Dr. Julia Lefrancois

Biography

Julia LeFrancois earned a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling from the University of New Haven. She currently serves as the Evaluation Coordinator at the Yale Consultation Center (TCC), emphasizing public health and social justice-oriented evaluations. Julia completed her master's in community psychology with a focus on research and evaluation. She has experience as a graduate research assistant at Esperanza United, a national gender-based violence resource center, where she supported research on housing insecurity experienced by Black immigrant and refugee survivors of domestic violence. Additionally, Julia conducted clinical training at the APT Foundation, a nonprofit offering treatment for opioid use disorder alongside mental health challenges. She has engaged in comprehensive psychological assessments for adolescents and young adults and is committed to challenging oppressive systems through community-based strategies, integrating feminist and decolonial frameworks in her work. Her research interests include embodied narratives about marginalized identities and trauma, explicitly focusing on intimate partner violence, disability justice, and community engagement in mental health contexts.

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