Training Site Wardens Gustavo Mazzorra, Warden of Zephyrhills Correctional Institution Mary Holcomb, Warden of Hernando Correctional Institution Monroe Barnes, Warden of Lake Correctional Institution Kim Southerland, Warden of Lowell Correctional Institution
FACULTY INFORMATION
Dean Aufderheide, Ph.D.,is currently serving as the Director of Mental Health Services. He is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist in the state of Florida. After graduating from Seminary with a Masters degree in Theology, he obtained his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, and is currently working toward a Masters degree in Public Administration.
Dr. Aufderheide has over 20 years of experience providing and managing mental health services in military, state government, and private settings across various levels of care. He has authored numerous publications on mental health issues and is invited to speak about mental health issues in correctional settings at national conferences throughout the United States. In 2009, he was recognized by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care as among “…the most highly-regarded speakers and influential opinion-leaders in our industry.”
Dr. Aufderheide has been the Director of Mental Health Services for the Florida Department of Corrections since 2004. He is the President of the International Association of Correctional and Forensic Psychology and is an appointed member of the Education Committee for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.
Neal Carter, Ph.D., is the Institutional Mental Health Services Director at Lake Correctional Institution and has extensive experience working with severely and persistently mentally ill patients. He is also Adjunct Professor at Barry University where he teaches Group Dynamics and Individual Counseling Techniques. He received his M.S. in Counseling Psychology from Nova Southeastern University, and his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Florida State University. His areas of clinical interest include the assessment of risk and violence and individual and group supervision.
Cliff Fairbanks, Psy.D., received his doctorate in clinical psychology at Nova Southeastern. He worked in private practice for 19 years, and for much of that time was a consultant to Martin County Schools and a contractor with the Florida Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. He has worked with the PTSD Community Grant Program at James A. Haley VA Hospital, Tampa. With the Florida Department of Corrections, he has served as a Sr. Psychologist, a Regional Mental Health Consultant, and is now the Assistant Director of Mental Health for the Department. He is a member of APA; FPA; International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychologists, and National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. With the late Albert L. LeDuc Jr., a national leader in management information systems, he co-authored a book in 2000, Leading with Something Besides Your Chin: A Guide to Organizational Leadership which was targeted to new managers in Information Technology.
Susan Forbes, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist serving as a Senior Mental Health Clinician at the Lowell Correctional Institution Annex in Ocala. She is a former operating room nurse and surgical first assistant who returned to school and received her doctorate from the Florida School of Professional Psychology Argosy/Tampa. She completed her internship at the Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee. Her work experience includes extensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and the treatment and evaluation of individuals found not guilty by reason of insanity and incompetent to proceed.
Debra Gleason, Ph.D., is a licensed Psychologist who has served as the Lead Senior Mental Health Clinician at Lowell Correctional Institution and is currently the Training Director of the internship program at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution. She is a graduate of the clinical psychology program at the University of Tennessee. During her internship year at the James H. Quillen VAMC, she completed rotations in psychotherapy, PTSD, oncology/palliative care, primary care/pain management, administration, and the ETSU Counseling Center. Post doctoral training emphasized geropsychology and was completed at the North Florida/South Georgia VAMC with training in rehabilitation, palliative care, psychotherapy, neuropsychology, primary care, and PTSD. She has an integrative psychotherapy orientation built on a foundation of psychodynamic theory emphasizing Heinz Kohut's self psychology and the British object relations school. Her training has also included extensive assessment training including the Rorschach. Prior to entering the field of psychology, she earned an M.S. in Computer Information Science from Florida State University specializing in artificial intelligence and an M.M. in Music Theory from Florida State University specializing in Baroque instrumental music. In addition, she earned two bachelor degrees from the University of West Florida one in Music emphasizing trumpet performance and the other in Mathematics with a minor in Physics.
Ariel Gonzales, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist who earned his doctorate in psychology in the APA accredited clinical psychology program at Carlos Albizu University with a concentration in Forensic Psychology. He has worked at Atascadero State Hospital where he conducted competency evaluations, forensic evaluations and honed his skills in forensic assessment. He is currently serving as the Psychological Services Director at Lowell Correctional Institution.
Carolyn S. Holmes, Ph.D.,is currently serving as the Psychological Services Director at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution. She trained at Texas A&M University where she earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in their APA approved clinical program. Her Doctoral internship was at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston where she completed specialty tracks in correctional psychology and child and adolescent work. She remained at UTHSC-Houston as Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and later had the opportunity to run the Behavioral Sciences program for the Univ. of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston Dept. of Family Practice at Conroe. Her work has included the opening of several inpatient facilities for children, adolescents and adults. Her strong interest in training has led her to supervise the education of medical students, psychiatry and family practice residents as well as psychology students from practicum level to post-doctoral. She is now working for the Florida Department of Corrections where she has established a Doctoral psychology internship program for the third time in her career.
Phung Duc Nguyen, M.D., received his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Min. He completed his residency in Psychiatry at the G. W. Hubbard Hospital in Nashville Tennessee. He has worked for the Florida Department of Corrections for 15 years. Currently, he is caring for patients in the Crisis Stabilization and Transitional Care Units in Lake Correctional Institutions Mental Health Unit.
Evelyn Ploumis-Devick, Ph.D., currently serves as the Executive Director of Agency Planning and Partnerships for the Florida Department of Corrections. Her experience and expertise in the areas of leadership, programs, grants and resource development has influenced positive change in the public, non profit, educational, correctional and community sectors for more that 25 years. She has held senior leadership positions within legislative, governmental, community, higher education and public school settings and has consulted statewide and nationally. Dr. Ploumis-Devick began her service with the Department of Corrections in 1992 and currently serves as the Executive Director for Agency Planning and Partnerships for the Florida Department of Corrections. She received Bachelor of Music Education, Masters of Science in Social Studies Education with emphasis in multicultural education, and the Ph.D., in Higher Education with minor emphasis in Adult Education from the Florida State University.
Joyce Sudeall, M.D., received her medical degree at New York Medical College at Valhalla and completed psychiatric residency at State University of New York and Kings County Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. She completed a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry there also. She brings extensive experience in community mental health and has been the Asst. Director of Kingsboro Psychiatric Center in Brooklyn. Her expertise in forensic testimony has prepared her well for her current position providing court testimony and treatment for the most seriously mentally ill patients within the Florida Department of Corrections.
Pamela V. Valentine, Ph.D., received her doctorate in social work from the Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee, FL. As a doctoral candidate, she conducted outcome research at the Federal Corrections Institute, a medium security prison in Tallahassee. She wrote her dissertation on the efficacy of a mental health intervention on symptoms associated with traumatic events as it pertained to women inmates. Upon receiving her doctorate, Dr. Valentine accepted a position as an assistant professor in the Department of Government and Public Service at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) where she later was promoted to Associate Professor. She was also a senior researcher and grant collaborator for the Institute of Clinical Research Center at UAB. While in Birmingham, Dr. Valentine published in the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation lead articles on effective mental health interventions for women inmates. More recently, Dr. Valentine relocated to Tallahassee to join her husband who is a professor at the FSU, and she now directs the Office of Grant Development at the Florida Department of Corrections.
Morrissa Watson, Psy.D., trained at the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology with a formal specialty in Diagnostics and Assessment. She currently is the Clinical Director of Sarasota Psychology Services, LLC. As the former Director of Mental Health for the Florida Department of Corrections, she has served on the Governor's Advisory Council on Mental Health and Substance Abuse, and the Governor's Mental Health Planning Council. Dr. Watson is a licensed psychologist and specializes in diagnostics and assessment.
William Whitman, M.D., holds a B.S. in Pharmacology and worked for several years as a pharmacist prior to entering medical school. He received his medical training at Rutgers. Having completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Florida, he remains an avid “Gator” fan. His work in psychiatry has included 10 years in private practice and over 14 years with the Florida Department of Corrections.
The Florida Department of Corrections is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Certain veterans and spouses of veterans receive preference in employment by the state as provided by Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, and are encouraged to apply.
