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Lauren Wash (she/her/hers) is a first-year doctoral student in the UNC Clinical Psychology program. She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Lauren earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Gender & Women’s Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She then received a Master’s in Counseling for Mental Health & Wellness from New York University. Lauren also earned a post-graduate certificate in the integrated treatment of eating disorders from the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy’s Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia (CSAB) in New York City. After graduating with her master’s degree, Lauren worked for five years in full-time clinical research at VA New York Harbor Healthcare System – Manhattan Campus (VANYHHS). She first worked under Sundar Natarajan, MD, MSc as an interventionist on two clinical trials that examined the effectiveness of a telephone-based, personalized behavioral intervention that promotes health behaviors in Veterans with diabetes. Lauren later transitioned to a research coordinator role for the Psychotherapy Research & Development Program at VANYHHS under Cory K. Chen, PhD. This team developed interventions for Veterans who are non-responders to gold standard treatments for depression, anxiety, and PTSD. In addition to full-time research, Lauren also worked part-time as a licensed mental health counselor specializing in eating disorders, and delivered group, individual, and meal support therapy to patients using a variety of approaches including psychodynamic, CBT, and DBT. Lauren hopes to develop a program of research that examines Black women’s and girls’ experiences with eating disorders, negative body image, colorism, and hair politics. |
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