The CAMS Summer Internship is an undergraduate program sponsored by NYU Langone’s Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as part of it's minor in child and adolescent mental health studies (CAMS). Undergraduates from any NYU school or college may participate in the internship; visiting students may also participate but must first enroll in NYU for the summer semesters.

The CAMS Summer Internship consists of two components: an internship placement and enrollment in the two summer-session long CAMS Summer Internship course. Both components are required.

The Internship Placement

Students must apply to a specific internship (listings below) and be selected by an internship placement mentor.
 
Each part-time, unpaid, 12-week summer internship takes place in a clinical, educational, or research setting focused on child, adolescent, and family mental health. Training sites include NYU Langone’s Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and various clinical and research affiliates. Students are mentored by an established faculty or professional staff member at placement sites. Interns commit to a minimum of 15 hours a week in their field placements.

The CAMS Summer Internship Course

Students selected for an Internship must be enrolled at NYU as a matriculated or visiting student and must register for both: CAMS-UA 300 Internship I (2 credits) during Summer Session I and CAMS-UA 301 Internship II (2 credits) during Summer Session II. There is an NYU tuition fee for each course. 

These courses have a weekly required lecture (Wednesdays, 12:00-3:00pm) where students will learn about educational and career pathways in child and adolescent mental health as well as research and presentation skills.

2026 Internship Application Process

To apply for an internship listed below, please send a cover letter and resume (plus any other supporting materials as indicated) to the contact name listed for that internship. 

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting on January 27 and interviews will occur in mid-February.

Due to the high volume of anticipated applications, we will only reach out to those selected for an interview.

Summer 2026 CAMS Internships

Cultural Perspectives in Mental Health: Course Updates 

Prospective student(s) will work in collaboration with the course instructor, Dr. Aaron Reliford, to utilize references from prior exemplary research presentations and revamp/make recommendations for integration of readings and topics into the CAMS course, Cultural Perspectives in Mental Health.  In this context the students would review the syllabus and each lecture to propose integration of new material and updating of material that is outdated or for which there is new research (including the development of 1 new lectures–  Special Topics/broader integration of other cultures into the other lectures. 

Student intern(s) would have the option to work with Dr Reliford to work on one of several existing publications in process or develop a research project of their own related to diversity/equity/inclusion topics (relevant to the CAMS 151 course or related to a topic of their interest).
Faculty Supervisor: Aaron Reliford, PhD
Number of interns: 2
Apply to: Aaron.Reliford@nyulangone.org

Healthy Mondays for Hospitals Internship

The Healthy Mondays for Hospitals (HMH) program at NYU Langone Health (NYULH) is recruiting summer interns to support the development of novel, evidence-based mental and/or physical health promotion programming in the spirit of the Healthy Monday campaigns (e.g., “Meatless Monday”). HMH program areas relate to stress, burnout, sleep, physical activity, and more. 

This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in developing programs that will be disseminated throughout the NYULH enterprise and more broadly. The intern will work closely with Dr. Shari Esquenazi-Karonika over the course of the summer.

Interns will participate in the following activities:

• Develop a foundational understanding of health promotion theory, frameworks, and the social determinants of health
• Conduct literature reviews, build project-related surveys in REDCap, and support projects otherwise
• Prepare program-related deliverables (reports, posters, and presentations)
• Build and/or tailor health promotion campaigns to better meet the needs of patients, caregivers, and healthcare personnel
• Participate in regular meetings with Sr. Program Director and Associate Director of Research, and other staff 
• Present accomplishments at an end of summer symposium

This internship is hybrid. Candidates must be available to attend on-site, 1x/week sessions between the months of May 2026 and August 2026.
To be considered for this opportunity, send your CV and a brief cover letter describing your interest. Please title your email “HMH Internship”.
Faculty Supervisor: Shari Esquenazi-Karonika, PhD, MPH, MS
Number of interns: 1
Apply to: Shari.Esquenazi-Karonika@nyulangone.org

Trauma Systems Therapy (TST)

The Trauma Systems Therapy (TST) team is seeking an intern to perform a full literature review of training protocols for trauma-informed child treatment models to compare -contrast those protocols with the current TST training structure. The intern will become familiar with the current TST model and its training structure prior to the literature review of trauma-informed models and then make recommendations for TST training revisions. A particular emphasis should be placed on post-COVID training shifts including platforms used and adapted training methods, as well as the literature on most effective adult learning approaches, as well as implementation science. The intern will be supervised and supported by faculty from the NYU Trauma Systems Therapy Training Center.

Faculty Supervisor: Adam D. Brown, PsyD and Susan Hansen, PhD 
Number of interns: 1
Apply to (email both): Adam.brown2@nyulangone.org and Susan.Hansen@nyulangone.org

The Shuffrey Lab: Study of Early Attention through Looking (SEAL) project. 

SEAL is a fully remote webcam-based eye-tracking study designed to measure infant executive functions. Interns will assist with remote data collection, data cleaning/processing, data visualization, and data analysis. Experience in computer science, coding (R, Python, MATLAB), vision science, and/or statistics is strongly preferred. 

Faculty Supervisor: Lauren Shuffrey, PhD 
Number of interns: 1-2
Apply to: shuffreylab@nyulangone.org 

Manuscript Focused on Emotional Maltreatment

We are looking for a CAMS summer intern to provide support for a manuscript focused on emotional maltreatment (EM) and its impact on children; this paper will explore how EM is understood and identified by child welfare systems, and the implications for children and families affected by EM.  Intern tasks would include reviewing current literature related to EM; researching state EM statutes; assisting with qualitative data coding; and assisting with manuscript revision.  Experience with qualitative data analysis, literature review development and/or manuscript writing preferred but not required. Depending on the degree of the student’s contributions to the final manuscript, co-authorship would be considered.  

Interested students should submit a letter describing their interest, a current resume and a brief writing sample

Faculty Supervisor: Erika Tullberg, MPH, PhD
Number of interns: 1
Apply to: Erika.tullberg@nyulangone.org

The Infant Brain and Behavior Laboratory (IBB Lab) 

The Infant Brain and Behavior Laboratory (IBB Lab) led by Courtney Filippi, PhD, is seeking an intern to assist with research studies with infants. The IBB lab conducts research examining the neural origins of social-emotional development. Our research pairs brain imaging data (e.g., MRI and EEG) with observed measures of infant behavior. Interns in our lab interface with research participants by assisting in data collection, gain experience quantifying infant behavior, and work directly with neuroimaging data. Interns are also expected to work closely with senior staff to analyze existing data for the CAMS poster session. 

Faculty Supervisor: Courtney Filippi, PhD
Number of interns: 1-2
Apply to: Rachel Abbe Rachel.Abbe@nyulangone.org 

The Science of Happiness Summer Internship Program

This summer we are looking for a student to help work on developing a new lecture for “The Science of Happiness” and updating previous readings and lectures. Much of this class is focused on helping students want to create change in their life and community to increase well-being and overcome challenges. To connect with students the material needs to feel completely appropriate for students of 2026. We need someone interested in the field of Positive Psychology and particularly the science behind excellence and passion. Ideally, they student would have previously taken the course but this is not a prerequisite. 
Faculty Supervisor: Alan Schlechter, MD
Number of interns: 1-2
Apply to: alan.schlechter@nyulangone.org

Addiction Education

We are looking for students to join our service meetings and to learn about addictions in adolescent populations. We would like to work with students on building social media platforms for educating the general public on adolescent substance use disorders/behavioral addictions and treatments.
Faculty Supervisor: Pantea Farahmand, MD
Number of interns: 1-2
Apply to: Pantea.Farahmand@nyulangone.org

Additional internship opportunities coming soon.