Weill Cornell Psychiatry Specialty Center
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New York, NY 10065
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About Shannon Bennett, Ph.D.
Dr. Shannon Bennett earned her PhD from Boston University where she received research and clinical training at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. As the recipient of a Boston University research and training fellowship, Dr. Bennett contributed to several cognitive-behavioral treatment research programs within the Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Program. Dr. Bennett also led a multi-disciplinary research team focused on the psychosocial needs of women who experience perinatal loss, and earned a National Research Service Award for this research effort. Dr. Bennett has contributed to multiple publications and presentations on these topics.
Dr. Bennett completed her cli...
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics
Expertise
- Adult Psychotherapy
- Anxiety Disorders
- Bereavement
- Child Psychotherapy
- Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT)
- Family Therapy
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Obesity
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychotherapy
- Tic Disorders
- Tourette's Syndrome
- Trichotillomania
- Women's Mental Health
Education
- Medical School: Boston University
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
Education
- Medical School: Boston University
Awards & Honors
- 2007: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Mental Health
- 2007: Best Student Research Award, Womens Special Interest Group of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies
- 2006: John and Geraldine Weil Dissertation Award
Titles & Positions
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry
Board Certifications
- pediatrics
Languages Spoken
- english
In the News
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NYP Articles & Features
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Research
Informant discrepancies in adolescent anxiety assessment: The roles of adolescent depression and school avoidance.
September 17, 2026Childhood cognitive control as a predictor of long-term clinical and functional outcomes in Tourette syndrome.
April 21, 2026Longitudinal and cross-sectional predictors of sleep disturbance in a treatment follow-up sample with Tourette's disorder.
November 26, 2025