Faculty: Angela Taveira-Dick, PhD

Angela Taveira-Dick, PhD

Angela Taveira-Dick, PhD

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Behavioral Health Department

Teaching Faculty, Clinical Psychology Department

Director, Military and Veteran Psychology Concentration

Email
[email protected]
Pronouns
she/her/hers
Degree Major/Emphasis Institution Year
PhD Clinical Psychology Nova Southeastern University 2013
MA General Psychology American University 2005
BA Psychology Georgetown University 2001

Courses

  • CN520-Psychopathology
  • PS603-Social Bases of Behavior

Research and Practice Interests

  • Community engagement and student training
  • Delivery of mental health services to veterans
  • Early intervention for those diagnosed with first episode psychosis

Professional Licenses and Certifications

  • Licensed Psychologist and Certified Health Services Provider (Massachusetts)

Publications and Presentations

  • Suri, S., Contreras, P., Taveira-Dick, A., Tiamuh, Z., Ford, A., Lawson, J., Kolodney, J., Ferguson, H., and Lynch, H. (2023, November 12-15). Using cultural intelligence to support healthcare practitioner engagement in therapeutic alliances with minoritized populations: A training implementation and evaluation. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Taveira-Dick, A., and Suri, S. (2023, August 2-4). Promoting Resiliency and Management of Burnout in Doctoral Psychology Trainees. “Critical talk” discussion presented for Division 02: Society for the Teaching of Psychology Psychologists in Public Service at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • D’Olympia, J., Taveira-Dick, A., Suri, S., Kolodney, J., Tiamuh, Z., Re, K., DeRamon, J., and Pierce, E. (2023, August 2-4). Development and Implementation of Veterans Continuing Education Series in the Community. Poster session rated “Top Ten” and presented for Division 18: Psychologists in Public Service at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Taveira-Dick, A., and Lambert, K. (March 18, 2022). Peer Support: A Vital Component for Recovery Oriented Care for Veterans. Presented as a part of the Military and Veterans Psychology- Train Vets to Treat Vets Continuing Education Series, Newton. MA.
  • Taveira-Dick, A. (August 24, 2021). Working with Veterans with Serious Mental Illness. Presented as a part of series of trainings for certified peer specialists employed Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Medical Center, Bedford, MA.
  • Taveira-Dick, A., Calixte, R., and Wilson, A. (July, 2020). Specialized Team for Early Engagement and Recovery (STEER): A 5-Year Retrospective of Implementation of a First Episode Psychosis Clinic Within a VA System. Poster session presented for Division 18: Psychologists in Public Service at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Calixte, R., Taveira-Dick, A., Wilson, A., Arntz, D., Enriquez, V., and Agolli, E. (November, 2018). Implementation of a Coordinated Specialty Care Program for Veterans with First Episode Psychosis. Poster session presented at the Special Interest Group Expo at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
  • Wilson, A., Taveira-Dick, A., Whitelaw, A., and Gorman, E. (May, 2016). Peer Specialists as Cultural Brokers. Concurrent Session presented at the annual meeting of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Satgunam, S., Greig, A., Taveira-Dick, A., Willwerth, D. (May, 2014). Developing and Establishing Mental Health Recovery Grand Rounds at the Bedford VAMC.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, Baltimore, Maryland.

Prior Experience

  • Associate Director of Field Education for Clinical PsyD program at WJC (2018-2021)
  • Community Reintegration Clinical Psychologist, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Medical Center (2014-2018)
  • Psychosocial Rehabilitation Fellowship (APA accredited), Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Medical Center (2013-2014)
  • Clinical and Community Psychology Predoctoral Internship, Yale School of Medicine/Department of Psychiatry (APA accredited, 2012-2013)
Previous to her position at WJC, Dr. Taveira-Dick was the clinical lead for the Community Recovery Connections Team at the Bedford VA. In this position, she identified and created community partnerships between the VA and non-governmental agencies in order to enhance veterans’ reintegration into the community. She led her team to create partnerships between nonprofit agencies in nine different towns in the Boston area.  In addition, she developed and implemented the Specialized Team for Early Engagement and Recovery (STEER) to service veterans with symptoms of psychosis.

Professional Affiliations

  • IEPA Early Intervention in Mental Health
  • American Psychological Association