M Sasha Rudenstine

Sasha Rudenstine’s research examines the manifestation of psychopathology over the life course with a particular focus on urban marginalized populations, psychological repercussions of cumulative trauma, patterns of psychiatric symptomatology, and how to apply a life course framework to clinical interventions.

Dr. Rudenstine founded and runs the INTERSECT Lab, a clinical and epidemiological research program that examines the intersection of trajectories of well-being among an urban under-resourced population. What are extraordinary events for many individuals are daily experiences in the lives of this population. While such stressors may become commonplace within this subpopulation, they affect daily functioning and arguably long-term health outcomes. The INTERSECT Lab adopts a multi-level approach and ecological framework to understanding the cumulative effect of these chronic, yet quotidian experiences on well-being.
The INTERSECT Lab is actively examining three distinct dimensions of health as well as points of intersection: (i) Marginalized urban populations, (ii) Stressors over the life course, (iii) Clinical care: Access, outcome, and psychotherapy process.

Sasha Rudenstine is a licensed clinical psychologist in New York State and a tenured Associate Professor in Psychology at CCNY. She is also on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, City University of New York. After completing her doctoral training at CUNY in 2012, Dr. Rudenstine did her internship at Beth Israel Medical Center and was a Department of Epidemiology Merit Fellow at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.

Dr. Rudenstine is also the Associate Director of The Psychological Center. At The Psychological Center she runs the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Group Program, the RISE Group Therapy Program, and The Therapeutic Alliance Assessment Project. In addition, Dr. Rudenstine is started and runs for the two psychotherapy research programs at The Psychological Center that examine psychotherapy process and outcomes of the services provided to child and adult patients.