Biography
Dr. Jo Anne Sirey received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from City University of New York and completed a post-doctoral Fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Sirey is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Associate Attending Psychologist and Clinical Director of the Geriatric Outpatient clinic of the New York Presbyterian Hospital.
A Clinical Psychologist by training, she is interested in addressing the psychological barriers and stigma that deter adults from seeking and participating in care. Dr. Sirey has external funding from The National Institute of Mental Health to conduct an intervention to increase use of mental health services among depressed community dwelling elders and to improve adherence among elders in primary care settings. Her specific area of interest is addressing the psychological barriers to care such as stigma to improve treatment participation. Dr. Sirey received the Woman of the Future award from the New York Women's Agenda, the Essel Investigator Award from the NARSAD Foundation and the New Investigator Award during the 40th Annual New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit Meeting (NCDEU) sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health. In addition to her research Dr. Sirey is on the Board of Directors of the Mental Health Foundation and is a reviewer for SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).
Aside from private practice, Dr. Jo Anne Sirey, Ph.D. is researching in factors that influence treatment for depression.
