Pooja Vekaria, Ph.D., is a Neuropsychology Post-Doctoral Fellow at the NYU Child Study Center, working in the Institute for Learning and Academic Achievement and a clinical instructor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Vekaria specializes in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. She is trained in neuropsychological assessment, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), family therapy, group therapy, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). Dr. Vekaria also has experience in school consultation and treating individuals presenting with attention, learning, mood, and/or anxiety disorders.

Dr. Vekaria earned her Ph.D. in school psychology from Columbia University, where her research focused on note taking and study skills in postsecondary students with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. She received her Ed.M. in school psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, and her B.A. in English from Emory University. Prior to her postdoctoral training, Dr. Vekaria completed her clinical internship at Bellevue Hospital Center and the CSC, working as part of multidisciplinary teams in inpatient, outpatient, and emergency room settings. In addition, Dr. Vekaria has trained as part of interdisciplinary teams at the Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the Hewlett-Woodmere Public School District, and the Dean-Hope Center for Educational and Psychological Services at Teachers College, the McCarton Developmental Disabilities Center, and the Emory Autism Center.

Dr. Vekaria has presented research posters at the annual conferences of the American Psychological Association and National Academy of Neuropsychology. She has collaborated on several projects with faculty members at Columbia University, including articles on transcription fluency, cognitive variables underlying lecture note taking, and on the relationship between adolescent risk/resilience and maternal substance use and HIV status. Dr. Vekaria is a member of the American Psychological Association, the International Neuropsychological Society, the National Academy of Neuropsychology, and the New York Neuropsychology Group.