I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience providing cognitive behavioral (CBT) and other scientifically-proven therapies to children and adults.

My Education:
Yale University School of Medicine, Child Study Center
Internship and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Child Psychology, 1997 – 1999

Rutgers University
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, 1998

Harvard University
Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1993 Major: Psychology

Academic Appointments:
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry), Voluntary

Rutgers University, Graduate School of Applied and Professional
Visiting Clinical Supervisor

Selected Publications:
Camacho, M. & Hunter, L. (2006). Effective interventions for students with separation anxiety disorder. In C. Franklin, M. Harris, & P. Allen-Meares (Eds.), The School Services Sourcebook A Guide for School-Based Professionals (pp. 69-87). New York: Oxford University Press.

Tomb, M. & Hunter, L. (2006). Effective interventions for students with obsessive-compulsive disorder. In C. Franklin, M. Harris, & P. Allen-Meares (Eds.), The School Services Sourcebook A Guide for School-Based Professionals (pp. 89-110). New York: Oxford University Press.

Mass Levitt, J., Saka, N., Hunter Romanelli, L. & Hoagwood, K. (2007). Early identification of mental health problems in schools: The status of instrumentation. Journal of School Psychology, 45 (2007), 163-191.

Pecora, P.J., Jensen, P.S., Hunter Romanelli, L., Jackson, L.J., & Ortiz, A. (2009). Mental health services for children placed in foster care: An overview of current challenges. Child Welfare, 88(1), 5-26.

Hunter Romanelli, L., Landsverk, J., Mass Levitt, J., Leslie, L. K., Hurley, M.M., Bellonci, C., Gries, L.T., Pecora, P.J., Jensen, P.S., & the Child-Welfare-Mental Health Best Practices Group (2009). Best practices for mental health in child welfare: Screening, assessment and treatment guidelines. Child Welfare, 88(1),
163-188.

Hunter Romanelli, L., Hoagwood, K.E., Kaplan, S. J., Kemp, S.P., Hartman, R.L., Trupin, C., Soto, W., Pecora, P.J., LaBarrie, T.L., Jensen, P.S., & the Child-Welfare-Mental Health Best Practices Group (2009). Best practices for mental health in child welfare: Parent support and youth empowerment guidelines. Child Welfare, 88(1), 189-212.

Psychologist Princeton NJ, CBT therapist Princeton NJ, Child psychologist Princeton NJ.