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Casara Jean Ferretti, MS
Casara Jean Ferretti, M.S.
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Casara Jean Ferretti, M.S.

Clinical Laboratory for Early Brain Injury Recovery
Burke Medical Research Institute
Ph.D. Student

Biography

Ms. Ferretti is a Ph.D. student in the Clinical Psychology Health Emphasis Program at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University. Her research interests include the identification of electrophysiological and immunological biomarkers and endophenotypes in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Ms. Ferretti received her B.S. from Cornell University in 2006, and her M.S. in Neuroscience and Education from the Teachers College of Columbia University in 2008. Prior to starting her Ph.D., Ms. Ferretti was a Clinical Research Associate and psychometrician at the Autism and Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Program at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine with Eric Hollander, MD and a Research Coordinator for the Center for Autism Research at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with Susan E. Levy, MD and Robert Schultz, PhD. Ms. Ferretti has been working in research for over ten years, and is experienced in working with both adults and children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Prof. Vance Zemon — Ph.D. Advisor
Dr. Disha Gupta — Ph.D. Co-Advisor

Education

Degree: 
M.S., Neuroscience and Education
Institution: 
Teachers College of Columbia University
Year Completed: 
2008
Degree: 
B.S.
Institution: 
Cornell University
Year Completed: 
2006