Tracy A. Prout, PhD
Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology1165 Morris Park Avenue Bronx, NY 10461 Tel: 718.430.3828 Fax: 718.430.3960 tracy.prout@einstein.yu.edu
Private Practice 80 E. 11th Street, Suite 212
New York, NY 10003 Tel: 917.596.2958 Fax: 718.228.8841 tracyproutphd@gmail.com
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology – Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY
School-‐‑Child Clinical Combined Doctoral Program
Assistant Professor of Psychology. Child & Adolescent Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Projective Personality Assessment, Adult Psychopathology. Psychology of Religion and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Research Lab.
Private Practice, New York, NY (License #018680)
Child, adolescent and adult psychotherapy practice. Specialization in working with religious & spiritual patients. Individual and family sessions. Psychological and educational testing. www.drtracyprout.com
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
College of Mount Saint Vincent, Bronx, NY 2009 – 2013 Assistant Professor of Psychology. Introduction to Psychology, Child & Adolescent Development, Psychological Testing & Assessment, Abnormal Psychology, Interviewing & Counseling. Child & Adolescent Psychopathology.
Teacher of the Year (2009-‐‑2010).
EDUCATION
Institute for Psychoanalytic Education, NYU School of Medicine 9/2010 – 6/2012 Certificate in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (ACCME Accredited)
Fordham University, Bronx, NY 9/2004 – 8/2009
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. APA-‐‑accredited. Presidential Scholarship recipient (2004-‐‑2007). GSAS Teaching Fellow of the Year (2007-‐‑2008).
Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA 1/2002 -‐‑1/2004 M.A. in Counseling, Focus on integration of spiritual and religious issues in psychotherapy practice.
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 9/1996 – 5/2000
B.A. in Psychology; B.A. in Political Science. Cum laude.
PUBLICATIONS
Rice, T., Prout, T. A., & Hoffman, L. (2015, in press). Implicit emotion regulation: Linking childhood oppositional defiant disorder with adult depression and bipolar disorder? International Journal of Adolescent Mental Health.
Prout, T. A., Gerber, L. E.*, Gaines, E.*, Hoffman, L., & Rice, T. R. (2015, in press). Regulation-‐‑focused psychotherapy for children with externalizing disorders. Journal of Child Psychotherapy.
Faber, L.*, & Prout, T. A. (2015, in press). Cry, baby, cry. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy.
Rice, T. R., Oluyadi, F., Gaines, E.*, Prout, T. A., & Hoffman, L. (2015). Regulation-‐‑focused psychotherapy for children in medical education. In L. Sher & T. R. Rice (Eds.), Neurobiology of men’s mental health: Psychiatry – Theory,
applications and treatments (95-‐‑104). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Rice, T. R., Loungani, R., Gaines, E.*, Prout, T. A., & Hoffman, L. (2015). Regulation-‐‑focused psychotherapy for children in general psychiatric education. In L. Sher & T. R. Rice (Eds.), Neurobiology of men’s mental health: Psychiatry – Theory,
applications and treatments (105-‐‑116). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Hoffman, L., Rice, T. R., & Prout, T. A. (2015). The added value of modern conflict theory when working with children. In M. Eagle, C. Christian, & D. Wolitzky (Eds.), Psychoanalysis and conflict: A critical reassessment. New York, NY: Routledge.
Hoffman, L., Rice, T. R., & Prout, T. A. (2015). Manual of regulation-‐‑focused psychotherapy for children (RFP-‐‑C) with
externalizing behaviors: A psychodynamic approach. New York, NY: Routledge.
Prout, T. A., Gerber, L. E.*, & Gottdiener, B. H. (2015). Trauma and substance use: The role of defenses and religious engagement. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 18(2), 123-‐‑133.
Prout, T. A., & Moretz, M. W. (2014). Essential interviewing and counseling skills: An integrated approach to practice. New York, NY: Springer.
Cecero, J. & Prout, T. A. (2014). The faculty spirituality questionnaire and its relationship to teaching style.
Religion and Education, 41(1), 100-‐‑112.
Prout, T. A., & Owens, K. (2012). Predicting psychological mindedness: Anxiety and attachment style. Modern
Psychological Studies, 18(1), 75-‐‑84.
Prout, T. A., Cecero, J. J., & Dragatsi, D. (2012). Parental object representations, attachment to God, and recovery among individuals with psychosis. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 15(5), 449-‐‑466.
Prout, T. A., & Cecero, J. J. (2011). Measuring faculty spirituality and its relationship to teaching style. Religion &
Education, 38(2), 128-‐‑140.
Russinova, Z., Prout, T. A., Wewiorski, N., Cash, D., Stepas, K. A., & Lyass, A. (2009). Use of prayer by persons with serious mental illness: Patterns and perceived benefits. Counselling and Spirituality, 28(2), 59-‐‑82.
Cecero, J. J., Beitel, M., & Prout, T. A. (2008). Exploring the relationships among early maladaptive schemas, psychological mindedness, and self-‐‑reported college adjustment. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, and Practice,
81(1), 105-‐‑118.
* Ferkauf student
GRANTS
Access to Care – Regulation Focused Psychotherapy for Children (RFP-‐‑C; collaboration with Dr. Timothy Rice, Dr. Leon Hoffman, and Emma Gaines*)
The Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation – Submitted: May 31, 2015 (pending)
Promoting Healthy Character Development in Children with Disruptive Behaviors (collaboration with Dr. Timothy Rice and Dr. Leon Hoffman
The John Templeton Foundation – Submitted: April 2, 2015 (not funded)
Visions of Hope: Understanding the Development and Maintenance of Hope among Marginalized Populations (collaboration with Dr. Casey Shannon)
The John Templeton Foundation – Submitted: October 31, 2014 (not funded)
Internal Travel Grant: Research Seminar in Spirituality, Theology, and Health Sponsor: CMSV -‐‑ Submitted: December 1, 2011 (funded)
Internal Grant: Development of God Representation Inventory Sponsor: CMSV -‐‑ Submitted: December 10, 2010 (funded)
Sponsor: American Psychoanalytic Association, Committee on Psychoanalysis and the Academy Submitted: November 30, 2010 (funded)
Internal Grant: Differentiation and Recovery from Schizophrenia Sponsor: CMSV -‐‑ Submitted: December 10, 2009 (funded)
PRESENTATIONS
Prout, T. A. & Kim, E. E. (August 2015). Christian Counseling: Initial Report on a Large-‐‑Scale Study. Considerations of
Religion and Spirituality in Clinical Practice. Paper presented at American Psychological Association Annual
Convention.
Rice, T. R., Gaines, E., Oluyadi, F., Prout, T. A., Hoffman, L. (June 2015). Re-‐‑introducing psychodynamics into medical
school education: Regulation-‐‑focused psychotherapy for children as a teaching tool. Athens, Greece: XVII World
Congress of Psychiatry.
Prout, T. A. (May 2015). Efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy – Do psychodynamic treatments work? Invited presentation. North Central Bronx Hospital Grand Rounds.
Prout, T. A. (February 2015). Efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy – Do psychodynamic treatments work? Invited presentation. NYU Medical Center/Institute for Psychoanalytic Education – Open House.
Willig, A. & Prout, T. A. (October 2014). The impact of religion and spirituality on therapeutic alliance in Christian counseling. Poster presented at American Psychological Association Annual Convention & Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting.
Gerber, L. E. & Prout, T. A. (October 2014). Trauma and substance use: The role of defenses and religious engagement. Poster presented at American Psychological Association Annual Convention & Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting.
Prout, T. A. & Kim, E. E. (August 2014). Therapeutic Alliance, Client-‐‑Therapist Match and Outcomes in Christian Counseling. Paper presented at American Psychological Association Annual Convention.
Prout, T. A., Hoffman, L., & Rice, T. (August 2014). Regulation-‐‑focused psychotherapy for children: Why is it easier to get mad
than to feel sad? Poster presented at American Psychological Association Annual Convention.
Prout, T. A., Torres, J., & Taveras, A. (2013). Understanding object representations of mother, father, and God among individuals
with psychosis. Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting.
Prout, T. A. (2012). Coming in contact: The power of experiential learning to shape student perceptions of mental illness. New England Conference for Teachers of Psychology. Worchester, MA.
Prout, T. A. (2012). Integrating spirituality into community mental health care. Invited didactic for APA-‐‑accredited pre-‐‑ doctoral internship program. Jacobi Medical Center/North Central Bronx Hospital.
Prout, T. A. (2011). Addressing defensive functioning in psychotherapy. Redeemer Counseling Center.
Prout, T. A. (2010). Differentiation and recovery among individuals with schizophrenia. Paper presented at Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting.
Prout, T. A. (2010). Attachment to God in Psychotic Disorders and Its Role in Recovery. Grand Rounds -‐ North Central Bronx Hospital.
Prout, T. A. & Cecero, J. J. (2010). Attachment to God and recovery among individuals with schizophrenia. Paper presented at Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting.
Prout, T. A. (2009). Attachment to God in Psychotic Disorders and Its Role in Recovery. Grand Rounds -‐ Jacobi Medical Center.
Cecero, J. J. & Prout, T. A. (2008). Spirituality in the classroom. Paper presented at Division 36 Annual Meeting.
Prout, T. A., (2007). Where thou ends and I begin: Object representations, religion, and the psychotic illness. Poster presented at the International Psychoanalytic Association meeting – Berlin, Germany.
Prout, T. A., Cecero, J. J., & Zilberman, S. (2007). The relationship between spirituality and depression in a clinical sample of
college students. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting.
Prout, T. A. (2006). Religious and spiritual representation and recovery from schizophrenia. Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting.
Cecero, J. J., Beitel, M., & Prout, T. A. (2005). Buffering the effects of early maladaptive schemas on college adjustment: The role of
psychological mindedness as moderator. Paper presented at Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting.
Prout, T. A., Wyshak, G., Levine, J. B. (2013). Seventeen years of research with the Separation-‐‑Individuation Test of Adolescence:
Meta-‐‑analysis and review. Poster presented at Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry Mysell Research
Conference.
FELLOWSHIPS
American Psychoanalytic Association
Fellow, Mentor: Irene Cairo, M.D. 9/2008 – 9/2009
NYU Medical Center/NYU School of Medicine Psychoanalytic Institute
Predoctoral Fellow, Supervisors: Jennifer Stuart, Ph.D. & Laurie Wilson, PhD 9/2006 – 6/2007
International Psychoanalytical Association/Anna Freud Centre
Research Training Programme Fellow – London, England
Research Supervisors: Rachel Blass, Ph.D. & Ricardo Bernardi, M.D.
8/2006
International Psychoanalytical Association/Yale University Child Study Center & School of Medicine
Research Training Program Fellow – New Haven, CT
Research Supervisors: Kenneth Levy, Ph.D. & John Clarkin, Ph.D.
4/2006
RESEARCH TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
Duke University, Center for Spirituality, Theology, & Health, Durham, NC 7/2012 Participated in summer research course on spirituality, theology, and health research. Engaged in workshops on NIH and foundation grant funding processes and developed research plan.
Fordham University, Bronx, NY
Research Assistant, Supervisor: John Cecero, Ph.D. 9/2004 – 6/2009
Explored the role of psychological mindedness as a moderator between early maladaptive schemas and college adjustment. Conducted study of faculty spirituality and student-‐‑centered pedagogy.
Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation, Boston, MA
Clinical Interviewer 3/2008 – 12/2008
Administered structured interviews (K-‐‑SADS) with parents of children with juvenile bipolar disorder and develop diagnostic assessment based on novel phenotype and genotype categories.
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY New York State Psychiatric Institute, Clinical Interviewer
7/2007 – 8/2008 Administered comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests and diagnostic interviews. Conducted ongoing assessments during treatment and follow-‐‑up phases for NIMH-‐‑Funded study of novel drug compounds designed to improve cognition for individuals with schizophrenia.
Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston, MA
Coded qualitative data and performed statistical analyses in study of the efficacy of spiritual and holistic practices as adjunct treatment interventions for individuals with serious mental illness.
Harvard Medical School & Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA
Research Assistant, Supervisor: John B. Levine, M.D., Ph.D. 1/2002 – 8/2004
Completed meta-‐‑analysis of research using the Separation Individuation Test of Adolescence (SITA). Evaluated internal psychometric properties of the scale and external and construct validity.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
HealthRight International – Human Rights Clinic, New York, NY 1/2011 – Present Conduct psychological assessments of individuals seeking political asylum in the United States. Write and submit affidavits to immigration courts regarding applicants’ diagnostic picture, credibility, and risks associated with returning to country of origin. Provide referrals for treatment.
Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Intern 9/2008 – 9/2009
Provided individual and family therapy to children, adolescents and families on outpatient basis. Rotations included Consultation/Liaison service, acute inpatient, and discharge readiness unit. Conducted full cognitive and psychological assessments of adults and children.
Queens Children’s Psychiatric Center, Bellerose, NY
Extern
9/2006 – 5/2007 Provided individual, integrative therapy to boys, ages 10-‐‑18, on secure inpatient unit. Led group psychotherapy for adolescents with sexual acting out behaviors.
Fordham University Counseling Center, Bronx, NY
Extern/Graduate Assistant 9/2004 – 12/2006
Provided individual psychodynamic and relational psychotherapy to undergraduates.
Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA
Mental Health Worker, Child Assessment Unit – Practicum 12/2001 – 7/2004
Provided therapeutic services to children in acute psychiatric crisis. Unit awarded 2003 American Psychiatric Association’s Gold Award for extraordinary work in eliminating restraints and seclusions.
Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA
Mental Health Worker, General Inpatient Unit (Cahill 4)
8/2001 – 7/2004 Provided milieu counseling to individuals on a general psychiatric inpatient unit.
McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
Mental Health Worker, Bipolar & Psychotic Disorders Unit – Practicum 2/2001-‐‑12/2001
Counseled psychiatric inpatients suffering from a range of bipolar and psychotic disorders.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & SERVICE
American Psychoanalytic Association, Educator Associate & Fellowship Program Alumna
• Fellowship Committee Member, Psychology Liaison, 2014-‐‑2015 (appointed by President)
American Psychological Association, Member
• Psychoanalysis -‐‑ Division 39
• Psychology of Religion & Spirituality – Division 36
New York State Psychological Association, Clinical Division Member
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Member
Psychoanalytic Education Forum of Boston, Steering Committee Member, 2002-‐‑2004
CERTIFICATIONS
° Schizophrenia Trials Network – Certified Clinical Rater for SCID, PANSS, DIGS, BPRS, SANS, SAPS
PEER-‐‑REVIEW ACTIVITIES
Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Editorial Board (Taylor & Francis) Mental Health, Religion, & Culture (Taylor & Francis)
APA Convention 2013 – Division 36 -‐‑ Proposal Reviewer
REVIEWS
Prout, T. A. (2013). Book Review -‐‑ Psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapies. DIVISION/Review: A Quarterly Psychoanalytic Forum.
Prout, T. A. (2010). Book Review -‐‑ Principles of psychotherapy: Promoting evidence-‐‑based psychodynamic practice. Psychologist-‐‑Psychoanalyst, Summer 2010.