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Autumn Gallegos Greenwich, Ph.D.

(Pronouns: she/her/hers)

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Appointment: (585) 275-2824

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Biography

Autumn Gallegos, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). Dr. Gallegos received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology and completed her internship and postdoctoral fellowship at URMC. Over the last ten years, her clinical work and research has been dedicated to the delivery of effective interventions for psychological trauma, with a specific focus on complementary health approaches. She is certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder and is an experienced mindfulness-based stress reduction instructor.

Professional Background

Autumn M. Gallegos, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and licensed clinical psychologist. Her research explores the effects of mind-body interventions on posttraumatic stress symptoms among survivors of trauma. She is also an experienced Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) instructor and teaches MBSR courses to faculty and staff of URMC. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. Her pre-doctoral and postdoctoral work in the URMC PRIDE (Program of Research and Innovation in Disparities Education) program, and advanced postdoctoral work at the VISN 2 Center of Excellence, focused on the delivery and study of interventions with traumatized populations.

Research

The substantial need to develop and target effective mental health interventions for underserved and traumatized populations underpins the academic path I have taken. Over the last ten years, my research has focused on the impact of stress among underserved and understudied communities exposed to trauma. My long term goal is to identify interventions that target the cognitive and emotion dysregulation that perpetuates posttraumatic stress symptoms and their health consequences. Specifically, I aim to adapt interventions informed by biological markers that underlie cognitive and emotion regulation using community-based participatory research methods among survivors of interpersonal violence.

Credentials

Education

2010
PHD | Fuller Theological Seminary

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

01/01/2014 - 12/31/2015
Fellowship at University of Rochester Medical Center

01/01/2012 - 12/31/2014
Fellowship at Canandaigua VA Medical Center

09/01/2010 - 08/31/2012
Fellowship in Clinical Psychology at University of Rochester Medical Center

09/01/2009 - 08/31/2010
Internship in Clinical Psychology at University of Rochester Medical Center

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Awards

2019 - 2021
Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Award
Sponsor: National Institute of Health (NIH) Clinical Research

2017 - 2019
Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Award
Sponsor: National Institute of Health (NIH) Clinical Research

2013 - 2013
Outstanding Poster Award
Sponsor: American Psychological Association Division of Trauma Psychology

2013 - 2013
Travel Fellowship Award
Sponsor: Military Suicide Research Consortium

2013 - 2013
Graduate fellow
Sponsor: OBSSR/NHLBI Summer Institute on the Design and Conduct of RCTs

2012 - 2012
Psychology Research Award
Sponsor: University of Rochester Medical Center

2011 - 2012
Chief Psychology Fellow
Sponsor: University of Rochester Medical Center

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Publications

Journal Articles

7/10/2023
Hamilton NA, Russell JA, Youngren WA, Gallegos AM, Crean HF, Cerulli C, Bishop TM, Hamadah K, Schulte M, Pigeon WR, Heffner KL. "CBT-I treatment attrition in patients with weekly nightmares." Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.. 2023 Jul 10; Epub 2023 Jul 10.

7/15/2021
Pigeon WR, Crean HF, Cerulli C, Gallegos AM, Bishop TM, Heffner KL. "A Randomized Clinical Trial of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to Augment Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment in Survivors of Interpersonal Violence." Psychotherapy and psychosomatics.. 2021 Jul 15; :1-13. Epub 2021 Jul 15.

3/30/2021
Heffner KL, Quiñones MM, Gallegos AM, Crean HF, Lin F, Suhr JA. "Subjective memory in adults over 50 years of age: associations with affective and physiological markers of emotion regulation." Aging & mental health.. 2021 Mar 30; :1-9. Epub 2021 Mar 30.

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