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    Claudia McKenley, BA

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    Research Assistant 1 HSS
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    Research Assistant 1 HSS

    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

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

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Claudia McKenley'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

      02/01/2024 - PresentCommitteesMember
    • activity

      Connecticut Psychological Association

      11/01/2023 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMember
    • activity

      Association of Black Psychologists

      07/03/2023 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMember

    Honors

    • honor

      Dr. Jan Owens-Lane Mentorship Scholarship

      11/08/2024Other AwardConnecticut Psychological Association
    • honor

      Yale Conference for Alcohol Research and Education Poster Award

      10/19/2024Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Conference for Alcohol Research and Education

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    • Connecticut Mental Health Center

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      34 Park Street

      New Haven, CT 06519

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    • Program for Recovery and Community Health

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      319 Peck Street

      New Haven, CT 06513

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