Profiles for all current students in the PhD Program in Clinical Psychology, organized by cohort, are provided below.
Fall 2025 Cohort
Jonathan Applebaum
Hometown: Rye Brook, NY
Education: New York University BS (2020); New York University, MA (2022)
Research Interests: treatment efficacy for children, adolescents and young adults who are diagnosed with ADHD, barriers to treatment, risk and protective factors that contribute to reaching developmental milestones in adolescents with ADHD
Clinical Interests: employing a myriad of treatment modalities such as CBT and DBT to children, adolescents, and young adults who are diagnosed with ADHD as well as additional internalizing and externalizing disorders, peer-led interventions, implementation of interventions to support executive functioning and emotion regulation skills across the lifespan
Education: University of Texas at Austin, BS (2025)
Research Interests: behavioral and emotional dysregulation in youth, early childhood adversity and neurodevelopment, developmental pathways of externalizing behaviors
Clinical Interests: child and adolescent psychopathology, evidence-based interventions for youth with externalizing disorders, neuropsychological assessment
Research Interests: help-seeking and treatment engagement among young people of color, mental health stigma reduction, mental health impacts of racial discrimination, social norms and behavior change, promoting social justice
Clinical Interests: child and adolescent psychopathology, culturally responsive school-based interventions, evidence-based treatments for internalizing disorders
Education: Santa Rosa Junior College, A.A. (2022); San Diego State University, B.A. (2025)
Research Interests: intersection of language and cognition, language processing, bilingualism, vocabulary development and comprehension, cognitive development, developmental disorders
Clinical Interests: clinical assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders in children, evidence-based treatment and intervention, focus on early detection and supporting developmental outcomes
Research Interests: suicide prevention among racially/ethnically minoritized youth, culture and family influences, digital mental health and access to care
Clinical Interests:Â child and adolescent psychopathology, depression and suicidality, evidence-based and culturally sensitive care for racial/ethnic minority youth and families
Research Interests: parenting factors that contribute to the development, maintenance, and treatment of internalizing disorders in youth; development and dissemination of parenting interventions for treating internalizing disorders in youth
Clinical Interests:Â evidence-based and culturally sensitive interventions for children and adolescents with internalizing disorders; child and adolescent psychopathology
Education: Fordham University, BS (2017); New York University, MA (2022)
Research Interests: neural correlates for memory and attention, cognitive changes post-injury or disease, sociocultural factors in brain-behavior relationships
Clinical Interests: neurorehabilitation after brain injury or disease, cognitive-behavioral remediation, neuropsychological assessment
Education: ¾«Æ·³ÉÈ˸£ÀûÔÚÏß University, BA (2022) and MA (2024)
Research Interests: how social media impacts intense emotions during adolescence, such as relapse urges or suicidal ideation/self-injury urges
Clinical Interests: forensic mental health assessment, neuropsychological assessment, child and adolescent psychopathology, and evidence-based interventions for youths with CD and ODD
Research Interests: utilizing EEG measures to elucidate differences in autism spectrum disorder (ASD); investigating brain-behavior relationships in ASD through the use of biomarkers in tandem with clinical assessment
Clinical Interests: employing evidence-based approaches like CBT to tailor interventions in adolescents on the autism spectrum; development and implementation of emotional regulation skills in neurodevelopmental disorders
Education: Hunter College, BA (2018); ¾«Æ·³ÉÈ˸£ÀûÔÚÏß University, MA (2024)
Research Interests: assessing parental support and its impact in the development and maintenance of internalizing disorders in youth; development and implementation of culturally sensitive school-based interventions; understanding mental health barriers in underrepresented youth
Clinical Interests:Â implementation of culturally sensitive treatments; evidence-based interventions for youth with internalizing disorders
Research Interests: development of social cognition (theory of mind, communicative language processing, and emotional intelligence); examination of factors influencing phenotypes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopment disorders
Clinical Interests: evidence-based interventions for youths with ASD and their families to improve quality of life and family relationships
Research Interests: identifying risk and protective factors to the development of internalizing disorders in youth; influence of parenting styles and the parent-child relationship on development, maintenance, and treatment of internalizing symptoms
Clinical Interests: implementing evidence-based, culturally sensitive interventions for youth with internalizing disorders; family systems; school and community-based interventions
Education: The Pennsylvania State University, BA (2021)
Research Interests: impacts of social scripts in informing help-seeking behaviors, social support networks, and resilience of young Black women and adolescent girls
Clinical Interests: adapting current interventions and disseminating the existing ones to facilitate building personal bonds and resiliency for young Black women and adolescent girls
Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison, BS (2020)
Research Interests: prevention and treatment of adolescent and young adult depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors; implementation of culturally sensitive, evidence-based interventions and prevention programs in community settings
Clinical Interests: evidence-based interventions for preventing and treating adolescent depression; youth suicide prevention; promoting mental health care access for historically underrepresented youth
Education: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, BS (2019)
Research Interests: development and dissemination of school-based interventions, role of peer mentorship in predicting academic and mood disorder outcomes, sociocultural attitudes and stressors related to adolescent mental health
Clinical Interests: implementation of culturally sensitive treatments, community-based interventions for historically underrepresented youth, internalizing disorders
Education: Carnegie Mellon University, BS (2017); Columbia University, MPH (2019)
Research Interests: disordered eating pathology, weight stigmatization, and body image; the intersection of cultural, environmental, and societal risk factors and its influence on weight and eating disorders
Clinical Interests: interventions for disordered eating and weight/eating disorders, marginalized young adult populations, addiction, cognitive-behavioral therapy
Education: University of Texas at Austin, BS (2019)
Research Interests: dissemination and implementation science research that aims to increase public awareness of, and understanding for, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among the general public; examination of gender differences in the presentation and diagnosis of ASD
Clinical Interests: neurodevelopmental conditions; increasing accessibility to tailored interventions via school and community delivery
Education: Washington University in St. Louis, BA (2021)
Research Interests: neurocognitive development; brain-behavior relationships in autism spectrum disorder; neurodevelopmental disorders
Clinical Interests: evidence-based interventions that improve quality of life for youth with neurodevelopmental disorders; neuropsychological assessment
Education: Ramapo College of New Jersey, BA (2019)
Research Interests: implementation of interventions for neurodivergent youth, neurodivergence in the workplace, with a focus on autism, leaders, and followers
Clinical Interests: interventions for autistic and other neurodivergent individuals that improve quality of life
Education: The New School, BA (2015); John Jay College of Criminal Justice, MA (2022)
Research Interests: processes and prevention of sexual violence, forensic evaluations and interviewing, psychopathy (“successful” and behavioral management)
Clinical Interests: forensic mental health assessment and treatment for justice-involved individuals (adults and adolescents), group based interventions
Education: Yeshiva University, BA (2020); Teachers College, Columbia University, MA (2022)
Research Interests: impact of early environmental stressors on the development of internalizing disorders in children and adolescents; risk and protective factors in the development of adolescent psychopathology
Clinical Interests: evidence-based interventions and treatments for children with internalizing disorders; child and adolescent psychopathology
Education: University of South Florida, BA (2017); John Jay College of Criminal Justice, MA (2020 & 2021)
Research Interests: adolescent legal decision making, juvenile justice policy reform, race in the legal system, parental involvement in youth legal decision making
Clinical Interests: treatment of justice-involved juveniles, rehabilitation of problematic behaviors, forensic mental health assessment, child and adolescent psychopathology
Research Interests: differences in the presentation of autism across different races, genders, sexualities, and cultures; perceptions of autism and stigma reduction
Clinical Interests: early intervention for autism; development of specialized interventions to improve the quality of life of people with autism
Education: California State University, Long Beach, BA (2019) and MA (2021)
Research Interests: identifying risk and resilience factors that contribute to the development and expression of internalizing disorders in youth; development of culturally sensitive interventions in school and primary care settings; development of culturally sensitive interventions for Latinx youth and families; Latinx youth mental health; mental health disparities
Clinical Interests: implementation of culturally sensitive interventions for youth and families; culturally sensitive assessments; minority mental health
Education: SUNY Binghamton, BA (2012); University of Rochester, MBA (2019)
Research Interests: utilization of digital health technology to improve access to treatment; social media and mental health; implementation and evaluation of culturally sensitive, evidence-based intervention and prevention programs in school settings; suicide prevention
Clinical Interests: treatment of anxiety and depression in adolescents and young adults
Education: University of California Irvine, BS (2019)
Research Interests: cognitive development, development of evidence-based assessment and intervention for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, role of parent-child relationships in treatment outcomes
Clinical Interests: neuropsychological assessment, child and adolescent psychopathology
Education: Franklin & Marshall College, BA (2017); Catholic University of America, MA (2021)
Research Interests: optimizing evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents; parenting styles and parental influences on youth; risk and protective factors in the development of internalizing disorders in children and adolescents
Clinical Interests: internalizing disorders in children and adolescents, evidence-based interventions that improve social competence and emotion regulation, mindfulness and acceptance
Research Interests: rehabilitative services for justice-involved individuals, traumatic brain injury (in community and forensic settings), competency and violence risk assessment, psychopathy
Clinical Interests: forensic mental health assessment and treatment for justice-involved individuals and individuals with traumatic brain injury
Research Interests: onset and treatment of depression, anxiety, and suicidal behaviors in children, adolescents, and young adults
Clinical Interests: culturally sensitive treatment of internalizing disorders for child, adolescent, and young adult populations; evidence-based interventions
Research Interests: sociodemographic and dyadic early risk and protective factors of the development of child and adolescent depression and anxiety; examining the influence of father-child relationships on childhood depression
Clinical Interests: child, adolescent, and young adult mental health; culturally sensitive evidence-based interventions and treatments for internalizing disorders
Education: Penn State University, BS (2017); Chestnut Hill College, MS (2020)
Research Interests: identifying early behavioral biomarkers of autism; studying the role of language in predicting neurodevelopmental disabilities; cognitive flexibility; intellectual disabilities in minorities
Clinical Interests: clinical assessment and intervention for autism spectrum disorder; child psychopathology; bilingual pediatric populations; implementing clinical interventions in immigrant and underserved communities
Research Interests: Effective therapeutic interventions and rehabilitation of children with intellectual disabilities; psychosocial distress among parents of special need children
Clinical Interests: Evidence-based interventions for child and adult psychopathology in multicultural populations
Education: University of Massachusetts Boston, BA (2018)
Research Interests: mental health disparities, development of culturally informed evidence-based treatment, examining how intersecting marginalized identities (in particular race/ethnicity, immigration status, SES) and experiences of discrimination impact youth development
Clinical Interests:Â minority mental health, Latinx immigrant populations, child and adolescent psychopathology, family systems, developmental disabilities
