Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009

Crossman received his B.S. (Summa cum Laude) in Psychology / Fine Arts from
Fordham University, he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from
Temple University, and he studied at Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. Dr.
Crossman has worked with and developed programs for a number of AIDS
service organizations. He has taught courses, presented, written about, and
developed programs and initiatives in diversity education, psychology training,
family therapy and family diversity, and HIV disease prevention and coping. He
is the Chair of the Council of Chairs of Training Councils of the American
Psychological Association, he was the President of the National Council of
Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology, and he received the
Significant Professional Contribution Award from the Hawaii Psychological
Association. He serves on the Executive Committee as the Community Service
Program Chair for the Board of Directors of the Center on Halsted.
Vida Dyson, Ph.D., Core Faculty
Dr. Dyson has been affiliated with Adler since 1992. Dr. Dyson earned her B.A.
in Psychology at DePaul University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in
Psychology/Personality Process at the University of Chicago. She is a Licensed
Clinical Psychologist who has extensive experience working with children,
adolescents, and adults with severe mental illness. Dr. Dyson teaches courses
in ethnocultural diversity, gender issues, assessment, and clinical seminars. She
also serves as a clinical supervisor at the Dreikurs Psychological Services Center.
Dr. Dyson’s interests include multicultural assessment and treatment issues,
assessment of cognitive and emotional problems in children and adolescents,
and assessment and treatment of substance abuse and comorbid psychiatric
disorders. Dr. Dyson’s teaching philosophy stresses the importance of students
developing critical thinking skills, being aware of the importance of context and
systematically using a scientific approach in the assessment and treatment of
clients. She believes that learning is a lifelong process and the reciprocal
exchanges of ideas and information between faculty and students in the
classroom and supervision.
Frank Gruba-McCallister, Ph.D., Vice President of Academic Affairs
and Core Faculty
Dr. Gruba-McCallister received his B.S. in Psychology from Loyola University and
his M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Purdue University. He is a
Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Prior to his position at Adler, his clinical work was
focused in the areas of health psychology and the emotional impact of disability.
He was at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology for seventeen years,
eventually serving as the Associate Dean. He teaches courses in history and
systems, humanistic and existential psychotherapy, structural and systemic
bases of health and dysfunction, social and community psychology, and
psychology and advocacy. His interests include health psychology, the
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