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Katie Howell

@drkatiehowell.bsky.social
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Professor in the Department of Psychology at UW-Madison. Director of the Resilience Emerging Amidst Childhood Hardships Research (REACH) Lab. She/her.

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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I will participating in a symposium at @istss.bsky.social tomorrow at 8am! I am eager to be discussing Intergenerational patterns of risk and resilience: Early child development and parenting in the context of violence exposure with my colleagues.
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
August 24th-26th is @ispcan.bsky.social Melbourne Congress, and I am very excited to be attending. I will be presenting a poster about Differences in Traumatic Stress Reactions among African American Youth with and without Metabolic Health Conditions in collaboration with @changelab.bsky.social.
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I'm looking forward to attending the Violence Prevention Research Conference in New Hampshire on July 13th! I'll be participating in the Examining Brief Interventions for Violence-Exposed Families Across Settings panel organized by Kari Thomsen. See details about the conference below.
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2026 Conference
2026 Violence Prevention Research Conference
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
May is mental health awareness month! SAMHSA has some great resources to spread awareness this month, other awareness months, and general mental health tools. For more information, head to their website: www.samhsa.gov/about/digita...
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
I am excited to present a workshop on Advancing Maternal & Child Health via Strengths-based Intervention at the Cultivating Connections: Wisconsin Maternal and Child Health Conference at the Glacier Canyon Conference Center in Wisconsin Dells running April 13-14th! Attendance is free if interested.
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I am really excited to attend @rhodescollege.bsky.social Department of Psychology colloquium series next week! I will be presenting on disrupting intergenerational cycles of violence: development, adaptation, and evaluation of the Pregnant Moms' Empowerment Program on March 25th.
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
@istss.bsky.social is accepting submissions for the annual meeting in September 2026. It's always a great time, and I'm hoping to attend again this year in Texas! Submit your abstracts here by February 19th: istss.societyconference.com/v2/?conf_id=...
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Happy New Year! Abstracts are now being accepted for the Violence Prevention Research Conference 2026 and are due in late March. REACH Lab has attended before and we've enjoyed our experience, so we’re hoping to represent again! Click below to submit your abstracts: www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/...
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Violence Prevention Research Conference 2026 Abstract Submissions
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
I wanted to give a shoutout to the REACH Lab who represented at @abctnow.bsky.social's 2025 convention! Hannah presented about an intervention for intimate partner violence in Mexico, and Mia presented on crime attitudes in college students. Learn more about it here: www.abct.org/2025-convent...
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2025 Convention - ABCT - Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
The 2024 ABCT Convention will be held in Philadelphia, PA, Marriott Downtown Philadelphia and Loews Hotels, November 14 - 17.
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
It's so important to recognize that October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Research demonstrates this is such a prevalent occurrence, and it's one of the core areas of study in our REACH lab. Check out our website to see some of our work on this significant topic: reachlab.psych.wisc.edu
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REACH Lab
About Us The REACH Lab, directed by Dr. Kathryn Howell, studies the pathways that lead to risk and resilience among families and children who have experienced potentially traumatic events, such as int...
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
ISTSS starts tomorrow, and I am excited that the REACH lab will be presenting on the Pregnant Moms' Empowerment Program as well as religious coping and posttraumatic growth among bereaved youth. Check out our posters and presentations from September 17th-20th at @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social 2025!
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
I'm looking forward to attending APA later this week! Come visit my presentation on resilience, complicated grief, and somatic complaints in bereaved youth on Thursday, August 7th from 4pm - 5pm in the exhibition hall.
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
I wanted to acknowledge that today, June 27th, is national PTSD awareness day. Trauma is one of the topics we focus on heavily in the REACH lab. Here's a link to our lab's website to learn more: reachlab.psych.wisc.edu
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REACH Lab
About Us The REACH Lab, directed by Dr. Kathryn Howell, studies the pathways that lead to risk and resilience among families and children who have experienced potentially traumatic events, such as int...
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
I'm excited to join @changelab.bsky.social and other colleagues at the Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology (CRCP)! On June 13th, we'll be giving a roundtable presentation on Building Well-being and Resilience across the Lifespan via Community and Interdisciplinary Partnerships.
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Please stop by my presentation at #SRCD2025 on May 2nd! I'll be presenting on the 4-year follow-up Pregnant Moms' Empowerment Program data. The session is from 8:30am - 10am, "Evaluating the Long-term Impact of Brief, Evidenced-Based Interventions for Family Violence" in room 211A, level 2.
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
ResilienceCon is next week, and I'm really eager to connect with colleagues and students there! I’ll be presenting about kids' perspective on intervention development on Monday morning. For more information, visit ResCon's website: www.lifepathsresearch.org/resilienceco...
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ResilienceCon - The Life Paths Research Center
ResilienceCon 2025 will be April 6-8. Help us celebrate our 10th anniversary!Followed by a Resilience Portfolio Consortium meeting on April 9. ResilienceCon is held at the historic Scarritt Bennett Ce...
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Katie Howell @drkatiehowell.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I am excited to be here! The REACH Lab is in full swing this semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison! Please check out our website for updates as we continue in the spring semester: reachlab.psych.wisc.edu
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REACH Lab
About Us The REACH Lab, directed by Dr. Kathryn Howell, studies the pathways that lead to risk and resilience among families and children who have experienced potentially traumatic events, such as int...
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