I am an Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Kentucky, and I Co-Direct our Clinical Psychology training program. I serve in a Special Title Series position. My academic work centers on training doctoral students to master the competencies needed to be effective clinical psychologists and health services providers, and on the synthesis of research and clinical skills. I’m also interested in multicultural competencies, opportunities, and training in working with people who have varied backgrounds and identities. I coordinate our external practicum training and serve as the faculty liaison for those experiences. I am licensed as a psychologist in Kentucky and hold a health service provider designation.
I bring expertise in clinical supervision, refugee and immigrant mental health, trauma and torture recovery, and multicultural competencies. For almost a decade I served as a mental health specialist doing pro bono work at the Survivors of Torture Recovery Center in Louisville, KY; I continue to do some pro bono work in this area. I provide community training, consultation, and clinical supervision for junior clinicians and have periodically served as co-instructor and psychology team supervisor at the University of Kentucky for global health initiatives. I value interdisciplinary work and meeting student needs to facilitate learning.
For applicants to our clinical psychology doctoral program, please note that I do not run a lab or take on students as a research mentor. I work with all of our clinical students through clinical supervision, course work, professional development and clinical aspects of training.
