Dr. Nancy A. Bent,
Executive Director
(718) 990-8061
bentn@stjohns.edu
Dr. Bent is founder of the Imagery Institute at St. John’s University and author of Beyond MS: It’s All in the Image, in which she described a psychological model for recovery from multiple sclerosis based on parental images and enactment of imaged physical activity. Her research interests focus on activated images of the self, parental filters and anxiety.

Dr. Judith Hochman,
Associate Executive Director
(718) 990-8060
hochmanj@stjohns.edu

Dr. Hochman is author/editor of five books on mental imagery, editor of the Journal of Mental Imagery, and a licensed mental health counselor. Her research interests focus on mental images of early parent-child interactions in normal development and their relationship with anxiety and resiliency.

Dr. Mary Macedonio,
Director, Psychophysiology Lab
(718) 990-8064
macedonm@stjohns.edu

Dr. Macedonio is a licensed psychologist with a strong IT background and specialization in the Institute’s psychophysiological hardware and software. Her research interests focus on the effects of virtual reality and mental images of family interactions on anger, anxiety and depression.