Staff and Workshop Leaders' Biographies

F. Michler Bishop, Jr., Ph.D., C.A.S.
Director of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services and Psychologist, Albert Ellis Institute; Associate Professor, State University of New York; author of Managing Addictions: Cognitive, Emotive and Behavioral Techniques.

Ray DiGiuseppe, Ph.D.
Director of Professional Education and Psychologist, Albert Ellis Institute; Professor and Chairman of Psychology Department, St. John’s University; co-author, A Practitioner’s Guide to RET, A Primer on RET, and RET with Alcoholics and Substance Abusers.

Kristene A. Doyle, Ph.D.
Associate Executive Director, Director of Clinical Services, and Staff Psychologist, Albert Ellis Institute; Adjunct Professor, St. John's University.

Robert Fried, Ph.D.
Director of the Stress and Biofeedback Clinic, Albert Ellis Institute; Professor of Psychology at Hunter College; author of The Arginine Solution; The Breath Connection; Breathe Well, Be Well, and numerous articles on relaxation and stress management.

J. Ryan Fuller, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Albert Ellis Institute; Staff Therapist, Albert Ellis Institute.

Wilson McDermut, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, St. John’s University ; Staff Psychologist, Albert Ellis Institute.