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Steffany J. Fredman, PhD

Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University

Steffany J. Fredman, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Fredman is a licensed clinical psychologist and expert on the intersection between individual psychopathology and couple functioning. She studies the interpersonal context of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions and how involving romantic partners in treatment for individual mental health difficulties can simultaneously improve patient, partner, and relationship outcomes. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Dr. Fredman is the co-developer of cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD (Monson & Fredman, 2012), an empirically supported couple therapy for PTSD currently being nationally disseminated within the VA.