Karen Greene

Degree
Ph.D.
Title
Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Appointments/Hospital Affiliation:
Rockland Psychiatric Center
Description of Practice/Services Offered
General adult practice
Areas of Research
Postpartum Depression
Professional Education:
- New School MA Psychology issues
- New York University Ph.D. Clinical Psychology 1988
- Ackerman Institute Certificate. 1985
Credentials/Board Certification
NYS License #9866, 1989
Publications
Greene, K.J., (1991) Emotional aspects of pregnancy and the postpartum period. Childbirth Instructor, 1 (1): 34-38
Greene, K.J., (1992) Postpartum emotional disorders. In Rothman, B.K. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Childbirth, Phoenix: Oryx Press, pp. 311-313
Bartlick, B., Greene, K., Melnick, H., Graf, M., Sharma, G., (1997) Infertility, reproductive trauma, and posttraumatic stress disorder. MEDSCAPE Women's Health Journal, www.medscape.com, VOL. 2
Greene, K.J. (2002) 9/11 experiences. NYSPA Notebook, 9/11 Retrospective: Recovery and Renewal. XIV (4): 6-7. The issue also included 13 of my Ground Zero area photographs
Greene, K.J. (2004) The politics of birth. Newsletter. The Association of Women in Psychology. Spring/Summer, 2004, p 4 & 18
Greene, K.J., Josko, M.K, Leslie, K., Knight, K. [2004] The post-hospital survival guide. www.blcwebcafe.org
Greene, K.J., Sheridan, W. [2004] End of life issues. www.blcwebcafe.org
Greene, K.J. with Cool, LC, (2006) I had bladder cancer. Woman’s Day Magazine, June 20, 2006, 60-68
Patent Held
Stoma Dilator, US Patent # 6,752,818
Presentations
Postpartum depression. Paper presented at the New York State Psychological Association, Division of Women's Issues Meeting, February 26, 1989, New York City
Learned helplessness and postpartum depression: A comparison of the adequacy of the original model, the reformulated model, and the diathesis/stress model. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, March 31, 1989, Boston, MA
Learned helplessness and postpartum depression: The role of childbirth variables. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pre and Perinatal Psychology Association, August 6, 1989, Amherst, MA
Domestic Violence. Guest lecture, Hunter College, Urban Counseling Course, October 11, 1994 and October 31, 1995
Toward a cognitive model of postpartum depression. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, August 14, 1995, New York City
Birth, trauma and postpartum depression. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, May 9, 1996, New York City
A new look at postpartum depression: Bio-psycho-social approaches. Pre-conference institute panel presented at the Mental Health Association Conference: Pregnancy, Parenting & Mental Illness, November 6, 1997, Albany, NY
A multi-modal look at domestic violence. Guest lecture, Counseling course, William Patterson College, November 13, 1997
Understanding the experience of trauma. Guest lecture with Beth Fishner OT, Continuing Education for Health Professionals, Rockland Community College, December, 1998
About trauma. Ongoing staff development lecture series, 1998-9. Middletown Psychiatric Center, Statewide Core Curriculum Program
Traumatization during childbirth, helplessness and postpartum depression. Poster presented at the New York State Office of Mental Hygiene 12th Annual Research Conference, Albany, December 7, 1999
Anger Management Workshop for the Mental Health Association of Rockland County, Pearl River, NY, May 22, 2000
Project Liberty: World Trade Center Building Trades Support Network 9/11 Workshops as scheduled; coordinated by the New York State Psychological Association and Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Project Liberty: Post 9/11 School Outreach Program Training. Workshops as scheduled, coordinated by the New York State Psychological Association
Traumatization during childbirth, helplessness and postpartum depression. Workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Women in Psychology, February 28, 2004, Philadelphia, PA
Postpartum disorders. Annual training seminar lecture for clinical psychology doctoral interns. Hudson River Regional Psychology Internship Program. 2004 to 2009
Postpartum depression. Workshop for labor and delivery nursing staff. Nyack Hospital, February 17, 2005
Postpartum depression. Workshop for the NYPD Women in Policing Conference, NYPD Academy, June 9, 2005
Postpartum depression. Workshop for the St.Catherine’s Church Parents Group, Orangeburg, NY, November 10, 2005
Bladder Cancer: Special risks for women. Workshop for the Englewood NJ Women’s Club, November 21, 2005
Bladder Cancer: informal presentations. Rockland Community College Health Fair, Suffern NY, February 27, 2006
Panel: Women’s wellbeing: Helping women thrive through an empowering birth. NYSPA Annual Convention, Lake Placid, NY, May 20, 2006
Ongoing staff in-service presentations: Age Specific Competencies, the Trauma Sensitive Workplace, and annual psychology internship seminar on postpartum depression; Rockland Psychiatric Center
Bladder Cancer. CE lecture for OB-GYN staff at Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, N.Y., November 22, 2006
Surviving bladder cancer. Panel discussion: Can alternative medicine prevent and treat cancer? Mt. Sinai Hospital, March 24, 2007
Cancer Survivorship. Survivor Stories: http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/83781.cfm: Panel, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, June 12, 2007
Career Roles of Psychologists. Panel discussion: St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, NY, November 28, 2007
Cancer Survivorship: Issues for the practitioner. Grand Rounds. Rockland Psychiatric Center, January 16, 2008
Bladder Cancer: Diagnosis, risks and treatment options. CNC-3 Television, Early Morning Show, Trinidad, West Indies, February 8, 2008
Bladder cancer and cancer survivorship. Division of Women’s Issues, NYSPA, New York City, March 16, 2008
Cancer survivorship. When Illness Strikes: Steps toward Health, panel; NYSPA annual meeting, Cooperstown, NY, May 4, 2008
Postpartum depression: warning signs and prevention. ICAN parents group workshop. May 18, 2008, NYC
Bladder cancer & cancer survivorship: Issues for the nurse practitioner practice. American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Annual Meeting, Gaylord National Harbor, June 29, 2008
A new look at postpartum depression. Nursing Department Grand Rounds, Rockland Psychiatric Center, August 6, 2008
Racial disparities in health. Guest lecture: Psychology of the African American Experience. St. Johns University, Queens. November 19, 2008
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