Jami Michele Furr
Assistant Professor
Psychology; Center for Children and Families
Office: AHC1 136
Phone: 305-348-3258
Email: jfurr@fiu.edu
Research Areas
Jami Furr, PhD, Associate Clinical Director of the Center for Children and Families, has clinical expertise and research interests in cognitive-behavioral treatment of childhood anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders, with a focus on preschool mental health. Specifically, she specializes in weekly and intensive treatment programs for preschool aged children with selective mutism, and obsessive compulsive disorder and other anxiety disorders, as well as in parent-child interaction therapy for young children with disruptive behavior disorders.
Education
Dr. Furr earned her BA in Psychology from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. She went on to obtain her MA and PhD in Clinical Psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.