Faculty and Staff
Steven Adelsheim, M.D.
(505) 272-0770
email: sadelsheim@salud.unm.edu
Director
Professor of Psychiatry
Pediatrics, and Family & Community Medicine
Consultant, New Mexico Behavioral Health Purchasing Collaborative with focus on
development of the New Mexico Consortium for Behavioral Health Training and
Research (CBHTR), Suicide Prevention, Telepsychiatry Development, and Behavioral
Health-Primary Care Interface.
Principal Investigator, EARLY Program, www.earlyprogram.org
Early identification and intervention for young people with early warning signs of psychotic
illness.
Educational Background:
B.A. in Psychology and Social Relations from Harvard College, Cambridge MA
M.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati OH
General Psychiatry Residency at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine,
Albuquerque, NM
Child Psychiatry Residency at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine,
Albuquerque, NM
Areas of interest: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, prodrome, suicide prevention,Native
American behavioral health support, telepsychiatry, rural behavioral health, state-university
collaboration, mental health anti-stigma program development.
Helene Silverblatt, M.D.
(505) 272-0544
email: hsilverblatt@salud.unm.edu
Associate Director
Associate Professor
Psychiatry and Family and Community Medicine Medical Director, Rural
Psychiatry Program
Educational Background:
M.D., University of Pennsylvania, Psychiatry Residency,University of New Mexico
Areas of Specialization: The University Of New Mexico Department Of Psychiatry has won
national awards for its unique rural residency track. I am proud to say that I am a co-founder
of this initiative and that for over 13 years I have watched this program grow
into an enormously successful training opportunity. (For more details about this program,
please see the department video on our homepage.) I have a strong commitment to
excellence and enjoyment in training and to providing quality care---an important part of
training-- around our beautiful and beguiling state.
Deborah Altschul, Ph.D.
(505) 272-1786
email: daltschul@salud.unm.edu
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Core Pre-Doctoral Psychology Intern Faculty
Mental health services researcher and cultural competency consultant to the New Mexico Behavioral Health Purchasing
Collaborative, actively involved in working with State agencies and local communities to
develop sustainable infrastructures that support the improvement of cultural competency
in public mental health systems.
Educational Background:
B.S. in Psychology from Washington University, St. Louis, MO
M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Boston College, Boston, MA
Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Areas of interest: Cultural competency and mental health disparities,evidence based
practice and cultural adaptation, consumer recovery and resiliency, and serious mental
illnesses.
Richard Barendsen, M.D.
email:
rbarendsen@salud.unm.edu
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Melissa Calderon
(505) 272-6238
email: mcalderon@salud.unm.edu
Administrative Assistant
Flor Cano-Soto
(505) 272-1552
email: fcano-soto@salud.unm.edu
Program Coordinator
Network Coordinator for Rural & Community Psychiatry Network of New Mexico
(RCPNNM).
Educational Background:
Student, majoring in Bachelor of Social Work.
Ernest Coletta
(505) 272-8821
email: ecoletta@salud.unm.edu
Senior Program Manager
Educational Background:
BS – Nutrition / Dietetics
Master’s in Public Health course work underway.
Areas of Interest:
Screening / early intervention; Suicide prevention; Tele-behavioral health;
Behavioral health systems development
Deepta DasGupta, M.A.
(505) 272-6073
email: ddasgupta@salud.unm.edu
Research Specialist
Educational Background:
BA - Psychology from the University of Texas, Austin, TX
MA - Sociology from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Anilla Del Fabbro, M.D.
email: adelfabbro@salud.unm.edu
Adult Psychiatrist
Nicole Dominguez, M.B.A.
(505) 272-5954
email: ndominguez@salud.unm.edu
Accountant
Josip Gazic, M.D.
email: jgazic@salud.unm.edu
Child Psychiatrist
Lucille Gora
(505) 272-1566
email: lgora@salud.unm.edu
Program Manager, Consortium for Behavioral Health Training and Research
Educational Background:
National University, Business Administration/Finance
Beverly Gorman
(505) 925-4944
email: bgorman@salud.unm.edu
Training and Development Specialist
David Graeber, M.D.
(505) 272-2262
email: dgraeber@salud.unm.edu
Vice Chair for Community and Child Programs
Julie Griffin-Salvador, Ph.D.
(505) 925-4974
email: jgsalvador@salud.unm.edu
Associate Research Scientist
Richard Hough, Ph.D.
(505) 925-4991
email: rhough@salud.unm.edu
Research Professor of Psychiatry
Educational Background:
Received Ph.D. in Sociology from the Department of Sociology at the University of Illinois,
Urbana.
Areas of interest: Behavioral health services and epidemiologic research, particularly
in regard to racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in the prevalence of mental disorders
and access to care and patterns of health care utilization.
Brian Isakson, Ph.D.
(505) 925-4932
email: bisakson@salud.unm.edu
Postdoctoral fellow in clinical psychology
Educational Background:
Ph.D.: Georgia State University, 2008
Areas of interest: Behavioral health services research; child and adolescent behavioral health
treatment; family systems psychotherapy; reactions to trauma, torture, and other stressful life
events; refugee mental health; program development and evaluation, trauma-informed
systems of care; prevention and early intervention
Leslie Kelly, M.A. LPCC
(505) 272-8889
email: lekelly@salud.unm.edu
Statewide Telehealth Coordinator
Avron Kriechman, M.D.
(505) 925-4991
email: akriechman@salud.unm.edu
Consulting Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatrist and Telehealth Specialist
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Educational Background:
Medical Doctor: University of Michigan Chief Resident
Adult Psychiatry and Intern in Pediatrics: Mt. Sinai Hospital, NY, NY
Chief Resident and Fellow in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry: Beth Israel Hospital, Boston
Graduate of the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy, NY, NY
Areas of Interest: Time-Effective and Family System Psychotherapies; Chronic and
Life-Threatening Illness; Patient/Family/Community Health Care Advocacy; Collaborative
Care; Education of Behavioral Health Specialists
Carol Larroque, M.D.
(505) 925-4939
email: clarroque@salud.unm.edu
Child Psychiatrist
Margaret Migliorati, M.A.
(505) 925-7492
email: mmigliorati@mrn.org
Clinician, Early Program
Brooke Parish, M.D.
email: bparish@salud.unm.edu
Adult Psychiatrist
Charlene Poola, LISW
(505) 272-1848
email: cpoola@salud.unm.edu
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Educational Background:
BA in Sociology from the University of New Mexico
Master's in Social Work from New Mexico Highlands University
Areas of Interest:Native American Behavioral Health Systems Development and
consultation as well as providing culturally competent services to Native clientele.
Alya Reeve, M.D., F.A.N.P.A.
email: areeve@salud.unm.edu
Associate Professor
Co-Investigator, Continuum of Care Project
Neuropsychiatry Consultant
Educational Background:
M.D.: University of Connecticut
Residency: University of Connecticut
Dartmouth and Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK 1986-1987
Fellowship: NIMH Research Fellowship in Brain Imaging, 1987-1989 (under Dr. Daniel
Weinberger and Dr. Joel Kleinman)
Areas of Interest: Neuropsychiatry Intellectual and developmental disabilities, traumatic
brain injury Huntington’s disease Epilepsy and non-epileptic seizures, and Mental Health
Services research.
Melina Salvador, M.A.
(505) 2727-1785
email: msalvador@salud.unm.edu
Program Manager
Medical Anthropologist
Educational Background:
Received Masters degree in Latin American Studies, emphasis on Anthropology and
History, from the University of New Mexico with distinction.
Areas of Interest: Implementation and evaluation research involving behavioral health
issues in New Mexico. Specializes in working with Latino/Hispanic communities and
speaks Spanish fluently.