Melissa N. Dackis

Melissa N. Dackis is Clinical Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, specializing in evidence-based treatments for children and adolescents. As Attending Psychologist at Montefiore's Child Outpatient Psychiatry Department, she provides CBT and DBT for anxiety disorders, mood disorders, self-injury, and borderline personality pathology.

Her research examines developmental psychopathology with focus on childhood maltreatment effects, including neurobiological mechanisms (limbic system irritability, stress physiology) and behavioral outcomes (callous-unemotional traits, emotional regulation). Clinical work integrates research findings into trauma-informed treatment protocols. She supervises psychology trainees and directs adolescent DBT programming.