Amelia Leonard graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Philosophy in Psychology and a minor in Economics. She joined the CREAR Lab at its inception and currently works with the lab remotely as a research assistant. She previously served as the lab’s Administrative Research Assistant, where she coordinated a team of undergraduate researchers and helped organize research tasks and lab operations.
Through her work in the lab, Amelia has conducted literature reviews, assisted with scale validation, contributed to conference submissions, and supported the dissemination of research findings. She also managed the lab’s social media presence and helped coordinate communication and project organization among members of the undergraduate research team.
Amelia completed her Honors Thesis within the CREAR Lab, where she examined how community violence exposure and intimate partner violence in rural Mexico relate to PTSD symptoms, with gender as a moderating factor.
Her broader research interests focus on gender based violence and sexual harassment and the ways these experiences shape psychological well being and mental health outcomes. She is particularly interested in understanding how social, cultural, and gender related dynamics influence experiences of harassment and violence and how these experiences contribute to disparities in mental health.
Outside of her research work, Amelia enjoys spending time outdoors, especially bike riding, swimming, traveling, and spending time around animals. She also enjoys creative hobbies such as painting and drawing, as well as spending time with her loved ones.
