Molly Benson

Education

• Harvard Medical School
  Boston Children's Hospital, Predoctoral Internship, Child clinical and pediatric psychology

• Boston University School of Medicine
  Boston Medical Center/BU Consortium in Clinical Psychology, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Child Clinical Psychology, Center for Refugee and Medical Trauma

• University of Vermont
  PhD, Clinical Psychology

• Colgate University
  BA, Psychology

Companies

• Assistant Professor in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Part-time Harvard Medical School (2017)
• Licensed Psychologist, Private Practice Molly A. Benson, PhD (2012)
• Attending Psychologist Boston Children's Hospital (2005)
• Associate Director for Treatment and Services, Refugee Trauma & Resilience Center Boston Children's Hospital (2012 — 2018)
• Instructor Harvard Medical School (2005 — 2017)
• Staff Psychologist, Outpatient Department Boston Children's Hospital (2005 — 2012)
• Staff Psychologist Boston Children's Hospital Center for Refugee Trauma & Resilience (2007 — 2012)
• Psychology Fellow/Staff Psychologist Children's Hospital Primary Care Center, Boston Children's Hospital (2004 — 2005)

Publications

Understanding Bhutanese refugee suicide through the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2015 Jan; 85(1):43-55. ViewUnderstanding Bhutanese refugee suicide through the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior.

Predicting adolescent posttraumatic stress in the aftermath of war: differential effects of coping strategies across trauma reminder, loss reminder, and family conflict domains. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2015; 28(1):88-104. ViewPredicting adolescent posttraumatic stress in the aftermath of war: differential effects of coping strategies across trauma reminder, loss reminder, and family conflict domains.

Mental health service utilization of Somali adolescents: religion, community, and school as gateways to healing. Transcult Psychiatry. 2010 Nov; 47(5):789-811. ViewMental health service utilization of Somali adolescents: religion, community, and school as gateways to healing.

Coping with the stress of parental depression II: adolescent and parent reports of coping and adjustment. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2005 Mar; 34(1):193-205.