Prospective Students
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Past Externship Sites
Child Mind Institute
Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders - Manhattan
Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders - Westchester
Mount Sinai Eating and Weight Disorders Program
Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Comprehensive Adolescent Rehabilitation and Education Service (CARES) Program
New York-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health Center
New York University Child Study Center
New York University Brooklyn Pediatric Neuropsychology
New York University Langone Department of Neurology-Manhattan
Staten Island University Hospital Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Inpatient Neuropsychology
Weill Cornell Department of Neurosurgery
Past Internship Sites
Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Hofstra University Student Health and Counseling Center
Kennedy Krieger Institute
NYU-Bellevue
Frequently Asked Questions
Information current students wish they had known before joining the lab
How soon will I start working with clients?
Within the first few weeks (based on your comfort level) you will be placed on cases with upper year students, and as you continue gaining exposure to cases by co-treating, you will gradually build up your own individual case load. Students typically end up with roughly 8 cases by the end of their first year.
What kind of supervision do we receive and how hands on is it?
We receive weekly two-hour group supervision which is lead by Dr. Phyllis Ohr as well as upper year students in the lab. Here students have a chance to bring up cases to discuss with the group and receive input from multiple perspectives. Additionally, each student receives individual one hour supervision with Dr. Ohr each week as well.
How much research am I expected to do?
All students in the Clinical PhD program are required to do a Master’s Thesis and Dissertation towards meeting research requirements in the program. Students interested in additional research can partake in additional research activities if they choose to do so and there are a lot of opportunities through the clients in the clinic.
What types of clients do you treat?
We treat children and adolescents presenting with a myriad of disorders, included but not limited to, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, selective mutism, separation anxiety disorder, specific phobia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, depression, and dysregulated mood dysregulation disorder, ARFID and others.
Current and Past Posters
Analyzing the effectiveness of the parent training component of dialectical behavior therapy for children with DMDD in a group format
Fogarty, K. H. (2020, November). Analyzing the effectiveness of the parent training component of dialectical behavior therapy for children with DMDD in a group format. Poster to be presented at Association Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, virtual conference.
Evaluating the efficacy of an intensive group behavioral treatment program targeting selective mutism at a university-based community clinic
Webb, L.E., Ohr, P.O., Olesnycky, O.S., Fraiman, A., Weisman, J., Scharoff, J., Toso Salman, J., Ng, V., Schullman, D., Walcoe, H., McLean, E.A., & Lent, J. (2020, November). Evaluating the efficacy of an intensive group behavioral treatment program targeting selective mutism at a university-based community clinic. Poster presented at the 54th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; Philadelphia, PA.
Fluid Reasoning,
Academic Performance, and Internalizing Symptoms: What’s the connection?
McLean, E. A., Toso Salman, J., Scharoff, J., Ohr, P. (November, 2020) Fluid Reasoning,
Academic Performance, and Internalizing Symptoms: What’s the connection? Poster to be presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
The Treatment of Early Childhood Anxiety through Group-Format Parent Child Interaction Therapy - Coaching Approach Behavior and Leading by Modeling (PCIT-CALM).
Lent, J., McLean, E. A., Mazzer, C., Fraiman, A., Scharoff, J., Weisman, J. & Ohr, P. (November, 2020) The Treatment of Early Childhood Anxiety through Group-Format Parent Child Interaction Therapy - Coaching Approach Behavior and Leading by Modeling (PCIT-CALM). Poster to be presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Diagnostic Utility
of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-V Indexes in Differentiating Children with Differing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptomatology
McLean, E. A., Scharoff, J., Walcoe, H., Lent, J. & Ohr, P. (November, 2020) Diagnostic Utility
of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-V Indexes in Differentiating Children with Differing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptomatology. Poster to be presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
The effect of PCIT-CALM on child and parent anxiety and parenting behaviors
Gross, A., Lent, J., Eisenberg, I., Mazzer, C., Fogarty, K., McLean, E., Walcoe, H., Webb, L., & Ohr, P.S. The effect of PCIT-CALM on child and parent anxiety and parenting behaviors. Poster presented at the 53rd annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; Atlanta, GA.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy enhanced with emotion regulation training for dysregulated parents.
Rohrig, S., Mazzer, C., McLean, E., Webb, L., Walcoe, H., Lent, J., Fogarty, K., & Ohr, P.S. (2019, November). Parent-Child Interaction Therapy enhanced with emotion regulation training for dysregulated parents. Poster presented at the 53rd annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; Atlanta, GA.
Effects of enhanced teaching methods on parental utilization of skills in Parent Child Interaction Therapy
Bardin, A., Accardo, M., Eisenberg, I., Fogarty, K. McLean, E., Walcoe, H., & Ohr, P.S. (2018, November). Effects of enhanced teaching methods on parental utilization of skills in Parent Child Interaction Therapy. Poster presented at the 52nd annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; Washington, D.C.
Feasibility and effectiveness of a one-session Dialectical Behavior Therapy workshop for parents
Cook Flannery, C., Maza Lehman, S., Ohr, P.S., Webb, L., McLean, E., & Lent, J. (2018, November). Feasibility and effectiveness of a one-session Dialectical Behavior Therapy workshop for parents. Poster presented at the 52nd annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; Washington, D.C.
The relationship between Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and parenting stress in highly stressed parents
Glueck, B.A., Accardo, M., Ohr, P.S., Gross, A., Webb, L., Fogarty, K., & Lent, J. (2018, November). The relationship between Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and parenting stress in highly stressed parents. Poster presented at the 52nd annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; Washington, D.C.
Effects of a PCIT-informed modular treatment program on anxiety disorders with co-morbid disruptive behavior in early childhood
Mazza, S.J., Ohr, P.S., Rohrig, S., Maza Lehman, S., Eisenberg, I., Mazzer, C., Smucker, R., & Walcoe, H. (2018, November). Effects of a PCIT-informed modular treatment program on anxiety disorders with co-morbid disruptive behavior in early childhood. Poster presented at the 52nd annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; Washington, D.C.
Efficacy of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy enhanced with emotion regulation training for dysregulated parents
Rohrig, S.N., Gross, A., Accardo, M., Mazzer, C., Webb, L., McLean, E., ... Ohr, P.S. (2018, November) Efficacy of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy enhanced with emotion regulation training for dysregulated parents. Poster presented at the Parenting and Families SIG at the 52ndannual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; Washington, D.C.
Do maternal mood and cognitions match?: Examining reportedly stressful parent-child interactions via video-mediated recall technology
Casey, C. Blocher, J., Sauro, D., Ohr, P.S., & Vidair, H. (2016, October). Do maternal mood and cognitions match?: Examining reportedly stressful parent-child interactions via video-mediated recall technology. Poster presented at the 50th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; New York, NY.
Differential change in inattention, oppositionality, and aggression following Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Child-Directed Interaction
Rohrig, S., Accardo, M., Gross, A., Eisenberg, I., Jacobs, M., & Ohr, P.S. (2016, October). Differential change in inattention, oppositionality, and aggression following Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Child-Directed Interaction. Poster presented at the 50th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; New York, NY.
Video self-modeling as exposure with and without contingency management in treating youth with selective mutism
Solz, J., Bardin, T., Lackow, J., Smucker, R., Cook, C., Maza, S., O’Brien, R., Ohr, P.S., Gross, A., Accardo, M., Rohrig, S. (2016, October). Video self-modeling as exposure with and without contingency management in treating youth with selective mutism. Poster presented at the 50th annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; New York, NY.