Lisa Elwood, Ph.D. has been teaching graduate level courses at the University of Indianapolis School of Psychological Sciences since the fall of 2011. Dr. Elwood received her Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas in 2008 specializing in clinical psychology. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Trauma Recovery at the University of Missouri in Saint Louis prior to joining UIndy. Dr. Elwood's research interests include risk and vulnerability factors for PTSD, cognitive behavioral treatments for PTSD, non-fear emotional reactions to trauma, and secondary trauma outcomes. Her clinical interests include cognitive behavioral therapy, PTSD, cognitive processing therapy, anxiety disorders and clinical training.
In addition to a busy teaching schedule including Foundation Skills of Psychotherapy, Clinical Interviewing, Statistics and Research Methods I, Ethics, Professional Standards and Legal Issues and Trauma and PTSD, Dr. Elwood is the Director of Clinical Training and is the MA Program Coordinator. As the Director of Clinical Training Dr. Elwood oversees and coordinates all practicum and internship activities in the graduate psychology programs. Working closely with the Dean and the Director of Graduate Programs it is her responsibility to ensure the establishment and effective functioning of the clinical training process.
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