Luca Hanvey, Ph.D.

Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship

Graduate school: University of Florida

Internship: University of Florida Health Science Center

Why Mayo Clinic? Mayo Clinic offers an exceptional training environment for medical psychology fellows to learn and advance patient-centered, culturally sensitive, biopsychosocial healthcare. I couldn't ask for a better post-doctoral experience through which I can contribute meaningfully to the pursuit of cancer health equity as a clinician, scientist, and advocate in the field of clinical health psychology.

Favorite thing about living in Rochester: The communities with whom I've fallen in love.

Emily Hilton, Ph.D.

Child/Pediatric Psychology Fellowship

Specialty: Child/Pediatric Psychology

Graduate school: University of Wisconsin - Madison

Internship: Charleston Consortium Psychology Internship Program

Why Mayo Clinic? The breadth of interdisciplinary clinical and research opportunities and the warm, collaborative environment.

Favorite thing about living in Rochester: The bike trails.

 Johanna Ramirez, Ph.D.

Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship

Specialty: Integrated Behavioral Health/Transgender and Intersex Specialty Care Clinic

Graduate school: University of Kansas

Internship: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Why Mayo Clinic? The opportunities for clinical training and research were a perfect fit for my interests and career goals. The genuine faculty, the amazing resources, and the perks were a great selling point

Favorite thing about living in Rochester: The people and the low cost of living.

Rita Taylor, Ph.D.

Adult Neuropsychology Fellowship

Specialty: Adult neuropsychology

Graduate school: Washington University in St. Louis

Internship: Missouri Health Sciences Consortium

Why Mayo Clinic? The plethora of unique clinical and research opportunities as well as the welcoming and collaborative atmosphere within the department.

Favorite thing about living in Rochester: The genuine kindness of the people who live here.

Gabriella Gaus, Ph.D.

Specialty: Clinical Health Psychology (Family Medicine Residency Education and Integrated Behavioral Health)

Graduate school: University of Wisconsin - Madison (Counseling Psychology)

Internship: University of New Mexico (Multicultural, Native American, and Rural Behavioral Health Track)

Why Mayo Clinic? The balance of clinical training, teaching opportunities, and protected research time within a warm and supportive environment.

What I like about Rochester so far: I love experiencing the four seasons and being close to hiking and running trails.

Brooke Greenberg, Ph.D.

Specialty: Child/Pediatric Psychology Fellowship

Graduate school: Nova Southeastern University

Internship: Nicklaus Children's Hospital

Why Mayo Clinic?  Mayo Clinic offers an exceptionally collaborative and supportive environment which combines world-class clinical, research, and mentorship opportunities. The chance to develop advanced clinical and research skills alongside leaders in the field who are deeply committed to mentoring and training the next generation of pediatric psychologists is truly unparalleled.

What I like about Rochester so far: The welcoming community feel, easy of navigating day-to-day life, and the peaceful, relaxed lifestyle.

Shakaye Haase, Ph.D.

Specialty: Clinical Health Psychology - Integrated Behavioral Health

Graduate school: University of Alabama at Birmingham

Internship: Henry Ford Health System

Why Mayo Clinic? Mayo has a longstanding tradition of training excellent psychologists and offers strong clinical and research training experiences. I also wanted an environment that offers training in integrated behavioral health/primary care, while allowing time to be involved in research activities.

What I like about Rochester so far: The very supportive atmosphere and the welcoming nature of the Mayo community.

Amanda Hellwig, Ph.D.

Specialty: Pediatric Neuropsychology

Graduate school: University of Virginia

Internship: University of Minnesota Medical School

Why Mayo Clinic? The incredible flexibility of training to meet our goals, the opportunities to collaborate on research and explore new interests with strong faculty support, and the opportunity to make a real difference in our patients' lives in a multi-disciplinary environment.

What I like about Rochester so far: The slower pace that's balanced with lots of activities, from cute farms in the countryside to the delicious Greek Fest downtown!

Ambar Perez Lao, Ph.D., M.S.

Specialty: Adult Neuropsychology

Graduate school: University of Florida

Internship: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Semel Institute

Why Mayo Clinic? It is the perfect place to integrate clinical practice and research while having incredible supervisors that are deeply supportive.

What I like about Rochester so far: It's quiet and it has great dog parks!

Eric Phillips, Ph.D.

Specialty: Child/Pediatric Psychology

Graduate school: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Internship: Murnoe - Meyer Institute 

Why Mayo Clinic? The various incredible clinical and research opportunities as well as the close integration of research and clinical practice. 

What I like about Rochester so far: How welcoming and kind people are both in and out of the program.