Katherine Elkington,
Ph.D., received her doctorate in clinical psychology
from Northwestern University and is currently a
postdoctoral research fellow at the HIV Center for
Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York
Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University. Dr.
Elkington's research has focused on examining
correlates and prevalence of HIV and other risk
behaviors among high-risk adolescents. In particular,
she is interested in examining contextual factors
associated with HIV risk behaviors among adolescents
with psychiatric disorders. Additional areas of
research have focused on the development of HIV
prevention interventions among adults with serious
mental illness. Dr. Elkington has received clinical
training with both adults and adolescents and completed
her clinical psychology internship at Beth Israel
Medical Center, New York.
EDUCATION
| University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI |
B.A. |
1998 |
Psychology and French |
| Northwestern
University, Chicago, IL . |
Ph.D. |
2006 |
Clinical Psychology |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1997-1998 |
Research Assistant,
Center for Forensic Psychiatry, Ann
Arbor, MI |
| 1998-2000 |
Clinical Trials
Research Manager, Mood Disorders
Program, University Hospitals of
Cleveland (CWRU), Cleveland, OH |
| 2000-2004 |
Research Assistant,
Psycho-Legal Studies Program,
Northwestern University, Feinberg School
of Medicine, Chicago, IL |
| 2001-2002 |
Psychotherapy Extern,
Outpatient Treatment Center,
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago,
IL |
| 2002-2004 |
Psychology Extern,
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center,
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago,
IL |
| 2002 |
Graduate Teaching
Assistant, Northwestern University,
Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL |
| 2003-2004 |
Psychology Extern,
Inpatient Neuropsychology Consulting
Service, Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, IL |
| 2003-2004 |
Psychology Extern, The
Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's
Disease Center, Chicago, IL |
| 2004-2005 |
Psychology Extern, Beth
Israel Medical Center, Department of
Psychiatry, New York, NY |
| 2005-2006 |
Research Coordinator,
Brazil HIV Prevention for the Severely
Mentally (Milton L. Wainberg, M.D.,
Principal Investigator), HIV Center for
Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New
York State Psychiatric Institute and
Columbia University, New York, NY |
| 2006-Present |
Postdoctoral Research
Fellow, HIV Center for Clinical and
Behavioral Studies, New York State
Psychiatric Institute and Columbia
University, New York, NY |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 1994-1996 |
Class Honors,
University of Michigan |
| 1997-1998 |
University of Michigan
Honors Psychology Program |
| 2004 |
Recipient Walter Burke
Award for Excellence in Clinical
Practice, Northwestern University |
| 2006 |
George Yacorzynski
Award for Dissertation Excellence,
Northwestern University |
PUBLICATIONS
McClelland, G. M., Elkington, K. S., Teplin,
L. A., & Abram K. M. (2004). Multiple Substance
Use Disorders in
Juvenile Detainees. Journal of the American
Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
43(10), 1215-1224.
Elkington, K. S. & Teplin, L. T. (2004).
Participant Advocates. In C. B. Fisher &
Lerner, R. M. (Eds.),
Applied developmental science: An encyclopedia
of research, policies, and programs. Thousand
Oaks: Sage.
Elkington, K. S. & Teplin, L. T. (2004).
Criminalization of the Mentally Ill. In C. B.
Fisher & Lerner, R. M.
(Eds.), Applied developmental science: An
encyclopedia of research, policies, and
programs.
Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Teplin, L.A., Elkington, K.S., McClelland, G.M.,
Abram, K.M., Mericle, A.M., & Washburn, J.J. (2005).
Major
mental disorders, co morbidity, and HIV/AIDS risk
behaviors in delinquent youth. Psychiatric Services.
56, 823-828
Wainberg, M.L., Gonzalez, M.A., McKinnon, K.,
Elkington, K.S., Pinto, D., Mann, C.G., Mattos, P.E.
(In
Press). Targeted Ethnography as a Critical Step to
Inform Cultural Adaptations of HIV Prevention
Interventions for Adults with Severe Mental Illness.
Social Science and Medicine.
Wainberg, M. L., McKinnon, K., Mattos., P., Pinto, D.,
Mann, C. G., Oliveira, C., Oliveira, S., Remien, R. H.,
Elkington, K. S., Cournos, F., PRISSMA Project. (In
Press). Is It Brazilian? How U.S. HIV Prevention
Interventions were Adapted into a New Intervention for
Psychiatric Patients in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AIDS
and Behavior.
Elkington, K. S.; Teplin, L. A.; Mericle, A. A.;
Abram, K. A.; Romero, E. G. A Longitudinal Study of
HIV/STI
Risk Behaviors among Delinquent Youth with Psychiatric
Disorders. (Under Review). Journal of the American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. |
