Assistant Professor, Clinical Core Faculty

Office: Psychology, A219
Phone: 732-445-2000 x 138
Email: jfyoung@rci.rutgers.edu

Research Interests and Clinical Work:

Dr. Young's research and clinical interests focus on the prevention and treatment of adolescent depression, particularly using interventions based on interpersonal psychotherapy (Weissman, Markowitz, & Klerman, 2000). Over the past several years, she developed Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training (IPT-AST), a group preventive intervention for adolescent depression.  Dr. Young has conducted two randomized controlled trials of IPT-AST in schools in New York City,one of which was funded by NIMH (5K23 MH071320).  She is a certified therapist in interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A) with experience conducting individual and group IPT with depressed adolescents.  In addition, she has trained and supervised numerous clinicians in IPT-A and IPT-AST, including clinicians working in community agencies. 

Dr. Young mentors students in both the Psy.D. and Ph.D. programs.

Systematic Observation and Interviewing
Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Dr. Young was awarded the Gerald Klerman Young Investigator Award in 2009 from the

International Society for Interpersonal Psychotherapy.

Young, J. F., Berenson, K., Cohen, P., & Garcia, J. (2006).  The role of parent and peer support in predicting adolescent depression: A longitudinal community study.  Journal of Research on Adolescence, 15, 407-423.

Young, J. F., Mufson, L., & Davies, M. (2006).  Impact of comorbid anxiety in an effectiveness study of interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents.  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 45, 904-912.

Young, J. F., Mufson, L., & Davies, M. (2006).  Efficacy of Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training: An indicated preventive intervention for depression.  Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47, 1254-1262.

Young, J. F. (2008).  Preventive interventions for depression: What we can do to advance the field.  Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 15, 331-335.