Autumn Gallegos Greenwich, Ph.D.

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