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Melanie Wadkins

Melanie
J.
Wadkins

Director, School-Clinical Child Psychology Program, PsyD., Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology

melanie.wadkins@yu.edu
646-592-4375

Resnick campus - Rousso Building
Room #116

PhD, Fordham University, 2009
Internship, Westchester Jewish Community Services, 2009
MA, Fordham University, 2005
BS, Davidson College, 2002

Professor Melanie Wadkins' research focuses primarily on anxiety and related disorders. Specifically, she is interested in the basic emotion of disgust and its relationship to the maintenance and development of anxiety disorders, as well as the evidence-based treatment of anxiety. Wadkins has presented her work at national and international conferences, and her work has been published in a range of books and peer-reviewed journals. She is an active member in the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. In addition, she is Co-Director of Scarsdale Village Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Scarsdale, NY. She has expertise in psychoeducational assessment and consultation, as well as in treating individuals with anxiety and mood disorders.

melanie.wadkins@yu.edu
646-592-4375

Resnick campus - Rousso Building
Room #116

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Fall 2025

Integrating Race and Gender in Multiculturalism
PSS 6199

 

Statistics I 
PSA 6280

 

Research Seminar
PSS 6915

 

Doctoral Research Project
PSS 6916

 

Spring 2025

Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy for Youth II 
PSS 6449

 

Research Project I
PSS 6915

 

Research Project II
PSS 6916