About
Raina Lamade, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Biography
Dr. Lamade obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology, minor in biology from Queens College, CUNY, master’s degree in psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a doctoral degree in clinical psychology with a concentration in forensic psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University (APA accredited). She completed an APA internship at the Northport Veterans Administration Medical Center, working with a range of mental health issues, including combat and sexual trauma. Her training in clinical and forensic psychology includes the assessment and treatment of mental illness and trauma, in outpatient and inpatient, including forensic psychiatric settings. Dr. Lamade has extensive training in psychological assessment. She was trained in psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) modalities, including abstinence and harm reduction substance use treatment models, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Prolonged Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy. She completed an APA approved postdoctoral training at St. John’s University in forensic psychology and worked on two federal Department of Justice (DOJ) grants.
Dr. Lamade was a Postdoctoral Researcher and Project Manager for a grant funded by the Office of Sexual Offending Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) to develop and pilot test an intervention program for college students found responsible of sexual misconduct. This was a four-year national study where she was responsible for all aspects of grant management, research protocols, data collection, IRB and DOJ compliance, and project deliverables. On the operations end, she managed a team of over 15 graduate students, coordinated data collection at 13 colleges and universities and over 10 pilot implementation sites. Dr. Lamade, along with her colleague, Dr. Elise Lopez were the primary managers responsible for project oversight, training site PIs and research assistants. On the research end, Dr. Lamade oversaw data entry and analyses. The resulting program, STARRSA (Science-based Treatment, Accountability, and Risk Reduction or Sexual Assault) was developed by the core project personnel, Drs. Prentky, Koss, Lamade and Lopez with a team of professionals with expertise in mental health, behavioral change, clinical and forensic psychology, public health, and student conduct. Dr. Lamade developed STARRSA program assessment tools, psychoeducational curriculum and therapeutic intervention materials, and trained providers in administering the STARRSA psychoeducational and treatment protocol.
Dr. Lamade has served as a psychologist for treatment diversion programs and problem-solving courts (e.g., Veterans’ Court), as well as forensic mental health assessments of criminal defendants in New York City. She has testified as an expert witness in New York State courts, as well as in district and superior courts in the Commonwealth.
She is on the National Registry of Health Psychologists and is a member of several national and state professional organizations including the American Psychological Association (APA), the Association of Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA), American Psychology-Law Society (APLS), APA Society for Clinical Neuropsychology, APA Trauma Psychology, APA International Psychology, APA Military Psychology, International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, Massachusetts Psychological Association, and New York State Psychological Association.