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Estefany Sáez-Clarke, Ph.D.
Dr. Estefany Sáez-Clarke is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Miami (UM) Department of Psychology and serves as the Director of Assessment and Clinic Co-Director of the UM Psychological Services Center (PSC).
Dr. Sáez-Clarke received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Miami, with a specialization in Pediatric Health and a concentration in Quantitative Psychology. She completed an APA-accredited doctoral clinical internship in Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Dr. Sáez-Clarke then completed a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship in the Cancer Control Training in Disparities and Equity (C-TIDE) program at the UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, sponsored by a National Cancer Institute T32 training grant. She then completed a one-year clinical postdoctoral fellowship where she worked as a bilingual evaluator at the PSC and in the Autism Spectrum Assessment Clinic (ASAC) and as a certified therapist in the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents (UP-C/A) in the CAMAT Program. Her research, clinical, and teaching interests focus on targeting disparities in neurocognitive and psychological functioning by improving access to evidence-based assessments and interventions for underserved, culturally- and linguistically-diverse populations.
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Training


Pre-doctoral clinical internship in
Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute/
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
in Baltimore, MD (2020-2021).

Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology completed at the University of Miami Department of Psychology’s Ph.D. program
in August of 2021
with a specialization in Pediatric Health and a concentration in Quantitative Psychology.


Two-year postdoctoral research fellowship in the Cancer Control Training in Disparities and Equity (C-TIDE) program at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, funded by a National Cancer Institute T32 training grant.

One-year clinical postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Miami Department of Psychology, where I provided comprehensive assessment services at the Psychological Services Center and Autism Spectrum Assessment Clinic (ASAC), as well as therapy services through the Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment (CAMAT) program.
Educational History
August 2017 - August 2021
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Miami
APA Accredited Program in Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychology
Specialization: Pediatric Health
Concentration: Quantitative Psychology
Dissertation: Development and validation of the Fear of Illness & Virus Evaluation (FIVE) Scales for Children – Parent-Report
August 2015 - August 2017
Master of Science, University of Miami
APA Accredited Program in Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychology
Specialization: Pediatric Health
Thesis: Treatment complexity in cystic fibrosis: Revision and validation of a treatment complexity measure and its association with adherence
August 2008 - May 2012
Bachelor of Arts, University of Miami
Major: Psychology
Minor: Human & Social Development

Albert Einstein
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
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