Candice A. Alfano

Candice A. Alfano, PhD, received her doctorate in clinical psychology in 2005 from the University of Maryland, College Park. After completing a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, she joined the faculty at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC.

Dr. Alfano is an assistant professor of psychology and pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine. She founded and directs the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Program at Children’s National Medical Center, providing comprehensive clinical services for anxious youth and training for psychology interns and child psychiatry fellows.

Dr. Alfano has received several awards for her research, including awards from the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, APA’s Division 53 (Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology), and a 2008 New Investigator Award cosponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health and the American Society for Clinical Psychopharmacology. She received awards in 2009 and 2010 for Outstanding Teaching at Children’s National Medical Center.

Dr. Alfano serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals, including the Journal of Anxiety Disorders, and has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and chapters. She is coauthor (with Deborah C. Beidel) of the book Childhood Anxiety Disorders: A Guide to Research and Treatment. Her primary academic, research, and clinical interests focus on the early etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of anxiety disorders, including the role of childhood sleep abnormalities.

Dr. Alfano is the recipient of a 5-year Mentored Career Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health to study sleep disturbances in children with anxiety disorders, including potential targets for psychosocial intervention.