Faculty & Staff

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Michael de Arellano, Ph.D.

Chief Equity Officer
Director of Mental Health Disparities & Diversity Program
Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
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Dr. Michael de Arellano is the founding director of the Mental Health Disparities and Diversity Program at MUSC. He serves as the Senior Associate Dean for Diversity within the College of Medicine and is also the Director of the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center's Hispanic Outreach Program.

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Regan Stewart, Ph.D.

Director of the Telehealth Outreach Program
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
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Dr. Regan Stewart is an Associate Professor and bilingual (English/Spanish) licensed clinical psychologist in the Mental Health Disparities and Diversity Program and is also the Director of the Telehealth Outreach Program (TOP). Her clinical and research interests center on addressing mental health disparities for underserved trauma-exposed youth (e.g., ethnic/racial minority, economically disadvantaged, rural/urban), particularly through the use of innovative service-delivery models, including community-based and telehealth technology. Additionally, Dr. Stewart currently serves as Co-Investigator on multiple projects in the U.S. and in Latin America focused on improving access to and completion of evidence-based trauma-focused treatment for Latino/a populations.

Christina Lopez 

Cristina López, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
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Dr. Cristina M. López is a Professor in the Mental Health Disparities and Diversity Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She received her B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Florida State University. She completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina, followed by an instructor position with Family Services Research Center from 2012-2013.

Dr. López’s research interests include identification of barriers to treatment engagement in mental health services, the use of culturally tailored interventions as a means of engaging specific high-risk ethnic groups in prevention and behavioral health services, increasing visibility and access of trauma related services to Latino and other underserved populations (e.g. Telemedicine), and assessment of provider-level factors that affect youth and family involvement in outpatient community-based therapy.

Christina Lopez 

Alyssa Rheingold, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
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Dr. Alyssa Rheingold is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor at the National Crime Victim's Research and Treatment Center (NCVRTC) within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She is the Director of Clinical Operations at the NCVRTC and Co-Director of the Sleep and Anxiety Treatment and Research Program and has an appointment within the Mental Health Disparities and Diversities Program.

She completed her undergraduate coursework in 1996 at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating Cum Laude and with Honors in Psychology. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from MCP Hahnemann University (currently known as Drexel University). Dr. Rheingold completed a Pre-Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology at the Charleston Consortium Psychology Internship Program and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the NCVRTC, Medical University of South Carolina. Her expertise includes evidence-based treatment of trauma related mental health issues, child sexual abuse prevention, anxiety disorders and traumatic grief.  

Angela Moreland 

Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
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Dr. Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo is an Associate Professor and bilingual (Spanish & English) licensed Clinical Psychologist at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Her research focuses on addressing mental health disparities among underserved populations (specifically Hispanic youth) through innovative implementation and dissemination methods, including telehealth. She also has an active program of research focused on the cultural and linguistic adaptation and international dissemination of trauma-focused assessment and intervention, particularly within post-disaster contexts. She directs the Puerto Rican Center for Trauma Training and Research which is funded by SAMHSA. 

Rosaura Aguayo 

Angela Moreland, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
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Dr. Angela Moreland is an Associate Professor at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (NCVRTC) in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Purdue University in 2009 and completed her pre-doctoral clinical internship and post-doctoral research fellowship at MUSC. Dr. Moreland’s research interests focus on primary and secondary prevention of child abuse and risk factors for maltreatment among high risk parents of young children (i.e., substance use, teen pregnancy); as well as dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practice for victims of interpersonal violence and their families.

Virginia Green 

Virginia Green, LMSW

Lead Coordinator and Therapist, Telehealth Outreach Program
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Virginia Green, LMSW is the Lead Coordinator and Bilingual (Spanish & English) Project Therapist with the Telehealth Outreach Program. Virginia received a master's in social work from the University of South Carolina in 2022 and has over 10 years of experience providing direct services to victims of crime, with a special focus on advocacy for the immigrant population.

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William Lane, LMSW

Coordinator and Therapist, Telehealth Outreach Program
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William Lane, LMSW is a Coordinator and Project Therapist with the Telehealth Outreach Program. Since receiving his MSW from Georgia State University in 2017, William has served diverse populations in both community practice and clinical practice settings.