The Institute for Disaster Mental Health is located in Jacobson Faculty Tower Room 214.
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IDMH Phone: (845) 257-3477
E-mail: idmh@newpaltz.edu
IDMH staff:
James Halpern, Ph.D., Director*
*Please note that Dr. James Halpern is on sabbatical leave for the 2013-2014 academic year. Please direct inquires about the Disaster Studies Minor to Linda Certo, IDMH Coordinator and Minor Adviser. For other inquiries, please contact Dr. Karla Vermeulen, Acting Director of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health.
Karla Vermeulen, Ph.D., Acting Director (Office moved to JFT 204)
Email: vermeulk@newpaltz.edu
Office hours: Mondays 1:30-3:00, Thursdays 2:00-3:00, or by appointment
Linda Certo, L.C.S.W., Coordinator
Email: certol@newpaltz.edu
Office hours: Wednesdays 1-4, Thursdays 2-3 or by appointment
Rebecca Rodriguez, Graduate Assistant
Email: rrodriguez70@newpaltz.edu
Office hours: Mondays, 12-5, Thursdays, 11-1
Claire Lichtenberg, Conference Organizer
Email: n00392190@newpaltz.edu
Office hours: M, T & F 10-12; Thursdays, 11-1








