Steven Berkowitz, MD

Professional Titles

• Professor, Department of Psychiatry
• Director, START Center

Publications

• DiDonato, S. & Berkowitz, S.J. (2018) Childhood stress and trauma. Driver, D. & Thomas, S. (Eds.). Severe Childhood Psychiatric Disorders. 93-103, Elveiser. https:/doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-51147-6.00008-9.
• Kerns, C, Berkowitz, Screening and treatment of trauma-related symptoms in youth with autism spectrum disorder amongst community providers, Autism
• Rudd BN, Last BS, Gregor C, Jackson K, Berkowitz S, Zinny A, Kratz HE, Cliggitt L, Adams DR, Walsh LM, Beidas RS. Benchmarking Treatment Effectiveness of Community-Delivered Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. American journal of community psychology. 2019 Aug 20.
• Brymer MJ, Louie K, Berkowitz SJ. Prevention of PTSD in Children and Adolescents. Psychiatric Annals. 2019 Jul 12;49(7):320-4.
• 38. Okamura, K. H., Skriner, L. C., Becker-Haimes, E. M., Adams, D. R., Becker, S., Kratz, H. E., Jackson, K., Berkowitz, S., Zinny, A., Cliggitt, L., & Beidas, R. S. (2020). Perceptions of evidence-based treatment among consumers receiving Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Journal of Child and Family Studies.
• Zik, Jodi, and Steven Berkowitz. "Early life stress: update on neurophysiologic effects and treatment." Current opinion in psychiatry.2019
• Kerns, C.M., Berkowitz, S.J., Moskowitz, L.J., Drahota, A., Lerner, M.D., Usual Care for Autism Study (UCAS) Consortium and Newschaffer, C.J., Screening and treatment of trauma-related symptoms in youth with autism spectrum disorder among community providers in the United States. Autism, 2019, June 14p.1362361319847908
• Keeshin, Brooks R., Steven J. Berkowitz, and Robert S. Pynoos. "Pediatrician's Practical Approach to Sleep Disturbances in Children Who Have Experienced Trauma." Pediatric annals 48, no. 7 (2019): e280-e285
• 37. Last, B.S., Rudd, B.N., Gregor, C.A., Kratz, H.E., Jackson, K., Berkowitz, S., Zinny, A., Cliggitt, L.P., Adams, D.R., Walsh, L.M., & Beidas, R.S. Sociodemographic characteristics of youth in a trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy effectiveness trial in the city of Philadelphia. Journal of Community Psychology.2019
• 39. Guevara, J.P., Power, T.J., Bevans, K., Snitzer, L., Leavy, S., Stewart, D., Broomfield, C., Shah, S., Grundmeier, R., Michel, J.J. and Berkowitz, S., 2021. Improving Care Management in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: An RCT. Pediatrics, 148(2).
• 40. Wood, J.N., Kratchman, D., Scribano, P.V., Berkowitz, S. and Schilling, S., 2021. Improving child behaviors and parental stress: a randomized trial of child adult relationship enhancement in primary care. Academic Pediatrics, 21(4), pp.629-637.
• 41. Kerns, C.M., Lankenau, S., Shattuck, P.T., Robins, D.L., Newschaffer, C.J., & Berkowitz, S.J. (In Press). Exploring Potential Sources of Childhood Trauma: A Qualitative Study with Autistic Adults and Caregivers. Autism.
• Kerns, C. M., Lankenau, S., Shattuck, P. T., Robins, D. L., Newschaffer, C. J., & Berkowitz, S. J. (2022). Exploring potential sources of childhood trauma: A qualitative study with autistic adults and caregivers. Autism, 13623613211070637.
• 42. Kerns, C. M., Robins, D. L., Shattuck, P. T., Newschaffer, C. J., & Berkowitz, S. J. (2022). Expert consensus regarding indicators of a traumatic reaction in autistic youth: a Delphi survey. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
• Sward A, Zik J, McDonald AR, Niep L, Berkowitz S. A Developmentally Informed Approach to Address Mass Firearm Violence. Pediatric Clinics. 2023 Aug 9.
• Amy Lopez, Merlin Ariefdjohan, Omri H. Johnson, Amanda Millar, Lily N. Berkowitz & Steven J. Berkowitz (2023) From “I don’t know what I’m doing” to “I can’t do this anymore.” A qualitative comparison of the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among K-12 educators across two academic years, Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2023.2261629
• Millar AM, Doria AM, Choi LM, McGladrey L, Duffy KA, Berkowitz SJ. Past the Pandemic: a virtual intervention supporting the well-being of healthcare workers through the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology. 2023 Oct 26;14:1227895.

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Co-Chair, Disaster and Trauma Issues Committee
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network, Co-chair, Integrated Care Committee
• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Member

Practice Locations

CU Medicine Psychiatry - Outpatient Clinic
1890 N Revere Ct
Anschutz Health Sciences Bldg, Suite 4020
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-1000

CU Psychiatry - Student and Resident Mental Health  
1890 N Revere Ct
Anschutz Health Sciences Bldg, Suite 5040
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-4716

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Board Certification