Samantha Busa, Psy.D.
About Samantha Busa, Psy.D.
Samantha Busa, Psy.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Langone Health and serves as the Clinical Director of the Gender and Sexuality Service.
Current Roles at NYU Langone Health
Samantha Busa, Psy.D., is currently serving as a Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Langone Health. She began this role in 2021. In addition to her teaching position, she functions as the Clinical Director of the Gender and Sexuality Service, a position she has held since 2019. These roles highlight her ongoing commitment to academia and clinical practice, particularly in areas of gender and sexuality.
Previous Positions at NYU Langone Health
Before her current roles, Samantha Busa, Psy.D., worked at NYU Langone Health in several capacities. She was a Clinical Assistant Professor from 2017 to 2021, enhancing her teaching and mentoring skills over four years. Prior to that, she completed an 11-month stint as a Clinical Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellow from 2016 to 2017, and she also held a position as an Educational Counselor at the NYU Child Study Center Summer Program for Kids from 2010 to 2011.
Internships and Externships
Dr. Busa has a robust background in internships and externships at esteemed institutions. She was a Psychology Intern at NYU Langone Medical Center-Bellevue Hospital Center from 2015 to 2016, and a Clinical Psychology Extern at Columbia University Medical Center from 2014 to 2015. Additionally, she served as a Psychology Extern at New York Presbyterian Hospital in the Weill Cornell Medical Center from 2013 to 2014 and at Mamaroneck Avenue Elementary School from 2012 to 2013.
Academic Background and Research Experience
Samantha Busa, Psy.D., earned her Doctor of Psychology degree from Yeshiva University, where she studied from 2011 to 2016. She also achieved a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from the same institution from 2011 to 2013. Her undergraduate studies were completed at Muhlenberg College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts from 2007 to 2011. Throughout her academic journey, she gained research experience as a Research Assistant at Yeshiva University from 2012 to 2015 and as a Research Student at UMDNJ for the Institute for the Study of Child Development in 2009.