About
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Dr. Fussner is an experienced licensed clinical psychologist working with individuals throughout the lifespan presenting with a range of psychosocial concerns including anxiety, life transitions, parenting challenges, adjustment to chronic illness, and relationship stress. She is passionate about working with individuals and families in a supportive and collaborative manner to improve their quality of life and make meaningful change.
Dr. Fussner received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Miami University and has trained and worked at the nation’s top institutions and children’s hospitals including Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Yale Child Study Center, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She has received specialized training in behavior parent management training, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), behavior pain management, and health psychology.
Dr. Fussner has served as a clinical supervisor across all training levels (pre-doctoral clinician, resident, fellow) and co-directed the clinical fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology psychology, in her most recent position. She is a well published scholar with over 15 peer reviewed journal articles and continues to collaborate with research teams at the Yale School of Medicine.
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Psychology Licensure
Dr. Fussner is a licensed psychologist in PA (License #PS019034) and NJ (License #35SI00631800).
Dr. Fussner also holds the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology through PSYPACT with 40 current participating states.
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Education and Training
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati OH
PhD in Clinical Psychology, Miami University, Oxford OH
Predoctoral Internship, Oregon Heath & Science University, Portland OR
MA in Clinical Psychology, Miami University, Oxford OH
BA in Psychology and Spanish, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN; Cum Laude
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Clinical Positions
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania (2023-2024)
Psychologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (2020- 2024)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Child Psychology, Yale University School of Medicine (2018-2020)