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Tamara E. Rosen

Tamara E. Rosen, PhD

Assistant Professor


Personal Pronouns: she/her/hers

Department: Psychiatry

Education

  • PhD – Stony Brook University, State University of New York
  • MA – Stony Brook University
  • BA – Binghamton University

Postgraduate Training / Additional Certifications

  • Licensed psychologist

Dr. Rosen is a licensed clinical psychologist within the Department of Pediatrics at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. She is the lead psychologist for the Special Health Care Needs-Dentistry Collaboration, a program which supports dental patients with developmental differences, behavioral needs, and/or medical anxiety. Dr. Rosen provides cognitive-behavioral therapy and diagnostic assessment of autism and co-occurring psychiatric challenges.

Clinical Services

Assessment and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders, Assessment and treatment of pediatric behavioral, mood and anxiety disorders, Consultation within primary and specialty care settings

Internships

  • University of Colorado School of Medicine, JFK Partners/Children’s Hospital Colorado

Fellowships

  • University of Colorado School of Medicine, JFK Partners/Children’s Hospital Colorado

Affiliated Hospitals

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Tamara Rosen, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Drexel University College of Medicine. Her interests are in expanding access to evidence-based assessment and mental health services for neurodivergent patients. Dr. Rosen is also passionate about increasing neurodiversity-affirming care in medical settings.

Dr. Rosen is a licensed clinical psychologist. She has expertise in delivering cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to autistic and neurotypical individuals and providing differential diagnostic assessment of autism and co-occurring challenges. Her research examines the efficacy and effectiveness of CBT for autistic individuals with anxiety. In addition, her research focuses on the phenomenology and assessment of co-occurring psychiatric symptoms in autism, with a focus on depression and anxiety.

Dr. Rosen provides direct supervision of psychology residents as part of the St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Psychology Doctoral Internship Program, Master’s ABA students as part of the Special Health Care Needs-Dentistry Collaboration, and precepting pediatric residents, fellows and medical students.

Publications

“From clinic to classroom: Two case studies of youth with ASD and anxiety from the school-based Facing Your Fears program”
Rosen, T., Pickard, K., Ponomaryova, A., Kerns, C., & Reaven, J.
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 36(1), 24 – 41. (2022)

“A transdiagnostic model of psychiatric symptom co-occurrence and Autism Spectrum Disorder”
Rodriguez-Seijas, C., Gadow, K. D., Rosen, T.E., Kim, H., Lerner, M. D., & Eaton, N. R.
Autism Research, 13(4), 579-590. (2019)

“Autism severity, co-occurring psychopathology, and intellectual functioning predict supportive school services for youth with ASD”
Rosen, T.E., Spaulding, C.J., Gates, J.A., & Lerner, M.D.
Autism, 23(7), 1805-1816. (2019)

“Co-occurring psychiatric conditions in autism spectrum disorder”
Rosen, T.E., Mazefsky, C.A., Vasa, R.A., & Lerner, M.D.
International Review of Psychiatry. 1-22. (2018)

“Error-related brain activity and anxiety symptoms in youth with autism spectrum disorder”
Rosen, T.E., & Lerner, M.D.
Autism Research. 11(2), 342-354. (2017)

“Assessment of anxiety in youth with autism spectrum disorder”
Moskowitz, L. J., Rosen, T.E., Lerner, M.D., & Levine, K.
In C. Kerns, E. Storch, P. Kendall, J. J. Wood, & P. Renno (Eds.), Evidence Based Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Elsevier. (2016)

“Externalizing and internalizing symptoms moderate longitudinal patterns of facial emotion recognition in autism spectrum disorder”
Rosen T.E., & Lerner, M.D.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 46(8), 2621-2634. (2016)

“A review of behavioral interventions for anxiety-related behaviors in lower-functioning individuals with autism”
Rosen, T.E., Connell, J.E., & Kerns, C.M.
Behavioral Interventions. 31(2), 120-143. (2016)

* This physician's clinical practice is independent of Drexel University.


Contact Information


St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
160 East Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Phone: 215.427.8350
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