Daily Archives: 2026-07-01

Jill H. Rathus, PhD

Jill H. Rathus, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, where she directs a scientist-practitioner training program in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

Dr. Rathus is also Codirector of Cognitive Behavioral Associates in Great Neck, New York, a treatment center specializing in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). She is coauthor, with Alec L. Miller, PsyD, and Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, of Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents.
 
Dr. Rathus’s research interests include DBT, CBT, adolescent suicide, marital distress, intimate partner violence, anxiety disorders, and psychological assessment. She has published numerous articles and books in these areas, serves as a reviewer for psychological research journals, consults on the development of treatment programs, and trains mental health professionals internationally.

Eun-young Choi

Eun-young Choi studied Western History and Korean Language and Literature at Korea University. She writes picture books, novels, and essays, and is a member of the creative writing group Little Bird.

She worked for many years as an editor in the publishing industry and continues to work as a writer, translator, and planning editor. She also occasionally writes lyrics and musical scripts.

Her books include For Those Who Want to Write Picture Books, Seven Rooms, A Breathing Hole, I Am a Bowl, Blow, Come, We Live On, and Bubble Bubble Fermentation Fairies. She has also written scripts and lyrics for the musicals Nolbu and Sihwa: Those Who Dream Radiant Dreams, as well as the cantata Eyes of the Stars.

Alec L. Miller, PsyD

Alec L. Miller, PsyD, is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. He is also Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychology and Director of the Adolescent Depression and Suicide Program.

Dr. Miller is cofounder of Cognitive and Behavioral Consultants, with offices in Westchester and Manhattan, New York.

Dr. Miller has published extensively on DBT, adolescent suicide, child abuse, and borderline personality disorder, and has trained thousands of mental health professionals in DBT. He is a Fellow of Division 12, Clinical Psychology, and Division 53, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, of the American Psychological Association.
 
He is coauthor, with Jill H. Rathus, PhD, and Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, of Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents.

Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP

Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, is the developer of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington, where she also served as Director of the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics.

Dr. Linehan has devoted her career to developing and evaluating empirically supported treatments for individuals experiencing severe suicidal crises and complex, severe mental disorders.

Her contributions to suicide research and clinical psychology have been recognized with numerous honors, including the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation and the James McKeen Cattell Award from the Association for Psychological Science. In recognition of her work, the American Association of Suicidology established the Marsha Linehan Award, which honors outstanding research in the treatment of suicidal behavior.
 
Dr. Linehan is also a Zen master and teaches mindfulness and meditation through workshops and retreats for health care professionals.

Edna B. Foa, PhD

Edna B. Foa, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and former Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety.

 

Dr. Foa has devoted her career to the study of the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). She is widely recognized as one of the leading experts in these fields.

 

Dr. Foa established a theoretical framework for understanding the psychopathology underlying these disorders. She also developed scientifically supported treatments and made significant contributions to clarifying the mechanisms through which these treatments produce change.

 

Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE), which Dr. Foa developed for individuals suffering from PTSD, is supported by a strong scientific evidence base and has been widely disseminated across the United States and around the world.
 
In recognition of her achievements, Dr. Foa has received numerous honors and awards and was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people.
 
 

Selected Honors and Awards

 

  • Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology Award, American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
  • 2010 Lifetime Achievement in the Field of Trauma Psychology Award, American Psychological Association
  • Inaugural Outstanding Career Achievement Award, International OCD Foundation