Vol.  2,  Issue  2                                                                                                                                                  Feb.  2013  

Trauma Management Therapy Program Newsletter

PTSD Treatment Center University of Central Florida

For more information on the UCF PTSD Treatment Center

Website: http://ucfptsd.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/TraumaManagementTherapy

Or contact Samantha.Carter@ucf.edu

We currently have openings for our next 3-week Intensive Program, which will occur from March 4 through March 22. For more information on our

programs, please contact Dr. Sandra Neer at 407-823-1668.

The 2013 Team

Deborah Beidel, Ph.D., ABPP Professor and Program Director

Shawn Carter, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Fellow and Project Therapist

Jeremy Stout, B.A. Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology

Katie Ragsdale, M.S.

Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology

Sandra Neer, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor and Clinical

Director

Ashley Arens, Ph.D. Post-Doctoral Fellow and Project Therapist

Franklin Mesa, B.S.

Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology

Samantha Carter, M.A. Data Management Specialist

TMT Staff

We had a great day with our friends at Fairways for Warriors. The healing power of golf is amazing. If you live in Orlando, we recommend you check out this group!

http://fairwaysforwarriors.org

Franklin Mesa, Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology Born and raised in Maryland just outside of Washington, D.C., Franklin graduated in 2009 with a B.S. in psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. As an undergraduate, Franklin conducted research as a McNair Scholar, which fueled his interest in clinical research. Franklin's research interests include deficits and difficulties experienced by adolescents with social phobia, adults with PTSD, cognitive-behavioral treatments of anxiety disorders, and cross-cultural research related to anxiety disorders/PTSD, particularly in Latino populations. He hopes to obtain a position in academia while also practicing in some capacity as a clinician. Aside from his interest in anxiety disorders, Frank enjoys playing and watching sports, listening to all sorts of music, driving, Maryland blue crabs (with Old Bay seasoning, of course) and home-style Dominican food.