Elliot Jurist, PHD, PHD – DIRECTOR
A practicing clinical psychologist and an academic, Dr. Elliot Jurist is Professor of Psychology and Philosophy at the Graduate Center and The City College of New York, CUNY.
Dr. Jurist's research has focused on the role of emotions in psychotherapy, and he maintains additional scholarly interest in the study of addiction and ethics. He and his research team have created a new measure of emotion regulation, the Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS), which is currently being adapted cross-culturally, into over ten languages.
From 2004-2013, he served as the Director of the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at CUNY. From 2008 to 2017, Dr. Jurist was editor of Psychoanalytic Psychology, the journal of Division 39 of the American Psychological Association. He is also the editor of a book series, Psychoanalysis and Psychological Science, from Guilford Publications. His most recent book, Minding Emotions: Cultivating Mentalization in Psychotherapy, offers a brief overview of mentalization in psychotherapy, focusing on how to help patients understand and reflect on their emotional experiences.
Dr. Jurist is also the author of Beyond Hegel and Nietzsche: Philosophy, Culture and Agency (MIT Press, 2000) and co-author of Affect Regulation, Mentalization and the Development of the Self (Other Press, 2002). The latter won two book prizes and has been translated into five languages. He is also the co-editor of Mind to Mind: Infant Research, Neuroscience, and Psychoanalysis (Other Press, 2008).
CURRENT DOCTORAL STUDENTS
ROZITA ALALUF, MA
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DAVID GREENBERG, ph.d.
David Greenberg is a psychologist and musician at City University of New York (on leave) and Cambridge University. His research focuses on three areas – music, autism, and emotion – and has been published in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, Psychological Science, Social Psychological and Personality Science, and others.
Camilla Hegsted, MA
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WILL HOLLAND, BA
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BRIAN NEFF, MALD
Brian Neff's is pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology at The City College of New York and holds a clinical externship at the Manhattan School of Music. His current research interests include mentalization-based therapy for children, mental health disparities in sexual minority youth, and the mediating role of rejection sensitivity in social anxiety disorder. His prior career has spanned broadcast journalism, the international social sector, and the performing arts. He earned a BA in history from Yale and received an MA in international affairs (MALD) from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts, where he specialized in international conflict resolution and global mental health.
Michael Perez Sosa, BA
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i wang, mfa
I Wang is a doctoral student in clinical psychology at the City University of New York. She received her MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Her clinical and research interests include the treatment of alcohol and substance use disorder, suicidal behaviors, and depression.