She received Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Yale University Department of Psychology in 2007. She has a long-standing interest in emotion regulation, trauma-related psychopathology, suicidality and self-harm behaviors. Her research focuses on childhood psychopathology and psychotherapy development. Dr. Perepletchikova developed and evaluated Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for pre-adolescent children with severe emotional and behavioral dysregulation. This line of research has been funded by the grants from NIMH, NRSA and private foundations. Dr. Perepletchikova authored 28 journal articles and book chapters and a book â€œTreatment Integrity in Treatment Outcome Researchâ€ (2009).