Curriculum Vitae
Elizabeth E. McAfee, B.A
3315 Roswell Rd Atlanta GA 30305| 404-913-8960 | [email protected]
Education/Training
August 2018 – May 2022 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Bachelor of Arts, English and Creative Writing
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Cumulative GPA: 3.77
Psychology GPA: 3.75
Awards, Honors, & Scholarships
Fall 2021 – Spring 2022 Dean’s List, College of Arts and Sciences, Emory University
Jan 2018 Scholastic Alliance for Young Art and Writers, Silver Key for Senior Portfolio; Silver Key for Personal Essay
Feb 2017 Scholastic Alliance for Young Art and Writers, Three Honorable Mentions, Poetry
June 2017 Los Angeles Youth Poet Laureate, Honorable Mention
March 2016 Scholastic Alliance for Young Art and Writers, Two Silver Keys, Three Honorable Mentions, Poetry and Short Fiction
April 2015 Los Angeles Youth Poet Laureate, Honorable Mention
Research Experience
Current Employment: Emory University School of Medicine
Grady Trauma Project, Atlanta, GA
Clinical Research Coordinator, June 2022 – Present
Supervisors: Abigail Powers Lott, PhD ABPP; Rebecca Hinrichs, M.S
Post-Doctoral Clinical Psychology Mentors: Emma C. Lathan-Powell, PhD, Rebecca Lipschutz, PhD
· Mechanistic links between maternal PTSD and early infant emotional development (Mama Bear)
Study Coordinator, August 2022 – Present
Study examined: maternal experiences of stress and trauma, stress physiology, emotional connection, and infant outcomes
- Drafted and finalized study protocols and scripts for communicating with participants
- Organized all study materials for visits and materials for participants
- Led weekly study meetings and updated meeting agenda and notes
- Supervised interns in conducting recruitment calls, study visits, and administering measures
- Piloted MRI visit and behavioral task visits
- Coordinated and led MRI visits and Behavioral visits with moms and infants
- Analyzed heart rate variability and skin conductance data
- Trained interns on cleaning heart rate variability and collecting skin conductance data
- Processed, centrifuged, and stored cortisol samples from moms and babies
- Collected oragene samples from mom and baby for epigenetic analysis
- Coded videos of mom baby interactions using the Welch Emotional Connection Screen and participated in weekly coding conferences
- Co-led trainings on the Welch Emotional Connection Screen coding
- Communicated with participants and scheduled all study visits
Principal Investigator: Abigail Powers Lott, PhD, ABPP
· Primary Care Based Mindfulness Intervention for Chronically Traumatized Individuals (MPC)
Study Coordinator, June 2022 – August 2022
Study examined: feasibility, acceptability, and mechanisms of action for a mindfulness based cognitive therapy
group intervention for black adults with PTSD and Depression
- Led biweekly study meeting and updated meeting agenda and notes
- Supervised interns in conducting recruitment calls and study visits
- Updated study SOPs and consents with current protocol
- Recruited potential participants and scheduled current participants for study visits
- Administered mood and emotion based self-report measures to participants
- Consented and enrolled participants
- Trained and cleared new interns for conducting study visits
Principal Investigator: Abigail Powers Lott, PhD, ABPP
· Building Biobehavioral Goal- Directed Resilience Training Among African American Women (Project GRIT)
Study Coordinator, June 2022 – August 2022
Study examined: effectiveness of a culturally responsive trauma treatment on Black women with PTSD
- Led biweekly study meeting and updated meeting agenda and notes
- Supervised Emory and Morehouse interns in conducting recruitment calls and study visits
- Collaborated with Morehouse School of Medicine Site coordinator
- Updated study SOPs and consents with current protocol
- Trained and cleared new interns for conducting study visits
- Kept track of all study visits and recruitment efforts
Principal Investigator: Kisha Holden, PhD
Site Investigator: Abigail Powers Lott, PhD, ABPP
Undergraduate Research Assistant
BUILD Lab at Emory University, June 2020 – May 2022
- Coded behavioral videos of mothers and children interacting for the Echo Study
- Recruited participants for the Tooth Fairy Study
- Helped coordinate the pilot for the Star Study
- Participated in bimonthly lab meetings and offered feedback on graduate students’ presentations
Principal Investigator: Patricia Brennan, PhD
Graduate Student Supervisor: Madeleine Cohen, PhD
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Cooperation Lab at Boston College, Developing Minds Internship, June 2021 – August 2021
- Assisted with participant testing for a child development study
- Recruited families and kids for other ongoing studies
- Participated in weekly lab meetings, professional development seminars, and data coding teaching programs (R, R for Statistics)
- Completed a Lit search for the “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” task designed for children
Principal Investigator: Katherine McAuliffe, PhD
Post-Doctoral Supervisor: Richard Ahl, PhD
Undergraduate Research Assistant/Student
Psychology in the British Isles, Emory University Summer Abroad Program, June 2019 – July 2019
- Traveled to Galway, Ireland and conducted a child development study about the development of Empathy in students from a public primary school
- Supervised classroom as a teaching assistant in a second-grade classroom
- Participated in in-field experience of participant recruitment, study execution, and data collection
- Administered questionnaires to chosen study participants related to empathy, cognitive functioning, and classroom behaviors
- Observed children in play setting and took field notes for coding
- Completed a three-week research methods course in London including completion of a 35-page scientific assessment and discussion of study results
Research Supervisor: Robert Hampton, PhD
Methods Instructor: Stephen Hamann, PhD
Publications
Books and Book Chapters
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts
1. Lathan, E.C., Britt, A., Ravi, M., Ash, M.J., McAfee, E.E., Wallace, S., Johnson II, C.B., Woods-Jaeger, B., Powers, A., & Michopoulos, V. (2023). When reproduction is no longer autonomous: Feeling respected by maternity care providers moderates the association between autonomy in decision making and birth-related PTSD symptoms in a community-based sample of pregnant Black women. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 24(4), 520-537.. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2023.2212406
Published Abstracts
1. Powers, A., Abrams, C., McAfee, E., Wallace, S., O’Banion, D., Hinrichs, R., Michopoulos, V., & Stevens, J. (2022). Maternal-infant emotional connection is related to reduced physiological stress response in mothers and their babies: Preliminary results from a trauma-exposed sample of primarily Black mother-infant dyads. Neuropsychopharmacology, 46(Suppl 1), 111-112.
Manuscripts Under Review
2. Powers, A., Lathan, E.C., McAfee, E.E., Mekawi, Y., Dixon, H.D., Lopez, E., Ali, S., Hinrichs, R., Bradley, B., Carter, S., & Kaslow, N.J. (under review). Feasibility and acceptability of a virtual mindfulness group intervention for Black adults with PTSD and depression symptoms: Lessons from a post-COVID randomized controlled trial.
3. Lathan, E.C., McAfee, E.E., Spivey, B., Garcia, V., Kaslow, N.J., & Powers, A. (under review). Risk for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms by trauma type: The role of self-compassion.
4. Lathan, E.C., Langhinrichsen-Rohling, R., McAfee, E.E., Sonu, S.C., Haynes, T., & Powers, A. (under review). Primary care providers’ comfort caring for trauma-exposed patients: A mixed methods approach.
5. Huibregtse, M.E., Wallace, S., Ravi, M., Karra, S., McAfee, E.E., Hinojosa, C.A., Mekawi, Y., Powers, A., Michopoulos, V., & Lathan, E.C. (under review). The relations among childhood maltreatment and later intimate partner violence victimization with and without a weapon in a sample of pregnant Black women.
Manuscripts In Preparation
1. McAfee, E.E., Lathan, E.C., La Barrie, D.L., Stenson, A.F., Jovanovich, T., Bradley, B., Powers, A. (in preparation). Disentangling the Association between Emotion Dysregulation and Anxiety in African American Children: The Role of Sex.
2. Haynes, T., Powers, A., McAfee, E.E., Langhinrichsen-Rohling, R., Sonu, S.C., Lathan, E.C. (in preparation). Barriers to and Facilitators of Trauma-Informed Care: Findings from Focus Groups of Primary Care Providers.
Peer-Reviewed Poster Presentations and Symposiums
Poster Presentations
Paper Symposiums
1. Ahl, R., Arnott, E., Easton, C., McAfee, E.E., Amir, D., McAuliffe, K. (2023, March). Recalling past experiences of resource scarcity reduces children’s generosity. Paper presented as a symposium at the Society for Research in Child Development 2023 Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.
Teaching Experience
Emory University
Guest Lecturer, Psych 211: Childhood Psychopathology, April 2022
- Created lesson plan and slideshow for guest lecture on depression diagnoses in childhood
- Answered student questions and posed discussion topics
- Tied clinical facts about disorder to individual/personal experiences to make presentation more engaging
Professional Development and Supervised Clinical Experience
Grady Trauma Project at Emory University
- Shadowed diagnostic assessments (MINI, Diamond, CAPS) with clinical practicum students and post-doctoral fellows
- Participated in bimonthly journal club with GTP investigators, grad students, and post-doctoral fellows
- Collaborated in the GTP Anti-Racism and Dissemination Workshop by reading relevant journal articles and brainstorming inclusivity ideas for the program
- Presented research findings in Grady Trauma Project Trauma Seminar
- Created visual aides and tables for co-authored papers and posters
- Conducted statistical analyses with R and SPSS for co-authored papers and posters
- Coded participant responses about trauma-informed care and treatment
Therapy Manual Collaborator
Emory Child and Adolescent Mood Program, February – May 2022
- Drafted and edited chapters for an adolescent specific manual for Behavioral Activation Therapy sessions
- Adapted language to be more developmentally appropriate for adolescents
- Added sections about adolescent experiences of depression to improve child’s experience with the sessions
First Author: Allison LoPilato, PhD
Assistant Website Editor
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, November 2023 – Present
- Reviewed submissions for and assisted with publishing of approved materials to the Clinical Resources page of the ISTSS website
- Solicited content for, maintained, and promoted the Trauma Blog
- Met with the Website Editor and co-assistant editor
Supervisor: Lana Grasser, PhD
Leadership Experience
Jan 2021 – Dec 2021 Vice President of Membership Experience, Delta Alpha Chapter, Alpha Delta Pi, Emory University
Jan 2020 – Dec 2020 Leader of Member Empowerment, Her Voice: Women in Politics and Activism, Emory University
Professional Outreach
Jan 2019-April 2021 Bake Drive and Easter Basket Delivery Volunteer
Ronald McDonald House, Atlanta, GA
Sep 2018 Orphanage Clean up and Baby Shower Volunteer
Jars of Clay, Atlanta, GA
Professional Affiliations
Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology, Member 2022 – Present
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Member 2022 – Present
Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Member 2023 – Present
Computer Skills
Proficiency using SPSS, R, Biolab, Heart Rate Variability Analysis, Eprime, Redcap, Qualtrics, and Excel
My Resume in 2020
Last Updated Nov 26, 2023