Gary Fireman, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training
M.A., Ph.D. Long Island University (Clinical Psychology).

Specialty Areas

Developmental psychopathology, child and adolescent treatment, and social competence.

My research interest is in the roles of emotional experience, peer collaboration, self-observation, and personal narrative in the promotion of effective problem solving and social reasoning skills. I am particularly interested in applying these research concerns to the assessment and intervention of high risk children and adolescents and the prevention of psychopathology. Specifically, the high risk youth include children and adolescents who are identified as aggressive, rejected, victimized, and as having poor emotional regulation and limited pro-social skills. I have also applied these research interests to those who have been victims of abuse and/or neglect. A second area of interest involves the relationship of nightmares and disturbed dreaming, cognitive processes and emotional wellbeing. My clinical interests include child, adolescent, and adult therapy; family therapy; psychological and psycho-educational assessment.

Selected Publications

Larsen, J.T., To, Y. M. & Fireman, G. (2007). Children’s understanding and experience of mixed emotions. Psychological Science, 18, 186-191.

Dempsey, J. P., Fireman, G. D. & Wang, E. (2006). Transitioning out of peer victimization in School Children: Gender and Behavioral Characteristics. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 28, 271-280.

Fireman, G., McVay, T. & Flanagan, O. (Eds.). (2003). Narrative and Consciousness: Literature, Psychology and the Brain. NY: Oxford University Press.

Fireman, G., Kose, G. Solomon, M.J., (2003). Self-Observation and Learning: The Effect of Watching Oneself on Problem Solving Performance. Cognitive Development, 18, 339-354.

Levin, R. & Fireman, G. (2002). Nightmare prevalence, nightmare distress, and self-reported psychological disturbance. Sleep, 25, 1-8.