Ernest Cote
Doctoral Lecturer
Doctor Cote is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and has worked at various sites in New York City, concentrating in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. He has taught at various campuses throughout CUNY in both undergraduate and graduate courses, spanning from counseling to psychology, to neurobiology. His research interests are rooted in how stress in early life affects neurodevelopment, and how in turn, developmental stress impacts various mental health issues.
- Doctor of Philosophy in Neural and Behavioral Science, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 2023
- Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling, Hunter College, 2016
- Master of Arts in Psychology (focus in clinical psychology), The New School for Social Research, 2006
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (concentration in neuroscience), University of New England, 2003
Dr. Cote began teaching at CUNY in 2007, and has taught in multiple areas and departments throughout his career. When teaching counseling courses his focus is to give students both a breadth and depth of knowledge in counseling and psychology, and to introduce the research foundations of evidence-based practice.
Courses taught in Fall 2024:
- COCO 702- Theories of counseling
- COCO 708 Measurement and appraisal
- COUNM 717 Diagnosis and Treatment
Dr. Cote’s research is rooted in the impacts of early life stress on neurodevelopment. His current work is demonstrating how these stressors alter the function of multiple neural systems that underlie threat appraisal, reward and addiction, and negative affect.