Howard Abikoff, Ph.D.
Pevaroff Cohn Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Institute for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity and Behavior Disorders
Co-Director, Summer Program for Kids
C. Françoise Acra, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Lenard A. Adler, M.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology
Director, Combined Adult ADHD Program
Andrea Albert, LMSW
Project Coordinator, Sibling Bond Study
Ava T. Albrecht, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Associate Director Adolescent Day Hospital
Bellevue Hospital Center
Carmen Alonso, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Emergency Services and the Home-Based Crisis Intervention Program
Margo Amgott, M.P.A.
Executive Director, NYU Child Study Center
Seeba Anam, M.D.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident
Aleta Angelosante, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Daphne Anshel, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Dominick Auciello, Psy.D.
Clinical Neuropsychologist

Alexandra L. Barzvi, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Director, Anita Saltz Institute for Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Candice Baugh, M.A., LMHC
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist
Roy J. Boorady, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Director, Psychopharmacology Service
Laurie Miller Brotman, Ph.D.
Corzine Family Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Institute for Prevention Science
Jean-Marie Bruzzese, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Jerome Bubrick, Ph.D.
Clinical Instructor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Director of the Child Study Center in Hackensack, NJ
Clinical Psychologist

Esther Calzada, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Linda Carter, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor in Psychiatry
Director, Family Studies Program
Denise Phalon Cascio, Psy.D.
Post-Doctoral Neuropsychology Fellow
F. Xavier Castellanos, M.D
Brooke and Daniel Neidich Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director of Research
Director, Phyllis Green and Randolph Cōwen Institute for Pediatric Neuroscience
Professor of Radiology
John Cavanagh
Program Coordinator, Advanced Learning Laboratory
Anthony Charuvastra, M.D.
Chief Resident, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Marylene Cloitre, Ph.D.
Cathy and Stephen Graham Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Institute for Trauma and Resilience
Barbara J. Coffey, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Institute for Tourette and Tic Disorders
Suzanne M.L. Colin, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Matthew Cruger, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, PREP® at NYU Child Study Center
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Kirsten Cullen Sharma, Psy.D.
Post-Doctoral Neuropsychology Fellow

Spring Dawson-McClure, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Lea deFrancisci Lis, M.D.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident
Alexandra DeGeorge, Psy.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Adriana Di Martino, M.D.
Associate Research Scientist

Barry Ehrlich, J.D., M.Ed.
Director of Education, Advanced Learning Laboratory
Alan S. Elliot, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychology Service, Bellevue Hospital
Director, NYU–Bellevue Clinical Psychology Internship Program
Lori Evans, Ph.D.
Director of Training in Psychology
Clinical Psychologist

Melanie A. Fernandez, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Karen Fleiss, Psy.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Director, NYU Child Study Center Long Island Campus
Co-Director, Summer Program for Kids
Nicole Foubister, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Vilma Gabbay, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Medical Director, Anita Saltz Institute for Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Richard Gallagher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Parenting Institute
Lynda Geller, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Director, Asperger Institute
Manely Ghaffari, M.D., M.H.S.
Chief Resident, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Edward Louis Gold, M.F.A.
Senior Educator, Asperger Institute
Kathleen Kiely Gouley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Associate Director, Institute for Prevention Science
Shanon Greenfield, LMSW
Associate Research Scientist
Anita Gurian, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Executive Editor, AboutOurKids.org
Editor, NYU Child Study Center Letter

Jennifer Havens, M.D.
Vice Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Chief of Service, Bellevue Hospital Center
Felipe D. Hernández, M.S.
Associate Research Scientist
Glenn S. Hirsch, M.D.
Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Medical Director, NYU Child Study Center
Scott E. Hirsch, M.D.
Clinical Instructor of Neurology and Psychiatry
Keng-Yen Huang, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist

Christie Jackson, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Rahil R. Jummani, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Medical Director, NYU Child Study Center Long Island Campus
Associate Director, Education and Training

Demy Kamboukos, Ph.D
Director of Research, Families Forward Program
Kimberly Kaufman, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
A.M. Clare Kelly, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Phyllis Green and Randolph Cōwen Institute for Pediatric Neuroscience
Sherine F. Khalil, M.P.A.
Director of Research Projects, NYU Child Study Center
Administrator, Phyllis Green and Randolph Cōwen Institute for Pediatric Neuroscience
Sharon Kingston, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Rachel G. Klein, Ph.D.
Fascitelli Family Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Anita Saltz Institute for Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Harold S. Koplewicz, M.D.
Director, NYU Child Study Center
Arnold and Debbie Simon Professor and Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Sr. Vice President and Vice Dean for External Affairs, NYU Medical Center; Professor of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine
Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bellevue Hospital Center
Director, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Lisa Anne Kotler, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Medical Director, NYU Child Study Center, New Jersey Site
Sharon Christina Kowalik, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic
Bellevue Hospital Center
Amy Krain, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Sheree Krigsman, M.D.
Clinical Instructor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Steven M.S. Kurtz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Director, Institute for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity and Behavior Disorders

Abigail Langan, Sc.M., M.D.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident
Nadia Lemp, M.A.
Assistant Research Scientist
Minmin Li, M.S.
Assistant Research Scientist
L. Oriana Linares, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Feng Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Gwendolyn Lopez-Cohen, M.D.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident
Christopher P. Lucas, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Early Childhood Service
Doug Luce, M.D.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident

Salvatore Mannuzza, Ph.D.
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Nuria Martinez-Martin, M.D., Ph.D.
Koplewicz Fellow
Carrie Masia-Warner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Associate Director, Anita Saltz Institute for Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Rene Mason, L.C.S.W.
Senior Social Worker
Sharon McCann-Doyle
Project Coordinator for the evaluation of Thriving Teens: Parenting for Positive Growth
John T. McCarthy, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Consultation-Liaison Service
Michael P. Milham, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief of Functional Neuroimaging, Phyllis Green and Randolph Cōwen Institute for Pediatric Neuroscience
Daniela Montalto, Ph.D.
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Elizabeth Mullett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director of Research, School-Based Intervention Program

Suzi Naguib, Psy.D.
Clinical Supervisor, Summer Program for Kids
Melissa Nishawala, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Tisch Young Adult Program
Clinical Director, Autism Spectrum Disorders Service
Clinical Director, Eating Disorders Service
Kore Nissenson, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Jenelle Nissley-Tsiopinis, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist

Colleen O'Neal, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Richard Oberfield, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director Consultation/Liaison Service
Bellevue Hospital Center

Joseph J. Palamar, M.A., M.P.H.
Data Coordinator
Iris Paltin, M.A.
ADHD Service Psychology Extern
Mia Pappagallo, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Unit Chief, Child Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
Bellevue Hospital Center
Richard Perry, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation/Liaison Unit
Bellevue Hospital Center
Larry Peters, D.C., M.S., M.P.H.
Administrative Clinical Director, Child and Family Associates

Alan Ravitz, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Psychiatry and the Law Service
Philip Reiss, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Elizabeth Roberts, Psy.D.
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Andrew Roffman, LCSW
Clinical Instructor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical Director, Family Studies Program
Veronica Rojas, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Associate Medical Director, Bellevue Hospital
Clinical Director, Bellevue ACS Mental Health Service
Amanda Rosenfelt, LCSW
Assistant Research Scientist
Beth K. Rowan
Director, Communications; NYU Child Study Center

Aaron T. Samulcek, M.P.A.
Director of Finance & Administration
Susan Schwartz, M.A. Ed.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Director, Institute for Learning and Academic Achievement
Jess P. Shatkin, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director, Education and Training
Raul Silva, M.D.
Vice Chairman, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Executive Director, Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center
Carrie Spindel, Psy.D.
Clinical Instructor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Psychologist
Robyn R. Spirer, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Irene Sweeney, M.L.S.
Research Administrator

Gregory Tau, M.D., Ph.D.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident
Eric D. Teitel, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Unit Chief, Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
Bellevue Hospital Center

Lucina Q. Uddin, Ph.D.
T32 Research Post-Doctoral Fellow
Lynne Unikel, Ph.D.
Project Director, A Family Approach to Managing Asthma in Early Teens

Andrea Vazzana, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Coordinator, Pediatric Weight Management Program
Timothy Verduin, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinician, Institute for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity and Behavior Disorders


























