Fellowship Supervisors

Dr. Horsley is the Training Director for the SCDMH Forensic Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.  She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Sam Houston State University, completed her predoctoral internship at the US Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Texas Tech University/Lubbock Regional MHMR.  She also is board certified in forensic psychology and is actively involved with the American Board of Forensic Psychology.  In South Carolina, Dr. Horsley first worked in the SCDMH Forensic Evaluation Services performing competency to stand trial and criminal responsibility/capacity to conform evaluations.  She then worked at the SC Department of Juvenile Justice conducting post-adjudicatory, psychosexual, and pre-waiver evaluations and supervising a team of community evaluators.  Dr. Horsley returned to the Forensic Evaluation Services in 2018 and currently conducts competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility/capacity to conform, and SVP evaluations.  Dr. Horsley also holds an academic position as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of South Carolina, which enables her to provide supervision and didactic training to fellows completing the Department’s forensic psychiatry fellowship.  

Dr. Carter received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Texas and completed her predoctoral internship and forensic postdoctoral fellowship at Patton State Hospital, the largest forensic hospital in the United States.  She has presented at national conferences (e.g., the American Psychology-Law Society) on topics including psychopathy and gender norm conformity, the validity of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality – Institutional Rating Scale (CAPP-IRS), and juveniles’ understanding of the Miranda Rights.  She specializes in forensic assessment and has conducted disability evaluations, juvenile predisposition evaluations, sex offender risk assessments, and violence risk assessments.  Dr. Carter currently conducts competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility/capacity to conform, and SVP evaluations. 

Dr. Dye received her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University New England and completed her predoctoral internship in California at the Department of State Hospitals – Coalinga. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in forensic psychology at the SCDMH Forensic Evaluation Services, after which time she accepted a full-time evaluator position with SCDMH. She currently conducts evaluations for both criminal and civil proceedings. She is a member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) and has presented at the Massachusetts ATSA regional conference.

Dr. Gehle received her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Xavier University, completed her predoctoral internship at Western State Hospital in Tacoma, Washington, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at East Central Regional Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.  During her tenure at SCDMH, Dr. Gehle has conducted SVP evaluations and supervised SVP treatment; currently she primarily conducts precommitment SVP evaluations.  She also holds an academic position as an Assistant Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina School of Medicine. 

Dr. Gillen received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi, completed his predoctoral internship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and completed his postdoctoral fellowship in forensic psychology at Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center (SRSTC) and Mendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI). Following completion of his fellowship, Dr. Gillen accepted a position with the SCDMH Forensic Evaluation Services, where he primarily completes SVP evaluations. Dr. Gillen has published several manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals (e.g., Assessment; Journal of Personality Assessment; and Psychology, Public Policy, and Law) and presented at national conferences (e.g., American Psychology–Law Society) on topics to include psychopathic traits and forensic assessment instruments. His current professional and research interests include SVP evaluations and sex offender risk assessment methods.

Dr. Gothard is the Forensic Services Director.  She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Auburn University, where she focused her clinical training and research experiences on juvenile delinquency and sex offender evaluation and treatment. She completed her predoctoral internship at William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute/ USC Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science in 2008.  She has previously worked as a psychologist for the SC Department of Juvenile Justice and in the South Carolina Sexually Violent Predator Treatment Program as the Clinical Director.  She has also served as the Clinical Director of the Forensic Evaluation Services Department.  Dr. Gothard is responsible for overseeing the operations of the department and all initial forensic and SVP evaluations performed for the state of South Carolina.  She also conducts competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility/capacity to conform, and SVP evaluations.  Her research and public policy interests include psychopathy, sex offender evaluation and treatment, and SVP management.

Dr. Hauth received her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and completed her predoctoral internship with the Ohio Psychology Internship in Akron, Ohio.  She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in forensic psychology at the SCDMH Forensic Evaluation Services, after which time she accepted a full-time evaluator position with SCDMH.  She currently conducts SVP annual review evaluations, competency to stand trial evaluations, and criminal responsibility/capacity to conform evaluations. Her research interests include bias in forensic evaluations, and she has presented her research at the ATSA annual conference.

Dr. Jones received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and practiced law in Washington, D.C. for a number of years.  She later received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from The University of Alabama and completed her predoctoral internship at Patton State Hospital.  Dr. Jones came to SCDMH after her internship and currently conducts competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility/capacity to conform, and SVP evaluations.  Her research and public policy interests include legal decision-making, the validation and use of malingering/response style measures in forensic assessments, psychopathy, and SVP evaluation best practices.

Dr. Le received her M.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She completed her General Psychiatry residency at Prisma Health (formerly Palmetto Health)/USC, then a Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at Prisma Health/USC.  She is board certified in General Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry.  Dr. Le came to SCDMH after serving as the director of inpatient services at the South Carolina Department of Corrections and currently conducts competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility/capacity to conform, and SVP evaluations.  She sees all of the NGRI clients in the state of South Carolina as part of the NGRI Outreach Clinic to monitor for compliance with their court orders and evaluates their psychiatric stability.