Victoria Bacon, M.P.S.
About The Author:
Victoria is currently a student in the clinical psychology doctoral program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She earned her Master of Professional Studies degree from the University of Maryland, College Park and her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Central Florida.
She has clinical experience working in roles in a wide variety of settings including inpatient psychiatric units, community mental health centers, and private practice. She hopes to become a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety disorders; her specific interests include evidence-based treatment of selective mutism and anxiety-based school refusal.
Carla Nasca, Ph.D., is a post-doctoral fellow of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in the laboratory of Neuroendocrinology at the Rockefeller University, New York. Dr. Nasca received her B.A. in Molecular Biology and her M.S. in Electrophysiology from the University of Palermo in Italy. She earned her Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Pharmacology from the University Sapienza in Rome, Italy, before moving to The Rockefeller University under the mentorship of Dr. Bruce McEwen.