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Kellyn Blaisdell MS

Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Intern

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Contact

Email:

kellynb [at] uic.edu

Office Phone:

(312) 413-1744

Building & Room:

Institute for Juvenile Research (IJR) 235

Address:

1747 W. Roosevelt Rd. Chicago IL 60612

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About

Kellyn completed her B.A. in psychology at Princeton University and is a doctoral student at the University of Oregon. Kellyn’s research aims to disentangle developmental pathways between early life stress and mental health, with the goal of informing intervention and policy. Her current work focuses on understanding patterns of trauma exposure and psychological distress among displaced populations. As a clinician, Kellyn seeks to support families and children experiencing adversity using intergenerational and trauma-responsive modalities. Kellyn’s clinical experience leads her to approach her research from a lifespan developmental perspective that recognizes the complexity of contextual factors and reflects a growing commitment to centering community voices. She was drawn to UIC’s clinical psychology internship due to its focus on community engagement, as she continues to grow in this area.

Graduate School:

University of Oregon

Undergraduate:

Princeton University

  • Early Adversity
  • Early Intervention
  • Developmental Psychopathology
  • Global Mental Health
  • Refugee Mental Health

  • Blaisdell, K. N., Horn, S. R., & Fisher, P. A. (2023). Prevention strategies: Prevention and promotion in child mental health. In J. L. Matson (Ed.), Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology (p. 545-563). Springer International Publishing.

    Blaisdell, K. N., Barker, T. V., Giuliano, R. J., & Fisher, P. A. (2020). Alpha electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry among toddlers in foster care. Development and Psychopathology, 32, 1743- 1753.

    Fisher, P. A., Barker, T. V., & Blaisdell, K. N. (2020). A glass half full and half empty: The state of the science in early childhood prevention and intervention research. Annual Review in Developmental Psychology, 2, 269-294.

    Blaisdell, K. N., Imhof, A. M., & Fisher, P. A. (2019). Early adversity, child neglect, and stress neurobiology: From observations of impact to empirical evaluations of mechanisms. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, 78, 139-146.

    Gardner, B. O., Kelley, S., Murrie, D. C., & Blaisdell, K. N. (2019). Do evidence submission forms expose latent print examiners to task-irrelevant information? Forensic Science International, 297, 236-242.

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