Faculty

Barbara A. Cubic

    • Title:
    • Associate Professor

    • Role:
    • Faculty

    • Additional Credentials:
    • PhD
    • Focus Area:
    • Assistant Professor, EVMS Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Cognitive Therapy Program

    • Contact Info:
    • 757.446.5888
    • Office Location:
    • Hofheimer Hall
    • Research Interests:
    • My research examines the associations between relationships and chronic pain or chronic illness.  It considers both positive and negative aspects of relationships, including domestic violence.

    • Bio:
    • Dr. Cubic specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and women’s issues. She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Louisiana State University (1992) and completed two years of extramural fellowship training in cognitive therapy at the Center for Cognitive Therapy (Univ. of PA) and the Beck Institute. She is a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy (ACT) and is the only ACT-certified cognitive therapist in the Tidewater area of Virginia. Dr. Cubic supervises and teaches CBT for graduate students, psychology interns, psychiatry residents, and practicing clinicians. She has made multiple national presentations on cognitive therapy and eating disorders.

Richard W. Handel

    • Title:
    • Professor

    • Role:
    • Faculty

    • Additional Credentials:
    • PhD
    • Focus Area:
    • Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, EVMS (2011-present)

      Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, EVMS (2005-2011)

      Cognitive-behavioral pscyhotherapy; Anxiety disorders; Personality assessment

    • Contact Info:
    • 757.446.5888
    • Office Location:
    • Hofheimer Hall
    • Research Interests:
    • The clinical assessment of psychopathology and personality with an emphasis on the MMPI-2-RF (Restructured Form), MMPI-2 and MMPI-A.

    • Bio:
    • Dr. Handel received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Kent State University.

David R. Spiegel

    • Title:
    • Associate Professor

    • Role:
    • Faculty

    • Additional Credentials:
    • MD
    • Focus Area:
    • Associate Professor, EVMS Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

       

      Consultation-liaison Psychiatry
      Treatment resistant mood/anxiety disorders
      Neuropsychiatry
      Substance detoxification (alcohol)

    • Contact Info:
    • 757.446.5888
    • Office Location:
    • Hofheimer Hall
    • Research Interests:
    • Bio:
    • Dr. Spiegel joined EVMS in 2001 after almost a decade in private practice. He obtained his medical degree from SUNY-Health Science Center at Brooklyn, where he first gained an interest in cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders. Dr. Spiegel then completed his psychiatry residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Hershey-Penn State. His areas of interest include behavioral treatments for geriatrics and the interface between cognitive therapy and psychopharmacology for anxiety and mood disorders. Dr. Spiegel is a clinical supervisor for psychiatry residents and psychology interns and presents to community mental health professionals.