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Dr. Michelle Aiello is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University. She is a licensed psychologist at Brown University Health, where she provides treatment to Latine and Hispanic youth in the Mi Gente Program. Dr. Aiello's research focuses on mental health outcomes and culturally tailored interventions for Latine and Hispanic youth, particularly regarding suicidality. Her work explores the relationship between exposure to community violence and mental health. Dr. Aiello earned an Associate degree from Miami Dade College, later transferring to the University of Central Florida as a McNair Scholar where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She completed her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at Georgia State University, concentrating on the experiences of underrepresented students in STEM and their effects on mental health and educational outcomes. In 2020, she was awarded the American Psychological Association’s Interdisciplinary Minority Fellowship for her work aimed at reducing mental health disparities faced by minoritized communities. Dr. Aiello also completed her predoctoral internship at Emory University and a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Bradley Hospital.
Department: Department of Economics