Email: grd9660@nyu.edu
Program: PhD in Clinical/Counseling Psychology
Year Entered Program: 2025
Research Interests: Trauma-exposed families, adverse childhood experiences, externalizing behaviors, parent-child interventions, emotion co-regulation
Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Anil Chacko
Research Description/Bio:
Gabrielle Drake is a doctoral student in the Clinical/Counseling Psychology program at New York University. Her research interests center on promoting the mental health of youth exposed to adverse childhood experiences, addressing trauma-related externalizing symptoms, and evaluating interventions that promote positive outcomes for children and families affected by trauma and adversity. In particular, she is interested in examining the role of caregiver involvement in interventions that mitigate the emotional and behavioral impacts of trauma.
Prior to joining NYU, Gabrielle conducted research in global mental health at Columbia University focused on interventions for trauma-exposed children and adolescents affected by humanitarian crises in low- and middle-income countries. She also conducted research on child behavior and social development in the Cooperation Lab at Boston College. In addition, she has worked extensively with Spanish-speaking children and families from underserved communities, an experience that continues to inform her interest in equitable, culturally responsive, family-centered mental health interventions.
Gabrielle received her B.S. in Psychology from Boston College and her M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University.