- B.A. State University of New York College at Geneseo, 2003
- M.A. John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2005
- Ph.D. The City University of New York, Graduate College (John Jay) 2016
BIO
As the Director of Youth Services in the Connecting Cultures/New England Survivors of Torture and Trauma Program, I oversee the clinical, organizational, and financial components of our youth outreach, prevention and intervention programs. Supported by a significant award from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administrative Services (SAMHSA) and the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCSTI), the Association of Africans Living in Vermont and Connecting Cultures (in collaboration with Boston Children Hospital’s Trauma and Community Resilience Center and the University of Minnesota) are learning and implementing Trauma Systems Therapy for Refugees (TST-R) in Vermont. In my faculty roles at UVM, I provide clinical supervision for Clinical Psychology PhD students and teach courses on multicultural issues and health disparities.
In New York City, my training focused on improving access to effective and trauma-focused treatments for youth and families exposed to violence, and I worked with youth in forensic, residential, outpatient, and community settings. I also received training in participatory action research through CUNY’s Public Science Project and examined the impact of aggressive policing on a low-income urban neighborhood of color (Morris Justice Project). My dissertation research examined the mental health implications of providing healthcare in a low resource and rural setting (Fort Portal, Uganda).
Courses
PSYS 6735 - Multicultural Issues in Clinical Psychology
HCOL 2000 - Multicultural Competence: Toward Reducing Health Disparities
Publications
Lauren Dewey's Publications (PDF)
Awards and Achievements
Licenses and Certifications
2018-present Psychologist-Doctorate, Vermont #048.0134157
2018-present National Certification Therapist in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
2020-present Certified Instructor of Empowered Relief for chronic pain
Bio
As the Director of Youth Services in the Connecting Cultures/New England Survivors of Torture and Trauma Program, I oversee the clinical, organizational, and financial components of our youth outreach, prevention and intervention programs. Supported by a significant award from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administrative Services (SAMHSA) and the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCSTI), the Association of Africans Living in Vermont and Connecting Cultures (in collaboration with Boston Children Hospital’s Trauma and Community Resilience Center and the University of Minnesota) are learning and implementing Trauma Systems Therapy for Refugees (TST-R) in Vermont. In my faculty roles at UVM, I provide clinical supervision for Clinical Psychology PhD students and teach courses on multicultural issues and health disparities.
In New York City, my training focused on improving access to effective and trauma-focused treatments for youth and families exposed to violence, and I worked with youth in forensic, residential, outpatient, and community settings. I also received training in participatory action research through CUNY’s Public Science Project and examined the impact of aggressive policing on a low-income urban neighborhood of color (Morris Justice Project). My dissertation research examined the mental health implications of providing healthcare in a low resource and rural setting (Fort Portal, Uganda).
Courses
PSYS 6735 - Multicultural Issues in Clinical Psychology
HCOL 2000 - Multicultural Competence: Toward Reducing Health Disparities
Publications
Awards and Achievements
Licenses and Certifications
2018-present Psychologist-Doctorate, Vermont #048.0134157
2018-present National Certification Therapist in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
2020-present Certified Instructor of Empowered Relief for chronic pain