Staff Profiles

McLean Hospital’s staff of more than 1,900 caring and compassionate individuals focus on the hospital’s mission to deliver compassionate clinical care, conduct innovative scientific discovery, provide comprehensive professional training, and offer robust public education.

Lisa D. Nickerson, PhD

Lisa D. Nickerson, PhD

McLean Hospital Title:

Director, Applied Neuroimaging Statistics Laboratory

Harvard Medical School Title: Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Gil G. Noam, EdD

Gil G. Noam, EdD

McLean Hospital Title:

Director, Institute for the Study of Resilience in Youth

Harvard Medical School Title: Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Jacob A. Nota, PhD

Jacob A. Nota, PhD, ABPP

McLean Hospital Title:

Staff Psychologist, Office of Clinical Assessment and Research, OCD Institute

Harvard Medical School Title: Instructor in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry
Roberto Olivardia, PhD

Roberto Olivardia, PhD

McLean Hospital Title:

Clinical Associate in Psychology

Harvard Medical School Title: Lecturer on Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Part-Time
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Roya Ostovar, PhD

McLean Hospital Title:

Senior Consultant in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Harvard Medical School Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Caroline B. Palavicino-Maggio

Caroline B. Palavicino-Maggio, PhD

McLean Hospital Title:

Director, Neurobiological Mechanisms of Aggression Laboratory

Harvard Medical School Title: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Carol A. Paronis, PhD

Carol A. Paronis, PhD

McLean Hospital Title:

Director, Laboratory of Preclinical Pharmacology

Harvard Medical School Title: Associate Professor of Psychiatry