Biography
Dr. Alonso-Marsden received a B.S. degree in Journalism with a major in Psychology (2006) from Northwestern University. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Clinical Psychology (2017) from Duke University. She completed her predoctoral internship (2015) and postdoctoral fellowship (2019) in Child Clinical Psychology at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.
Personal Statement
Dr. Alonso-Marsden is interested in the etiology of and evidence-based interventions for childhood trauma, mood disruption, and externalizing disorders. She is also interested in public policies related to prevention and early intervention as well as reducing ethnic disparities in behavioral health diagnosis and treatment for children and adolescents.
Areas of Specialty
Child and adolescent psychology
Ethnic disparities
Externalizing disorders
Trauma and PTSD
Achievements & Awards
APA/SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Dissertation Research Funding Award
Diversity Supplement to R01 DA016903-07S1, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Duke University
Gender
Female
Languages
- Spanish