Stephanie H. Yu

Stephanie H. Yu (she/her) is NIMH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She received her BA in Psychology and Social Welfare from UC Berkeley and her PhD in Clinical Psychology from UCLA. Her research integrates implementation science, community-based participatory approaches, and mixed quantitative and qualitative methods to advance the culturally-responsive development, adaptation, and implementation of trauma-informed interventions for racial/ethnic minoritized and immigrant communities. Central to this goal, her work has spanned understanding: (1) the impact of individual and structural racism on racial/ethnic minoritized communities and how they heal from racial stress and trauma, as well as (2) racial/ethnic identity development and socialization as cultural capital in the face of oppressive forces, ultimately to inform (3) community-driven interventions and policies to address racial, historical, and intergenerational trauma. Ultimately, her work aims to translate community-driven knowledge into accessible programs and interventions across systems to support minoritized communities in healing from various forms of trauma.