Counseling Staff
Dianne Aguero-Trotter, Ph.D.
Director
Education and Training: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Pre-doctoral internship with the NJ Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Priti Shah, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Education and Training: Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University. Postdoctoral Fellowship at Boston College, University Counseling Services. Pre-doctoral Internship at University of Massachusetts Amherst, Counseling and Assessment Services.
Sandra Ackerman-Sinclair, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Outreach
Education and Training: Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Seton Hall University. Pre-doctoral Internship with the NJ Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Julie DiMatteo, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist
Education and Training:Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Pre-doctoral internship at Northwell Health-Zucker Hillside Hospital. Post-doctoral fellowship at CBT/DBT Associates.
Dr. Mary E. Kelly, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist
Education and Training: Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, Seton Hall University. Pre-doctoral internship at the VA NJ Healthcare System. Post-doctoral fellowship at Rutgers Health Services - CAPS.
John Machalaba, Psy. D.
Staff Psychologist
Education and Training: Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Rutgers University. Pre-doctoral internship at University of Rochester’s University Counseling Center. Post-doctoral fellowship at St. Joseph's University, Counseling and Psychological Services.
Kathleen Prendergast, APN, Psychiatry
Consultant in Psychiatry
Education and Training: M.S. Nursing, Rutgers University, Board Certified Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Joyce Cito
Department Secretary