Behnaz Pakizegi, Ph.D
BEHNAZ PAKIZEGI, PH.D.
Psychology Dept.
Wm. Paterson University
Wayne, N.J. 07470
973720-2643
SUMMARY
Psychology Professor
Psychologist in private practice
Publications & presentations
EDUCATION
Licensed Clinical Psychologist (State of NJ) (973-454-3676)
With special training in Child & Family Therapy & Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Ph.D.: Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Human Development & Family Studies
B.A.: Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn.
Psychology (Cum Laude)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ongoing
Professor, Psychology Dept., Wm. Paterson University, Wayne, NJ (1977-Present)
Graduate, Honors and Undergraduate courses. Course topics: Family, Infant, Child, Adolescent & Lifespan Development, Child Abuse & Neglect, Culture & Behavior, Developmental Psychopathology; Supervised graduate clinical psychology interns
Private Practice, Psychotherapist, Montclair, NJ (2001-present)
Treat individuals, couples, families, children, relational, emotional, bicultural life stage
issues
Past Professional Experiences (selected)
Director & Supervisor (2013-2014), Passaic Parents as Teachers Program, Passaic, NJ
Implement a home visiting program for at risk parents and their infants.
(Grant: NJ Dept. of Children & Families)
Director (1999-2006), Masters Program in Applied Clinical Psychology, Psychology Dept.,
Wm. Paterson University, Wayne, NJ; Launched new program, restructured and
developed it through accreditation.
· Newark Preschool Council (Head Start)
· Catholic Charities, Edison, N.J.
· Institute for Child Development, Hackensack Univ. Medical Center, Hackensack, N.J.
· Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Federal Program, Paterson, N.J.
· Family Service & Child Guidance Center of the Oranges, Maplewood & Millburn, Orange, N.J
· Infant Evaluation Unit, Mt. Sinai Hospital, N.Y.C.
· Infant Therapeutic Nursery, College of Medicine & Dentistry, Newark, N.J.
· Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Task Force on International Issues and the United Nations
· Reviewer for Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues at the American Psychological Association meetings & Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
· Speakers Bureau: Association for Children of New Jersey
· Consultant: Education Testing Service, Princeton, N.J., Graduate Record Exams in Psychology
· Chairperson, Subcommittee on Child Abuse & Neglect, Town Council, Montclair, N.J.
· Director: Policy Analysis Honors Program, Wm. Paterson College
PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS (selected)
Areas : family and alternative families, parenting, adoption, child abuse and neglect, culture and development, sex role development. Dr. Pakizegi has published in several journals, written book chapters and presented at national and international conferences.
Pakizegi, B. (2014). Highlights of infant & toddler development: Parenting implications & warning signs. Presented at the Partnership for Maternal Child Health, May 28, 2014, Jersey City, NJ.
Pakizegi, B. (2009). Adolescent adoptees of single mothers by choice. Presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, June 4, 2009.
Pakizegi, B. (2008). Child neglect. Encyclopedia of Social Problems. Sage Publications.
Pakizegi, B. (2007). Single parent adoptions and clinical implications. In Javier, R., Baden, A. Biafora, F & Camacho-Gingerich, A. (Eds). Handbook of Adoption. (pp. 190-216). Thousand Oaks, Ca.: Sage Publications.
Pakizegi, B. (July 2006). Single parent adoptions and clinical implications. International Conference on Adoption Research. Norwich, England.
Pakizegi, B. (Spring 1997). Contrasting parenting styles: A longitudinal follow-up-Adolescence. Videopresentation, Wm. Paterson University Faculty Forum, Wayne, N.J. & (March 1990). A longitudinal followup- School Age Years. Videopresentation at Brock University, St. Catharine's, Ontario. Invited Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Visiting Scholars Program.
Pakizegi, B. (Winter 1994). Some issues in the development of the young adults second generation of IranianAmericans. Mehregan. 2 (4), pp. 109117.
Pakizegi, B. (Spring 1990) Emerging family forms: Single mothers by choice Demographic & psychosocial variables. Maternal & Child Nursing Journal. 19 (1). pp. 119.
Pakizegi, B. (April, 1987). Abusive & neglectful parenting: Some implications of a dialectical model. Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD
Pakizegi, B. (March, 1985). The internalization of classism, racism and sexism in abusive parenting: A developmental dialectical model. Association for Women in Psychology. NY, NY
Pakizegi, B. (1985) Maladaptive parentinfant relationships. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 6, 199246.
Pakizegi, B. (1985). Gender classification by infants. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 146, 135136.
Pakizegi, B. (1978). The interaction of mothers and fathers with their sons. Child Development. 49, 479482.
Pakizegi, G. (1978). The Iranian woman: legal and social positions. In L. Beck & N. Keddie. Women of the Moslem World . Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
Pakizegi, B. Bazrafshan, M. & Ranjbaran, M. (Translators) of H.Ginsburg & S. Opper, Piaget's Theory of Intellectual Development: An Introduction. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : PrenticeHall,1969. Translation from English into Persian.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Service Recognition Award, Wm. Paterson University
Who’s Who in America’s Teachers
Merit Awards, Wm. Paterson University
Princeton Faculty Fellowship, Princeton University
Career Development Awards, Wm. Paterson University
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
New Jersey Psychological Association
Society for Research in Child Development