Jane Halperin, PhD

Degree

Ph.D., M.S.

Title

Clinical Psychologist

Clinical Appointments/Hospital Affiliation

Clinical Instructor of Medical Psychology in Dept. Of Psychiatry

College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Supervisor, Internship Program - Columbia Presbyterian

Supervisor, Fellowship Program - St. Luke’s-Roosevelt

Description of Practice/Services Offered

Individual Psychotherapy: Psychodynamic

Couples Therapy (related to Reproductive issues / Medical issues)

Areas of Research

Young adult development (internship training at Center for Psychological Services at Columbia University, extensive private practice experience with undergraduate and graduate students) addressing relationship, anxiety, mood, identity and career/academic issues.

Alcohol and Substance Use/Abuse- Postdoctoral Fellowship at Smithers (currently known as NY Addiction Institute at Roosevelt) and extensive private practice experience with young adults.

Reproductive Issues - pregnancy loss, prenatal diagnosis and decision-making, infertility and related assisted reproductive technology issues

Psychological Adjustment to Medical Illness and Loss (Doctoral dissertation research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center involved adolescent cancer survivors; formerly coordinator for Mt. Sinai Medical Center Adult and Pediatric Neurogenetics Center)

Professional Education

Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program

Columbia University, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

Columbia University, M.S., Human Genetics

Credentials/Board Certification

NY State Licensed Psychologist

Honors/Awards

Phi Beta Kappa, National Academic Honor Society

Kappa Delta Pi, Columbia University Academic Honor Society

Publications

Seizinger, B., Smith, D., Filling-Katz, M., Halperin, J., et al. (1991). Genetic flanking markers refine diagnostic criteria and provide new insights into the genetics of Von Hippel-Lindau disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 5, 1680-1682.
Rubenstein, A., Halperin, J., Mindel, J., Wallace, S., and Aron, A. (1990).Lisch nodules in neurofibromatosis 1 are not dependent on sympathetic innervation. American Journal of Human Genetics, 47(3), A76.
Bernhardt, B. And Halperin, J. (1990). Genetics and counseling in neurofibromatosis. pp.201-210.; Aron, A. Wallace, S., Rubenstein, A., and Halperin, J. Learning disabilities in neurofibromatosis. pp.55-68. In Neurofibromatosis: A Handbook for Patients, Families and Health Care Professionals (A. Rubenstein and B. Korf, Eds.). NY: Theime-Stratton.
Rubenstein, A., Huang, P., Kugler, S., Wallace, S., Sassower, K., Aron, A. And Halperin, J. (1988). Unidentified signals on magnetic resonance imaging in children with neurofibromatosis. Neurology, 38, 282.
Seizinger, B., Rouleau, G., Ozelius, L., Halperin, J., et al. (1988). Von Hippel-Lindau disease maps to the region of chromosome 3 associated with renal cell carcinoma. Nature, 332, 268-269.

Presentations/Media

Invited Lectures Psychological Aspects of Genetic Disease and Prenatal Diagnosis Issues;
National Conferences (1987-2002) International Conferences: Beijing (1995); Tokyo (1994); Strasbourg (1993).

Contact

25 West 81st Street, Suite 1B
New York, NY 10024

Phone: (212) 496-9732
Fax: (212) 496-9759

Appointment Scheduling: Monday-Friday, Flexible Hours

Insurances Accepted/Managed Care Accepted: Chickering (university student health plans), Fee for Service (will provide information for Out-of-Network provision)