- Department of Psychology; Clinical Psychology
Major Professor: Nicole Weiss
Lab: STRESS Lab
Biography
Katy is a doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program under the mentorship of Dr. Nicole Weiss. She graduated with her BA in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Boston. Prior to matriculation at University of Rhode Island, Katy was the Senior Research Coordinator at Boston Medical Center’s Immigrant and Refugee Health Center.
Research
Katy’s research focuses on the intersection of sexual and gender-based violence and substance use among systemically excluded and marginalized populations. She is particularly interested in the influences of intergenerational trauma and resiliency in contexts of poverty. Her ultimate goal is to increase health equity in substance use treatment by leveraging individual, family, and community strengths in the development and scaling of culturally responsive services that address poverty-related stress and trauma.