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Faculty
Cheryl Paradis, Psy.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
email
212-774-4885
Degrees
B.A., Marymount Manhattan College
M.A.. Yeshiva University
Psy.D, Yeshiva University
Cheryl Paradis has a Psy.D. in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University. She teaches the following courses: General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Community Psychology and Forensic Psychology. She has approximately twenty years experience evaluating and treating individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses in inpatient hospital settings. She is trained in cognitive behavioral treatment and has worked with individuals with anxiety disorders in outpatient settings. She is also trained in psychodiagnostic and neuropsychological testing. She has evaluated individuals with brain damage and dysfunction in psychiatric, medical and forensic settings. She has conducted research in the areas of brain damage, cross- cultural issues and forensic psychology and published in journals such as Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry, Journal of Anxiety Disorders and Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. She has also co-authored chapters related to assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders.
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2009-2010
Achievements in Scholarship and Service
Presentations
“Malingering and Competency to Stand Trial: Psychological, Legal and Judicial Factors” Paradis, C. and Owen, E. The American College of Forensic Examiners, October 16, 2009.
”Are Forensic Thrillers Deadly?” Panelist at Thrillerfest, International Thriller Writers, moderated by Jonathan Hayes. July 9, 2010.
Publications
Paradis, C. The Measure of Madness: Inside the Disturbed and Disturbing Criminal Mind. NY: Citadel Press, 2010.
--, Friedman, S.; Hinton, DE; McNally, RJ; Solomon, LZ; Lyons, K. The Cross-Cultural Assessment of the Phenomenology of Sleep Paralysis: The Sleep Paralysis Questionnaire (SPQ). CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics, 15 (3). 2010: 220-226.
--, In-house blogger – Law & Crime Blog. Psychology Today.
Faculty-Student Collaborations
Malingering of memory impairment in defendants undergoing competency to stand trial evaluations. Paradis, C., Owen, E., Sembach, C.E., Montgomery, J. Eastern Psychological Association, Mar. 2010.
Attitudes toward malingering and the insanity sefense. Brown, E.E., Chong, C., Carey, K. Paradis, C. Eastern Psychological Association, March 2010.
Attitudes toward the use of premenstrual dysphoric disorder as a criminal defense. Venito, G.A., Wade, T, Paradis, C. Eastern Psychological Association, March 2010.
College Service
Coordinator, Forensic Psychology Minor.
Member, Cultural Perspectives Committee.
Media
Interview, FOX News, 4/25/10.
Radio and television interviews with Jay Trelease, WFME 94.7 fm. Aired 5/15/10 and 5/22/10.
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2007-2008 Achievements in Scholarships and Service
2008-2009 Achievements in Scholarships and Service
2009-2010 Achievements in Scholarships and Service
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