Pamela LiVecchi

Pamela LiVecchi is a Clinical Professor at John Jay College, where she has taught for over a decade. Her expertise spans anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), forensic psychology, and liberation psychology, with a focus on integrating socio-political analysis and social identities into psychotherapeutic practice. She also contributes to educational reform through student-centered, decolonizing methodologies.

Research Interests

• Ecological frameworks in trauma treatment
• Socio-political dimensions of clinical psychology
• Forensic evaluations for immigration cases
• Disability and gender in childhood development
• Substance use disorders and gender differences
• Liberation psychology applications in education

Scientific Awards

• Distinguished Teaching Prize, John Jay College (2025)