People
Anil Chacko, PhD
Anil Chacko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Queens College, City University of New York and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. (2006) in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He completed his clinical internship at the Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago and then a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. His research interests focus primarily on the development of effective, engaging, and efficient prevention, intervention and service delivery models for youth at-risk for or affected with Disruptive Behavior Disorders.
Graduate Students:
Lindsay Anderson, BA
Lindsay Anderson recently graduated with her MA in Experimental Psychology from Brooklyn College’s Brain, Behavior and Cognition program. During the course of her master’s she conducted research on how neuropsychological variables impact undergraduate academic performance and lifespan creativity in modern artists. She spent the last year as a clinical intern at Coney Island Hospital’s outpatient drug rehabilitation program. Before her graduate coursework Lindsay was a prekindergarten teacher for four years. Lindsay is a first year student in the Clinical Neuropsychology Program at Queens College, City University of New York. Her research interests include neuroplasticity, etiology of psychopathology, and family system interventions for children with disruptive behavior disorders.
Alyssa Chimiklis, BA
Alyssa Chimiklis graduated from Boston University, School of Communication, where she majored in Communication with a specialization in Public Relations. She is a first year student in the Clinical Psychology: Neuropsychology Doctoral progam at Queens College. Alyssa’s research interests include developing effective interventions for ADHD as well as identifying neurocognitive factors that may influence the development of ADHD.
Melinda Cornwell, BA
Melinda Cornwell graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Hunter College, CUNY, with a double major in Psychology and interdisciplinary Special Honors curriculum in June of 2010. During her undergraduate study, Melinda worked at The Communication & Play Lab of the Hunter College Autism Center. Her work as a research assistant included observational coding of maternal behaviors during play to assess the efficacy of a play based intervention aimed at improving maternal responsiveness to engage the social attention of children with autism. Additionally, she provided parent education for a new implementation of this intervention for toddler-aged children at risk of developing autism. Melinda is a second year student in the Clinical Neuropsychology Doctoral Program at Queens College, City University of New York. Melinda’s main research interests are oriented toward interventions and public policy that promote the wellbeing of families affected by developmental differences and psychopathology.
Nicole Feirsen, BA
Nicole Feirsen graduated with Honors in Psychology and a minor in French from New York University in May 2007. During the past two years, she has worked as a clinical research coordinator at the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. There, she has worked intimately on several neuroimaging and social skills research trials for children with autism spectrum disorders. Nicole is a third year student in the Clinical Neuropsychology Doctoral Program at Queens College, City University of New York. Nicole is interested in learning more about the etiology and treatment of social skills deficits in children with disruptive behavior problems and developmental disorders.
Esty Rajwan, BA
Esty Rajwan graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Neuroscience and Behavior. For the past two years, she has worked as a clinical research coordinator at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine studying the effects of Methylphenidate and Atomexetine in children and adolescents with ADHD. Esty is a second year student in the Clinical Neuropsychology Doctoral Program at Queens College, City University of New York. Her main research interests include the study of neuropsychological correlates of early childhood cognitive and behavioral disorders, and improving and developing effective treatment interventions.
Jodi Uderman, BA
Jodi Uderman graduated from Barnard College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. As an undergraduate, she did research at the Yale Mood Disorders research program, focusing primarily on emotion regulation and neuropsychological functioning in bipolar disorder and major depression. Following Barnard, Jodi was a research coordinator at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, working with children and adolescents and studying the effects of Methylphenidate and Atomexetine in ADHD. Jodi is a third year student in the Clinical Neuropsychology Doctoral Program at Queens College, City University of New York. Her main research interests include childhood behavioral and emotional disorders.
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