Summer internships are available for undergraduates from any NYU school or college in NYU Langone’s Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as part of a minor in child and adolescent mental health studies (CAMS).

To participate in a CAMS summer internship, you must be enrolled at NYU as a matriculated or visiting student, and you must register for CAMS-UA 300 Internship I (two credits) during the first six-week summer session and CAMS-UA 301 Internship II (two credits) during the second summer session.

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 in addition to a weekly required didactic session (Wednesdays, 12:00 to 3:00PM) for a total of at least 18 hours weekly.

Summer Internships 2025

Weed: The Science and Psychology of Marijuana

CAMS Summer Interns will read Seeing Through the Smoke: A Cannabis Specialist Untangles the Truth About Marijuana by Peter Grinspoon, MD, in its entirety, and assist in identifying selections from this reading to replace outdated reading material, with particular attention to readings from the course’s previous required text (The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis by Julie Holland). Additionally, CAMS Summer Interns will assist in updating lecture slides / PowerPoints in accordance with the above.

Number of interns: 1
Faculty Supervisors: Komal Nayak-Giovinazzo, MD and Blake Phillips, MD
Apply to: Komal.Nayak@nyulangone.org

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would review the syllabus and each lecture to propose integration of new material and updating of material that is outdated or for which there is new research (including the development of 3 new lectures– Colorism, LGBTQIA/child psych, Special Topics/broader integration of other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)

Number of interns: 2
Faculty Supervisor: Aaron O. Reliford, MD
Apply to: Aaron.Reliford@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.

Number of interns: Up to (2) interns will be accepted for this placement
Faculty Supervisor: Courtney Filippi, PhD
Apply to: Caroline.Groves@nyulangone.org

The Child Study Center – NYU – NJ Office: High Conflict Divorce Intervention Services

The New Jersey branch of the Child Study Center at NYU Langone is currently providing mental health evaluation, therapeutic intervention, family reunification, consultation and parent coordination services for families involved in a high conflict divorce. Families embroiled in a high conflict divorce typically experience significant stress, tension, anger and dysregulation. Children and teens caught in the middle of toxic family dynamics often suffer acutely and can be derailed from their goals and ambitions. Parents suffer as the cost to litigate mounts and relationships between family members strain and rupture. In these circumstances intervention services that reduce conflict, improve and repair relationships and communication among all family members can lead to enhanced mental health and well-being. At the Child Study Center, our team offers compassionate, competent evidence-based practice approaches for families.  Our clinical team have expertise working with family court-involved cases, have comfort and familiarity coordinating services with family law attorneys, providing documentation, evaluations and testimony to family court, and have expertise in navigating therapeutic intervention within the context of custody disputes, parent alienation, and other forms of family relationship breakdown. This clinical population receives little attention, and our field does not offer easily accessible, high quality training resources. As such, we are interested in developing a continuing education training program that will teach other clinicians how to work with these challenging families. We are seeking an intern who can help develop this program by surveying the existing base of training opportunities, conduct literature reviews, and develop power point slides. In addition to gaining research skills, the student intern will be provided with education and training about the following:

• Mental health evaluations for children and adolescents caught in the middle of a high conflict divorce, which includes report and treatment planning and recommendations
• Therapeutic intervention for children and adolescents experiencing social, emotional and behavioral difficulties because of divorce and family separation
• Family therapy to heal and repair relationships and communication among various family members
• Co-parenting therapy
• Family reunification therapy in cases of separation and/or alienation

Number of interns: 1
Faculty Supervisor: Justin R. Misurell, PhD
Apply to: justin.misurell@nyulangone.org

Dr. Misurell is a recognized expert on the evaluation and treatment of child and adolescent behavior disorders. He currently serves on the faculty at the Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone’s Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s Child Study Center, and is the Clinical Director at the Department’s New Jersey Office. Dr. Misurell provides behavior therapy (BT) and cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) for youth struggling with a variety of difficulties including anxiety, depression, ADHD, oppositional behavior, OCD, tics and Tourette’s Disorder, abuse and trauma and family conflict. Additionally, he provides consultation to parents on effective strategies for addressing behavioral disorders in childhood. Dr. Misurell has given numerous presentations and has published multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters on child and adolescent mental health. Additionally, he has co-authored a book entitled, Game-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Child Sexual Abuse: An Innovative Treatment Approach. Dr. Misurell is a licensed psychologist in New York and New Jersey, and is credentialed by the Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.  

Internship in Culturally Informed Community Mental Health For Minoritized Youth & Families

Home of Integrated Behavioral Health, New York Foundling
The New York Foundling’s Home of Integrated Behavioral Health (HIBH) is a nationally recognized award-winning community-based mental health clinic in East Harlem that responds to the needs of young people under stress with caring, culturally sensitive, evidence-based mental health treatment affordable to a broad range of youth and families. Students would be based primarily on the HIBH Psychiatry service, which serves clients that are simultaneously enrolled in other New York Foundling evidence-based treatment models. Position is hybrid.

See additional roles and responsibilities below:

• Assisting clients and families with completing intake related documents (forms and questionnaires)
• Assist with updating the psychiatry service manual
• Participate in clinical oriented meetings, i.e. interdisciplinary clinical planning conference, supervision, coaching, etc.
• Exposure to evidence-based models including Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Identity & Acceptance Therapy, and Managing and Adapting Practice Therapy.
• Ongoing direct supervision from child and adolescent psychiatrist
• Receive supervision and support for potential CAMS related research project (i.e. literature review, poster, presentation, etc.)

Number of interns: 1
Faculty Supervisor: Akeem Marsh, MD
Apply to: Akeem.Marsh@nyulangone.org

Child Welfare Program Development & Advocacy Summer Internship

The Vincent J Fontana Center for Child Protection, New York Foundling
Founded in 1997, The Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection was created in furtherance of The New York Foundling’s mission and named in recognition of Dr. Fontana, a pioneer in the field of child maltreatment and agency’s former Medical Director. The Fontana Center engages in research, professional training, public education and advocacy and aims to eliminate child maltreatment through the identification and promotion of evidence-based primary prevention and treatment strategies. Position is remote.
See additional roles and responsibilities below:

• Develop content and assist with dissemination via different forums
• Assist with updating lectures for Psychological Maltreatment Alliance partner
• Exposure to a variety of topics in and around the topic of child welfare through education programming
• Participate in some of the different committee meetings to further gain exposure
• Assist Director of Programs and Senior Administrative Assistant with administrative tasks
• Supervision and support for CAMS related research project (i.e. literature review, poster, presentation, etc.)

Number of interns: 1
Faculty Supervisor: Akeem Marsh, MD
Apply to:  Akeem.Marsh@nyulangone.org

The Researching Environmental Stress Interactions on Longitudinal Internalizing, Externalizing, & Neurodevelopmental Trajectories (RESILIENT) Lab: Research Assistant Summer Internship

The RESILIENT Lab led by Dr. Lauren Shuffrey is recruiting a summer intern. Our lab examines the impact of interactive prenatal maternal mental and physical health conditions on infant and early childhood brain-behavioral development. Our ongoing projects are primarily focused on the effects of prenatal maternal metabolic disorders, prenatal maternal mood disorders, and substance exposure on child brain-behavioral development from birth through early childhood.  Our ultimate goal is to identify mechanisms, objective markers, and modifiable factors associated with resiliency to support families from pregnancy through early childhood.
The summer intern will assist in activities related to recruitment and retention of study participants and administration of study procedures under the supervision of Dr. Shuffrey. Duties will primarily include assisting in collecting infant behavioral and EEG data.

**Please note that we prioritize cultural and racial/ethnic diversity in our studies and for that reason are especially interested in candidates with Spanish language fluency, though this is certainly not a requirement

Number of interns: Up to (2) interns will be accepted for this placement
Faculty Supervisor: Lauren Shuffrey, PhD
Apply to: Lauren.Costello@nyulangone.org

Pregnancy Complications in Pregnant Females with Autism Diagnosis Using Epic Cosmos Data

This summer project aims to explore and analyze pregnancy complications in pregnant females diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using the Epic Cosmos database. Epic Cosmos is a vast, de-identified data set that aggregates electronic health records (EHR) from numerous healthcare organizations, providing a rich resource for clinical research.
Objectives:

1. Literature Review: Conduct a comprehensive review of existing literature on pregnancy complications in females with ASD to identify known risks and gaps in current knowledge.
2. Data Extraction: Utilize Epic Cosmos to extract relevant data on pregnant females with an ASD diagnosis, including demographic information, medical history, and pregnancy outcomes.
3. Data Analysis: Analyze the extracted data to identify the prevalence and types of pregnancy complications in this population. Statistical methods will be employed to compare these findings with those of pregnant females without an ASD diagnosis.
4. Reporting and Dissemination: Compile the findings into a comprehensive report and prepare a presentation to share with the academic community. The results may also be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

Expected Outcomes:

• Enhanced understanding of the specific pregnancy complications faced by females with ASD.
• Identification of potential risk factors and areas for intervention to improve pregnancy outcomes in this population.

Skills and Learning Opportunities:

• Gain experience in using large-scale EHR databases for clinical research.
• Develop skills in data extraction, statistical analysis, and interpretation of clinical data.
• Enhance knowledge of autism spectrum disorder and its implications for perinatal health.
• Improve scientific writing and presentation skills through the preparation of reports and presentations.

Number of interns: 2
Faculty Supervisor: Magdalena Janecka, PhD
Apply to: Magdalena.Janecka@nyulangone.org

Internship in the Development of Innovative Assessment and Treatment Methods

The student interns will assist Dr. Gallagher and his team with several projects:

1. measurement development and data acquisition for clinical measures: a shortened version of the Children’s Organizational Skills Scale - parent and teacher versions;
2. creating video and educational content for parents and teachers working with children with selective mutism and problems in organizational skills; and
3. assisting in data analysis of archived treatment response data for investigations of organizational skills training in children with ADHD and related disorders. 

Student learning goals:  The intern will gain an understanding of the methods used to create and statistically analyze psychological rating scales. The process of transferring abstract, clinical concepts into operationalized measurement content will be understood.  The intern will also learn how clinically-developed treatment methods can be transferred for delivery in the school setting and by parents and teachers. The nature of anxiety disorders, learning disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders and their emotional correlates will be understood at the end of the internship. How these conditions are manifested in the day-to-day lives of children and teens will also be understood through discussions of clinical cases. 

Number of Interns: 2 to 3
Faculty Supervisor: Richard Gallagher, PhD
Apply to: Richard.Gallagher@nyulangone.org

Pediatric Neurodevelopment Research Summer Internship

The Social Cognitive Affective Neurodevelopment Laboratory (SCAN Lab), led by Dr. Moriah Thomason, conducts research focused on social and environmental determinants of perinatal health and early human brain development. We use brain imaging methods, such as MRI, EEG, and fNIRS, to interrogate function in fetal, infant, and toddler brains, and we measure multiple aspects of behavior in both in-person and virtual settings. We are also interested in biological processes that underlie linkages between individual behavior and brain development and thus collect many types of biospecimens that allow us to measure things like hormones, microbiota, and inflammatory markers. Research assistants in our lab will have immersive experiences in data collection and will interface directly with research participants. As such, research assistants gain first-hand experience with the methodologies referenced above. It is also possible for research assistants to gain direct data processing experience. For example, our students may become involved in processing biospecimen materials, working with neuroimaging data, or with project management using software tools such as REDCap, Ripple, and Flywheel. At the point of the interview, we ask students which of these areas are of greatest interest and try to match them accordingly. **Please note that we prioritize cultural and racial/ethnic diversity in our studies and, for that reason, are especially interested in candidates with Spanish language fluency, though this is certainly not a requirement.

Number of Interns: 1-2
Apply to: Maya.Ruiz@nyulangone.org