Helping Students Overcome Social Anxiety: Skills for Academic and Social Success (SASS)

About Carrie Masia WarnerChelsea LynchDaniela Colognori

Carrie Masia Warner PhD is Professor of Psychology at Montclair State University in New Jersey Research Scientist at the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at New York University Langone Medical Center. Dr. Masia Warner is an expert in pediatric anxiety disorders and school implementation of evidence-based interventions. She has systematically developed and evaluated interventions for children and adolescents in community settings with a focus on enhancing the identification and treatment of teenagers with social anxiety and training front-line school professionals. She has published over 65 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Daniela Colognori PsyD is Clinical Director of the Tourette Syndrome Clinic at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey. She is also a founding partner at Specialized Psychological Services a private clinical practice where she provides cognitive-behavioral therapy for individuals with anxiety mood tic and body-focused repetitive behavior disorders. Dr. Colognoris research interests and publications focus on improving access to evidence-based interventions for youth with anxiety and mood disorders through partnerships with schools. Chelsea Lynch MA is a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program at Florida State University (FSU). She worked in the NYU Langone Medical Centers Child Study Center on a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of counselor-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for social anxiety in schools. Ms. Lynch has also worked in clinical outpatient residential and forensic settings. She currently conducts psychological assessments and provides evidence-based psychological treatment to adults and youth in the community as a student therapist in the FSU Psychology Clinic. Her research interests include evaluating psychological risk factors that contribute to the development and maintenance of co-occurring psychological disorders.