About Dr. Angela

My varied training as a school psychologist, behavior analyst, and licensed psychologist makes me uniquely qualified to comprehensively address the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral needs of youth. 

I received received my PhD in School Psychology at the University of South Florida and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI) at John's Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. There I worked to support young children with disruptive behavior disorders and their families.  Prior to arriving at KKI, I completed an internship at the Rothman Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine All Children's Hospital in Saint Petersburg, Florida under the supervision of Dr. Eric Storch. There my work involved supporting youth with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and other related disorders on the anxiety spectrum. Prior to my formal training in these clinics, I had the opportunity to participate as a counselor in the University of Buffalo Summer Treatment Program for children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), part of the Multimodal Treatment of AD/HD (MTA) series of studies. I also spent more than 5 years working in the Florida Centers for Autism & Related Disabilities systems providing consultation and support to families and educators caring for youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders. 

I am trained in multiple therapeutic modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure and response prevention, applied behavior analysis, mindfulness, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). I use these various therapeutic approaches to address a variety of mental or behavioral health needs of youth including symptoms of anxiety, depression, executive functioning difficulties, disruptive behavior difficulties, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Selective Mutism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and other pediatric concerns including sleep and toileting concerns. 

Professionally, I have served my field as the President of the Florida Association of School Psychologists (2021-2022) and as a member of the Board of Directors at the National Association of School Psychologists (2017-2021).  I currently work full time at the University of North Florida where I research the school-to-prison pipeline and how to improve access to school-based mental health supports. I regularly teach classes related to Stress Management, Learning Theory, Childhood Psychopathology, and School Psychology.