Clinical-Child track
The Clinical-Child track emphasizes training in developmental psychopathology, in the development of efficacious treatments for low income African American and Latino families, and the delivery of services for youth living in urban settings, including schools and community mental health centers.
Below you will find a list of faculty members who are teaching and performing research in the Clinical-Child track.
Joanna Buscemi, PhD
Joanna Buscemi's research focuses on developing community-based obesity and health behavior change interventions for systemically oppressed children and families.
Jocelyn Carter, PhD
Jocelyn Carter's research focuses on relations among stressors, chronic illnesses, such as asthma, and depressive symptoms affecting low-income urban youth of color.
Kathryn Grant, PhD
Kathryn Grant's research is focused on the effects of stressful life experiences on the well-being of adolescents and the development of interventions for youth residing in urban poverty.
Antonio Polo, PhD
Antonio Polo's research focuses on early adolescents of ethnic minority and immigrant backgrounds, risk and protective factors for internalizing problems, and the tailoring and dissemination of interventions in school settings.
Susan Tran, PhD
Susan Tran’s research focuses on the relationships between biological and psychosocial determinants of health in children and adolescents. Current projects focus on physical, academic, social, and emotional functioning in youth with pediatric chronic pain.