Leadership

Amanda Jensen-Doss, Ph.D.

Professor
Director of Clinical Training

ajensendoss@miami.edu

(305) 284-8332
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Dr. Amanda Jensen-Doss is the principal investigator and faculty advisor of CIELO Lab. She is a Professor and the Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami. Her research seeks to characterize and improve youth clinical care, particularly by testing the benefits of employing evidence-based...
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Kristin M. Lindahl, Ph.D.

Assoc. Professor
Associate Clinical Director, Child Division, Department of Psychology

klindahl@miami.edu

(305) 284-9147
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My research program has been directed toward the study of family processes and their relationship to child outcome. I am interested in understanding the complexity of the family system and the inter-relationships among family subsystems. Within this area, two central questions have dominated my work: how dysfunctions within the different...
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Daniel S. Messinger, Ph.D.

Professor
Associate Director, Child Division
DIRECTOR, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL DATA SCIENCE, INSTITUTE FOR DATA SCIENCE AND COMPUTING
Director, Early Play and Development Lab
Research Director, Linda Ray Intervention Center

dmessinger@miami.edu

(305) 284-8443
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Dr. Messinger is an interdisciplinary developmental psychologist, and the author of over 120 scientific publications appearing in journals such as PLoS ONE, Developmental Science, and Molecular Autism. He is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of scientists; and has served as primary advisor for 16 doctoral students (including one NSF...
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Primary Faculty

Michael Alessandri, Ph.D.

Professor of Clinical
Executive Director, UM Center for Autism & Related Disabilities
Assistant Chair, Community Outreach And Engagement

malessandri@miami.edu

(305) 284-6558
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Dr. Michael Alessandri is the Executive Director of the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD). Dr. Alessandri has been a professor at UM since 1996 and has worked with individuals with autism and their families since 1981 in various capacities. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of...
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Jennifer C. Britton, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

j.britton@miami.edu

(305) 284-4943
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Dr. Jennifer Britton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and is affiliated with both the Child Division and the Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Division. Dr. Britton directs the BRAIN (Bridging Research on Anxiety, Innovations, and Neuroscience) Group.
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Christine F. Delgado, Ph.D.

Research Asst. Professor
PI, Children's Registry and Information System

cdelgado@umiami.edu

(305) 284-3371
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My research focuses mainly on the identification of early risk factors for children with disabilities and the tracking of outcomes of preschool children with disabilities. This research is conducted using data sets created by integrating statewide databases (e.g., birth records, preschool disability records, public school records, lead exposure...
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Brian D. Doss, Ph.D.

Professor
Clinical Psychology Faculty

bdoss@miami.edu

(305) 284-1101
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Dr. Doss is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the OurRelationship program. His research focuses on ways to use digital technologies to improve couples’ romantic relationships – with a special focus on low-income couples, couples in which one person is a veteran or active-duty service member, and couples in which one...
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Jennifer S. Durocher, Ph.D.

Assoc. Professor of Clinical
Clinical Director, Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (C.A.R.D.)

jstella@miami.edu

(305) 284-6557
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Jill Ehrenreich-May, Ph.D.

Professor
Associate Chair, Department of Psychology
Director, Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment Program

j.ehrenreich@miami.edu

(305) 284-6476
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Dr. Jill Ehrenreich-May is a Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami. Dr. Ehrenreich-May's research is concerned with the development and evaluation of transdiagnostic programs for youth presenting with or at risk for anxiety, depression and related concerns. She...
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Spencer Evans, Ph.D.

Asst. Professor

sxe408@miami.edu

(305) 284-3765
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Dr. Spencer Evans is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, affiliated with the Child Division and the Clinical Program. His research focuses on irritability and aggressive behavior in children and adolescents, including lines of work on developmental psychopathology, assessment, and intervention. Dr. Evans has authored...
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Daryl B. Greenfield, Ph.D.

Professor

dgreenfield@miami.edu

(305) 284-9181
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Dr. Greenfield is a professor of Psychology & Pediatrics. His work is positioned at the interface of research, policy and practice at the international, national, state and local level broadly focused on school readiness with at- risk and dual language learners, with a more specific focus on early science education. He served as a member of...
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Anibal Gutierrez, Jr., Ph.D.

Research Assoc. Professor
Division Director, Behavioral Consultation and Outreach Services
UM-NSU Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD)
Co-Director, Intensive Behavioral Intervention Services Clinic (IBIS)
Director, University of Miami Behavior Analysis Program

a.gutierrez5@miami.edu

(305) 284-6837
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Dr. Anibal Gutierrez is an Associate Director at the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD) and Research Associate Professor at the University of Miami. He is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with experience in the assessment and treatment of problem behavior and in the...
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Melissa N. Hale, Ph.D.

Asst. Professor of Clinical
Division Director, Child and Family Services
UM-NSU Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD)

m.hale@miami.edu

(305) 284-2350
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Dr. Melissa Hale is an Clinical Assistant Professor in Psychology. Her primary clinical and research interests focus on the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. She serves as an Associate Director for UM-NSU CARD and she teaches graduate coursework in the Applied Behavior Analysis master’s program.
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Amanda Jensen-Doss, Ph.D.

Professor
Director of Clinical Training

ajensendoss@miami.edu

(305) 284-8332
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Dr. Amanda Jensen-Doss is the principal investigator and faculty advisor of CIELO Lab. She is a Professor and the Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami. Her research seeks to characterize and improve youth clinical care, particularly by testing the benefits of employing evidence-based...
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Annette M. La Greca, Ph.D.

Professor
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics
Cooper Fellow and Provost Scholar

alagreca@miami.edu

(305) 284-9146
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I am a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics. I received my PhD in Clinical Psychology from Purdue University after completing a clinical internship at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. I then joined the faculty at the University of Miami, where I directed and led the development of graduate program tracks in...
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Yanerys Leon, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor
Division Director, Applied Research and Behavior Training

yxl1611@miami.edu

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Dr. Yanerys León is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology of the University of Miami and Director of Applied Research and Behavioral Training at UM-NSU CARD. Dr. Leon was named the 2021 recipient of the BF Skinner Foundation Applied New Researcher award presented by Division 25 of the American Psychological...
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Daniel S. Messinger, Ph.D.

Professor
Associate Director, Child Division
DIRECTOR, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL DATA SCIENCE, INSTITUTE FOR DATA SCIENCE AND COMPUTING
Director, Early Play and Development Lab
Research Director, Linda Ray Intervention Center

dmessinger@miami.edu

(305) 284-8443
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Dr. Messinger is an interdisciplinary developmental psychologist, and the author of over 120 scientific publications appearing in journals such as PLoS ONE, Developmental Science, and Molecular Autism. He is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of scientists; and has served as primary advisor for 16 doctoral students (including one NSF...
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Lynn K. Perry, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

lkp36@miami.edu

(305) 284-8481
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Dr. Lynn K. Perry is the principal investigator and faculty advisor of the Object and Word Learning Lab. She is an Associate Professor in the Child Division of the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami. Her research investigates language, categorization, and social interaction in children and adults from typical and atypical...
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Rebecca Bulotsky Shearer, Ph.D.

Professor

rshearer@miami.edu

(305) 284-8439
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I am a child clinical and school psychologist and have worked both as a practitioner and researcher with very young children and families living in impoverished urban areas for the past 15 years. My research is guided by a "whole child" developmental-ecological systems perspective which is child-centered and considers both proximal and...
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Elizabeth A. Simpson, Ph.D.

Assoc. Professor
Director, Social Cognition Laboratory

exs796@miami.edu

(602) 571-9697
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Dr. Simpson's research focuses on understanding infant social cognitive development, including the ultimate and proximate mechanisms that shape individual differences in social perception. She longitudinally studies human and nonhuman primate infant development, including studies of imitation and face perception.  With a National...
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