Karen S

Provided comprehensive autism evaluations for children and collaborated with families, schools, and multidisciplinary providers to support early identification and intervention planning. Contributed to program development and research on early detection.

Provided neuropsychological evaluations for children and adults (including autism and developmental assessments), with a special focus on early development (0–5). Conducted court-appointed NY Department of Education neuropsychological evaluations and immigration evaluations, and served as an expert witness.

Provided child and adult neuropsychological assessments, diagnosis, and consultation as part of a grant-funded multidisciplinary team serving underserved communities impacted by HIV/AIDS. Served on the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) working group, including ART toxicity surveillance monitoring and related neurocognitive functioning research.

Supervised the Hamilton and New Brunswick psychology departments, focusing on coaching, accountability, compassion, and communication to support patient care. Managed hiring and training, quality control and chart audits, outcomes and crisis preparedness, and provided clinical work using CBT, DBT, ACT, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, infant-parent psychotherapy, and parent management training

Edited psychopharmacology content while working at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Provided full-time child and adult assessment and treatment while supervising psychology interns at the Center for Children and Families.

Provided individual child, adolescent, and adult assessment and treatment during practicum training using CBT, ACT, DBT, mindfulness, trauma-focused CBT, and parent management training. Also practiced contextualized anger regulation therapy.

Completed a full-time psychology internship providing individual child, adult, and family psychotherapy and case management. Served as an advocate for children in Bronx family court and supervised social workers and LCSWs.

Completed psychology extern rotations including emergency psychiatry (triage, crisis intervention, and screening for adults and children) and acute adult inpatient units (individual and group treatment).

Completed psychology extern work including dyadic infant-parent psychotherapy for children and adults and participation in mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) for court-referred parents.

Worked with the child study team on assessment and treatment and supported a character education and art therapy group.

Completed a full-time postdoctoral psychology fellowship with training in child and adult assessment and treatment. Also supervised psychology interns.

Completed a combined School and Clinical Psychology doctoral program, earning an M.S. in Educational Psychology (2012) and a PsyD (2015). Dissertation defended May 7, 2015: Parental Depression and Child Development.

Earned an M.A. in Interpersonal Communication. Completed a capstone focused on miscommunication.

Earned a Bachelor of Fine Art with a thesis exhibit on Psychological Disorders and Artistic Temperament.