Steven D. Hickman, Psy.D.
Director

Dr. Hickman is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the UCSD Department of Psychiatry. Working within the Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Service at the UCSD Medical Center and the Moores UCSD Cancer Center, Dr. Hickman is engaged in a variety of activities, primarily focused on the psychological care of people facing medical illness. Much of his clinical work centers around the assessment and treatment of patients with chronic pain, cancer and other medical conditions.

Beginning with a small research grant when he was still a Post-Doctoral Fellow at UCSD in 2000, Dr. Hickman has developed and pursued his passion for the practice and application of mindfulness in the care of patients. This interest has two aspects: mindfulness as a practice to be taught to patients and mindfulness as a central component of psychological and medical treatment. Thus, the Center for Mindfulness (as envisioned by Dr. Hickman), has as its purpose, both the fostering of mindfulness-based interventions for patient care, and professional training and development for psychotherapists, physicians and other healthcare providers.

Rochelle Voth, Ph.D.
Director of Professional Training
MBSR Teacher

Rochelle Voth, Ph.D. is a Staff Psychologist in the UCSD Department of Psychiatry, based in the Moores UCSD Cancer Center and the Director of Professional Training for the UCSD Center for Mindfulness. Rochelle leads Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) classes and has training and experience with Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) programs as well. She also works with a local bariatric surgery program and maintains a private practice in San Diego. Rochelle facilitates support groups that incorporate mindfulness-based eating and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy techniques and has conducted research on the role of mindfulness in bariatric surgery patients. Rochelle continues to develop awareness and understanding for the unique needs of the bariatric surgery patient.

Adele Josepho, M.D.
MBSR Teacher

Adele Josepho, MD has been a mindfulness practitioner for 12 years.  She has completed both the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in Mind-Body Medicine training with Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. and Saki Santorelli, Ph.D. and the MBSR Intensive Training at UMASS Center for Mindfulness. Board Certified in Psychiatry and Holistic Medicine, she is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Josepho is a graduate of Georgetown University Medical School and Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry (Voluntary) at UCSD Medical School. She practices psychiatry in Del Mar, CA.

Lois Howland, DrPH, R.N.
MBSR Teacher

Lois Howland, DrPH, RN, completed the professional training program in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at the Center for Mindfulness, University of Massachusetts Medical School, and at the Omega Institute with Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, and Saki Santorelli, EdD.  She has been a mindfulness practitioner since 2000.  Dr. Howland is a graduate of the UCSF School of Nursing, and the Harvard School of Public Health.  Dr. Howland is a full-time faculty member in the School of Nursing, University of San Diego, and conducts research related to biological mechanisms of stress particularly as it affects maternal and child health.

Catherine Saulino, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator

Catherine is a certified yoga instructor (Yoga Alliance) who teaches yoga in the Anusara style to adults and to children in Carlsbad, California. She is also a freelance writer, producer and researcher. She has worked on a number of documentary films covering a range of topics including domestic violence, welfare, urban planning, gangs, victim rights, multicultural issues, and Latin America. She has a background in elementary education and is currently working as a reading intervention specialist. She has taught courses in media studies at the university level and holds a BA in Anthropology, an MA in Latin American Studies and a Ph.D in Communication from the University of California, San Diego.

Catherine was moved to begin teaching yoga and meditation several years ago after producing a video about women suffering from abuse, addiction and depression.  She is especially interested in working with people recovering from trauma and with people who experience great stress in their work as service providers. She completed the 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Class in the summer of 2007 and has incorporated the principles of mindfulness in her teaching. She continues to study at the UCSD Center for Mindfulness and is grateful to be part of the Center's flourishing mission.