Natalie Gildar

Dr. Natalie Gildar is the Associate Director, Psychology Digital Immersion (Online) Programs at ASU. She is also a licensed psychologist who specializes in the assessment and evaluation of children and adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities, psychiatric conditions, and medical/neurological diagnoses. Dr. Gildar teaches courses in the Psychology Department housed in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Arizona State University. She received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from ASU and previously had an instructional role in the School of Social and Family Dynamics at ASU. Additionally, Dr. Gildar completed her doctoral internship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles/Keck School of Medicine of USC with a specialty in Assessment, Evaluation, and Consultation. While at Keck School of Medicine of USC, she received her certificate in Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (CA-LEND). She completed the Professional Program in Neuropsychological Assessment from UC, Berkeley, and received training at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.  She has additional clinical experience working in a university counseling center, a community mental health setting, and a school setting working with at-risk children. Dr. Gildar’s research interests are focused on exploring topics of human resiliency following trauma and have included: examining substance abuse particularly related to understanding the role of self-efficacy in relapse prevention; as well as examining post-traumatic growth among survivors of traumatic brain injuries. Dr. Gildar’s work has been published in numerous academic journals and she co-authored a textbook chapter on the topic of substance abuse.