari, Ph.D.
Robert Johnson, Ph.D.
Jennifer Snyder, Ph.D.
Steve Genden, Ph.D.
Bruce Graunke, Ph.D.
Susan Pickett, Ph.D.
Sandra Resnick, Ph.D.
Website Administrator
Rebecca Miller, Ph.D.
Listserv Administrator
Herb Stewart, Ph.D.
