Bridget Poznanski, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Bridget completed a B.S. degree in Psychology at Fordham University, and later earned her M.S. and Ph.D. at Florida International University. Prior to FIU, Bridget was a research assistant for Joshua L. Brown, Ph.D. at Fordham University and a behavioral counselor at New York University’s Summer Program for Kids (SPK) for children with disruptive behavior disorders. She also worked as the program coordinator for New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Youth Anxiety Center (YAC) at the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD) under the mentorship of Anne Marie Albano, Ph.D.

Bridget’s research interests broadly center around the delivery of evidence-based interventions for young children with externalizing and internalizing behavior problems, especially in the context of school and the kindergarten transition. More specifically, Bridget is interested in (1) training teachers in order to increase their knowledge and use of evidence-based behavioral management practices in the classroom, (2) the dissemination of evidence-based behavioral management strategies in early education classrooms, (3) preparing children at-risk for behavioral problems, and their families, for the transition to kindergarten, especially in under resourced community settings, and (4) understanding parent behaviors as they relate to the trajectory of child anxiety problems.

Publications

  • Published 6/5/2026

    Austad K, Nguyen N, Jadovich E, Poznanski B, Laguerre M, Fernandez A, Drainoni ML, Jack B, Mitchell S, Salloum RG, Moore G. Adapting a Complex Health Intervention Guided by the Core Functions and Form Model: A Methodology and Case Example of Participatory Adaptation. Res Sq. 2026 Jun 05. PMID: 42282020.

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  • Published 5/21/2026

    Karimi A, Contino K, Poznanski B, Flores H, Hart KC, Nelson EL. The Prevalence of Fine Motor Skill Deficits in Preschoolers With Externalizing Behavior Problems: Implications for Early Screening and School Readiness. Percept Mot Skills. 2026 May 21; 315125261446366. PMID: 42167747.

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  • Published 12/24/2025

    Comer JS, Pincus DB, Adrian MC, McCreary G, Miller L, Munarriz T, Myers K, Pierre-Louis KX, Platt R, Ripley MK, Spencer AE, Syeda HS, Alegría M, Brandt A, Costa C, Cooper L, Coxe S, Dantowitz AW, Dick AS, Farley AM, Furr JM, Keller AE, Lejeune JA, McLellan LF, McMakin DL, Merson RA, Muñoz RF, Rapee RM, Read KL, Rivero-Conil S, Poznanski B, Janvier MJ, Salem HN, Shumway P, Sikov J, Porche MV, Fortuna LR. The Kids FACE FEARS Pragmatic Randomized Trial of Therapist-Led vs Guided Internet Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety: Rationale and Methods. JAACAP Open. 2026 Apr; 4(2):373-398. PMID: 41938225.

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  • Published 5/21/2025

    Karimi A, Poznanski B, Hart KC, Nelson EL. Fine Motor Skills, Executive Function, and School Readiness in Preschoolers with Externalizing Behavior Problems. Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 May 21; 15(5). PMID: 40426485.

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  • Published 10/1/2024

    Nissley-Tsiopinis J, Power TJ, Fleming PF, Tremont KL, Poznanski B, Ryan S, Cacia J, Egan T, Montalbano C, Holdaway A, Patel A, Gallagher R, Abikoff H, Localio AR, Mautone JA. School-based organizational skills training for students in grades 3-5: A cluster randomized trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2024 Oct; 92(10):674-691. PMID: 39480288.

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Education

  • Florida International University, PhD
  • Florida International University, MS
  • Fordham University, BS

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