Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009

of Professional Psychology. He is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Baker is
also the Coordinator of the Sex Offender Treatment Programs, and teaches
courses in psychophysiology, cognitive psychology, and clinical skills seminars.
His additional interests include gerontology, forensics and correctional
psychology, neuropsychology, clinical hypnosis, and psychotherapy with
children, adolescents and adults.
Dan Barnes, Ph.D., Director of Training for ACHS and Core Faculty
Dr. Barnes also serves as the Director of Clinical Training and in that capacity
oversees the PSC’s training programs, which include the American Psychological
Association-approved Pre-doctoral Internship in Professional Psychology, the
psychotherapy and assessment practica, and the Post-Doctoral Residency in the
PSC’s Prison Aftercare Program. He received his B.S. in psychology from Loyola
University Chicago, and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from
the University of Kentucky. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and has
maintained a continuous clinical practice since 1972. He teaches courses in
systems of psychotherapy and constructivist psychotherapy. Before coming to
the Dreikurs PSC, he was centrally involved in graduate clinical training at
Loyola University Chicago, where he developed a psychotherapy practicum
(externship) and an APA-approved Pre-doctoral Internship in professional
psychology.
Neil Bockian, Ph.D., Core Faculty
Dr. Bockian earned his Ph.D. from the University of Miami, where he studied
personality disorders with Dr. Theodore Millon, and mindfulness meditation with
Jon Kabat-Zinn. Dr. Bockian has research and clinical interests in the areas of
personality disorders, health psychology, meditation, treatment planning, and
behavioral medicine. He has written two books on personality disorders, and he
has extensive experience treating individuals with spinal cord injuries and
patients with chronic pain. He has employed individual therapy, group therapy,
hypnosis, relaxation training, and mindfulness meditation in his practice.
Wendy Bostwick, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Bostwick is the Director of Community Engagement and a member of the
Core Faculty. She received her B.A. in Politics from Ithaca College and her
Master’s and Ph.D. in Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
She also did post-doctoral work at the University of Michigan Substance Abuse
Research Center, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her teaching experience includes
courses in LBGT public health, research methods, and community organizing
for public health. Some of her research interests include sexual minority
women's health; substance use and mental health issues among women; the
health effects of stigma, discrimination, and marginalization; bisexuality;
measurement of sexual orientation and sexual identity; and research with
hidden and hard-to-reach populations. Her work has appeared in the Journal of
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