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Katie Howell
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Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at UW-Madison. Director of the Resilience Emerging Amidst Childhood Hardships Research (REACH) Lab. She/her.
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...
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.
www.abct.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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
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...
reachlab.psych.wisc.edu
October 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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!
September 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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.
August 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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
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...
reachlab.psych.wisc.edu
June 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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.
May 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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.
April 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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...
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...
www.lifepathsresearch.org
April 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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
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...
reachlab.psych.wisc.edu
March 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM