Faculty

Directors

Anthony D. Sciara, PhD, ABPP, CLCP

Anthony Sciara is a Clinical Psychologist who, from 1988 – 2006, has had a private practice in Asheville, North Carolina. He specializes in evaluations for clients with physical, psychological and neuropsychological deficits; prepares vocational, rehabilitation and Life Care Plans; and, provides evaluations for clients involved in criminal, domestic, and other civil proceedings. From 1988 – 2006 Dr. Sciara was a senior faculty member for Rorschach Workshops headquartered in Asheville, NC.

Dr. Sciara earned his PhD degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Nebraska.  He is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology and a fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology.  He has published articles in a number of publications such as the Journal of Personality Assessment, American Psychologist, Forensic Reports, Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, The Psychiatric  Hospital, Journal of Clinical Neuropsychology, etc.  He is a past president of the North Carolina Psychological Association, and previous chairperson of the Asheville Area Psychologists.  Currently, he is a member of the American Psychological Association, Society for Personality Assessment, and the International Rorschach Society.

Barry A. Ritzler, PhD, ABPP

Barry Ritzler, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Long Island University in New York City.  His specialty is personality assessment; and in addition to working with doctoral students, he teaches graduate courses in Personality Assessment and Research Design.  He earned his doctoral degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and completed a post doctoral fellowship at Yale University.  For many years he was the Director of Clinical Training at the University of Southern Mississippi and Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.  Dr Ritzler currently lectures on the Rorschach method at Rutgers University in New Jersey and Yeshiva and Columbia Universities in New York City.

For more than fifteen years he was a Senior Facility Member of Rorschach Workshops and conducted workshops on the administration and interpretation of the Rorschach Comprehensive System.  He served as president of the Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) from 1995 – 1997.  Dr. Ritzler has been an invited speaker at international seminars in various countries, including Israel, Argentina, Italy, Canada, Spain, and Brazil.  He has published ten book chapters and over 75 articles in scientific peer reviewed journals.  In addition, he co-authored a book, The Quest for the Nazi Personality, 1996.  Currently, he is a consulting editor of the  Journal of Personality Assessment, and serves as an editorial consultant for several other psychology journals.

Scheduled Presenters for 2009-2010

  • Anthony D. Sciara, PhD, ABPP, CLCP
  • Barry A. Ritzler, PhD, ABPP
  • Philip Erdberg, PhD, ABPP
  • Anita L. Boss, Psy.D., ABPP
    Anita L. Boss, Psy.D. is a Diplomate in Forensic Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology and the Society for Personality Assessment. Dr. Boss is a graduate of Yeshiva University, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. She worked for several years as a psychologist in correctional institutions and as a forensic psychologist at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC. Currently in private practice in Alexandria, VA, she provides psychological assessment and consultation to attorneys and the courts in criminal, civil, and immigration matters. Dr. Boss teaches personality assessment and forensic psychology at The Catholic University in Washington, DC and is the chairperson of the Society for Personality Assessment’s Continuing Education Committee.
  • Roger L. Greene, PhD
    Roger L. Greene is currently a Professor at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto, CA, where he served as Director of Clinical Training for a number of years. Dr. Greene has worked in a variety of clinical settings and with different types of patients in his clinical career. His particular area of interest clinically is in the assessment and treatment of alcohol and drug abuse. He has written a number of texts and articles on the use of the MMPI-2. His most recent book, The MMPI-2: An Interpretive Manual (2nd ed.) was published in 2000. His books on the MMPI/MMPI-2 have been among the standard references for over two decades. He is a Fellow of Division 12 of APA and the Society for Personality Assessment. He has served on the Board of Trustees and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Personality Assessment for the Society of Personality.