Maria Khan

Maria Khan, PhD is a clinical psychologist, clinical assistant professor, and director of the Resilience After Complex Trauma (ReACT) Clinic through the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine. She is passionate about reaching under-served and vulnerable populations, such as children and families who have experienced adversity and exhibit heightened risk for a host of psychosocial and developmental difficulties. She provides evidence-based interventions for children and families experiencing depression, anxiety, behavioral problems, and attachment/relationship difficulties. She specializes in evidence-based therapies for children and families who have undergone traumatic experiences. Her research interests revolve around child trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), risk and protective factors, and parent-child attachment, in the context of child and family functioning.