Conference Presentations
Trub, L., Lasky, D., Frankfeldt, V., & Tsioles, D. (2026, April). Automating the Self: AI and the Loss
of Inner Authority [Paper presentation]. Division 39 of the American Psychological Association, New York City.
Trub, L., Kors, S., & Calcaterra, P. (2026, April). Developing a 21st Century Approach to
Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Education in the University [Paper presentation]. Division 39 of the American Psychological Association, New York City.
Koenig, S., Stotz, C., Hauru, A., Park, R., Levinsky-Sun, L., Shieh, S., Shirley, K. McWilliams, N.,
Bowen, M. & Trub, L. (2026, April). Developing a Community-Driven for Psychoanalysis in Academia [Paper presentation]. Division 39 of the American Psychological Association, New York City.
Trub, L., Choi, A., Bowen, M., Rothery, C. & Nath, S. (2026, April). Navigating Experiences of
Parallel Marginalization in Academic Institutions [Paper presentation]. Division 39 of the American Psychological Association, New York City.
Trub, L., (2026, April). Mind Meld: The integration of technology into clinical practice and
identification. [Paper presentation]. Division 39 of the American Psychological Association 2024, Washington D.C.
Trub, L., Zapien, N., Marzi, A., & Pellegrini, G. (2025, August). The elephant in the zoom:
psychoanalysts confront the digital world [Symposium presentation]. International Psychoanalytic Association annual meeting, Lisbon
Trub, L., Alcaraz, G. & Dritsoulas, K. (2025, June). The Need to Re-Negotiate Freedom and
Boundaries in Analysis: Virtual Reality and Hypermodernity [Symposium presentation]. International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy annual meeting, Athens
Dean, T., Gabrellas, G; Shanun, S., Trub, L., Zapien, N. (2025, Feb). Where do we go from here:
Technology and the Psyche [Paper Presentation]. American Psychoanalytic Association annual meeting, San Francisco
Essig, T., Levy, A. & Trub, L. (2025, Feb). CAI Symposium for the Intersection of Psychoanalysis
and Artificial Intelligence [Paper Presentation]. American Psychoanalytic Association annual meeting, San Francisco
Trub, L. (2024, April). Mind Meld: The integration of technology into clinical practice and
identification. [Paper presentation]. Division 39 of the American Psychological Association 2024, Washington D.C.
Trub, L. (2023, November). Enhancing Constructive Communication in the Digital Age through
“Textual Healing” [Symposium presentation]. Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy 2023 annual conference. Seattle, WA, USA.
Trub, L. (June 2022). Reckoning with Psychoanalysis and Culture presented with Susana
Martinez, PhD, LP, USA; and Don Greif, PhD, USA at the annual International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy conference, Los Angeles
Trub, L. (Aug 2021). Playing and Digital Reality: Changes to the Analytic Frame in
Child/Adolescent Therapy during COVID [Paper presented] at Division 39 conference of the American Psychological Association, New York
Trub, L. (March 2021). The iPhone on the Couch: Technology's Impact on the Analytic Frame
[Paper presented]. Division 39 conference of the American Psychological Association, New York
Bermingham, L.*, Meehan, K.B., Wong, P.S., Trub, L. (March 2021). Representational Resources,
Solitude, and Distraction in the Age of Smartphones [Paper presentation]. Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) Conference 2021.
Trub, L. (June 2020). The iPhone on the Couch: How and why analysts introduce screens into
the consulting room [Paper presented]. The International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Los Angeles
Trub, L. (June 2019). Imagination in the Age of Google [Panel presentation]. The
International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Tel Aviv
Gensler, D., Malberg, N., Magaldi, D., Eig, A., Bellinson, J., Nussbaum, B., Silber, L., Trub, L. (Feb
2019). Panel on Technology and Screens in the Treatment of Children, at the Child Congress. The Department of Psychoanalytic Education of the American Psychoanalytic Association, New York
Trub, L. & Magaldi, D. (Aug 2018). The Digital Third: Changes to analytic process when bodies are
replaced by images [Paper presented]. APA Conference, San Francisco
Trub, L. (April 2018). “I googled my patient…” and other ethical dilemmas in the digital age [Paper
presented]. Division 39 conference of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans.
Trub, L. (April 2017). Getting Close from Far Away: Concealment and Revelation of Self in Online
and Offline Spaces [Invited presentation]. Division 39 conference of the American Psychological Association, NY.
Magaldi, D. & Trub, L. (Aug 2016). Do you Want to Know? Spiritual Self Disclosures in Therapy
[paper presented]. APA Conference, Denver.
Trub, L. & Campbell (Aug 2016). How can Psychologists Best Meet the Needs of Patients in AA?:
Myths, Contradictions and Resolutions. [Paper presented]. APA Conference, Denver.
Trub, L. & Magaldi, D. (June 2016). Technology and the Therapeutic Frame: Changing Boundaries
on the Digital Frontier Workshop presented at 2016 Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Dublin.
Trub, L. (June 2016). Organizer of symposium on Silent Tug of War: When Therapists’ and
Patients’ Belief Systems Collide Symposium presented at 2016 Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Dublin.
Trub, L. & Campbell, B. (June 2016). How can Psychologists Best Meet the Needs of Patients in
AA?: Myths, Contradictions and Resolutions Paper presented at 2016 Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Dublin.
Magaldi, D. & Trub, L. (June 2016). The God of Therapy: Collisions between Sacred and
Psychological Truths [Paper presented]. Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy.
Trub, L. (March 2016). Invited speaker to a symposium on Structural Stigma and the Health of
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual [paper presented]. 2016 Eastern Psychological Association conference, New York.
Trub, L. (March 2016). Clinical Work with Substance-Using Individuals: Training students to be
open-minded and flexible in their professional orientation [paper presented]. 2016 Eastern Psychological Association conference, New York.
Trub, L. (Feb 2016) Invited speaker to a symposium on Using digital technology to enhance
learning and practice of mindfulness in diverse populations Paper presented at Columbia University 2016 Winter Roundtable Conference, New York
Trub, L. & Starks, T. (Feb 2016). Texting Under the Influence: Emotional Regulation in Texting,
Drinking and Condomless Sex [paper presented]. Columbia University 2016 Winter Roundtable Conference, New York.
Trub, L. (June 2015). “A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand”: Psychodynamic trainees’
attitudes towards professional orientation and psychotherapy integration before and after conducting a skills-based manualized treatment for substance use disorders [paper presented]. Society for the 2014 Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration conference, Baltimore.
Magaldi-Dopman, D. & Trub, L. (April 2014) How accepting are we? Psychotherapists and their
Religious Clients Workshop presented at Society for the 2014 Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration conference, Montreal
Trub, L. & Richards, J.* (March 2014). Emotional Texting Questionnaire: the Development of a
Scale of the Emotional Components Underlying Texting Behavior. [paper presented]. 2014 Eastern Psychological Association Conference, Boston.
Trub, L. & Revenson, T. (August 2013). Caught in the Web: Use of Blogging to Gain Closeness and
Distance [paper presented]. 2013 APA Convention, Hawaii.
Magaldi-Dopman, D. & Trub, L. (August 2013). Do you want to know?: Psychologists’ Spiritual/
Religious Self Disclosure in Therapy Symposium presented. 2013 APA Convention, Hawaii.
Trub, L. & Elias, M. (2005, June). A Study of the Preparation of Conservative Rabbis for their
Pastoral Counseling Role [paper presented]. The Conference for the Network for Research in Jewish Education. 2005, Boston.
Conference Presentations
INVITED TALKS/WORKSHOPS:
Trub, L., Essig, T., Levy, A., Melmed, M. (2026, May). AI Anxiety and what we can do about it.
Colloquium of the New York University Psychoanalytic Institute.
Trub, L., Kafka, B., Schmitt, H., & Thorne, C. (2026, May). Dislocated Presences: Technology, the
Psyche, and the Meaning of Virtual Space. Roundtable hosted by the Sigmund Freud Museum, the Freud Foundation US, and the Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center.
Trub, L., Niesser, A., Hook, D., & Essig, T. (2026, May). Clinical and Theoretical Considerations in
Telehealth vs. In-person Psychoanalytic Treatments. Event hosted by the Houston Psychoanalytic Society.
Trub, L. & Frankfeldt, V. (2025, Sept). When AI Surrounds the Consulting Room: Resistance,
Reckoning, and Reclaiming Ourselves. Presented to the Metropolitan Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, New York.
Trub, L. (2025, Sept). Screen Repair: Depth Psychology in a Digital World. Presented to the
Association of Orthodox Jewish Psychologists, NY.
Trub, L. (2025, March). Screen Repair: Depth Psychology in a Digital World. Presented to the Fifth
Avenue Counseling Center, NY.
Trub, L. (2025, March). Rewiring Therapy: How Digital Culture is Reshaping Clinical
Psychology. Presented to PhD students in the Clinical Psychology PhD program, CUNY, NY.
Castrillon, F., Possati, L. & Trub, L. (2024, June). Psychoanalysis and Artificial Intelligence
International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) webinar.
Trub, L. (2024, Feb). The Elephant in the Zoom: Will Psychoanalysis Survive the Screen?
Presented to the Fifth Avenue Counseling Center, NY.
Trub, L. (2024, Jan). The Elephant in the Zoom: Will Psychoanalysis Survive the Screen?
Presented to the William Alanson White Institute.
Trub, L. (2023, Nov). The Elephant in the Zoom: Will Psychoanalysis Survive the Screen?
Presented to the Denver Psychoanalytic Society.
Trub, L. (2023, Sept). The Elephant in the Zoom: Will Psychoanalysis Survive the Screen?
Presented to the Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis.
Trub, L. (2023, Sept). The Elephant not in the Room: Will Psychoanalysis Survive the Screen?
Presented to the Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis.
Trub, L. & Grover, S. (2023, May). Division 39 Section II Conversations: Fast Developments: Teens,
Sex, and Tech. A conversation with Dr. Leora Trub, PhD. and Sean Grover, LCSW, moderated by Dr. Jordan Bate and JT Mikulka of Section II.
Trub, L. (2023, May). The Elephant not in the Room: Will Psychoanalysis Survive the Screen?
Presented to the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.
Trub, L. (2023, March). The Elephant not in the Room: Will Psychoanalysis Survive the Screen?
Presented to New Jersey chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.
Trub, L. (2023, Jan). The Elephant not in the Room: Will Psychoanalysis Survive the Screen?
Presented to New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis.
Trub, L. (2022, Sept). The Elephant (not) in the Room: Are we prepared to commit to a future on
zoom? Presented to Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center.
Trub, L. & Magaldi, D. (2021, March). Disembodied: Examining the Digital Third in the Analytic
Encounter. Presented to psychoanalytic candidates at the William Allanson White Institute, NY.
Bellinson, J., Essig, T., Trub, L., & Zeavin, H. (2021, June). Invited discussant on Live Forum on
Telehealth hosted by Psychotherapy Action Network.
Gensler, D., Trub, L., Eig, A., Magaldi, D., & Bellinson, J. (2020, May). Working with Kids in Zoom
Rooms: How to Feel Close while Social Distancing, Presented to Community Professionals through the Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development School of Social Work, Adelphi University, NY.
Trub, L. (2019, Feb). Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Presented to PhD students in the Health
Psychology & Clinical Science program, CUNY, NY.
Trub, L. (2018, June). Invited Keynote Speaker for Annual Psychology Day and Grand Rounds,
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Trub, L. (2017, March). Approaching Dissertation Presented to Clinical Psychology PhD program,
City College of New York, NY.
Trub, L. (2017, March). Short-Term Dynamic Therapy and Keys to Starting you own Private
Practice. Presented at Mount Sinai Adolescent Mental Health Center in New York, NY.
Trub, L. (2016, Aug). Mindful Messaging: How to own our technology instead of letting it own us.
Presented at Hunter College, CUNY.
Trub, L. (2016, March). Trauma and Substance Use in Working with Adolescents. Presented at
Mount Sinai Adolescent Mental Health Center in New York, NY.
Trub, L. (2014, Nov). Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy Workshop. Presented at the Pace
University Counseling Center for pre-doctoral trainees.
Trub, L. (Nov 2014). Understanding Substance Use in People with Trauma Histories. Presented to
Masters in Mental Health Counseling program, City College of New York, NY.
Trub, L. (2014, June). The Social World and the Meaning of the Message: A 75th Anniversay
Celebration of the Psychology Department at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. Presented at the 75th Anniversary of the Psychology Department of City College, CUNY.
Trub, L. (2013, Nov). Adolescence: When Brain and Body Collide. Presented at Mount Sinai
Adolescent Mental Health Center in New York, NY.
Trub, L. (2013, Oct). Sexual Abuse, Trauma and Suicidality: Understanding the Complexities and
Strengthening your Skills. Presented at the District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, NY.
Trub, L. (2012, Sept). How Technology is Changing Our Children, Our Relationships and
Ourselves. Day-long workshop presented at the 2012 Clinical Workshop Series of the Jewish Family Service of Rhode Island.
Fraenkel, P. & Trub, L. (2012, April). Children & Teens: The Construction of Personal Identity and
Peer Relationships in the Cyber Era. Presented at the 13th Annual Julie Gutterman Memorial Lecture hosted by JFS, Rhode Island.