CONTACT INFORMATIONBIOGRAPHYCREDENTIALSPUBLICATIONSBrigid Cahill, Ph.D.Contact InformationPhone NumbersOffice: (585) 275-3113Fax: (585) 442-0815A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty GroupgroupAn Accountable Health PartnerassignmentAccepting New PatientsLocationsUniversity of Rochester500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd.Box 270356Rochester, NY 14611Faculty AppointmentsAssistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry - Department of Psychiatry , Psychology (SMD) BiographyProfessional BackgroundDr. Brigid Cahill received her bachelor's degree in psychology at St. Mary's College of Maryland in 1994, graduating magna cum laude. Prior to continuing her education, she worked first as a preprofessional trainee with the Devereux Foundation near Philadelphia, PA, and then as a research assistant at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. While in graduate school, she pursued research in treatment outcomes and in successful aging. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical-Community Psychology at the University of South Carolina in 2002, after completing her predoctoral internship through the University of Rochester Medical Center's Department of Psychiatry. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship here at the University of Rochester's Counseling Center, she joined the faculty. She worked as the outreach coordinator from 2005-2007 and has been the director of training since 2007. Brigid enjoys working with a wide variety of students, and is especially interested in family of origin work, anxiety disorders, and trauma survivors. She also enjoys supervising therapists in training and leading the psychotherapy seminar for our doctoral interns. She has been an active member of ACCTA since 2008 and currently serves on the Board of Directors.CredentialsEducation2002Ph.D | University of South Carolina School of MedicineClinical-Community PsychologyPost-doctoral Training & Residency08/01/2002 - 07/31/2003Fellowship in at University of Rochester Medical Center09/01/2001 - 08/31/2002Internship in Adult and Clinical Psychology at University of Rochester School of NursingPublicationsJournal Articles2015Renninger, S. M.; Phillips, J. C.; Magnus, K.; Armstrong, S. K.; Cahill, B.; Herman, M.; Savino, F.; Taylor, K.M.; Vajik. "Outcomes of an organizational diversity initiative: Diversifying trainers to diversify psychology." Training and Education in Professional Psychology. 2015; : 9(3), 229-234.VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONS