The internal workings of MIP are structured according to a broad range of committees, each of which is usually led by two co-chairs. Below is a brief description of each of MIP’s committees as well as a listing of their respective co-chairs and members.
Admissions Committee
The Admissions Committee at MIP is responsible for receiving and reviewing applications to MIP’s Candidate Training Program and Advanced Candidate Training Program in Psychoanalysis. The Admissions Committee interviews applicants to both programs and is responsible for the selection of candidates accepted to train at MIP. The Committee also hosts an informational Open House each year.
| Name | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate R. Sullivan, Ph.D. – Chair | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Raquel Limonic, LMHC | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| Tamar Vishlitzky, LICSW | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| Marta Casas, LMHC | 2022 | 2025 |
Academic Outreach Committee
The Academic Outreach Committee seeks to create connections between analysts and academics. The committee offers study groups, courses, and programs designed to bring analysts and academics together to learn from each other and to stimulate interdisciplinary thinking.
| Name | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Reison, Ph.D., Co-Chair | 2020 | 2023 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Dennis Plant, Ph.D., Co-Chair | 2020 | 2023 | 2023 | 2026 |
Continuing Education Committee
The Continuing Education Committee (CEC) is responsible for overseeing the provision of continuing education credits at MIP. We aim to be able to offer sufficient CE credits for candidates and members of all disciplines within our training programs and selected community programs, respectively.
| Name | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Schiff Geist, M.D. | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Robert Riethmiller, Ph.D. | 2016 | 2019 | 2019 | 2022 |
Continuing Study Committee
The Continuing Studies Committee (CSC) offers continuing education courses and learning opportunities to MIP members and non-MIP members in the greater Boston area and in the Pioneer Valley region in western Massachusetts. These opportunities for professional development advance an immersion into psychoanalytic theory, concepts, and practice with a sense of collegiality and community.
| Name | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End | 3rd Term Start | 3rd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Schiff Geist, M.D., Co-Chair | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| Sherri Ettinger, Ph.D., Co-Chair | 2017 | 2020 | 2020 | 2023 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Kira Glassman, LICSW | 2023 | 2026 | ||||
| Shannon Mackey, LICSW | 2020 | 2023 | 2023 | 2026 |
Curriculum Committee
The mission of the Curriculum Committee is to implement a curriculum that provides MIP candidates with intensive experience in comparative psychoanalysis. To this end, the committee oversees curriculum design across the four years of training; recruits, selects and assigns faculty to teach semester courses and winter intercession courses; coordinates faculty and course evaluations; and holds faculty meetings and development workshops.
| Name | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End | 3rd Term Start | 3rd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Lucia Stothart, Psy.D., LMHC, Co-Chair | 2014 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Mary McDonald, LICSW, Co-Chair | 2016 | 2019 | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Gloria Lynne Barbacoff, LICSW | 2022 | 2025 | ||||
| Elizabeth Bernstein, Ph.D. | 2022 | 2025 | ||||
| Elizabeth Canick, Psy.D. | 2023 | 2026 | ||||
| Laurence Chud, M.D. | 2017 | 2020 | 2020 | 2023 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Deborah Dowd, LICSW | 2022 | 2025 | ||||
| Angela Jones, Psy.D. | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| Marina Kasdaglis, LMHC, MA, Ed.M. | 2022 | 2025 | ||||
| Barbara Pizer, Ed.D., ABPP | 2017 | 2020 | 2020 | 2023 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Stuart Pizer, Ph.D., ABPP | 2016 | 2019 | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 | 2025 |
Ethics Committee
The MIP Ethics Committee is dedicated to cultivating the highest level of ethical conduct within the MIP community and in the psychoanalytic community at large. The committee is tasked with developing and revising ethical policies and procedures, educating candidates and members about ethical principles, and facilitating consultation on any policy or events that have an ethical dimension.
| Name | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Pizer, Ph.D. ABPP, Chair Phone: (617) 492-4587 | 2020 | 2023 | ||
| Joyce E. Klein, LICSW | 2023 | 2026 | ||
| Deborah Dowd, LICSW | 2020 | 2023 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Ginger Chappell, Ph.D. | 2020 | 2023 | ||
| Jade McGleughlin, LICSW | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
Finance Committee
The purpose of the Finance Committee is to oversee all financial matters of MIP. Chaired by the treasurer and an additional co-chair appointed by the President, it reports to the board on budgetary, regulatory and other financial aspects of the Institute with the board retaining ultimate fiduciary responsibility.
| Board appointed comprised of BOD members | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Dyer, LMHC, Co-Chair | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| Laurence Chud, M.D., Co-Chair | 2023 | 2025 |
International Connections Committee
The International Connections Committee (ICC) was formed at MIP to provide the membership with opportunities for lively contact and ongoing exchange with members of the international psychoanalytic community. We facilitate and host local presentations by international analysts in an informal format dedicated to open discussion.
| Name | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End | 3rd Term Start | 3rd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce Klein, LICSW, Co-Chair | 2014 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Raquel Limonic, LMHC, Co-Chair | 2014 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Pamela Lamto, Psy.D. | 2013 | 2016 | 2016 | 2020 | 2022 | 2025 |
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee, typically comprised of a Chair who works closely with MIP’s administrator, is responsible for the collection of annual dues from the membership. The committee is also available to speak to prospective and current members about any questions related to membership at the organization.
| This committee does not have members just a chair | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End | 3rd Term Start | 3rd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Roy Sullivan, Ph.D, Chair | 2016 | 2019 | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 | 2025 |
Nominations Committee
The MIP Nominations Committee is charged with the responsibility for overseeing MIP’s yearly elections for Board members (Faculty, Graduate, Member, Candidate representatives, as well as President, Secretary, Treasurer). The Committee solicits nominations from the membership, places them before a vote, and addresses any election-related questions or difficulties.
| Name | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David D. Kemmerer, Ph.D., Co-Chair | 2021 | 2024 | ||
| Tracey Hurd, Ph.D., Co-Chair | 2023 | 2026 |
Postgraduate Fellowship Committee
The Postgraduate Fellowship (PGFP) Committee is charged with the development and oversight of a year-long psychoanalytic educational fellowship program based in the Metro Boston region of Massachusetts. The PGFP Committee develops the fellowship curriculum, recruits faculty, reviews fellowship applications, and facilitates an advanced introduction to psychoanalytic theory and clinical practice for post-graduate clinicians.
| Name | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keren Porat, Psy.D., Co-Chair | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Mal Slavin, Ph.D., Co-Chair | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Laura Burnham, LICSW | ||||
| Luanne Grossman, Psy.D. | ||||
| Mark Steinberg, Ph.D. | 2019 | 2022 | ||
| Amy Sweigenberg, Psy.D. | 2016 | 2019 | 2019 | 2022 |
Postgraduate Fellowship West Committee
The Postgraduate Fellowship West Committee is charged with the development and oversight of a year-long psychoanalytic educational fellowship program based in Western Massachusetts (Pioneer Valley region).
| (a subcommittee of the Postgraduate Fellowship Program) | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Levit, Ph.D., ABPP, Chair | 2011 | 2018 | 2018 | 2022 |
| Stacey Novack, Psy.D. | 2017 | 2020 | 2020 | 2023 |
| Benjamin Addleson, PhD | 2022 | 2025 |
Program Committee
The Program Committee is responsible for the provision and coordination of psychoanalytic learning opportunities for MIP and the analytic community that represent MIP’s mission of being a comparative psychoanalytic institute. The committee specifically offers Saturday morning scientific programs, panels, and workshops (held at Cambridge Hospital), as well as courses, pre-Program seminars, and candidate-only presentations that offer opportunities for deeper immersion and study.
| Name | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Fishman, Ph.D., Co-Chair | 2023 | 2026 | ||
| Barbara Bolibok, Ph.D., LICSW, Co-Chair | 2023 | 2026 | ||
| Jessica Somers, LICSW | 2021 | 2023 | ||
| Andrea Bleichmar, Psy.D. | 2023 | 2026 |
West Program Series Committee
The West Program Committee is comprised of a group of psychotherapists in the Pioneer Valley (Amherst-Northampton area) who run smaller, salon-style presentations and programs in the Amherst area. This committee is be responsible for vetting West program proposals, generating program series, arranging for spaces, hosting the events, and coordinating with MIP’s administration for the MIP West Program Series.
| Name | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Levit, Ph.D., ABPP, Chair | 2023 | 2026 | ||
| William Feinstein, PhD | 2023 | 2026 | ||
| Evelyn Pye, PhD | 2023 | 2026 | ||
| Ira Sharkey, IAAP, LMHC | 2023 | 2026 |
Stechler Child and Adolescent Fellowship Committee
The Stechler Child and Adolescent Fellowship Committee is charged with the development and oversight of year-long fellowship for early to mid-career mental health professionals interested in psychodynamic approaches to child and adolescent psychotherapy and for experienced professionals seeking to expand their work. The Stechler Committee develops the fellowship curriculum, recruits faculty, reviews fellowship applications, and facilitating the fellowship.
| Name | 1st Term Start | 1st Term End | 2nd Term Start | 2nd Term End | 3rd Term Start | 3rd Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Greenfield, Psy.D., Co-Chair | 2017 | 2020 | 2020 | 2023 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Elizabeth Slater, Ph.D., Co-Chair | 2016 | 2019 | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Elizabeth Bernstein, Ph.D. | 2016 | 2019 | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Michael Reison, Ph.D. | 2016 | 2019 | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Mary Calabrese, Ph.D. | 2017 | 2020 | 2020 | 2023 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Joann Frankhouser, Psy.D. | 2017 | 2020 | 2020 | 2023 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Sydney Schafer, LICSW | 2022 | 2025 | ||||
| Jeanne Strassburger, Ph.D. | 2017 | 2020 | 2020 | 2023 | 2023 | 2026 |
Training Committee
The Training Committee oversees and facilitates the educational experience of each candidate and each cohort of candidates through close collaboration with candidates and supervisors. The Training Committee is responsible for pairing candidates with MIP liaisons, who form a central part of their Candidate Advisory Committee (CAC).