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Ashley Clayton

Research Associate 3, HSS
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Research Associate 3, HSS

Biography

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)

Research

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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