Associate Professor of Graduate Psychology
Email: younesm@felician.edu
Biography
Dr. Younes is a licensed clinical psychologist in New Jersey and New York. She graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Douglass College– Rutgers University with a dual Bachelor’s degree in psychology and mathematics, with a minor in education. Upon graduation, she was awarded the Henry Mitchell McCracken Fellowship Award to attend New York University. She completed her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology there in 1998 and then completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2002. Dr. Younes completed an adult psychology internship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) – University Behavioral HealthCare in Newark, NJ. She subsequently completed a two-year post-doctoral specialty training in neuropsychology at UMDNJ, where she worked with a variety of neurological disorders across the lifespan.
After completing her training, Dr. Younes worked on a clinical trial of treatment medications for patients with Multiple Sclerosis (the BECOME study) and engaged in a follow up study 8 years later with those patients. Dr. Younes has also worked at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange where she was the lead Brain Injury neuropsychologist on the inpatient unit for five years. She was also the lead neuropsychologist in training staff and educating family regarding behavioral issues with brain injured patients. In addition to her role as a neuropsychologist, Dr. Younes has been President of the New Jersey Neuropsychological Society, where she continues to be a member of the Board of Directors. She is also a full member of the New Jersey Psychological Association.
Dr. Younes joined the Felician University faculty in 2020 after working as an adjunct at Felician and a number of other local universities. In addition to teaching at Felician University, Dr. Younes has a private, neuropsychological practice and has an interest in a wide variety of related issues including concussions and dementia.
