Ovsanna Leyfer, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

Title Research Assistant Professor
Office 900 Commonwealth Avenue, Floor 2
Email oleyfer@bu.edu

Dr. Ovsanna Leyfer is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and a licensed clinical psychologist in the Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Treatment Program at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. Dr. Leyfer specializes in the cognitive-behavioral treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders as well as other behavioral and emotional difficulties in children and adults. Her past and current research includes the risk factors for developing anxiety disorders in children and adolescents with typical development and developmental disorders and designing developmentally appropriate treatments for youths with emotional disorders and the assessment and treatment of anxiety in children with developmental disorders. She is particularly interested in developing new treatments for children on the autism spectrum. Currently Dr. Leyfer is investigating the application of d-cycloserine in an intensive treatment of panic disorder in adolescents. Dr. Leyfer holds a M.A. in Child Development from Tufts University and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Louisville.

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Visit CARD

Although the address is 900 Commonwealth Avenue, CARD is located on St. Paul Street (corner of St. Paul and Commonwealth). Enter on side of building and take the elevator to the second floor.

You can use the Transit option on Google Maps . Some general directions are below.

Bus Schedules and Maps
57 Toward Watertown Yard: Get off at Buick Street. Cross the street.
57 Toward Kenmore: Get off at Commonwealth Avenue. Walk to the left until you see the CVS.

Boston Public Transit Map
Green Line B: Get off at Amory Street.
Green Line C or D: Get off at Kenmore. Then walk or take the 57 bus toward Watertown Yard and get off at Buick Street.
Green Line E: Get off at Arlington. Switch to the Green B Line toward Boston College. Get off at Amory Street.

Commuter Rail Map
If you are taking the commuter rail, you will likely switch trains or get on a bus at South or North station.

How to get here

Parking

There is metered parking around the building, as well as some street parking in Brookline. There is non-metered street parking in Brookline on a variety of streets including Egmont St. (between St. Paul and Pleasant), Thatcher St. (between Amory and Pleasant), and Pleasant St. (between Thatcher and Comm Ave.). Please note that Brookline (west of Commonwealth Avenue) has free two-hour parking, however, there are some signs prohibiting parking between 8 and 10 AM.

Another option is the Agganis Arena parking garage, located across Commonwealth Avenue (see map and additional information on the links below) https://www.agganisarena.com/plan-your-visit/parking/ They accept cash or credit card. There is an increased cost for parking when events are held at the arena (event link below). https://www.agganisarena.com/events-tickets/calendar/