Susan Rubman , PhD
Assistant Professor of PsychiatryCards
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Biography
Dr. Rubman is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and a member of the Medical Staff at Yale New Haven Hospital. She completed both her PhD and Clinical Psychology Residency with a specialization in Behavioral Medicine. She is a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Since completing her training, Dr. Rubman has provided evidence-based clinical assessments and interventions to a variety of medically complicated inpatient and outpatient populations, including a developing a specialty in managing patients with sleep disorders.
She is currently the Site Supervisor for the Organ Transplant Rotation within the Yale Psychology Doctoral Internship Training Program, training psychology fellows and doctoral students.
Dr. Rubman’s current clinical and research interests are in the area of mood and adjustment associated with liver transplantation both in liver transplant recipients and living liver donors.
Appointments
Psychiatry
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- PhD
- Louisiana State University, Clinical Psychology (1990)
- Resident
- University of Mississippi Medical Center and VA Consortium (1990)
- MA
- Louisiana State University, Clinical Psychology (1986)
- BS
- Union College, Psychology (1984)
Research
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
Susan Rubman, PhD, specializes in behavioral sleep medicine and the management of sleep disorders, providing evidence-based clinical assessments and interventions to a variety of patients inside and outside the hospital with complicated medical needs.
Dr. Rubman's clinical focus includes working with patients who are dealing with sleep disorders and the associated impacts on their health and well-being.
In addition to clinical work, Dr. Rubman is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Her research interests include the mood and adjustment associated with liver transplantation, focusing on both liver transplant recipients and living liver donors.
Dr. Rubman received her PhD in clinical psychology from Louisiana State University and completed her residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and VA Consortium.
Clinical Specialties
Board Certifications
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
- Certification Organization
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2003
Yale Medicine News
News
News
- July 19, 2024
14 Psychology Fellows Honored at Graduation Ceremony
- December 12, 2023
Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Liver Donors - State of Current Practices in the United States
- January 05, 2022Source: HuffPost
How To Get Your Pre-Pandemic Sleep Schedule Back
- October 05, 2020Source: Miami Herald
Coronavirus Still Creeping Into Your Nightmares? You’re Not Alone, Studies Say
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Yale School of Medicine
20 York Street
New Haven, CT 06510
United States
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