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Saturday, July 22, 2023
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Dr. Alejandra Ferris,PsyD
Baylor Scott & White
Dr. Alejandra Ferris, PsyD is a Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow at Baylor Scott and White Health (BSW), Temple, TX. She is the Consultation-Liaison Fellow, meaning that she spends the majority of her clinical hours at the bedside with patients who are hospitalized. Dr. Ferris received her PsyD in Clinical Psychology from Pacific University (in Hillsboro, OR) and her training emphasized providing psychological services within health settings and additional specialty training for providing culturally sensitive care to Latinxs. Dr. Ferris was born in Venezuela and raised in Miami, FL. Growing up in a minority-majority community made Dr. Ferris feel empowered by her Latina identity her entire life, and provided her with the lived experience and understanding of the nuances and idiosyncrasies of culture that are so often overlooked in psychology and health settings in general. Because of this, she strives to educate and encourage her colleagues on how to reflect on their diverse identities, how their identities influence the services they provide in clinical settings, and how to creatively reduce systemic barriers to ensure equitable access to care for all patients served in the health settings she works in. In her free time, she enjoys rooting for her sports teams, cooking, hiking, gardening, exploring new food, and reading a good book in the sun.
Reverend Dr. E. Alan Benson, D. Min.
Pastor of St Paul Church and Board Certified Clinical Chaplain
Dr. E. Alan Benson serves as Pastor of the St. Paul Church in Georgetown and is a Board Certified Clinical Chaplain. Dr. Benson is a committed Community Advocate. During Dr. Benson’s 40+ years of Ministry he has served in numerous positions to include President of the Topeka, KS NAACP Branch during the Brown-vs-Board of Education 50th Anniversary with Rev. Jessie Jackson and hosting of Bishop William J. Barber II at the St. Paul Church for the Poor People’s Campaign march to the Texas State Capitol.
Dr. Benson demonstrates a passion to provide and encourage opportunities for ordinary people to achieve extra ordinary social and spiritual competency. Dr. Benson holds an earned the Doctor of Ministry from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the Masters of Divinity in Theology and Pastoral Counseling from Texas Christian University’s Brite School of Divinity.
After the murder of Dr. Benson’s only sibling by IPV (Domestic Violence) he responded by choosing to honor his sister’s life by studying and seeking ways to intervene and reduce the prevalence of IPV. In 2002 Dr. Benson authored Brand New Lives and The Cathedral Curriculum, a spiritually based Workshop for helping women escape the Cycles of Domestic Abuse and re-order new lives free of Intimate Partner Violence.
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Dr. MaryKatherine Clemons, PsyD
Baylor Scott & White
Dr. MaryKatherine Clemons is a Clinical Psychologist at Baylor Scott and White Health (BSW) in Temple, TX. She is the Associate Program Director of the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Service Psychology. She practices in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Department of Supportive and Palliative Care. She completed her doctorate (PsyD) from Nova Southeastern University with an emphasis in Health Psychology. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Baylor Scott & White Health in End-of-Life Care/Grief & Bereavement. She is passionate about the promotion of mental health and well-being in healthcare, especially for minorities and disadvantaged groups.
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Dr. Alejandra Ferris,PsyD
Baylor Scott & White
Dr. Alejandra Ferris, PsyD is a Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow at Baylor Scott and White Health (BSW), Temple, TX. She is the Consultation-Liaison Fellow, meaning that she spends the majority of her clinical hours at the bedside with patients who are hospitalized. Dr. Ferris received her PsyD in Clinical Psychology from Pacific University (in Hillsboro, OR) and her training emphasized providing psychological services within health settings and additional specialty training for providing culturally sensitive care to Latinxs. Dr. Ferris was born in Venezuela and raised in Miami, FL. Growing up in a minority-majority community made Dr. Ferris feel empowered by her Latina identity her entire life, and provided her with the lived experience and understanding of the nuances and idiosyncrasies of culture that are so often overlooked in psychology and health settings in general. Because of this, she strives to educate and encourage her colleagues on how to reflect on their diverse identities, how their identities influence the services they provide in clinical settings, and how to creatively reduce systemic barriers to ensure equitable access to care for all patients served in the health settings she works in. In her free time, she enjoys rooting for her sports teams, cooking, hiking, gardening, exploring new food, and reading a good book in the sun.
Reverend Dr. E. Alan Benson, D. Min.
Pastor of St Paul Church and Board Certified Clinical Chaplain
Dr. E. Alan Benson serves as Pastor of the St. Paul Church in Georgetown and is a Board Certified Clinical Chaplain. Dr. Benson is a committed Community Advocate. During Dr. Benson’s 40+ years of Ministry he has served in numerous positions to include President of the Topeka, KS NAACP Branch during the Brown-vs-Board of Education 50th Anniversary with Rev. Jessie Jackson and hosting of Bishop William J. Barber II at the St. Paul Church for the Poor People’s Campaign march to the Texas State Capitol.
Dr. Benson demonstrates a passion to provide and encourage opportunities for ordinary people to achieve extra ordinary social and spiritual competency. Dr. Benson holds an earned the Doctor of Ministry from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the Masters of Divinity in Theology and Pastoral Counseling from Texas Christian University’s Brite School of Divinity.
After the murder of Dr. Benson’s only sibling by IPV (Domestic Violence) he responded by choosing to honor his sister’s life by studying and seeking ways to intervene and reduce the prevalence of IPV. In 2002 Dr. Benson authored Brand New Lives and The Cathedral Curriculum, a spiritually based Workshop for helping women escape the Cycles of Domestic Abuse and re-order new lives free of Intimate Partner Violence.
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Dr. MaryKatherine Clemons, PsyD
Baylor Scott & White
Dr. MaryKatherine Clemons is a Clinical Psychologist at Baylor Scott and White Health (BSW) in Temple, TX. She is the Associate Program Director of the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Service Psychology. She practices in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Department of Supportive and Palliative Care. She completed her doctorate (PsyD) from Nova Southeastern University with an emphasis in Health Psychology. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Baylor Scott & White Health in End-of-Life Care/Grief & Bereavement. She is passionate about the promotion of mental health and well-being in healthcare, especially for minorities and disadvantaged groups.
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