Esther Calzada, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine. Her major research interests include the role of immigration and acculturation in family processes, developmental changes in parent-child interactions and behavior disorders in preschool-aged children.
Dr. Calzada is currently the Principal Investigator of a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) K award to study Latino families of preschoolers using a cultural framework of parenting, and of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Caring Across Communities grant to provide mental health services to young AfroCaribbean students. She also serves as Co-Investigator for ParentCorps, a prevention program involving public schools and communities to promote social and academic competence and prevent conduct problems in preschoolers living in socio-economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Dr. Calzada received her B.A. from Duke University and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Florida.
Dr. Calzada is a member of a number of professional organizations including the Society for Research on Child Development and the Society for Prevention Research. Her work has been published in Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Journal of Child and Family Studies, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, and Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.
