EDUCATION:

  • Doctor of Psychology, Clinical Psychology, August 2003 - June 2008
    • Health Psychology Concentration
    • Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
    • American Psychological Association Accredited Program
  • MS, Clinical Psychopharmacology, August 2005 - September 2009
    • Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • MS, Clinical Psychology, August 2003 - August 2005
    • Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • BA, Psychology, August 1998 - May 2002
    • American University, Washington, DC

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

  • Psychology Fellow
    • Medical Psychology at University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Medical Center
    • APA Accredited Postdoctoral Program
    • Miami, FL
  • Psychology Intern

    • University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Medical Center

    • APA-Accredited Internship Program

    • Miami, FL
  • Psychopharmacology Training
    • University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine
    • Department of Psychiatry
    • Consultant / Liason Division
    • Miami, FL
  • Psychopharmacology Training
    • South Florida State Hospital/GEO Care
    • Pembroke Pines, FL

PUBLICATIONS:

  • Behbahani, S., Barreiro, I., & Rivera, P. (2015). The implications and current utility of the Affordable Care Act on mental health treatment.  In St. Thomas University Health and Human Rights Law Review.

  • Behbahani, S.M. & Greenstone, R.M. (2014).  Assessing Somatoform Disorders in the African American Client.  In Benuto (Ed.), Guide to Psychological Assessment with African American Clients.  New York: Spring Science, Inc.

  • Ycaza, A.F., Hyman, S.M., & Behbahani, S.M. (2012). Relationships between personality characteristics and death awareness in a graduate student sample.  Existential Analysis, 23: 278-287.

  • Behbahani, S.M. & Gonzalez, E.A. (2011).  Medications and Pharmacological Treatment of Neurobehavioral Sequelae. In Fraser (Ed.), Traumatic Brain Injury Guide.  Oakland: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

PRESENTATIONS:

  • Behbahani, S., & Barreiro, I. (2015).  A proposed battery of psychological instruments in the assessment of transplant patients.  Invited speaker at the National Organization of Transplant Professionals (NATCO), 40th Annual Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Behbahani, S., Barriero, I., & Cornielle, M. (2015).  Implications Of Health Care Costs On Cardiovascular Disease Patients: A Psychoneuroimmunology Perspective.  International Stress & Behavior BioPsychiatry, Miami, Florida.

  • Behbahani, S., Cornielle, M., & Barriero, I. (2015). The Impact of Maternal Trauma on Pediatric Asthma Control. International Stress & Behavior BioPsychiatry, Miami, Florida.

  • Behbahani, S., Cornielle, M., & Barriero, I. (2015). The Impact of Maternal Trauma History on Pediatric Asthma Control: Guidelines for Effective Practitioner-Patient Interaction.  Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.

  • Behbahani, S., Barriero, I., & Cornielle, M. (2015).  From Tuskegee to The Affordable Care Act: Where Have We Come?  Boston College Diversity Challenge, Boston, Massachusetts.

  • Behbahani, S., Cornielle, M., & Barriero, I. (2015). Making ‘Black Lives Matter’ by Addressing Racial Disparities in Healthcare.  Boston College Diversity Challenge, Boston, Massachusetts.

  • Behbahani, S. (2014). The implications and current utility of the Affordable Care Act on mental health treatment.  Invited speaker St. Thomas University Healthcare Symposium, Miami, Florida.

  • Behbahani, S., Hidalgo, J., & Randolph, N. (2014). Discrimination among African American patients in the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease.  Poster presented at the 14th annual meeting of Diversity Challenge: Racial or Ethnic Discrimination Across the Lifespan, Boston, Massachusetts.

  • DiFrancesco, M., Rivera, P., & Behbahani, S. (2013).  Utilization of empathy and modern psychodynamic techniques in a sample of nontraditional cases.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

  • Ycaza, A., Hyman, S.M., & Behbahani, S. (2012). Are people with less favorable personality characteristics more aware of death?: A terror management perspective. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, Florida.

  • Mites-Campbell, M., Behbahani, S., Thurer, R., & Aftab, A. (2011). MDMC Smoking   Cessation Model: A Comprehensive Approach.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Honor Society of Nursing, Galveston, Texas.

  • Behbahani, Samantha, M.  Mental Health and Physical Health.  Presented at Area Health   Education Center, April 2010: Miami, Florida.

  • Behbahani, S. M., Vigil, A.A., & Lewis, J.E.  From New York to Miami: Does the TEMAS Travel?  Poster presentation presented at the 30th Interamerican Congress of Psychology, June 26, 2005: Buenos Aires, Argentina.