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Claudia McKenley, B.A.

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Postgraduate Associate
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Postgraduate Associate

Biography

Claudia McKenley is a Postgraduate Associate who works in the Racial Equity and Addiction Lab (REAL) and the Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH). She works on multiple research projects that seek to provide culturally sensitive faith-based substance use treatment to Black and Latine populations and enhance equity in alcohol use research for racial and ethnic minorities. She attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. In the future, she aspires to become a clinical psychologist.

Appointments

  • Psychiatry

    Postgraduate Associate
    Primary

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

BA
Southern Connecticut State University, Psychology

Research

Overview

Public Health Interests

Community Engagement; Community Health; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Maternal & Child Health; Mental Health; Child/Adolescent Health; Perinatal/Prenatal Health

Publications

2024

2023

  • Peer Support
    Bellamy, C., Reis, G., Costa, M., McKenley, C., Evans, M. (2023). Peer support. In Encyclopedia for the Neurological Sciences (3rd ed). Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology, Elsevier Publishers, https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-95702-1.00063-4
    Chapters

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Connecticut Psychological Association

  • activity

    Anti-Racism Task Force

  • activity

    Association of Black Psychologists

  • honor

    Dr. Jan Owens-Lane Mentorship Scholarship

  • honor

    Yale Conference for Alcohol Research and Education Poster Award

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Contacts

Locations

  • Connecticut Mental Health Center

    Academic Office

    34 Park Street

    New Haven, CT 06519

  • Program for Recovery and Community Health

    Academic Office

    Erector Square

    319 Peck Street

    New Haven, CT 06513