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National Center for PTSD

Education and Clinical Laboratory Division

Menlo Park, California

The Education Division at Menlo Park, California is under the direction of Fred D. Gusman, MSW. It is built around a 50-bed inpatient PTSD and Women's Program that serves as a major site for inpatient research protocols, sleep studies, and cross-cultural investigations. Education activities include developing a variety of multimedia educational materials and formats, audiotapes, manuals, publications, teleconferences, on-site training curricula, and publication of the Clinical Quarterly. A one-week, 35-hour Clinical Training Program educates clinicians about PTSD.

  • Education Division National Center for PTSD (351-117) VA Palo Alto Health Care System 3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto CA 94304
  • Voice -- (650) 493-5000 ext 27314
  • (To reach a specific person, use the extension shown by his/her name)
  • Fax -- Administration (650) 617-2769, Education (650) 617-2684, Admission (650) 617-2686
  • email -- gloria.galavez@med.va.gov

(To send email to a specific person, click "email" after his/her name on the list below)

STAFF DIRECTORY

Aboytes, John, Ed. Asst., ext. 22477 -- email
Branham, Teri, Administrative Officer, ext. 27167 -- email -- Primary Contact Person
Carlson, Eve, Ph.D., Psychologist, ext. 24058 -- email
Drescher, Kent, Ph.D., Reseacher, ext. 22071 -- email
Galavez, Gloria, Secretary to Associate Director Education, ext. 22673 -- email
Grace, Gloria, L.C.S.W., Coordinator, WTRP, ext. 27373 -- email
Granfors, Barbara, R.N., Assistant Nurse Manager, Men's Program, ext. 22557 -- email
Gregg, Jennifer, Ph.D., Psychologist, ext. 23164 -- email
Gusman, Fred, M.S.W., Director, ext. 27163 -- email
Hettinger Cooney, Jean, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Attending, Men's Program, ext. 22480 -- email
Jenkins, Robert C., Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Attending, Men's Program, ext. 27825 -- email
Kimerling, Rachel, Ph.D., Research/Outpatient Women Program, ext. 23218 -- email
Lee, Tina, M.D., Psychiatrist, WTRP, ext. 22559 -- email
Leskin, Greg, Ph.D., Research/Education, ext. 22505 -- email
Loew, Dorene E., Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Attending, Men's Program, ext. 23237 -- email
Pivar, IIona, Ph.D., Health Science Specialist, ext. 22107 -- email
Prins, Annabel, Ph.D., Psychology Health Science Specialist, ext. 22478 -- email
Ramirez, Gil, Assessment, ext. 22918 -- email
Riney, Sherry, L.C.S.W., Research/Admissions, ext. 22965 -- email
Rosen, Craig, Ph.D., Education, ext. 22812 -- email
Ruzek, Josef, Ph.D., Associate Director for Education, ext. 22977 -- email
Souter, Tasha, M.D., Psychiatrist, Medical Director Men's Program, ext. 23158 -- email
Swales, Pamela, Ph.D., Health Science Specialist, ext. 27010 -- email
Walser, Robyn, Ph.D., Health Science Specialist, MIRECC, ext. 22039 -- email
Westrup, Darrah, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, WTRP, ext. 22479 -- email
Williams, Sharon, Program Support Assistant, ext. 27166 -- email
Wilson, Maryanne, R.N., Nurse Manager, ext. 27184 -- email
Woodward, Steve, Ph.D., Research Psychologist, Sleep Lab, ext. 22111 -- email
Young, Bruce, L.C.S.W., Disaster Services Coordinator, ext. 22494 -- email