Katherine Lingras, PhD, LP
Assistant Professor (Academic Track), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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Assistant Professor (Academic Track), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Fellowship, Post-Doctoral, Brown University/Alpert Medical School Clinical Psychology Training Consortium; Bradley Early Childhood Research Center
PhD, Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science, University of Minnesota
MA, Child Psychology, University of Minnesota
MA, Psychology, Stanford University
BA, Psychology, Stanford University
Certificate, Early Childhood Public Policy, University of Minnesota
Internship, Early Childhood Track, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Summary
Dr. Katherine (Katie) Lingras specializes in social-emotional development in early and middle childhood, with particular emphasis on children experiencing behavioral concerns or who have experienced traumatic events. In addition to outpatient treatment and assessment, Dr. Lingras' body of work is centered on community-based collaboration with pediatric primary care clinics and early childcare programs. Her experience and expertise sits at the intersection of early childhood psychology research, practical applications, and policy implications. Dr. Lingras co-directs the Early Childhood Mental Health Program. Prior to joining the Psychiatry Department faculty, Dr. Lingras worked as a Psychologist at a community-base non-profit agency in New York City, the New York Center for Child Development, where she provided mental health treatment and consultation, as well as training for providers located in Pediatric Primary Care Clinics, Early Childhood Education (ECE) Centers, Home-based Daycare programs, and mental health clinics. She served as the team lead for a group of mental health professionals who provided professional development training and consultation in ECE centers. During her time in New York, Dr. Lingras held academic appointments at Columbia University Medical College, Weill Cornell Medical College, and hospital appointments with the Family Health Center of Harlem and New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Lingras completed her undergraduate and Masters degrees in Psychology at Stanford University and her doctoral work at the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Child Development, where she collaborated and published with internationally recognized experts on aggressive behavior, social competence, risk, and resilience in children and families. She completed her clinical psychology internship with the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and her post-doctoral training with Brown University and Bradley Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Research
Research Summary/Interests
Dr. Lingras is focused on bridging gaps between academic research and practice by providers who work directly with children. As such, her research is focused on social-emotional development and early childhood mental health, broadly, with specific attention to program evaluation and issues of implementation and sustainability.
Teaching
Academic Interests and Focus
Teaching Areas
Early childhood development, cognitive and social developmental, cultural perspectives in child psychology
Clinical
Board Certifications
- Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Certified Group Leader
- Incredible Years Peer Coach (in process)
- Child-Parent Psychotherapy
Clinical Interests
Dr. Lingras is a Licensed Psychologist in Minnesota and provides individual psychotherapy and psychological assessments in the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic. She provides clinical services to children and their parents, and specializes in young children under 8. She also provides training and mental health consultation to providers in community-based organizations such as pediatric clinics and early education programs.