Elana Schettini, PhD
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Dr. Elana Schettini is a Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and the VA Connecticut, VISN 1 MIRECC. She is trained in clinical psychology with complementary expertise in cognitive neuroscience and data science, she has developed a program of work focused on behavioral regulation, maladaptive coping, and substance use. Her clinical focus within the Veterans Health Administration include outpatient substance use treatment and dialectical behavioral therapy skills training. These experiences have shaped her interest in understanding how individuals engage with treatment systems and what barriers delay access to and utilization of evidence-based care.
Last Updated on May 13, 2026.
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Education & Training
- PhD
- The Ohio State University, Clinical Psychology
- MSc
- The Ohio State University, Psychology
- BS
- University of Miami, Neuroscience
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Dr. Schettini’s research centers on improving early identification of maladaptive coping behaviors (with a focus on substance use) and enhancing timely engagement in care within large healthcare systems. She investigates how system-level processes, clinical pathways, and patient experiences influence when individuals seek and engage with treatment, with the goal of informing prevention and early intervention strategies. Her work integrates data science, clinical insight, and stakeholder perspectives to advance equitable access to high quality evidence-based care.
Medical Research Interests
Psychiatry and Psychology; Psychosocial Intervention; Substance-Related Disorders
Public Health Interests
Substance Use, Addiction; Health Systems Strengthening; Health Informatics
ORCID
0000-0003-1099-0557
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Internalizing–externalizing comorbidity and regional brain volumes in the ABCD study
Schettini E, Wilson S, Beauchaine T. Internalizing–externalizing comorbidity and regional brain volumes in the ABCD study. Development And Psychopathology 2021, 33: 1620-1633. PMID: 36238203, PMCID: PMC9555230, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579421000560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortex volumeExternalizing disordersACC volumeMood statesBrain volumeAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development StudyResearch Domain CriteriaAssociated with anhedoniaCognitive Development StudyRegional brain volumesHeterotypic comorbidityAmygdala functionExternalizing spectrumUnipolar depressionAmygdala volumeTransdiagnostic assessmentCingulate cortexInternalizing disordersSymptom interactionsABCD studyFrontal regionsDomain CriteriaComorbidityAmygdalaIndividual Variability in Performance Reflects Selectivity of the Multiple Demand Network among Children and Adults
Schettini E, Hiersche K, Saygin Z. Individual Variability in Performance Reflects Selectivity of the Multiple Demand Network among Children and Adults. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 1940-1951. PMID: 36750368, PMCID: PMC10027032, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1460-22.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsExecutive functionCognitively demanding tasksCognitive demandsLanguage cortexMD activityDomain-general executive functionsMultiple demand networkExecutive function abilitiesDemanding tasksBrain network organizationEffective early identificationNetwork organizationCognitive controlExecutive dysfunctionLinguistic processingMD networkCognitive processesPoor EFFunctional ROIsFrontoparietal regionsMultiple demandsAdult-likeHuman cognitionIntervention effortsDevelopmental period
2024
Functional dissociation of the language network and other cognition in early childhood
Hiersche K, Schettini E, Li J, Saygin Z. Functional dissociation of the language network and other cognition in early childhood. Human Brain Mapping 2024, 45: e26757. PMID: 38888027, PMCID: PMC11184366, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLanguage networkDomain-SpecificMD networkFunctional connectivityHuman cognitionBetween-network functional connectivityScanning young childrenResting-state scanCognitive loadYoung childrenFunctional dissociationNeural mechanismsLanguage localizationLanguage emergenceNeural machineryLanguage responsesCognitionLanguage activitiesEarly childhoodLanguageFMRIChildrenBrainChildhoodDissociation
2022
Maltreatment history and reasons for self‐injurious behavior among adolescents engaged in non‐suicidal self‐injury versus adolescents who attempted suicide
Fenerci R, Jenkins G, Gilbert A, Schettini E, Musella K, MacPherson H, Kim K, Kudinova A, Radoeva P, Dickstein D. Maltreatment history and reasons for self‐injurious behavior among adolescents engaged in non‐suicidal self‐injury versus adolescents who attempted suicide. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2022, 52: 898-907. PMID: 35635356, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNon-Suicidal Self-InjurySelf-injurious behaviorNon-suicidal self-injury groupSuicide attempt/sSelf-injuryHistory of maltreatmentSample of adolescentsSA groupMaltreatment profilesMaltreated adolescentsMaltreatment historyMaltreatment experiencesEmotional neglectPhysical neglectTDC groupRegulation reasonsMaltreatment characteristicsInterpersonal reasonsMental statesHomogeneous samplesPhysical abuseSA participantsMaltreatmentAdolescentsSuicide5.08 Parent Training for Childhood Conduct Problems
Samimy S, Schettini E, Fernhoff K, Webster-Stratton C, Beauchaine T. 5.08 Parent Training for Childhood Conduct Problems. 2022, 126-147. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818697-8.00047-9.ChaptersCitationsConceptsParent trainingConduct problemsNegative reinforcementEmotional labilityEarly onset conduct problemsChild conduct problemsChildhood conduct problemsPhysiological reactivityTreatment componentsFamily climateChild trainingReinforcement systemEarly interventionFamily dynamicsChildrenNegative interactionsLabilityPositive interactionsParentsAggressionTraining
2021
Correction to: Relationship between cognitive flexibility and subsequent course of mood symptoms and suicidal ideation in young adults with childhood-onset bipolar disorder
MacPherson H, Kudinova A, Schettini E, Jenkins G, Gilbert A, Thomas S, Kim K, Radoeva P, Fenerci R, Yen S, Hower H, Hunt J, Keller M, Dickstein D. Correction to: Relationship between cognitive flexibility and subsequent course of mood symptoms and suicidal ideation in young adults with childhood-onset bipolar disorder. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 31: 1649-1649. PMID: 33738623, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-021-01755-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsRelationship between cognitive flexibility and subsequent course of mood symptoms and suicidal ideation in young adults with childhood-onset bipolar disorder
MacPherson H, Kudinova A, Schettini E, Jenkins G, Gilbert A, Thomas S, Kim K, Radoeva P, Fenerci R, Yen S, Hower H, Hunt J, Keller M, Dickstein D. Relationship between cognitive flexibility and subsequent course of mood symptoms and suicidal ideation in young adults with childhood-onset bipolar disorder. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 31: 299-312. PMID: 33392723, PMCID: PMC8253874, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-020-01688-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBD-NOSBD-ICognitive flexibilitySuicidal ideationBipolar disorderMood symptomsDSM-IV BD IYoung adultsChildhood-onset bipolar disorderAssessment of mood symptomsCognitive flexibility impairmentsCognitive flexibility deficitsLongitudinal assessmentNeuropsychological tasksNeurocognitive factorsExecutive functionFlexibility deficitsNeurocognitive deficitsIntervention targetsYoung adulthoodDeficitsIdeationClinical measuresDevelopmental transitionsDisorders
2020
Maladaptive personality traits and the course of suicidal ideation in young adults with bipolar disorder: Cross‐sectional and prospective approaches
Kudinova A, MacPherson H, Musella K, Schettini E, Gilbert A, Jenkins G, Clark L, Dickstein D. Maladaptive personality traits and the course of suicidal ideation in young adults with bipolar disorder: Cross‐sectional and prospective approaches. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2020, 51: 394-402. PMID: 32869383, PMCID: PMC8761060, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBipolar disorderPersonality traitsLow self-esteemSuicidal ideationSuicide pronenessOutcome of Bipolar Youth studySelf-esteemCourse of suicidal ideationChildhood-onset bipolar disorderFrequency of suicidal ideationMaladaptive personality traitsPersonality-related vulnerabilityChildhood-onset BDSelf-report measuresCourse of BDYoung adultsBD participantsDevelopment of interventionsSNAP-2IdeationSuicidePronenessPersonsTraitsLongitudinal analysisWhite matter correlates of cognitive flexibility in youth with bipolar disorder and typically developing children and adolescents
Radoeva P, Jenkins G, Schettini E, Gilbert A, Barthelemy C, DeYoung L, Kudinova A, Kim K, MacPherson H, Dickstein D. White matter correlates of cognitive flexibility in youth with bipolar disorder and typically developing children and adolescents. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2020, 305: 111169. PMID: 33011484, PMCID: PMC8015187, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2020.111169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated BatteryBipolar disorderTract-based spatial statisticsCognitive flexibilityIntra-Extra Dimensional Set Shift TaskMicrostructural integritySet-shifting taskWhite matter microstructureBD youthAutomated BatteryShift taskDiffusion tensor imagingBehavioral tasksIllness courseIntra-ExtraCF deficitsWhite matter regionsCorrelation of CFMultiple white matter regionsTract-BasedTensor imagingAberrant relationshipMatter regionsLongitudinal studyAge-matchedDo styles of emotion dysregulation differentiate adolescents engaging in non-suicidal self-injury from those attempting suicide?
Kim K, Galione J, Schettini E, DeYoung L, Gilbert A, Jenkins G, Barthelemy C, MacPherson H, Radoeva P, Kudinova A, Dickstein D. Do styles of emotion dysregulation differentiate adolescents engaging in non-suicidal self-injury from those attempting suicide? Psychiatry Research 2020, 291: 113240. PMID: 32603928, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNon-Suicidal Self-InjuryEmotion dysregulationSuicide attemptsSelf-injuryHistory of non-suicidal self-injuryEmotion dysregulation measuresEmotion dysregulation patternsEmotion dysregulation profilesHigher emotional reactivityHomogeneous group of adolescentsSelf-injury groupCourse of illnessGroup of adolescentsNSSI-onlyDistress toleranceEmotional reactivityDysregulation profileShared varianceSA-onlyParent reportEmotionsMean comparisonsAdolescentsSuicideHomogeneous group
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