Caitlin L
- Research Program Mentor
PsyD candidate at La Salle University
Expertise
General Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology
Bio
My primary clinical and research interest is health psychology, predominantly focusing on health behavior change interventions. In my graduate career thus far, my specialized focus has been on weight-related health behaviors, such as eating and physical activity, as well as eating disorder risk factors. Currently, I am interested in the effectiveness of self-compassion interventions for a broader scope of health behaviors. I have a wide range of personal interests. For example, I love cooking/baking, drawing/painting, and being outdoors in any capacity (though long walks are my favorite)! I also have a spooky side; Halloween is my favorite holiday and I love a good ghost story. Lastly, I am both a cat person and a dog person and would love to hear stories about and see pictures of pets.Project ideas
Design a Treatment Intervention
Given my background in delivering and designing interventions for clinical research projects, I could help students to develop psychoeducational materials, a workshop, a brochure, or a program of some sort that would hypothetically be given to a sample of participants as a treatment for a psychological and/or behavioral problem.
Self-Compassion Intervention Literature Review
My most recent area of focus pertains to evaluating the effectiveness of self-compassion interventions for health behavior change. I would love to help students conduct a literature review project on the topic of self-compassion interventions by assisting them with literature searching, critically consuming literature on the topic, and writing a literature review paper.