Dr. Anita Jose is a New York State licensed Psychologist with 10+ postdoctoral years of research and clinical experience. She recieved her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook University, and completed her predoctoral internship at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Jose is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Attending Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Medical Center. She is also a credentialed member of the National Register for Health Service Providers in Psychology.

As Director of Child Welfare Programs at Montefiore's University Behavioral Associates, Dr. Jose ensures that families involved with the New York City child welfare system recieve high quality assessment, treatment, and crisis intervention services. She has extensive experience in grant submission, as well as program implementation, development, and oversight. Currently, she is co-PI on two federally funded grants and oversees two direct service contracts. She is responsible for a multi-million dollar annual budget and a staff of 40+ associates.

Her current academic research focuses on child maltreatment, especially as it co-occurs with substance use; she has also studied the couple-related areas of relationship satisfaction and relationship violence. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences in each of these areas. She has also been invited to deliver presentations on her work to policy makers, including presentations to two federal Commissioners, and the Commissioner of the NYC Administration for Children's Services. She has personally presented her work to the office of a U.S. Senator and the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York. Due to her knowledge of trauma and its mental health correlates, she is currently serving a 4-year term as a member of the CDC World Trade Center Health Program Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee.

As a clinician-educator, Dr. Jose has delivered training seminars on child maltreatment and relationship violence to psychology interns and externs, psychiatry residents, and house staff from other departments. She has also provided clinical and/or research supervision to psychology interns and graduate students, psychiatry residents and other house staff, medical students, and junior faculty. 

Dr. Jose's clinical expertise has a foundation in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT); she also has training in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and psychodynamic psychotherapy. In practice, she utilizes a transtheoretical treatment framework, to maintain flexibility and support the therapeutic alliance. In her faculty practice, Dr. Jose specializes in the comprehensive psychological assessment of adults and adolescents, and the treatment of mood disorders, anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress. She is experienced in providing psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and groups.

Selected Publications:

Madora, M., Wetzler, S., Jose, A., & Bernstein, P. (2022). Pregnant and postpartum people with substance use disorders: Understanding the obstetrical care provider’s roles and responsibilities. Maternal and Child Health Journal [online publication]. 10.1007/s10995-022-03446-x

Jose, A., & Wetzler, S. (2019). Implementing a regional partnership to improve substance abuse and child welfare outcomes in urban high-needs parents. Families in Society, 100, 328-335. 10.1177/1044389419836612

Jose, A., Graña, J.L., O’Leary, K.D., Redondo, N., & Jose, R. (2018). Psychopathological factors and perpetration of intimate partner aggression: A multivariate model. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. 10.1177/0886260518789148

Jose, A., O’Leary, K.D., Graña-Gomez, J.L., & Foran, H.M. (2014). Risk factors for men’s intimate physical aggression in Spain. Journal of Family Violence, 29, 287-297. 10.1007/s10896-014-9589-2

Jose, A. (2012). [Review of the book Healing Stress in Military Families – Eight Steps to Wellness, by L.T. DeCarvalho & J.M. Whelan]. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 66, 309-310.

Jose, A., Olino, T.M., & O’Leary, K.D. (2012). Item response theory analysis of intimate partner violence in a community sample. Journal of Family Psychology, 26, 198-205. 10.1037/a0027100

Wetzler, S. & Jose, A. (2012). Passive-aggressive personality disorder: The demise of a syndrome. In T. A. Widiger (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Personality Disorders (pp. 674-693). New York: Oxford University Press. 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199735013.013.0031

Jose, A., O’Leary, K.D. & Moyer, A. (2010). Does premarital cohabitation predict subsequent marital stability and marital quality? A meta-analysis. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 72, 105-116. 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00686.x

Jose, A., Rajaram, S., O’Leary, K.D., & Williams, M.C. (2010). Memory for partner-related stimuli: Free recall and frequency estimation. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 27, 658-670. 10.1177/0265407510369144

Jose, A. & O’Leary, K.D. (2009). Prevalence of partner aggression in representative and clinic samples. In K.D. O’Leary & E. Woodin (Eds.), Psychological and Physical Aggression in Couples: Causes and Interventions (pp. 15 – 35). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 10.1037/11880-001

Jose, A. & Goldfried, M.R. (2008). A transtheoretical approach to case formulation. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 15, 212-222. 10.1016/j.cbpra.2007.02.009

Selected Academic Presentations:

Sood, C. & Jose, A. (2020, August). Adapting evidence-based group intervention for high needs and other populations. Workshop conducted at the 128th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Sood, C., Zacharia, J., Wetzler, S., Jose, A., & Martin, J. (2019, November). Common Themes Shared between Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations and Trauma-Informed Interventions with Underserved Families. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, MA, USA.

Jose, A., Martin, J., & Martinez, J. (2019, August). Collaboration in support of families: Connecting child welfare and substance abuse providers. Panel conducted at the 127th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Sood, C., Wetzler, S., Jose, A., Zhu, J., & Martin, J. (2019, August). Treating co-occurring parent substance abuse and child welfare concerns in at-risk NYC families. Poster presented at the 127th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Jose, A. (2019, June). Effective cross-system collaboration: Strategies for a successful partnership inspired by cognitive-behavioral principles. In Alliances across Disciplines and Countries. Symposium conducted at the 35th annual meeting of the Society for Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Lisbon, Portugal.

Jose, A., Zhu, J., & Martin, J. (2019, April). A regional partnership for New York City to improve child welfare outcomes among substance abusing families: Exploring community partnerships, study implementation, and outcomes.  Workshop presented at the 21st annual meeting of the National Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect, Washington, DC.

Sood, C., Zhu, J., Martin, J., Wetzler, S. & Jose, A. (2019, April). Implementing evidence-based interventions for urban parents with dual child welfare and substance abuse concerns. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Child Welfare League of America, Washington, DC.

Jose, A., Graña-Gomez, J.L., O’Leary, K.D., Redondo, N., & Jose, R. (2017, November). Psychopathological factors for intimate partner aggression in a Spanish community sample: A multivariate model. Poster presented at the 51st annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA.

Jose, A., O’Leary, K.D., Graña-Gomez, J.L., & Foran, H. (2011, November). Risk factors for male physical aggression in Spain. Poster presented at the 45th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Jose, A., Olino, T.M. & O’Leary, K.D. (2010, November). Male-to-female aggression using the revised Conflict Tactics Scale: An item response theory (IRT) analysis. Poster presented at the 44th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.

Jose, A. (2009, November). Prevalence and vulnerability factors for partner aggression in the United States. In K.D. O’Leary (Chair), Universal or Country-Specific Vulnerability Factors for Partner Violence: Intervention Implications. Symposium conducted at the 43rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

Jose, A., & O’Leary, K.D. (2009, November). Assessing relationship quality in a dating sample: A comparison of two measures. Poster presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapist, New York, NY.

Jose, A., O’Leary, K.D., Rajaram, S. & Williams, M.C. (2009, June). Memory of partner interactions: Reality-based or schema dependent? Poster presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Society of Psychotherapy Research, Santiago de Chile.

Jose, A., Rajaram, S., O’Leary, K.D., & Williams, M.C. (2008, November). Rating and recall of partner related stimuli as a function of relationship satisfaction. Poster presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.

Jose, A., O’Leary, K.D. & Moyer, A. (2007, November). Does cohabitation affect subsequent marital stability and quality? A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 41st annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

Selected Invited Presentations:

Caring for Infants Impacted by Parental Substance Use

Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Department of Pediatrics, Grand Rounds (November 2022; Bronx, NY)

Understanding CAPTA, CARA, and Plans of Safe Care

NYC Center for Court Innovation Strong Starts Court Initiative (October 2022; Bronx, NY)

Implementing Contingency Management Techniques to Address the needs of Families with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Child Welfare Concerns

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (sponsors: ACF, SAMHSA, Children’s Bureau) (September 2022; Virtual Webinar)

Addressing Co-Occurring Substance Use & Child Welfare Risk: Best Practices from the Healthy Moms & Babies Program

NYC Department of Health, M3RC Meeting (March 2022; New York, NY)

Navigating the Possibilities: Career Paths for Psychology Majors

Manhattan College (October 2019, Riverdale, NY)

The Value of Collaboration: Implementing Evidence Based Interventions in a Child Welfare Setting

NYC Administration for Children’s Services, Recovery Month 2019 Conference (September 2019, New York, NY

Healthy Moms & Babies: Collaborative Care for Bronx Moms-to-be at Risk of Substance Use

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District II CHARM Convening: A Roadmap for Implementation (February 2019, Albany, NY)

Strengthening Collaborative Practice in the Bronx

Children’s Bureau, 2017 Regional Partnership Grants Annual Meeting (June 2017, Washington, DC)

Building Effective cross-collaborative relationships: An overview

Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Division of Substance Abuse, Grand Rounds (September 2015, Bronx, NY)

It’s Not Love – It’s A Crime

Bronx Community College, Spring 2015 President’s Lecture (April 2015, Bronx, NY)