Education and Credentials

Post-doctoral Respecialization Certificate in Clinical Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, School of Psychology, Santa Barbara, CA

Concentrations: Forensic Psychology; Psychological Assessment (forensic, developmental, educational, neuropsychological, trauma, and cognitive assessment) and Evidence-Based Treatments and Services

Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Concentrations: Developmental Psychopathology, Social and Personality Development

M.A., Developmental Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY

Kappa Delta Pi

B.A., English and Psychology, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY

Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Centennial Scholar

Clinical Training

Psychology Intern, DC Superior Court, Child Guidance Clinic, Washington, DC. (American Psychological Association Accredited internship in Psychology).

Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Family Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD.

Psychology Extern, Child Guidance Clinic, Social Services Division, DC Superior Court, Washington, DC. (2 years)

About Dr. Feerick

Additional Specialized Clinical Training

Training in the MIGDAS-2 for Children, Adolescents, and Adults (Marilyn Monteiro, Ph.D.)
Two-year training institute in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents Presented by Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC
Four Day Intensive Training in The DBT Prolonged Exposure Protocol (DBT PE)
Ten day Intensive Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Advanced Professional Development Institute on ADHD and Executive Function Difficulties through the Maryland Psychological Association
Advanced Interpretation of the WISC-V course through the Maryland Psychological Association
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in suicide first aid at Fort George G. Meade
Training in Language Development and Pathology through Fielding Graduate University, Neuropsychology Program
Courses in Structural Equation Modeling and Ethics in Forensic Psychology through Fielding Graduate University
Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Master Resilience Trainer Course
Training in FOCUS intervention for military families dealing with multiple deployments, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Training in Cognitive Processing Therapy for traumatic stress disorders through the Deployment Health Clinical Center of the Defense Centers of Excellence, College Park, MD
Training in Trauma Systems Therapy for Substance Abuse through the Family Center, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD
Training in Trauma Focused CBT through the Safe Shores Children's Advocacy Center, Washington DC
APSAC Child Forensic Interview Clinic, Virginia Beach, VA
Certificate in Parent-Infant Mental Health, Fielding Graduate University
Training Institute on Design and Conduct of Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Completed American Psychological Association (APA) Advanced Training Institute on Longitudinal Methods, Measurement and Models, Charlottesville, VA

Professional Positions

Throughout her career, Dr. Feerick has held a number of professional positions. Upon completion of her doctorate, she served as a Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)/American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow and then program officer at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, managing research programs in child cognitive, social, and affective development. While completing her post-doctoral respecialization program, Dr. Feerick worked as a senior research psychologist at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress of Uniformed Services University. Additionally, she has completed clinical training at a variety of settings including, but not limited to: the DC Child Advocacy Center, the DC Superior Court Child Guidance Clinic, the Family Center at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Howard University Counseling Center, and several private group practices including Psychological Assessment Solutions, Campbell Psychological Services, and the Wake Kendall Group PLLC.

Publications

Dr. Feerick has published research papers on adolescent development and the experience of child maltreatment. She is co-editor (with J. Knutson, P. Trickett, P., & S. Flanzer) of Child Abuse and Neglect: Definitions, Classifications and a Framework for Research (2006) and (with G. Silverman) of Children Exposed to Violence (2006). She also has more than 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.

Peer Reviewed Articles and Chapters

Cozza, S. J., & Feerick, M. M. (2011). The impact of parental combat injury on young military children. In J. Osofsky (Ed.), Young children and trauma: Intervention and treatment (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

Dubowitz, H., Newton, R. R., Litrownik, A. J., Briggs, E. C., Lewis, T., Thompson, R., English, D., Lee, L., & Feerick, M. M. (2005). Examination of a conceptual model of child neglect. Child Maltreatment, 10, 173-189.

Feerick, M. M., Boyce, C., & Giardino, A. (2005). Opportunities for federal funding and collaboration: The National Institutes of Health, Child Abuse, and Neglect Working Group. In A. Giardino and R. Alexander (Eds.), Child maltreatment: A clinical guide and reference and a comprehensive photographic reference identifying child abuse. Volumes 1-2 (3rd Edition) (chapter 40). St. Louis, MO: GW Medical.

Feerick, M. M., Bynum, D., & Bristol-Power, M. (2002). Funding trends for research on parenting and child development at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. In M. Bristol-Power, J. G. Borkowski, & S. L. Ramey (Eds.), Parenting and the child’s world: Multiple influences on intellectual and socio-emotional development. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Feerick, M. M. & Haugaard, J. J. (1999). Long-term effects of witnessing marital violence for women: The contribution of childhood physical and sexual abuse. Journal of Family Violence, 14, 377-398.

Feerick, M. M., Haugaard, J. J., & Hien, D. A. (2002). Child maltreatment and adulthood violence: The contribution of attachment and cocaine abuse. Child Maltreatment, 7, 227-241.

Feerick, M. M. & Silverman, G. (2006). Introduction. In M. M. Feerick & G. Silverman (Eds.), Children Exposed to Violence. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.

Feerick, M. M. & Silverman, G. (2006). Conclusions and future directions. In M. M. Feerick & G. Silverman (Eds.), Children Exposed to Violence. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.

Feerick, M. M. & Snow, K. L. (2006). An examination of research in child abuse and neglect: Past practices and future directions. In M. M. Feerick, J. Knutson, P. Trickett, & S. Flanzer (Eds.), Child abuse and neglect: Definitions, classifications and a framework for research. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.

Feerick, M. M. & Snow, K. L. (2006). Conclusions and future research directions. In M. M. Feerick, J. Knutson, P. Trickett, & S. Flanzer (Eds.), Child abuse and neglect: Definitions, classifications and a framework for research. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.

Feerick, M. M. & Snow, K. L. (2005). The relationships between childhood sexual abuse, social anxiety, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in women. Journal of Family Violence, 20, 409-419.

Feerick, M. M. & Prinz, R. J. (Eds.). (2003). Children exposed to domestic violence: Current status and research directions [Special Issue]. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review), 6(3).

Feerick, M. M. & Prinz, R. J. (2003). Introduction. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 6, 147-149.

Feerick, M. M. & Prinz, R. J. (2003). Next steps in research on children exposed to community violence or war/terrorism. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 6, 303-305.

Fullerton, C. S., McCarroll, J. E., Feerick, M. M., McKibben, J., Cozza, S., Ursano, R. J. & Child Neglect Workgroup. (2012). Child neglect in Army families: A public health perspective. Military Medicine.

Haugaard, J. J. & Feerick, M. M. (2002). Interventions for maltreated children to reduce their likelihood of engaging in juvenile delinquency. Children’s Services, 5, 285-297.

Haugaard, J. J. & Feerick, M. M. (1996). The influence of child abuse and family violence on violence in the schools. In A.M. Hoffman (Ed.), Schools: Violence and Society. CA: Praeger.

Haugaard, J. J., Reppucci, N. D., & Feerick, M. M. (1997). Children's coping with maltreatment. In S. Wolchik & I. Sandler (Eds.), Handbook of Children's Coping: Linking Theory and Intervention. NY: Springer.

Prinz, R. J. & Feerick, M. M. (Eds.). (2003). Children exposed to community violence or war/terrorism: Current status and research directions [Special Issue]. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 6(4).

Prinz, R. J. & Feerick, M. M. (2003). Children exposed to community violence or war/terrorism: Current status and research directions--Introduction. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 6, 221-222.

Prinz, R. J. & Feerick, M. M. (2003). Next steps in research on children exposed to domestic violence. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 6, 215-219.