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    Ashley Clayton

    Research Associate 3, HSS
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    Research Associate 3, HSS

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    Ashley Clayton, MA, is the Research Manager of the Family Violence Research Program in the Sullivan Lab. Trained in community psychology, Ashley has developed and evaluated various community-based mental health interventions. Ashley ventured into the field of community psychology through a determination to use her first-hand experience with mental illness for good and her dedication to social justice. Ashley has extensive training in qualitative and quantitative research, with particular expertise in community-based participatory research, questionnaire development, and stigma. She is a mental health activist and has published numerous research papers on the social inclusion of individuals living with severe mental illness, maternal mental health, recovery-oriented and person-centered care, and healthcare narratives and essays. She is the Visual Arts Editor of The Perch, an Arts & Literary Journal published by Yale’s Program for Recovery & Community Health (PRCH).

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    Education & Training

    MA
    University of New Haven, Community Psychology (2011)
    BA
    Georgetown College, Psychology (2009)

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    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Ashley Clayton's published research.

    Publications

    2021

    2020

    2019

    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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      Outstanding Staff Award

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      Employee of the Year

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      Distinguished Young Alumni Award

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      Outstanding Graduate Student - Community Psychology Program

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