Dr. Granski completed her doctorate in Counseling Psychology at NYU Steinhardt in 2021. She was a doctoral fellow under the mentorship of Dr. Shabnam Javdani. Her research interests include the prevention and treatment of the psychological sequelae of trauma, health disparities and social determinants of health, and empowerment-based interventions for urban poor and under-resourced communities, including incarcerated youth and their families. Her dissertation examined childhood abuse and other contextual and mental health-related indicators as correlates of girls’ school pushout and the effect of a gender-sensitive, trauma-informed advocacy intervention in reducing girls’ school pushout. Dr. Granski completed her pre-doctoral internship at Mount Sinai Morningside, where she worked with children, adolescents, and families. She is trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as well as various Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) treatments, including exposure therapy for anxiety disorders and OCD and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for PTSD. She has experience treating a broad range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, severe emotion dysregulation, suicidality, and self-injury.
What year did you graduate? 2021
What was your program of study? Counseling Psychology
Dissertation Title: Girls' School Pushout: Examination of Longitudinal Predictors and Evaluation of a Gender-Specific, Trauma-Informed Intervention
Who was your primary mentor during your program? Shabnam Javdani, PhD
Undergraduate College/University: Northwestern University
Undergraduate Major/Degree: Human Development & Psychological Services
What was your first job after you graduated?
Postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Cognitive & Dialectical Behavior Therapy (CCDBT)