ELLEN YATES

Ellen Yates is a PhD student in clinical psychology in the Trauma & Affect Psychophysiology Lab at The New School for Social Research. Before coming to The New School, Ellen worked in the community violence prevention field as a systems advocate for survivors of interpersonal and domestic violence, particularly those with significant barriers to accessing community supports, and she has previous experience in neuroanatomy and neuroethics research. In her doctoral work, she is passionate about directly considering both complex human experiences and underlying neurobiology.