Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP) / APA Division 53, has selected Alexandra DW Sullivan as a recipient of the 2021 Student Achievement Award in Research.
Alexandra DW Sullivan is currently a fifth year Ph.D. candidate in the Clinical and Developmental Psychology program at the University of Vermont. The NICHD funds Allie's research on how adversity gets “under the skin” and how parenting can ameliorate the effects of adversity. She also engages in teaching, mentoring, and clinical training, all of which emphasize better serving the needs of marginalized families and children. This summer, she is headed to MUSC (The Medical University of South Carolina) for her clinical internship.