Andra Preda

Andra Preda is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She has long held an interest in researching how to make mental healthcare more effective and accessible to marginalized populations, especially the LGBTQ+ community. Her prior research projects span various subjects: mechanisms of change in prolonged exposure therapy and prolonged grief disorder therapy, psychological pain in sexual minority young adults, physiological impacts of racial discrimination, and mindfulness-based interventions for PTSD. She hopes to leverage protective factors, such as social support, to develop more affirming and effective care for LGBTQ+ individuals.

Previously, Andra attended Tufts University, earning a degree in clinical psychology with a minor in child studies and human development. She then worked at the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders (CATSD) at Massachusetts General Hospital, focusing on the mechanisms underlying the efficacy of evidence-based treatments for anxiety, PTSD, and prolonged grief disorder.

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