FORMER CLINICAL POSITIONS, ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS, & AFFILIATIONS

Adjunct Psychology Professor
Long Island University–Post, Brookville, New York

Research Associate
Yale Intensive In-Home Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Services (IICAPS), Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut

ADVANCED CLINICAL TRAINING

Maternal Mental Health Intensive—Perinatal Loss & Grief
The Seleni Institute, New York, New York. Presenter: Christiane Manzella, PhD

Maternal Mental Health Intensive—Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
The Seleni Institute, New York, New York. Presenter: Christiane Manzella, PhD

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)
Level One Online Training
Presenter: Courtney Rennicke, Ph.D.

Introduction to Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Skills Training, Chain Analysis Training & Validation Principles & Strategies,
Long Island University, Brookville, New York. Presenter: Jill Rathus, Ph.D.

Interventions in High-Risk Families
Long Island University, Brookville, New York. Presenter: Eva Feindler, Ph.D.

Providing Trauma Informed Care
NYC Health Hospitals, Kings County Behavioral Health Hospital, New York, New York.

Motivational Interviewing
Nachas Consulting Group, Brooklyn, New York. Presenter: Stephen Rollnick, PhD

Behavioral Activation for Depression Martha K. Selig Educational Institute, The Jewish Board, New York, New York

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT) for Children & Adolescents Training
Long Island University, Brookville, New York. Presenter: Thomas Demaria, Ph.D.

Trauma Art Narrative Trainee (Level 1), Trauma-Art Narrative Therapy (TANT) Training
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Presenter: Lyndra Bills, Ph.D.

Safe Zone Project
Diversity training program to increase awareness, sensitivity, and knowledge about LBGT populations, Brookville, New York. Presenter: Eva Feindler, Ph.D

RECENT CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Post-Doctoral Training
Rennicke & Associates, New York, New York

Pre-Doctoral Internship
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, New York

Clinical Psychology Trainee — Child Track
Kings County Behavioral Health Hospital, Brooklyn, New York

Neuropsychological Testing Trainee
Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Clinical Psychology Trainee
J.W. Beatman Clinic, Jewish Board & Henry Ittleson Center for Child Research, Bronx, New York

Health Psychology Trainee
Bariatric Department, St. George’s Hospital & Healthcare Trust, South London, England

Counseling and Referral Hotline Staff Member
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Allston, Massachusetts

WORKSHOPS, publications, & PRESENTATIONS

Positivity in the midst of a pandemic: Practical ways to gain awareness and improve your well-being. Webinar presented at Miss Porter’s School, Farmington, CT.

Let's Talk About Race. Webinar presented at St. George's Society of New York, New York, New York

What is it like to “grow up” in a dual/duel orientation program? Panel Discussant at the ​Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration Annual Conference​. New York, NY.

Does the dissemination of evidence-based parenting techniques increase parent knowledge and engagement in future services?
Presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

The weight of trauma: Past-year minor stress and the relationship between early adversities and weight gain in adulthood.
Presented at the Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT.

Weight watchers: Exploring the link between weight-regulation tactics and body image.
Presented at the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.

Coping with self-objectification: A feminist strategy.
Presented at the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.

The negative correlates on body dissatisfaction & its impact on somatic health.
Presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Conference, Cambridge, MA.

Decker, L. B., ​Patel, A. A.​, Conway, C. A., Kim, S., Adnopoz, J., & Woolston, J. L. (2020). When Parents and Clinicians Disagree: Consequences for High-risk Youth receiving In-Home Family-Based Psychiatric Treatment. ​Children and Youth Services Review,​ 105913.

Moffett, S., Brotnow, L., Patel, A., Adnopoz, J., & Woolston, J. (2018)
Intensive home-based programs for youth with serious emotional disturbances: A comprehensive review of experimental findings. Children and Youth Services Review, 85, 319-325.Moffett, S. J., ​Patel, A.​, Brotnow, L., & Woolston, J. L. (2018). It only takes a village: A review of intensive in-home services for emotionally disturbed children​. Journal of Child and Family Studies. ​Available online March 2018, pages pending.

Moffett, S. J., Brotnow, L., ​Patel, A., ​Adnopoz, J., & Woolson, J. L. (2017). Intensive, in- home programs for youth with serious emotional disturbance: reviewing the evidence-base. Submission accepted with revisions (10/2/17) to ​Children and Youth Services Review. A​ vailable online November 2017, pages pending.

Taveras, L., Mercurio, A., Goldberg, Y., ​Patel, A​., Klein, J., Ross, M., Vidair, H. (2015). Does the dissemination of evidence-based parenting techniques increase parent knowledge and engagement in future services? Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Conference​, Chicago, IL.

Kim, J., Chiriboga, E., ​Patel, A.​, Demaria, T. (2015). Cultural framing of disasters over time: South Korean public response to the Seoul ferry disaster. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference​, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Patel, A​. (2013). The weight of trauma: Past-year minor stress and the relationship between early adversities and weight gain in adulthood. Poster presented at the ​Yale Child Study Center, ​New Haven, CT.

Mercurio, A., Obleada, K., ​Patel, A., ​& Chang, W. (2011). Weight watchers: Exploring the link between weight-regulation tactics and body image. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science, B​ oston, MA.

Patel, A​., Mercurio, A., & Rima, B. (2010). Coping with self-objectification: A feminist strategy. Poster presented at the ​Association for Psychological Science, ​Boston, MA.

Mercurio, A. & ​Patel, A. ​(2010). The negative correlates on body dissatisfaction & its impact on somatic health. Poster presented at the ​Eastern Psychological Association Conference, Cambridge, MA.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- APA Division 53—Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
- American Psychoanalytic Association (APSAA)
- American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology
- Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integrations (SEPI)