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Caleigh Shepard graduated from Rhodes College in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. After graduation, Caleigh began work at the University of Arizona in the Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN) Lab as part of the trauma research unit. There, she researched racial disparities regarding PTSD symptom presentation and treatment efficacy. Caleigh then moved to Boston to join The Fenway Institute to aid in research aimed at improving healthcare and health outcomes for the LGBTQ+ population. She is currently a third-year graduate student at Georgia State University, earning her PhD in Clinical Psychology. She is interested in researching intimate partner violence in sexual minority couples, as well as how traditional gender roles engender violence against women and the LGBTQ+ community.