Eileen Santa-Sosa, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts-Boston, 2009

Eileen J. Santa-Sosa, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in Neonatal Perinatal Services at Children’s Health, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Santa-Sosa's current practice focuses on psychological assessment and intervention for infants and young children in a primary care NICU follow-up program. She also teaches and supervises psychology trainees in the Clinical Child Psychology Program at Children's. Her interests include infant & early childhood psychology, neurodevelopmental follow-up, pediatric traumatic stress, primary care psychology, ethnocultural factors and disparities, evidence-based practice, and health policy.

• ethnocultural factors and health disparities
• pediatric traumatic stress
• premature birth & NICU follow-up

Featured Publications

Camp-based multi-component intervention for families of young children with type 1 diabetes: A pilot and feasibility study.

Gupta OT, MacKenzie M, Burris A, Jenkins BB, Collins N, Shade M, Santa-Sosa E, Stewart SM, White PC Pediatr Diabetes 2017 Dec

Addressing Ethnocultural Factors in Treatment for Child Physical Abuse

Santa-Sosa, E.J. & Runyon, M.K. Journal of Child and Family Studies. DOI 10.1007/s10826-014-9969-5 2015 24 6

Depression and Parenting by Nonoffending Mothers of Children Who Experienced Sexual Abuse.

Santa-Sosa EJ, Steer RA, Deblinger E, Runyon MK J Child Sex Abus 2013 November-December 22 8 915-930

 Featured Books

Shapiro, E. & Santa, E. (2005) Love in (At Least) Two Cultures: Dilemmas of Intimacy, Gender, and Generation in Practice with Immigrant Families. In Mirkin M.P., Suyemoto K. & Okun B. (Eds.), Psychotherapy with Women: Exploring Diverse Contexts and Identities.Guilford: New York.

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• American Psychological Association (2007)
• Dallas Psychological Association (2013)
• Texas Psychological Association (2014)