Areas of Interest
- Evidence-based treatments for depression in children and adolescents.
- Working with parents to treat behavior problems in young children.
- Psycho-educational assessment (e.g., ADHD, Learning Disabilities) and school-based consultation.
- Risk factors for depression and suicide in children and adolescents
- Intervention and prevention of youth depression and suicide.
- University-community partnerships to increase awareness about children’s mental health needs, decrease stigma about mental health and its treatment, and increase mental health service utilization.
Credentials
- Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Michigan, Department of Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Clinical Internship: Children’s Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Psychology, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Child and Family Subspecialty; Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
- M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
- B.A. (Psychology; Conferred with High Honors, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.