Jessica Carney (Jess) is a doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at the University of Notre Dame and is completing her predoctoral internship in clinical child psychology in the UIC Department of Psychiatry. 

Jess is interested in the effects of violence against women and children and interventions to mitigate the developmental impact of exposure to trauma and adversity early in life. She is also interested in cross-cultural adaptations of interventions for individuals exposed to trauma and violence.