Christopher M. King, JD, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\nDirector of Clinical Training and Core Faculty Member<\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor
\nclinicalpsychologydct@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nkingch@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. King’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education:<\/strong> JD (Law), PhD (Clinical Psychology), Drexel University<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Forensic mental health assessment, correctional psychology, police and public safety psychology, and mental health law<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Forensic mental health assessment, police and public safety services, cognitive behavior therapy (especially dialectical behavior therapy), and psychotherapy integration<\/li>\n
- Our program is a grateful member of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\n\nDenise Marques, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\nAssociate Director of Clinical Training and Core Faculty Member (*does not accept research mentees)<\/strong>
\nAssistant Teaching Professor
\nassociatedct@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nmarquesd@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education: <\/strong>PhD, Counseling Psychology, University of Miami<\/li>\n
- Teaching Interests: <\/strong>Multiculturalism, research, and clinical interventions<\/li>\n
- Clinical Experiences and Interests: <\/strong>VA, public hospital, community-based clinic, university counseling center, private practice; evidence-based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based interventions, and emerging approaches such as Internal Family Systems and Interpersonal Neurobiology; and incorporation of individual and cultural diversity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
![\"Denise](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2025\/09\/Denise_Marques_32.jpg.1.2x.generic_150x200.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\")
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Core Faculty<\/div>\n\n\n\nPevitr S. Bansal, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\nAssistant Professor
\nbansalp@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Bansal’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education:<\/strong> PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Kentucky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Research Interests:<\/strong> Clinical child psychology; development, assessment, and treatment of childhood conduct problems and antisocial behavior; the role of callous-unemotional traits upon aggressive and disruptive behaviors throughout childhood<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Evidence-based assessment and intervention for childhood disruptive behavior disorders; parent management training, behavior therapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
![\"Photo](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2024\/08\/Pev-Bansal_150x200.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\")
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\n\n\nElizabeth Chan, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\nAssistant Professor
\nchane@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Chan’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education:\u00a0<\/strong>PhD, Clinical Psychology, Florida State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Research Interests:<\/strong> ADHD; workplace success; resilience and well-being; executive functioning; higher education<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Evidence-based assessment and intervention for ADHD; organizational skills training; cognitive behavioral therapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
![\"Photo](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2025\/08\/Elizabeth-Chan.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\")
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\n\n\nSamantha Coyle-Eastwick, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\nAssociate Professor
\ncoyles@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Coyle’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education:\u00a0<\/strong>PhD, School Psychology, Northern Illinois University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>School-based mental health assessment and intervention. Risk and protective factors related to mental health difficulties (e.g., stress, bullying-victimization, social support); school climate and school safety<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) in schools, school consultation, school crisis response and intervention practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\n\nJeremy K. Fox, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\nAssociate Professor
\nfoxjer@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Fox’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education:<\/strong> PhD, Clinical Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Developmental psychopathology and early intervention of childhood anxiety; temperament, emotion regulation, and coping; parenting and internalizing disorders; school mental health and dissemination issues<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents with internalizing disorders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
![\"Photo](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2025\/08\/Jeremy-Fox.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\")
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\n\n\nSally L. Grapin, PhD, NCSP<\/a><\/h2>\nAssociate Professor
\ngrapins@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education:<\/strong> PhD, School Psychology, University of Florida<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Social justice and multicultural issues in psychology; preparation and training of social justice advocates; impact of online racial discrimination on student outcomes<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Academic assessment and intervention with K-12 students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
![\"Photo](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2017\/08\/Grapin-Sally-091214_2063.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\")
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\n\n\nErin Kang, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\nAssistant Professor
\nkange@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Kang’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education:<\/strong> Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Stony Brook University<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Developmental psychopathology and plasticity implicated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and social challenges in youth; neural mechanisms of clinical phenotypes in ASD; refining interventions informed by clinical and neural insights; predictors and moderators of treatment response<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Evidence-based interventions for youth with ASD; comorbid mental health issues in intellectual\/developmental disabilities (I\/DD) populations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
![\"Photo](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2020\/08\/Kang_150X200.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\")
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\n\n\nCarrie Masia, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\nProfessor
\nmasiac@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Masia’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education:\u00a0<\/strong>PhD, Child-Clinical Psychology, West Virginia University<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>Development and systematic evaluation of evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents in community settings, including schools and pediatric medical settings; understanding how to support the adoption and sustainability of interventions by front-line professionals for anxiety and depression in youth<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests: <\/strong>Evidence-based interventions for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents; training of school professionals and nurse practitioners in delivery of treatments for anxiety and depression; parent training for prevention and treatment of internalizing disorders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
![\"Photo](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2017\/08\/Carrie-Masia-Warner-150x200.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\")
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\n\n\nAdam Natoli, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\nAssistant Professor
\nnatolia@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Natoli\u2019s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education:<\/strong> PhD, Clinical Psychology, Adelphi University<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Psychometrics and measurement methodology; applications of AI\/ML to assessment research and practice; culture\u2019s role in the conceptualization, measurement, and treatment of personality functioning and pathology; and broad questions related to psychoanalytic and psychodynamic principles, the utility of assessment, and forensic psychology<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Multimethod assessment; evidence-based interventions for personality disorders; and psychodynamic\/psychoanalytic theories and modalities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
![\"Photo](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2025\/09\/Adam_Natoli_natoli4square2.jpg.1.2x.generic_150x200.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\")
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\n\n\nJazmin Reyes-Portillo, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\nAssociate Professor
\nreyesportilj@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Reyes-Portillo’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education: <\/strong>PhD, Clinical Psychology, Rutgers University<\/li>\n
- Research Interests: <\/strong>Youth mental health services, including use of technology to increase racial\/ethnic minority youth access to and use of mental health treatment for internalizing disorders; improving implementation and dissemination of evidence-based treatments and practices in school and community settings; Latino mental health<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests: <\/strong>Evidence-based treatments for child and adolescent anxiety and depression<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
![\"Photo](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2017\/08\/Jazmin-Reyes-150x200.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\")
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\n\n\nTina M. Zottoli, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\nAssociate Professor
\nzottolit@montclair.edu
\n<\/a>Dr. Zottoli’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education:<\/strong> PhD, Clinical Psychology, Forensic Specialization, Graduate Center & John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Adolescent decision-making and legal competencies, plea bargaining, and wrongful conviction<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Forensic assessment of adolescents and adults, with primary practice areas in legal competencies, sentencing mitigation, and risk assessment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
![\"photo](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2023\/08\/Zottoli-e1691519451388.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\")
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Associated Faculty (DO accept research mentees for our program)<\/div>\n\n\n\nTarika Daftary Kapur, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\nProfessor, Justice Studies
\ndaftarykaput@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Daftary Kapur’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education:<\/strong> PhD, Psychology, Psychology and Law Specialization, Graduate Center and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Guilty plea decision making, adolescent development and legal competencies, reentry research, and translating research to policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
![](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2025\/08\/Tarika-Daftary-Kapur.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/)
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\n\n\nLaura Lakusta, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\nProfessor
\nlakustal@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Lakusta’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Education:<\/strong>\u00a0PhD, Cognitive Developmental Psychology\/Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Language and cognitive development in typically developing infants and children, as well as children with developmental disorders, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific Language Impairment, and Williams syndrome; specifically, how infants’ representations can support language development and how language input from the environment can influence development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
![\"Photo](\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2017\/08\/Lakusta-Laura-LakustaLjpg.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\")
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\nAssociate Professor
\nclinicalpsychologydct@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nkingch@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. King’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n
- \n
- Education:<\/strong> JD (Law), PhD (Clinical Psychology), Drexel University<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Forensic mental health assessment, correctional psychology, police and public safety psychology, and mental health law<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Forensic mental health assessment, police and public safety services, cognitive behavior therapy (especially dialectical behavior therapy), and psychotherapy integration<\/li>\n
- Our program is a grateful member of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\nDenise Marques, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n
Associate Director of Clinical Training and Core Faculty Member (*does not accept research mentees)<\/strong>
\nAssistant Teaching Professor
\nassociatedct@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nmarquesd@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Education: <\/strong>PhD, Counseling Psychology, University of Miami<\/li>\n
- Teaching Interests: <\/strong>Multiculturalism, research, and clinical interventions<\/li>\n
- Clinical Experiences and Interests: <\/strong>VA, public hospital, community-based clinic, university counseling center, private practice; evidence-based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based interventions, and emerging approaches such as Internal Family Systems and Interpersonal Neurobiology; and incorporation of individual and cultural diversity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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Core Faculty<\/div>\n\n\n\nPevitr S. Bansal, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n
Assistant Professor
\nbansalp@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Bansal’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Education:<\/strong> PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Kentucky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Clinical child psychology; development, assessment, and treatment of childhood conduct problems and antisocial behavior; the role of callous-unemotional traits upon aggressive and disruptive behaviors throughout childhood<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Evidence-based assessment and intervention for childhood disruptive behavior disorders; parent management training, behavior therapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\nElizabeth Chan, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n
Assistant Professor
\nchane@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Chan’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Education:\u00a0<\/strong>PhD, Clinical Psychology, Florida State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> ADHD; workplace success; resilience and well-being; executive functioning; higher education<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Evidence-based assessment and intervention for ADHD; organizational skills training; cognitive behavioral therapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\nSamantha Coyle-Eastwick, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
Associate Professor
\ncoyles@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Coyle’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Education:\u00a0<\/strong>PhD, School Psychology, Northern Illinois University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n
- Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>School-based mental health assessment and intervention. Risk and protective factors related to mental health difficulties (e.g., stress, bullying-victimization, social support); school climate and school safety<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) in schools, school consultation, school crisis response and intervention practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\nJeremy K. Fox, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n
Associate Professor
\nfoxjer@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Fox’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Education:<\/strong> PhD, Clinical Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Developmental psychopathology and early intervention of childhood anxiety; temperament, emotion regulation, and coping; parenting and internalizing disorders; school mental health and dissemination issues<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents with internalizing disorders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\nSally L. Grapin, PhD, NCSP<\/a><\/h2>\n
Associate Professor
\ngrapins@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Education:<\/strong> PhD, School Psychology, University of Florida<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Social justice and multicultural issues in psychology; preparation and training of social justice advocates; impact of online racial discrimination on student outcomes<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Academic assessment and intervention with K-12 students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\nErin Kang, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
Assistant Professor
\nkange@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Kang’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Education:<\/strong> Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Stony Brook University<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Developmental psychopathology and plasticity implicated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and social challenges in youth; neural mechanisms of clinical phenotypes in ASD; refining interventions informed by clinical and neural insights; predictors and moderators of treatment response<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Evidence-based interventions for youth with ASD; comorbid mental health issues in intellectual\/developmental disabilities (I\/DD) populations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\nCarrie Masia, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n
Professor
\nmasiac@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Masia’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Education:\u00a0<\/strong>PhD, Child-Clinical Psychology, West Virginia University<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>Development and systematic evaluation of evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents in community settings, including schools and pediatric medical settings; understanding how to support the adoption and sustainability of interventions by front-line professionals for anxiety and depression in youth<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests: <\/strong>Evidence-based interventions for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents; training of school professionals and nurse practitioners in delivery of treatments for anxiety and depression; parent training for prevention and treatment of internalizing disorders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\nAdam Natoli, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n
Assistant Professor
\nnatolia@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Natoli\u2019s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Education:<\/strong> PhD, Clinical Psychology, Adelphi University<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Psychometrics and measurement methodology; applications of AI\/ML to assessment research and practice; culture\u2019s role in the conceptualization, measurement, and treatment of personality functioning and pathology; and broad questions related to psychoanalytic and psychodynamic principles, the utility of assessment, and forensic psychology<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Multimethod assessment; evidence-based interventions for personality disorders; and psychodynamic\/psychoanalytic theories and modalities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\nJazmin Reyes-Portillo, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n
Associate Professor
\nreyesportilj@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Reyes-Portillo’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Education: <\/strong>PhD, Clinical Psychology, Rutgers University<\/li>\n
- Research Interests: <\/strong>Youth mental health services, including use of technology to increase racial\/ethnic minority youth access to and use of mental health treatment for internalizing disorders; improving implementation and dissemination of evidence-based treatments and practices in school and community settings; Latino mental health<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests: <\/strong>Evidence-based treatments for child and adolescent anxiety and depression<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\nTina M. Zottoli, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n
Associate Professor
\nzottolit@montclair.edu
\n<\/a>Dr. Zottoli’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Education:<\/strong> PhD, Clinical Psychology, Forensic Specialization, Graduate Center & John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Adolescent decision-making and legal competencies, plea bargaining, and wrongful conviction<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Forensic assessment of adolescents and adults, with primary practice areas in legal competencies, sentencing mitigation, and risk assessment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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Associated Faculty (DO accept research mentees for our program)<\/div>\n\n\n\nTarika Daftary Kapur, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n
Professor, Justice Studies
\ndaftarykaput@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Daftary Kapur’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Education:<\/strong> PhD, Psychology, Psychology and Law Specialization, Graduate Center and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Guilty plea decision making, adolescent development and legal competencies, reentry research, and translating research to policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\nLaura Lakusta, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n
Professor
\nlakustal@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nDr. Lakusta’s Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Education:<\/strong>\u00a0PhD, Cognitive Developmental Psychology\/Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Language and cognitive development in typically developing infants and children, as well as children with developmental disorders, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific Language Impairment, and Williams syndrome; specifically, how infants’ representations can support language development and how language input from the environment can influence development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Language and cognitive development in typically developing infants and children, as well as children with developmental disorders, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific Language Impairment, and Williams syndrome; specifically, how infants’ representations can support language development and how language input from the environment can influence development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Guilty plea decision making, adolescent development and legal competencies, reentry research, and translating research to policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Adolescent decision-making and legal competencies, plea bargaining, and wrongful conviction<\/li>\n
- Research Interests: <\/strong>Youth mental health services, including use of technology to increase racial\/ethnic minority youth access to and use of mental health treatment for internalizing disorders; improving implementation and dissemination of evidence-based treatments and practices in school and community settings; Latino mental health<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Psychometrics and measurement methodology; applications of AI\/ML to assessment research and practice; culture\u2019s role in the conceptualization, measurement, and treatment of personality functioning and pathology; and broad questions related to psychoanalytic and psychodynamic principles, the utility of assessment, and forensic psychology<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>Development and systematic evaluation of evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents in community settings, including schools and pediatric medical settings; understanding how to support the adoption and sustainability of interventions by front-line professionals for anxiety and depression in youth<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Developmental psychopathology and plasticity implicated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and social challenges in youth; neural mechanisms of clinical phenotypes in ASD; refining interventions informed by clinical and neural insights; predictors and moderators of treatment response<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Social justice and multicultural issues in psychology; preparation and training of social justice advocates; impact of online racial discrimination on student outcomes<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Developmental psychopathology and early intervention of childhood anxiety; temperament, emotion regulation, and coping; parenting and internalizing disorders; school mental health and dissemination issues<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) in schools, school consultation, school crisis response and intervention practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
- Research Interests:\u00a0<\/strong>School-based mental health assessment and intervention. Risk and protective factors related to mental health difficulties (e.g., stress, bullying-victimization, social support); school climate and school safety<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Evidence-based assessment and intervention for ADHD; organizational skills training; cognitive behavioral therapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> ADHD; workplace success; resilience and well-being; executive functioning; higher education<\/li>\n
- Clinical Interests:<\/strong> Evidence-based assessment and intervention for childhood disruptive behavior disorders; parent management training, behavior therapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Clinical child psychology; development, assessment, and treatment of childhood conduct problems and antisocial behavior; the role of callous-unemotional traits upon aggressive and disruptive behaviors throughout childhood<\/li>\n
- Teaching Interests: <\/strong>Multiculturalism, research, and clinical interventions<\/li>\n
- Research Interests:<\/strong> Forensic mental health assessment, correctional psychology, police and public safety psychology, and mental health law<\/li>\n