Leslie A. Sim, Ph.D., L.P.

Education

1. Fellow - Medical Psychology, Child, Adolescent and Family Track Department of Psychiatry & Psychology
2. PhD - Clinical Psychology, APA accredited program. Dissertation Title: Emotion Regulation in Adolescent Females with Bulimia Nervosa: An Information Processing Perspective. Academic Advisor and Dissertation University of Maine, Orono
3. Internship - Pediatric Psychology, APA accredited program Department of Psychology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
4. MA - Developmental Psychology. Thesis Title: The Emergence of Gender Differences in Depression: Exploring Gender Roles, Response Styles, and Life Events within Two Models of Adolescent Depression. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY
5. BA - Psychology. Honors Thesis: Locus of Control in Coping with Cancer. Chairperson: John Forward, Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder

Academic rank

1. Assistant Professor of Psychology

Interests

• Eating disorders, especially family based approaches to the treatment of anorexia and bulimia nervosa
• Developmental psychopathology
• Adolescent self-injurious behavior
• Adolescent depression

Publications

See my publications

Research

See a description of research activities.