Meet Your Dedicated Care Team

Dr. Abby Morris, Medical Director

A graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Abby Morris is a board-certified psychiatrist with diverse experience in community mental health, substance abuse, inpatient and private practice settings. She is responsible for all inpatient care, training and future operations planning. She develops the individualized plan of care that will follow each client throughout their stay at the Center. Previous to her appointment to the IAFF Center of Excellence, Dr. Abby Morris was the medical director of a 24-bed inpatient facility that treated addiction and behavioral health disorders.

Chris Mosunic, PhD, MBA, Executive Director

Dr. Chris Mosunic is an experienced leader in healthcare administration, specializing in integrated behavioral health. He completed his undergraduate studies at Bucknell University and went on to pursue a Masters of Science in Nutritional Biochemistry from Tufts University, a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Vanderbilt University and a Masters in Business Administration from Yale University.  In 2010, Dr. Mosunic created the first behavioral chronic-condition focused program at Yale New Haven-Greenwich Hospital, concentrating on weight loss and diabetes management, which later expanded to long-term conditions such as cancer, heart disease and chronic pain. ​

Carol Ivy Simmons, PhD, LCSW-C, Clinical Director

At the IAFF Center of Excellence, Dr. Simmons oversees all clinical operations, leading staff in providing the highest quality care to each IAFF member. Dr. Simmons has more than 20 years of behavioral health and health care experience at state and federal levels, including holding leadership roles at Ft. Meade and the Pentagon and serving as a Commander in the U.S. Public Health Services. Dr. Simmons makes it her mission to attain operational efficiency in an ever-evolving health care environment. With the utmost dedication to the principle of customer service, she continues to raise the bar on quality clinical care every day at the IAFF Center of Excellence.