• Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles , Psychology, 2000.
• M.A., University of California, Los Angeles , Psychology, 1995.
• B.A., Linfield College , Psychology, 1993.

• Faculty Scholar, William T. Grant Foundation, 2004-2009.
• Beck Scholar, Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research, 2005-2006.
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Youth Depression, Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation, 2002-2004.
• Michael J. Goldstein Distinguished Dissertation Award in Clinical Psychology, UCLA, 2000.

My interest and expertise lies in the treatment of anxiety and depression in youths and families. I also have significant background working with trauma-exposed populations, both youths and adults. I specialize in exposure-based interventions and am interested in factors that facilitate and impede the uptake of therapies in the community, including culture and stigma.

Broadly, I am interested in the study of contextual factors related to the development and treatment of youth internalizing problems. More specifically, my interests include the study of: (1) cultural and familial characteristics related to the development of child and adolescent internalizing problems and (2) the design and evaluation of developmentally and culturally-informed intervention and prevention programs.