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About

I am currently an attending child and adolescent psychiatrist/Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University Grossman School of Medicine and the Medical Director of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Association for Children's Services. I completed my child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. I was born and raised in New York City, where I also completed my medical school education at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine and my adult psychiatry residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. I am currently licensed in New York and California and can see clients in both states.

 

I enjoy working with each family and individual to find out what the needs are. No family, child, adolescent, or adult are the same, and everyone exists within a system. It is important to see a person as a whole, including the family they come from, school, job, community, and much more, in order to treat properly. My approach, when treating a child or adolescent, is to consider the community they are in, come from an attachment-based lens, and meet the youth where they are. Involvement of the parents will be important, especially depending on the age of the youth. My approach, when treating an adult, is to meet that adult where they are, understand their unique situation and treat accordingly.

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Personally and professionally, I am interested in attachment theory and mind-body connection. I have received training in mindfulness-based stress reduction, cognitive behavioral therapy, family therapy, and psychodynamic psychotherapy.

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My main areas of focus: anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), trauma, behavioral issues, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), separation anxiety, self-esteem, school issues, relationships, and family dynamics.

Career

Training & Qualifications

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: General and Adult Psychiatry, certified in 2019

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Child and Adolescent, certified in 2020

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Training​

  • General Adult Psychiatry Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, completed in 2018

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco, completed in 2020

  • New York University Public Psychiatry Fellowship, completed in 2021

 

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in psychology: George Washington University, Washington D.C., graduated in 2010

  • Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, NYC, graduated in 2015

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Additional Training

  • New York University Institute for Psychoanalytic Education Prelude to Training Seminar series, 2016-2017

  • New York University Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Training Program, 2016-2017

  • Stress Management and Resiliency Training Program for Residents, 2017-2018

 

Ongoing Projects/Research:

  • Attachment and Biochemical Catch up, UCSF

  • Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence Training, NYU

  • Anti-Labeling Training, NYU

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Honors and Awards

  • Scientific Research Award, HM, 2005

  • Summa Cum Laude, GWU, 2010

  • Phi Beta Kappa, GWU, 2010

  • Dean's list, GWU 2006-2008

  • Silver TOUCH Award for community service, TouroCOM, 2015

  • Stomp Out Bullying Teacher (cyberbullying & bullying prevention) at Public School 149, NYC, 2012-2013

  • President of Psychiatry Student Interest Group, TouroCOM,  2011-2015

  • Chief Fellow, UCSF, 2019-2020

  • Adjunct Clinical Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020

  • Supporting Children and Families during COVID-19 Award, NYU/ACS, 2020

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Publications

  • Galvan, A., Hare, T. A., Parra, C. E., Penn, J., Voss, H., Glover, G., & Casey, B. J. (2006). Earlier Development of the Accumbens Relative to Orbitofrontal Cortex Might Underlie Risk-Taking Behavior in Adolescents. Journal of Neuroscience, 26 (25), 6885–6892. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1062-06.2006

  • Penn, J., Mihai, D., Washington, I. (2015). Morphological and physiological retinal degeneration induced by intravenous delivery of vitamin A dimers in rabbits. Disease Models & Mechanisms 8, 131-138. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.017194

  • Acknowledged in: Mathew, S., Manji, H. & Charney, D. (2008). Novel Drugs and Therapeutic Targets for Severe Mood Disorders. Neuropsychopharmacol 33, 2080–2092. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.npp.1301652

  • Pending paper: Vieux, U., Penn, J. (2014). Answering the call: Educating the osteopathic medical student in the field of psychiatry during the required third year core clinical clerkship. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

 

Posters/Presentations​

  • Poster presentation in Social Psychology with Professor Michelle Stock, focusing on students’ perception of risk on social media regarding sexual activity, GWU, 2009

  • Penn J., Bhargava M., Nemzow S., Buchanan A., Jacob T. (May 2018). The Impact of a Resident-Lead School-Based Psychoeducation Program Poster presented at: American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting; New York, NY, USA.

  • Bhargava M, Penn J, Nemzow S, Buchanan A, Jacob T. (October 2018). The Impact of a Resident-Lead School-Based Psychoeducation Program – An update Poster presented at: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting; Seattle, WA, USA.

  • Penn, J., Speier, P., Costello, C. (February 2019). Dealing with 'Difficult' Families. Grand Rounds, UCSF.

  • Penn, J., Roubinov, D. (December 2019). Attachment and Biochemical Catch up. Grand Rounds, UCSF, December 2019

  • Penn, J., Goldstein, G., Starovic, M., Wurmser, R. (June 2021). Exploring Burnout During a Pandemic. Grand Rounds, NYU.

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Committees/Memberships:

  • American Psychiatric Association (APA), 2015-Present

  • American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), 2015-Present

  • Women's Mental Health Consortium (WMHC) 2022-Present

  • Psychiatry Student Interest Group Founder/President, TouroCOM, 2012-2013

  • Emergency Room Manual Committee, Maimonides Medical Center, 2015-2018

  • Alcohol Withdrawal Protocol for Patients Committee, Maimonides Medical Center, 2015-2018

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic Quality Improvement Project, UCSF, 2018-2019

  • Grand Rounds Committee, UCSF, 2018-2020

  • Trauma Informed Care Committee, NYU/Children's Center, 2020-2021​

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