Alan Kazdin, Ph.D., ABPP
Center Director

Dr. Alan Kazdin is one of the leading authorities in the world on parenting. He has helped thousands of children at the Yale Parenting Center and its research arm, the Child Conduct Clinic. Kazdin is Professor of Psychology and Child Psychiatry at Yale University. Dr. Kazdin is the former president of the American Psychological Association. He has published over 600 articles and over 40 books about child psychology. He received his B.A. in Psychology from San Jose State University, and his Ph.D.in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University.

Dr. Kazdin is featured frequently on national media as an expert in parenting including The Dr. Phil Show, ABC News, NBC News, PBS, and NPR.

Awards

• MERIT Award, National Institute of Mental Health
• Lifetime Contribution Award to Psychology from the American Psychological Association
• Distinguished Service Award to the Profession of Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology

For more information, visit Dr. Kazdin’s website.

Tracie Bush, MA, CKPMT
Certified Specialist

Tracie has worked at the Center since 2006. She previously worked as a preschool consultant, child development advisor, and mental health counselor for Youth Oppportunities Upheld, Inc., in Worcester, MA, and as a research coordinator for the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, also in Worcester, MA. She received both her B.A. in Psychology and English and her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Assumption College.

She has published several articles on the functional deficits of young adults with ADHD. Tracie currently lives near New Haven with her husband and two daughters.

Erin Carrubba, LPC, CKPMT

Certified Specialist

Erin has worked at the Center for over ten years. She received both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Marist College, with a B.A. in Psychology summa cum laude and an M.A. in Community and Counseling Psychology. She has worked previously at the Wheeler Clinic, the Astor Early Childhood Program, the Newburgh Developmental Learning Center, and the Klingberg Family Center. Erin lives in Hartford County with her husband and two sons.

Molly McDonald, MFT, CKPMT

Certified Specialist

Molly has worked at the Center since 1999. She received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and her M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fairfield University. She has previously worked as a family and youth therapist at Newtown Youth Services in Newtown, CT, and a crisis interventionist with Cooperative Educational Services in Fairfield, CT. She has been a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family since 1997. Molly currently lives outside New Haven with her husband and daughter.

Bernadette Lecza, MS, CKPMT
Certified Specialist

Bernadette has been a specialist at the Center for over fifteen years. She has previously worked as a research assistant at the Yale Center for Learning and Attention where she evaluated children for possible learning and attention disabilities. Bernadette also worked as a counselor at the Linden Hill Residential Treatment Facility in Hawthorne, NY. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Eastern Connecticut State University, and her M.S. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Bridgeport. Bernadette lives outside of New Haven with her husband and two children.

Sarah Rabbitt, Ph.D.

Sarah received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Yale University and completed her predoctoral internship at Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital. Her clinical and research training focused on child and adolescent psychopathology, with a specific emphasis on disruptive behavior problems in early development. Sarah’s current research interests include expanding the clinical populations served by Parent Management Training, using technology to expand access to evidence-based treatments, and applying experimental techniques to better understand clinical phenomena. Before attending graduate school, Sarah studied at Harvard College, where she earned a B.A. with highest honors in Psychology and a French language citation.