About me
Kia ora! I’m Ilana.
I am a senior lecturer in clinical psychology at Massey University’s Wellington campus and licensed clinical psychologist in New York and New Zealand. I research the role of emotions in LGBTQ+/Rainbow mental health disparities, particularly among youth and their families.
Prior to joining Massey, I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative, where I conducted research on affirmative mental health approaches for LGBTQ+ youth and adults. I received my Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The Ohio State University in 2020 (with a secondary concentration in quantitative psychology), and completed my predoctoral clinical internship at UCLA’s Semel Institute (general child track). In 2012, I received my B.A. in psychology and history of science/medicine at Yale University.
In my spare time, I love traveling and exploring (check out my #trynewthings tab for some recent adventures).
Latest research
Latest updates
-
Super excited to be part of this year's #ADAA2023 CDLP cohort! https://t.co/TTpoucbwSV -
RT @ButNotTheCity: Michael Bailey really went and published a ‘study’ on ROGD with a super similar methodology to Littman and all of t… https://t.co/dIHprJuvj4
-
Thank you @lluaces for this important 🧵 on a truly infuriating and disgusting "article". We can't keep letting this… https://t.co/Qp8RVtnhkk
-
RT @olsonista: New statement against Gender Affirming Medical Care Bans from clinicians and researchers working with trans youth.… https://t.co/u533WVLkeA
-
Had a great time today at the NZCCP conference learning from inspirations like @indigenouspsych, Diana Kopua, Matt… https://t.co/oX5fUCAy6W