Alyssa Murdoch (she/her) is a master’s student in the Psychology in Education (Clinical Psychology) program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Before starting at TC, she completed her BSc at McMaster University in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour and researched in evolutionary psychology, specifically investigating the evolutionary roots of depression. She previously worked as a research assistant in two mental health hospitals, investigating how to improve current treatments available to youth struggling with mental health challenges. Her current research interests lie in school psychology and how we can apply our understanding of the equity factors to improve outcomes for students. As a graduate assistant in the ELDA Research Group, she hopes to contribute to improving our understanding of the data to benefit schools and students’ outcomes and experience
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