Andrea Falzone
International-Interprofessional Minor Concentration
Leadership and Organizational Change Minor Concentration
Contact Information
Office: Cleveland Hall, Room 314
Phone: 540-568-2876
Email: falzonan@jmu.edu
Education
- M.S.Ed. Psychological Services, University of Pennsylvania, 2004
- B.A. Psychology (minor in Sociology), Boston University, 2002
Prior Clinical Experience
- Crisis Intervention Specialist for Children’s Mobile Response in Camden County, NJ
- Individual, group, and family mental health clinician and unit supervisor at a Residential Treatment Facility for male youth ages 5-18.
- Practicum guidance counselor at a West Philadelphia elementary school, grades K-6.
- Lead counselor for children’s partial hospitalization program in urban NJ.
Research Interests
- Effects of maltreatment and trauma on children
- PTSD and treatment models, including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Misdiagnosis of “disruptive behavior disorders” in male inner-city youth
- The role of culture and gender in the diagnosis and treatment of externalizing vs. internalizing disorders in children and adolescents
- Treatment of insecure attachment for children in foster care and other out-of-home placements
