Professor of Psychology
Executive Director, Child HELP
Partnership
Center for Psychological
Services
Department of Psychology
Marillac Hall
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439
(718) 990-2355
browne@stjohns.edu
Educational Background
Ph.D. 1996, University at
Albany, Clinical Psychology
M.A. 1996, University at
Albany, Clinical Psychology
B.S. 1990, University of
Pennsylvania Psychology, American History
Teaching
Courses Taught at St. John’s
University
Clinical Psychology Practicum I:
Interviewing
Clinical Psychology Assessment and Intervention Practicum, 1 and
2
School Psychology Therapy Practicum, 1 and 2
Behavior Therapy
Research
Areas of Specialization
My work focuses on developing, testing, and disseminating
therapies for children who have experienced traumatic events, such
as 9/11, child abuse, and bereavement related traumatic
circumstances, such as September 11th , 2001.
Biography
Dr. Elissa Brown is
the Founder and Executive Director of the Child HELP Partnership
and Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University. Her
primary clinical and research interests include the prevention and
treatment of child trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder.
She has participated in research on the assessment and treatment of
sexual assault, child physical abuse, and bereavement related to
traumatic circumstances, such as September 11th, 2001.
Dr. Brown has
received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, New
York State Office of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, Department of Justice, and Private
Foundations to evaluate treatments for traumatized children and
adolescents, many of whom are from culturally diverse and
economically disadvantaged populations. Dr. Brown is a member
of several national and international organizations dedicated to
improving mental health services for traumatized children and is on
the Board of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of
Children. Dr. Brown has received funding from the National
Institute of Mental Health, New York State Office of Mental Health,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Department of Justice, and Private Foundations to evaluate
treatments for traumatized children and adolescents, many of whom
are from culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged
populations. Dr. Brown is a member of several national and
international organizations dedicated to improving mental health
services for traumatized children and is on the Board of
the American Professional Society on the Abuse of
Children.