Education:

B.A., Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.S., Clinical Psychology, University of Miami
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Miami
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


Summary Statement:

Dr. Crowson is involved in a range of clinical activity that primarily focuses on maltreated children and very young children and their caregivers.  She is starting a Court Team with the Chatham County District Court and Chatham County Department of Social Services. This Court Team will provide psychological evaluation and intervention services for 0-5 year old children who are being removed from their parents’ care by Child Protective Services. The goals of the project include teaching parents more adaptive parenting skills and improving the mental health and developmental functioning of these young children. Dr. Crowson provides consultation to the UNC Inpatient Child Psychiatry Service regarding Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.  She conducts psychological evaluations of children with histories of maltreatment and provides several evidence-based therapies including ABC, PCIT, and CPP on an outpatient basis.  Dr. Crowson conducts an attachment-focused group therapy for women on the UNC Inpatient Perinatal Psychiatry Service. She also provides training to professionals around the state on topics related to child abuse.