He earned his doctorate in counseling psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1992. He was awarded the University Teaching and Research Fellowship for his graduate scholarship and research. He completed his doctoral internship at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine — University Hospitals of Cleveland. He is a full member of the American Psychological Association and its divisions of Clinical Child Psychology and Family Psychology. David enjoys being a husband and father. He likes playing blues and bluegrass guitar. He is in a never-ending search for the best burritos and barbecue in Cleveland. He also likes to ski, go to the beach and hike in the woods with family. Nadia Vinogradov-Carek