Tarik Endale is a Clinical Psychologist, a Global Mental Health researcher, and a Clinical Implementation Science Postdoctoral Fellow at the CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy Center for Innovation in Mental Health.
About Me
DC born. PG County, Maryland, raised. Ethiopian roots. Interested in the adaptation, evaluation, and implementation of mental health programs and interventions and the sociocultural and structural determinants of mental health, especially for Black, immigrant, and refugee populations. Dedicated to providing culturally responsive clinical care for underserved communities. Committed to equity and liberation everywhere.
Academic, Research, and Work Experience
PhD, Clinical Psychology
Teachers College, Columbia University
2020 - 2026
MSc, Global Mental Health
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
2016 – 2017
BS, International Health/Psychology
Georgetown University
2012– 2016
Psychology Internship
NYC Health + Hospitals Jacobi Medical Center
Rotations: Adult & Pediatric HIV Services; Adult & Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Service; Adult Inpatient Psychiatry; Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP); Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Center
Bronx, New York
2025 - 2026
Postdoctoral Fellow
Center for Innovation in Mental Health (CIMH)
CUNY School of Public Health & Health Policy
Harlem, New York
2026-Present
HRSA Integrated Behavioral Health Fellow
Ryan Health
Federally Qualified Health Center | UWS
Manhattan, New York
2024-2025
Psychology Extern
Montefiore Medical Center
Substance Abuse Treatment Program (SATP)
Bronx, New York
2024-2025
Psychology Extern
NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi
Rotations: Adult & Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Service; Adult Inpatient Psychiatry; Family Advocacy Program
Bronx, New York
2023-2024
Psychology Extern
Dean Hope Center for Educational & Psychological Services
Rotations: CBT, DBT, IPT, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Psychoeducational & Neuropsychological Assessment
Manhattan, New York
2020-2023
Program Manager
Kovler Center Child Trauma Program
Chicago, Illinois
2019-2020
Mental Health Coordinator
King’s Sierra Leone Partnership
Freetown, Sierra Leone
2018
Researcher - Mental Health Innovation Network
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
London, UK
2016-2017
Research
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