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Elissa Jelalian, PhD

Senior Research Scientist

Elissa Jelalian, PhD, has been a staff psychologist in the department of child and family psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital since 1992. She is also a professor of psychiatry and human behavior and pediatrics at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Jelalian is a graduate of Brandeis University. She earned her doctorate at Miami University, and did her post-doctoral training in the department of child and family psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Contact Dr. Jelalian

Email: [email protected]

Research Interests

Dr. Jelalian’s research program focuses on development and implementation of innovative weight control interventions for children and adolescents, as well as evaluation of state wide policy to promote healthier school nutrition and physical activity environments.  Her research has been supported by the US National Institutes of Health since 1999 and has had a significant impact on the study of behavioral weight control interventions for adolescents.

Her current research investigates innovative strategies for involving parents in adolescent weight control. She is also the co principal investigator on a National Institute of Mental Health treatment development grant evaluating the efficacy of cognitive behavioral intervention combined with exercise in the treatment of overweight and depressed adolescents.

Locations

Primary

Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center
Coro Center West (directions)
1 Hoppin Street, Suite 204
Providence, RI 02903

Phone: 401-793-8700
Fax: 401-793-8799

Education

  • Post Graduate:  Miami University of Ohio
  • Internship:  University of Rochester Medical Center
  • Fellowship:  Butler Hospital, Providence, RI

Specialties

  • Pediatric Psychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Weight Management
  • Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
  • Eating Disorders