Integrated Psychological Services, LLC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Owner, Director of Integrated Psychological Services, LLC, August 2023 – Present

Responsibilities: Owner and clinical and forensic psychologist operating full psychological practice including clinical, forensic, assessment, and wellness services.

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• Qualified Forensic Psychological Evaluator, October 2022-Present

State of Connecticut

Responsibilities: Conducts forensic psychological evaluations requested by attorneys in the state of Connecticut.

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• Director of Assessment and Forensic Psychology Services, July 2018 - Present

Connecticut Behavioral Health, Cheshire, CT

Responsibilities: oversight of the assessment department including triage of referrals, assignment of cases to clinicians, providing supervision for assessments; as well as conducting a wide range of evaluations including risk assessments, psycho-social evaluations, and neuropsychological evaluations.  Responsibilities also include oversight of forensic psychology services, including trauma assessments, parenting evaluations, forensic interviewing, custody evaluations, supervised visitation, consultations with attorneys, and provision of expert testimony.  Clinical responsibilities include supervision of a post-doctoral resident and treating clients across the life span who are diagnosed with a wide variety of behavioral health diagnoses.  Responsibilities also include development and delivery of professional development trainings for school districts and other venues in the state of CT.

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• Psychologist, Private Practice, April 2017-Present

Cheshire, CT

Responsibilities: Management of a private practice, treating clients across the life span who are diagnosed with a wide variety of behavioral health diagnoses.

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• Director of Domestic Violence Services, Research and Education, January 2016- June 2018

Community Health Centers, Inc./New Horizons, Middletown, CT

Responsibilities: serving as the Director of Domestic Violence Services at a Federally Qualified Health Center and Patient Centered Medical Home with locations throughout the state of CT; serving as the Executive Director of New Horizons domestic violence services in Middlesex County, including an emergency shelter, community-based services, and office in the Middletown court.

Responsibilities also include Clinical Supervision of post doctoral residents and serving as a member of the Post Doctoral Leadership Team; representing CHCI at the Middlesex County MDT; serving as an Executive Committee Member for the MDT; Grant applications and administration; Mentoring of Wesleyan Students.

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• Faculty / Principal Investigator, January 2016- June 2019

Weitzman Institute, Middletown, CT

Responsibilities: Faculty member and Principal Investigator at WI, CHCI’s research institute focused on innovation in primary care. 

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• Behavioral Health Clinician, March 2014- June 2018

Community Health Centers, Inc., Middletown, CT

Responsibilities: outpatient individual and group psychotherapy to children, adolescents and adults in a Federally Qualified Health Center designated as a Patient Centered Medical Home.  Responsibilities also include supervision of post-doctoral fellows.  Prior service as the Child Referral Coordinator for the Child Guidance Clinic, Site Coordinator and Supervisor for Juvenile Justice Trauma Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Program. 

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• Clinical Faculty Appointment, Quinnipiac University, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine June 2014 – June 2018

Responsibilities: supervising students’ CAPSTONE projects and serving as instructor for Independent Study course.

 

• Preceptor, Wesleyan University, September 2014 – June 2018

Responsibilities: supervising students’ Healthy Communities projects and serving as preceptor for course.

 

• Middlesex County Multi-Disciplinary Team Member, March 2014-May 2019

Responsibilities: serves as CHCI and NH representative on multi-disciplinary team of law enforcement personnel, court representatives, DCF, and service providers to provide coordination of investigation and care for children who have experienced severe physical and / or sexual abuse.

 

• Middlesex County MDT Executive Committee Member, May 2016-March 2019       

Responsibilities: serves as Executive Committee member on multi-disciplinary team that provides coordination of investigation and care for children who have experienced severe physical and / or sexual abuse.

 

• Psychology Post Doctoral Fellow, July 2012 – February 2014

Clinical and Support Options, Inc., Northampton, MA       

IHBT Clinician: Responsibilities include completing functional behavioral analyses, writing individualized behavior plans, and supervising behavior monitors during plan implementation.  These services were primarily provided to a population of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.  Children with significant behavioral and emotional problems were treated as well. Responsibilities also include participating as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.

 

• Assessment

Responsibilities including psychological assessments in both an outpatient setting as well as a residential treatment facility for adolescent females.  Responsibilities also include parenting evaluations for the Department of Children and Families.

 

 

• Clinical Psychology Intern, July 2011- July 2012

Community Services Institute, Springfield, MA

Responsibilities: providing individual outpatient psychotherapy to adults, children, and adolescents, as well as family therapy.  Responsibilities as therapist included conducting intake assessments including administration of TOPS and CANS, writing comprehensive treatment plans and treatment plan reviews, consulting with psychiatry department, school personnel, and DCF, and coordinating services with therapeutic mentors and adult case workers.  Responsibilities as intern further included administration, scoring, and interpretation of psychological assessments addressing referral questions including diagnostic clarity, educational placement, disability, and parenting evaluations.  Intern responsibilities also included presentation of case material and psychological assessments at weekly didactic meetings.

 

• Clinical Psychology Extern, September 2010- June 2011

 

• Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center, Dix Hills, NY

Responsibilities included serving as primary therapist on an in-patient adolescent unit, and conducting psychodiagnostic evaluations.  Responsibilities as therapist included individual therapy, family sessions, and group therapy, as well as serving as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team.  Assessment responsibilities included administration, scoring, and interpretation of a comprehensive battery of psychological tests, report writing, and presenting at diagnostic conferences.

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• Clinical Psychology Extern, June 2008 – July 2010

Smart Parenting, The Family Center, Port Washington, NY

Responsibilities: Conducted court-mandated custody evaluations, individual and family therapy, therapeutic supervised visitation, and psychological testing.  Evaluations included a structured clinical interview, interviewing collateral sources, administration, scoring & interpretation of clinical test-data, parent-child observations, and report writing.  Clinical training based on cognitive-behavioral orientation.

 

• Clinical Psychology Extern, August 2007- May 2008

Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center, Dix Hills, NY

Responsibilities: Conducted intake assessments in a child/adolescent in-patient psychiatric hospital. Responsibilities included administration, scoring, and interpretation of a comprehensive battery of psychological tests, writing integrated psychological reports, presenting at diagnostic conferences, and participating in program evaluation.

 

• Graduate Assistant C, 2009-2010

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY

         - Family Conflict

 

• Adjunct Professor, 2005-2009

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY

                 -  Introduction to Psychology

                -   Experimental Psychology

 

• AP Psychology Instructor, 2004-2005

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, Hempstead, NY

Advanced Placement Psychology Instructor

 

• Psychology Consultant, 2004-2006

Global Security Group, New York, NY

Responsibilities: Assisted in the creation of the Forensic Psychology Consultation Division, a screening service for attorneys whereby they may identify relevant psychological issues in a case or be informed regarding relevant research.  Also conducted research, investigations, and public relations events.

 

• Research Assistant, 2004-2005  

Randolph Malsky, PhD, Dix Hills, NY

Assisted with writing and editing a manuscript regarding risk assessment of foster care children.

 

• Psychology Extern, 2003-2004   

Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center, Dix Hills, NY

Administrated battery of psychological tests, conducted intake assessments, wrote psychological reports, and presented reports at weekly diagnostic meetings.

 

• Psychology Intern, 2001-2002                        

The Forensic Panel, New York, NY

Responsibilities: Conducted research regarding case history, patient background and relevant case law.  Assisted in writing, referencing, and editing patient evaluations. Prepared press releases.  Participated in administration and interpretation of a nationwide survey, The Depravity Scale.  Aided in the selection of appropriate panel members as experts in specific cases.   Catalogued crime scene photos and relevant recording.  Acted as a liaison between several forensic experts in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, and toxicology. 

PUBLICATIONS

Citron, K. & Johnson, M.B.  (2006).  Expert psychological testimony regarding disputed confession evidence in federal courts:  United States v. Vallejo. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 6(1), 1-27.

Citron, K. (2001). Spanglish confession or confusion. The Forensic Echo. 5, 11.

 

Johnson, M.B., Citron-Lippmann, K., Massey, C., Raghavan, C. & Kavanagh, A. (2014) ‘Interrogation Expectations’: Individual and race/ethnic group variation among an adult sample.  Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice. doi 10.1080/15377938.2014.936641

 

West, B., Johnson, M.B., & Citron, K.  (2013).  Cognitive impairment associated with clinical depression: Research, theory, and criminal case illustrations.  American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 21(1), 21-35.

 

PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES:

Johnson, M.B., Raghavan, C., & Citron, K.  (2007).  Expectation of Police Compliance with Miranda Protection, Presented at American Society of Criminology Conference, Atlanta, GA

 

Johnson, M.B., Raghavan, C., & Citron, K.  (2007).  Expectation of Police Compliance with Miranda Protection, Presented at Off the Witness Stand, Graduate Center, New York, NY

 

Johnson, M.B. & Citron, K.  (2006).  Preliminary Findings in post-Daubert (1993) Appellate Cases Involving Disputed Confession Evidence:  A Review of New York State (Frye) and Federal (Daubert) Cases, Presented at American Psychology-Law Society, St. Petersberg, Florida

 

Citron, K.  (2004).  Expert psychological testimony regarding disputed confession evidence in federal courts:  United States v. Vallejo, Presented at the Forensic Psychology Research Forum, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY
 

Citron, K.  (2004).  Expert psychological testimony regarding disputed confession evidence in federal courts:  United States v. Vallejo, Presented at the B.A./M.A. Research Incentive Scholarship Award Reception, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY

 

 

GRANTS RECEIVED:

B.A./M.A. Research Incentive Scholarship Award, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2004

 

Scholarly Achievement Award, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2007

 

Trauma and Diabetes Integrated Care Model (TraDICaM), CT Health Foundation, 2016

 

Trauma and Diabetes Integrated Care Model (TraDICaM), CT Health Foundation, 2017

 

Community Foundation of Middlesex County, 2016/2017

 

Community Development Block Grant, 2016

 

Mary Kay Foundation Grant, 2017

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)

Finding Words: Forensic Interviewing of Children & Adolescents

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)