Emily R. Shaffer

Graduate Research Assistant

Clinical Psychology

Emily is a first-year Clinical Psychology Ph.D. student at George Mason University. She graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Psychology. During her post-baccalaureate time, she worked as a clinical research coordinator in the Clinical Psychology department at the University of Florida. She ran multiple NIH funded clinical trials, testing mental health interventions, aiming to improve outcomes in pediatric chronic illness populations.

Emily is now a graduate student in the M-PHAB lab with Dr. Leah Adams. Her overall research interests include the relationship between physical and mental health outcomes within chronic condition populations.

Education

B.S. Psychology, University of Florida, 2021