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Claudia McKenley, B.A.

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Postgraduate Associate
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Postgraduate Associate

Biography

Claudia McKenley is the lab manager for the Resilience, Empowerment, & Addiction Leadership Lab. She works on multiple research projects that seek to 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.

Last Updated on October 15, 2025.

Education & Training

BA
Southern Connecticut State University, Psychology

Research

Overview

Public Health Interests

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

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Claudia McKenley, B.A.'s published research.

Publications

2025

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

Activities

  • activity

    Anti-Racism Task Force

  • activity

    Connecticut Psychological Association

  • activity

    Association of Black Psychologists

Honors

  • honor

    Dr. Jan Owens-Lane Mentorship Scholarship

  • honor

    Yale Conference for Alcohol Research and Education Poster Award

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Contacts

Supported Faculty

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