Rachel Ouellette, PhD
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Biography
Dr. Rachel Ouellette is a postdoctoral fellow with the Yale School of Medicine NIDA T32 Postdoctoral Training Program in Substance Abuse Prevention. She obtained her PhD in Child and Adolescent Psychology from the Clinical Science Program at Florida International University after completing her predoctoral internship at the Yale School of Medicine with the Yale Consultation Center and West Haven Mental Health Clinic. She engages in research, community consultation, and program evaluation to promote data-driven decision-making, social connectedness, and emotional well-being among youth and youth-serving adults in public spaces, including school, after-school, and social media. Her dissertation was funded by an NIH F31 Predoctoral National Research Service Award with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and utilized mixed methods to examine effectiveness supporting youth and social connectedness across staff as predictors of after-school staff work-related well-being, including job stress and satisfaction. She is a prevention and dissemination scientist and consultant who partners regularly with school and after-school partners ranging from preschool to middle school age to promote staff well-being and youth social and emotional well-being.
Education & Training
- Predoctoral InternYale University (2022)
- PhDFlorida International University, Clinical Science in Child and Adolescent Psychology (2022)
- BSYale University, Psychology (2013)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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'Best 5 min talk' at 6th Annual Yale Postdoc Symposium | Yale Postdoc Association | 2023 |
APA Minority Fellowship Program Psychology Summer Institute Fellow | American Psychological Association | 2020 |
Peter and Malina James & Dr. Louis P. James Legacy Scholarship Recipient | American Psychological Foundation - Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology | 2019 |
NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) F31 Fellowship | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | 2019 |
Graduate Student Research Seed Fund Award | Florida International University | 2018, 2019 |
Presidential Fellowship | Florida International University | 2016, 2017, 2018 |