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James Sherwood, PhD

  • Director of Mental Health Services at Thrive

Biography

Dr. Sherwood has been a licensed psychologist for 30 years.  Experiences include the assessment/evaluation of children, adolescents, adults and older adults.  Dr. Sherwood has also taught graduate students, medical students and internal medicine/family practice residents in the social medicine field at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital and other academic institutions.

Education & Training

  • PhD, Clinical Psychology with a Proficiency in Child & Family, The California School of Professional Psychology, 1991
  • MA, Clinical Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1986
  • BA, Psychology & Biology, Lycoming College, 1983

Awards & Honors

  • Departmental Honors in Psychology, Lycoming College, 1983

Research Interests

  • Anxiety Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Publications

  • Sherwood, J. V., O'Connor, K. J. (1991) "Anxiety Disorders in Children." Clinical Psychology Review, 11, no 4:  487-488.
  • Sherwood, J.V., Potash, H.M. (1988) Induced anxiety, defensive style and performance of the TAT.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 44 (5), 817.
  • Sherwood, J.V. (1987) Facilitative effects of gaze on learning. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 64, 1275.

Departments

Contact Information

Phone: (516) 587-1340 Email: sherwoodj@dyc.edu Office: DAC 135