Carla Smith Stover, PhD
Professor in the Child Study CenterCards
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Professor in the Child Study Center
Biography
Dr. Carla Stover is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor at the Yale University School of Medicine Child Study Center. Dr. Stover's research interests are focused on the impact of violence and trauma (particularly family violence) on child development and the advancement of best practice interventions for children and families affected by such violence exposure. Dr. Stover has provided clinical service to families impacted by domestic violence including acute/crisis response, as well as, longer term evidence based treatments like TF-CBT and Child Parent Psychotherapy. Dr. Stover has been awarded several grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop interventions for fathers with histories of intimate partner violence (IPV) and substance misuse. She developed Fathers for Change to enable fathers to reduce both their violence and substance use and improve their parenting. She has conducted trainings both nationally and internationally on engagement and treatment approaches for families impacted by trauma, IPV and substance misuse.
Appointments
Child Study Center
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Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (2003)
- PhD
- California School of Professional Psychology (2002)
- Research Intern
- University of California San Francisco-Department of Psychiatry (2001)
Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
Carla Smith Stover, PhD, is a mental health specialist focusing on anxiety, adjustment disorder, acute stress disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She offers solution-focused brief therapy and emotionally focused therapy, including counseling for individuals dealing with grief, loss, and bereavement.
Stover's research explores intimate partner violence, father-child interactions, and trauma and adverse childhood experiences. Her work highlights the effects of negative experiences on children's health and well-being, and the potential consequences of early life adversity on fathers' parenting abilities. She also investigates co-parenting interventions and family outcomes.
In recognition of her work, Stover has received the Loan Repayment Award and Outstanding Faculty Research Achievement Award. Her research has received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Institute on Aging.
Stover is a professor at the Yale Child Study Center.
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News
- June 10, 2024
Yale Child Study Center welcomes 2024 summer interns
- February 20, 2024
January 2024 YCSC Faculty Development Fund Awardees Announced
- November 14, 2023
October 2023 YCSC Faculty Development Fund Awardees
- October 11, 2023
Yale Child Study Center Community Celebrates Professional Progression