Nicholas Santopetro was born and raised in Long Island, New York. Santopetro is a sixth-year clinical psychology doctoral student from Florida State University, and is currently an intern at the Child and Family Therapy Clinic at Kennedy Krieger Institute, where he provides therapy for children, adolescents, young adults and their families. Santopetro’s current clinical and research interests involve the assessment and treatment of pediatric internalizing disorders such as depressive and anxiety disorders.