Overview
Shannique Richards, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and instructor in medical psychology and psychiatry. She holds a hospital appointment at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (NYP/CUIMC), where she provides clinical care services located within the Neurological Institute at Columbia University.
Her clinical interests include women's mental health, perinatal and reproductive mental health, trauma, and stress-related issues. Dr. Richards also addresses a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, interpersonal and relationship challenges, life transitions, and more. She approaches her work with an integrative, trauma-informed, and multicultural perspective.
Dr. Richards received her doctorate in clinical psychology from The City University of New York, City College. She completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry, with specialized training in reproductive mental health.
Her clinical interests include women's mental health, perinatal and reproductive mental health, trauma, and stress-related issues. Dr. Richards also addresses a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, interpersonal and relationship challenges, life transitions, and more. She approaches her work with an integrative, trauma-informed, and multicultural perspective.
Dr. Richards received her doctorate in clinical psychology from The City University of New York, City College. She completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry, with specialized training in reproductive mental health.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Relationship Problems
- Reproductive Medicine Counseling
- Stress Management
- Trauma
- Women's Mental Health
Academic Appointments
- Instructor in Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at CUMC
Gender
- Female
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710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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- POS
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- CHP-NYU
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- Quality Health Management
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- World Trade Center Health Plan
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Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- PhD, Clinical Psychology, City College of New York, City University of New York
- MA, Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University
- BA, Psychology, Medgar Evers College, City University of New York
- Internship: Lenox Hill Hospital
- Fellowship: Lenox Hill Hospital
Committees, Societies, Councils
- 12/2023 - Present: American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Honors & Awards
- 2021: Association for Psychological Science (APS) Student Diversity Award
- 2020: WG4RE Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society Scholarship ($2000)
- 2020: Women & Sex/Gender Junior Investigator Travel Award (College on Problems of Drug Dependence), National Institute on Drug Abuse ($1000)
- 2016: Department of Clinical Psychology Convocation Banner Bearer, Special Department Honor, Teachers College, Columbia University
- 2015: Stuart Miller Scholarship Award Recipient ($5000)
Research
Selected Publications
- Richards, S. (2023). The Moderating Roles Of Racial Discrimination And Covid-19 Stress On The Association Between College Students’ Cannabis Use And Psychosocial Functioning.
- Seixas, A., Richards, S., Moore, J. Q., Izeogu, C., Hollimon, L. A., Jin, P., & Jean-Louis, G. (2023). Precision Recruitment and Engagement of Individuals at Risk for Diabetes and Hypertension in Clinical Trials (PREDHICT): A Randomized Trial for an E-Persuasive Mobile Application to Inform Decision Making about Clinical Trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(23), 7115.
- Moore, J., Richards, S., Popp, C., Hollimon, L., Reid, M., Jean-Louis, G., & Seixas, A. A. (2021). The Moderating Eject of Physical Activity on the Relationship between Sleep and Emotional Distress and the Dijerence between Blacks and Whites: A Secondary Data Analysis Using the National Health Interview Survey from 2005–2015. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1718.
- Schneeberger, A., Seixas, A., Schweinfurth, N., Lang, U., Cajochen, C, Bux, D., Richards, S., Girardin, JL., Huber, C. (2019). Dijerences in Disturbed Sleep between Immigrants and NonImmigrants in Switzerland attributed to Emotional Distress: Analysis of the Swiss Health Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
- Chung, D., Seixas, A., Richards, S., Madhavaram, S., Gago, Juan., Casimir, George., Zizi, Ferdinand., Jean-Louis, G. (2019). The Impact of Short and Long Sleep Duration on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Among Stroke Survivors. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment.
Oral Presentations
- Richards, S., O’Neill, S., Pritchett, A., Nomura, Y. (2020, October). Predicting Preschoolers Neurobehavioral Outcomes: The Interaction of Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Adverse Stress and Cannabis Use. Oral Presentation at the Center for Alcohol & Substance use studies, Virtual conference.
- Richards, S., O’Neill, S., Pritchett, A., Nomura, Y. (2020, June). Maternal postnatal marijuana consumption increases risk for preschoolers’ irritability. Oral Communications at the 82nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Virtual conference.
Poster Presentations
- Richards, S., Schulder, T., O’Neill, S., Rudenstine, S. (2021). More Severe Hyperactivity increases Risk for Post-traumatic Stress, and Vice Versa, in a Diverse Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Population. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science, virtual conference.
- Richards, S., O’Neill, S., (2021). Covid-Related Stress is a Moderator of College Students’ Cannabis Use and Internalizing Symptoms. Oral Communications at the 83rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Virtual conference.
- Hollimon, L., Moore, J., Richards, S., Robbins, R., Grandner, M., Chung, A., ... & Seixas, A. (2020). 1212 A Systematic Assessment Of Engagement, Functionality, Aesthetics, Information, And Recommendation Features In Sleep Mobile Applications. Sleep, 43(Supplement_1), A463-A463. SLEEP Virtual Conference.
- Richards, S., O’Neill, S., Halperin, J., (2018). Does Neuropsychological Functioning Mediate the Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment and Criminal Outcomes? Poster Presented at the 2018 Annual Research Day, City College, CUNY, New York, NY.
- Khushmand, R., O’Neill, S., Richards, S., Halperin, J., (2018). Early Community-Based Services and Trajectories of Behavioral Problems Among Children With Varying Levels of Inattention/Hyperactivity-Impulsivity. Biological Psychiatry.
- Schneeberger, A, Seixas, A, Schweinfurth, N, Lang, U, Cajochen, C, Bux, D, Richards, S, Girardin, JL, Huber, C., (2018). Dijerences in Disturbed Sleep between Immigrants and Non-Immigrants in Switzerland attributed to Emotional Distress: Analysis of the Swiss Health Survey. Poster presented at the 2018 SLEEP Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
- Kalinowski J, Seixas A, Chung A, Chery K, Richards S, Chung D, Jean-Louis G (2018). High Rate of OSA among Blacks Using Home-Based WatchPAT Recordings. Poster presented at the 2018 SLEEP Meeting, Baltimore, MD
- Richards S, Seixas A, Chung D, Nunes J, Grandner M, Zizi F, Tan N, Jean-Louis G (2017). Sleep Impacts Quality of Life and Neurocognitive Characteristics of Black and Hispanic Stroke Survivors. Abstract presented at the 31ST Annual Meeting of the Associated Sleep Professional Societies, Boston, MD.
- Chung, D., Seixas, A., Richards, S., Madhavaram, S., Gago, Juan., Casimir, George., Zizi, Ferdinand., Jean-Louis, G. (2017). The Impact of Short Sleep Duration on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Among Stroke Survivors. Abstract presented at the 31ST Annual Meeting of the Associated Sleep Professional Societies, Boston, MD.
- Richards, S. (2016, May). Intimate Partner Violence Related Traumatic Brain Injury: Women’s Outcomes and Expert Interviews. Poster presented at the Integrative Project Showcase, at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.
- Richards, S. (2016, April). Intimate Partner Violence related Traumatic Brain Injury: Women’s Outcomes and Expert Interviews. Poster presented at the 7th Annual Diversity in Research and Practice Conference, New York, NY.
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov