Faculty
The Family Therapy Training Program was first established in 1983 under the leadership of Drs. M. Duncan Stanton and Judith Landau. Subsequent Directors were Dr. Susan H. McDaniel (1994-2000), who initiated the accreditation of the Post-degree Certificate Program; and Dr. David B. Seaburn (1998-2000) who, in 1998, initiated the establishment of the graduate program in marriage and family therapy. Dr. Pieter Le Roux has been the Director of the Family Therapy Training Program since 2000.
The faculty is recognized for developing Transitional Family Therapy, a model that blends transgenerational, ecosystemic and here and now approaches to the family, while utilizing family strengths and competence in therapy. All faculty are Clinical Members/Approved Supervisors of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).
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 Barbara Gawinski, PhD, LMFT
Associate Director of Behavioral Health Services
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Major interests: behavioral health, training and supervision.
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 Pieter leRoux, D Litt et Phil, LMFT
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics.
Director: Family Therapy Training Program
Primary Care Family Psychology Fellowship: Site Director for Pediatric Track.
Major interests: training and supervision, multicultural issues in family therapy, medical family therapy, and family issues in the workplace. |
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 Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, LMFT
Professor of Psychiatry (Psychology) and Family Medicine.
Director: Institute for the Family
Director: Wynne Center for Family Research
Major interests: medical family therapy, infertility and new reproductive technologies, genetic testing, somatization, and collaboration between primary care physicians and mental health providers.
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 Anthony Pisani PhD, LMFT
Senior Instructor in Psychiatry (Psychology) and Pediatrics
Major interests: primary pediatric care and behavioral health, supervision and training and spirituality.
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 Carol Podgorski, PhD, LMFT
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Director: Family Therapy Training Program
Director: Wellness Center, Monroe Community Hospital.
Major interests: life cycle and human development, aging.
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 Ellen Poleshuck, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Psychology), Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Family Medicine
Major interests: women’s health, trauma and families, and education and training.
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 Tziporah Rosenberg, PhD, LMFT
Senior Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center
Major interests: Medical family therapy, models of collaborative and integrative healthcare, couple and family therapy training and education, outcome-based education and assessment, effects of illness and health on family relationships.
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 Sally J. Rousseau, LMFT, LMSW
Clinical Associate (Family Medicine and Psychiatry) at the University of Rochester Medical Center
Major interests: clinical, research; clinical areas of interest include Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Medical Family Therapy in working with families, couples, and individuals.
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 Jenny Speice, PhD, LMFT
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Marriage and Family) and Internal Medicine.
Director: Strong Family Therapy Services
Major interests: families and health, infertility, genetics screening, collaboration between primary care providers and mental health practitioners, grief and loss, family therapy outcomes.
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 William H. Watson, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Psychology) and Neurology
Major interests: mind/body issues, spirituality and psychotherapy, family issues in the workplace, training and supervision.
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