Christy Esposito-Smythers, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor; Licensed Clinical Psychologist Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 email: cesposi1@gmu.edu office: David King 2061; phone: 703-993-2039 |
Dr. Esposito-Smythers’s research interests include the study of social cognitive processes associated with the development of adolescent suicidality, depression, and substance abuse. She is also interested in the design and application of cognitive behavioral treatment and prevention protocols for adolescent psychopathology and high risk behaviors. Dr. Esposito-Smythers’s research has been funded by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS. Her papers have appeared in the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Journal of Traumatic Stress, Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, American Journal on Addictions, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, and others. She is currently on the editorial board for the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. (Curriculum Vitae) (Research Abstracts)