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Dr. Michelle Fernando is an Assistant Professor at Boston University's Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine within the Psychiatry department. She is also a Staff Psychologist at the VA Boston Healthcare System, specifically at the Brockton PTSD Clinic, and an Affiliated Investigator at the National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Sciences Division. Dr. Fernando earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Eastern Michigan University and completed her Predoctoral Internship at the VA Boston Healthcare System, followed by a Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellowship at the National Center for PTSD. Her clinical work centers on providing evidence-based, culturally-informed assessment and treatment for veterans suffering from PTSD, with a specific expertise in trauma-focused therapy and transdiagnostic substance-use interventions. Her research focuses on examining care systems for PTSD treatment, particularly practices that engage individuals with marginalized ethnoracial identities who have experienced military sexual trauma. She has published and presented on various topics including racial trauma, the influence of identity on psychosocial functioning in veterans with PTSD, and the role of family involvement in PTSD treatment. Dr. Fernando has received several notable awards for her work, including the ADAA BIPOC Membership Scholarship in 2023 and the VA Boston ICARE Values Award in 2022.
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine • Boston, MA
Teaching and conducting research in the field of psychiatry.
VA Boston Healthcare System • Brockton, MA
Providing clinical services to veterans, with a focus on PTSD.
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