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Ashley Berghoff is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, focusing her research on the impacts of context on individuals developing chronic illness. Her work particularly centers on how emerging adults reconcile their chronic illness identity and how socioecological factors influence their coping mechanisms. Through her research, Ashley aims to contribute to resources for adaptive identity development among chronically ill emerging adults. She has assisted with projects that promote caregiver well-being and has experience in large-scale data analysis, collaborating with community partners. Ashley graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Science from the University of Arkansas, where she worked as a research assistant and completed an honors thesis on the effects of parental autonomy on adolescents with chronic conditions. She has been involved in various studies and has presented her findings at conferences.
University of Wisconsin–Madison • Madison, WI
Conducting research on chronic illness identity and caregiver well-being.
University of Wisconsin–Madison • Madison, WI
Assisted in courses related to racial and ethnic families and the ecology of human happiness.
Department: Department of Computer Sciences