Sophia Hamilton Duffy
Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Chair, Psychology
Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Hamilton Duffy is a licensed clinical psychologist. Her primary area of research is on historical and complex trauma, specifically with Black and Latine/Hispanic communities and people. Dr. Hamilton Duffy also researches and advocates for anti-racist, trauma-informed practices and policies in mental health and higher education.
Guiding Stars: Development of a Multi-dimensional Assessment Guide to Improve Engagement and Reduce Attrition with Youths & Families Living with Chronic Trauma (Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 2022)
Childhood Stress (Elsevier, 2022)
The impact of social support on adolescent coping in the context of urban poverty (Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 2019)
The test of time: A meta-analytic review of the relation between school climate and problem behavior (Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2018)
Towards an empirically based preventative intervention for depression in preadolescent African-American girls (Prevention Science, 2015)
Poverty and the development of psychopathology (Wiley, 2015)
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