Dr. Pearlmutter served as a field supervisor and adjunct professor for many years prior to joining the full-time faculty at Tulane. Before joining TSSW's faculty, she worked for more than 20 years in agency practices in Chicago, Berkeley, Pittsburgh and New Orleans, specializing in child, family, couples and group therapy. Dr. Pearlmutter’s dissertation, practice, workshops and publications focus on her area of specialization: couples therapy.