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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.

Get to Know Me

Training

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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.

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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

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Albert Einstein

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

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