CLINICAL INTERESTS:
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Child and adolescent disruptive behavior problems
Mood and anxiety disorders in youth
Chronic pain and rheumatological conditions in children and adolescents
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Parent-based treatments for disruptive behavior problems in young children
Child and adolescent mood disorders
Evidence-based assessment and treatment of child and adolescent mental health problems
Brown University, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Providence, RI
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology
2013
Temple University, Department of Psychology, Mood and Cognition Laboratory
Philadelphia, PA
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology
2011
Children’s Memorial Hospital (now Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago)
Chicago, IL
- Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Internship
2010
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
MA, PhD - Psychology; Concentration: Child Clinical Psychology
2010
Providence College
Providence, RI
BA - Psychology/Sociology
2002
Validation of a Brief Structured Interview: The Children's Interview for Psychiatric Syndromes (ChIPS).
Validation of a Brief Structured Interview: The Children's Interview for Psychiatric Syndromes (ChIPS). J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2016 12; 23(4):327-340.
PMID: 27761777
Family functioning deficits in bipolar disorder and ADHD in youth.
Family functioning deficits in bipolar disorder and ADHD in youth. J Affect Disord. 2013 Sep 25; 150(3):1096-102.
PMID: 23706879
Emotional face identification in youths with primary bipolar disorder or primary attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Emotional face identification in youths with primary bipolar disorder or primary attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2013 May; 52(5):537-546.e3.
PMID: 23622855
Cognitive vulnerabilities and depression versus other psychopathology symptoms and diagnoses in early adolescence.
Cognitive vulnerabilities and depression versus other psychopathology symptoms and diagnoses in early adolescence. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2012; 41(5):539-60.
PMID: 22853629
Impact of multifamily psychoeducational psychotherapy in treating children aged 8 to 12 years with mood disorders.
Impact of multifamily psychoeducational psychotherapy in treating children aged 8 to 12 years with mood disorders. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2009 Sep; 66(9):1013-21.
PMID: 19736358
Instructor of the Year, Clinical Psychology Internship Program
University of Chicago, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
2017 - 2018