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CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Connected Minds NYC

July 2018Present

Owner & Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Brooklyn, NY

EMM Psychology Services, PC. Provides individual, family, and outpatient therapy, specializing in the assessment and treatment of learning disorders, AD/HD, anxiety disorders,  depressive disorders, school adjustment and problematic home behaviors. Provides comprehensive neuropsychological assessments, as well as consultation for other professionals.

SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL TRANSITIONS

September 2020Present

Co-Founder & Co-Director with Dr. Rebecca Sachs

Brooklyn, NY

Co-founder and Co-Director of Successful Transitions Coaching and E&R Psychology,  which together provide an integrated team approach to treating and supporting children with school refusal and avoidance problems and their families. Provide assessment  treatment planning and coordination with other professionals. Provide and oversee clinical staff conducting individual, family, and intensive outpatient therapy.  Co-direct non-therapeutic coaching program and supervise coaches, interns and externs.

QUAD PREPARATORY SCHOOL

July 2018June 2020

Upper School Clinical Director and Psychologist

New York, NY

Coordinated clinical services for twice exceptional middle and high school students. Developed and oversaw implementation of the pilot Health and Wellness curriculum. Supervised mental health clinicians, interns, postdoctoral fellows, and psychosocial teachers regarding best clinical practices, ethical care, and the schools’ mission to ensure treatment fidelity and appropriate care for students.  Responsibilities also included collateral contact with other professionals and families, admissions, program evaluation and development, workshops and speaking engagements.

BROOKLYN LEARNING CENTER

July 2013June 2018

Supervising Psychologist and Neuropsychology Fellow

Brooklyn, NY

Provided individual therapy, cognitive remediation and tutoring utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and executive functioning training for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Learning Disabilities and NVLD. Performed comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations, including school observations and psychiatric assessment . Engaged in student advocacy via CSE meetings, 504 plans, and placement hearings. Provided consultations to teachers and push-in services as needed. Coordinated the psychology externship program and supervised externs. 

ST. LUKE’S-ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER, MOUNT SINAI

July 2012June 2013

Clinical Psychology Internship

New York, NY 

Provided individual, family, dyadic and group therapy to children and adolescents in outpatient and day treatment settings with anxiety, mood, conduct, PTSD, and substance use disorders. Common treatment modalities included Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Family Systems, and Child-Parent Psychotherapy. Provided neuropsychological evaluations including assessment of learning and developmental disorders. Completed psychiatric intake evaluations and completed a rotation in the Psychiatric Emergency Department. 

MORGAN STANLEY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN

July 2011June 2012

Practicum: Clinical Therapist Intern

New York, NY

Performed therapy with clients with a wide-range of psychological difficulties in a hospital based child and adolescent counseling center; co-led child and parent AD/HD groups, and provided in-depth clinical psychiatric intakes. 

SCARSDALE HIGH SCHOOL

September 2009June 2010

Practicum: School Psychology Intern

Scarsdale, NY

Counseled individual students, engaged in group counseling, performed psycho-educational assessments including clinical interviews, functional behavior analyses, assessments of intelligence, and personality evaluations; wrote evaluation reports and presented results to parents and at meetings of CSE, Child Study Team; consulted with parents, teachers, administrators, and other school staff.

EDUCATION

TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

September 2007June 2013

Ph.D. Clinical and School Psychology

Dissertation Title: Peer sexual harassment in middle school: Classroom and individual factors

BROOKLYN LEARNING CENTER

July 2013June 2015

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Brooklyn, NY

ST. LUKE’S-ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER, MOUNT SINAI

July 2013June 2012

Clinical Psychology Internship

New York, NY

SCARSDALE HIGH SCHOOL

September 2009June 2010

School Psychology Internship

Sscarsale, NY

TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

September 2007May 2010

Ed.M. School Psychology

New York , NY

McGill University

September 2004May 2007

B.A. Deans Honor List and Great Distinction

Montreal, QC

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

September 2014PRESENT

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education

New York, NY

Taught Fieldwork Practicum for School Psychology Students (Fall 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, Spring 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019); Individual Psychological Testing I (Fall 2016); Individual Psychological Testing II (Spring 2018),  Diagnosis of Reading and Writing Disabilities (Spring 2016, 2017)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Teachers College, Columbia University

September 2007May 2013

Research Coordinator

Dissertation Advisor: Marla Ruth Brassard, PhD

Conducted dissertation study on a large, longitudinal multi year study looking at individual and group level factors to examine risk and resiliency factors related to peer sexual harassment.  

Responsible for developing and conducting semi-structured interviews in a longitudinal study on emotional development and peer/sexual victimization, prepared applications for IRB, edited and reviewed manuscripts for Child Abuse and Neglect,.

NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL

February 2009December 2009

Graduate Research Assistant

New York, NY

Supervisor: Jeffrey G. Johnson 

Drafted literature views for articles and grant proposals, as well as helped to conduct analyses on the longitudinal Children in the Community Study data set. 

MCGILL UNIVERSITY

July 2001August 2002

Research Assistant

Montreal, Quebec

Supervisor: Kristine Onishi Ph.D. & Athena Vouloumanos Ph.D.

Assisted in research projects, meta-analyses, literature searches, data coding and entry, and article revision in the area of child language acquisition. Assisted with participant recruitment in both English and French at the McGill Infant Research Group.

POST-LICENSURE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Acceptance Commitment Therapy- 16 hours online course (Fall 2017)

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Clinical Training with Dr. Catherine Lorde (May 2017)

Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Conference (November 2017)

HONORS & AWARDS

Teachers College, Columbia University: Kasser Fellow for outstanding research on at-risk youth, 2013; Graduate Scholarships: International Student Scholarship, Miller Scholarship, Amity Pierce Buxton Scholarship 

McGill University: Dean's List, 2004-2007

CLINICAL WORKSHOPS & PROFESSIONAL DISCUSSIONS

Miller, E. (Presented at the Breakthroughs in 2E Education Conference, 2019). The nuts and bolts of neuropsychological assessment.  

Miller, E. (Presented Fall Spring-Spring 2017). Child Development and Attachment. Workshop for Mount Sinai-St. Luke’s Psychiatry Residents.

Miller, E. (Presented in Fall 2013 at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital). Bullying and Victimization: Identification, and treatment options for individuals and groups.

Hofstein, Y., & Miller, E. (2011). Knock Knock, Who’s there? The role of humor and playfulness in psychotherapy for children and adolescents with co-occurring disorders. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Addition Institute, New York, NY.

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS & POSTER PRESENTATION

Miller, E., McCullough, C., & Johnson, J.G. (2012). The association of family risk factors with suicidality among adolescent primary care patients. Journal of Family Violence, 25(5).

Miller, E., & Brassard, M.R. (2012, March). The peer network and individual characteristics of girls high and low on sexual harassment. Poster presented at the 14th conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver.

McCullough, C., Miller, E. & Johnson, J.G. (2010). Childhood emotional abuse, cruel physical punishment, and anxiety among primary care patients. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 3, 224-233.

Miller, E., McCullough, C. & Johnson, J.G. (2009). Associations of family environmental risk factors with adolescent suicidality among adolescent primary care patients. Poster presented at the annual New England Psychological Association, Worcester, MA.

McCullough, C., Miller, E. & Johnson, J.G. (2009). Associations of childhood emotional abuse with anxiety among adolescent primary care patients. Poster presented at the annual New England Psychological Association, Worcester, MA.

*Best Poster Award

AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

American Psychological Association (APA)

LICENSURE & BOARD

Psychologist in State of New York: License Number 020588