Rate My Professor Natalie Bennett

In her current role within Clinical Psychology, Dr. Bennett supervises students conducting juvenile forensic evaluations, including sex offender risk assessments and competency to stand trial evaluations. She teaches courses such as Research Methods and Statistics, Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches to Intervention, Practicum Consultation, and Dissertation, and provides weekly dissertation office hours. Her research interests encompass child maltreatment, sexual abuse and assault, trauma therapy across the lifespan, child behavior problems, parent-child dyadic therapies, and health equity for underserved groups, particularly the Latine/Hispanic population. As a proud Latina, she directs the Sexual Trauma and Health Equity Research Lab, enabling students to engage in all research phases from development to publication and conference presentations. Key publications include “The Construct of Grooming in Child Sexual Abuse: Conceptual and Measurement Issues” (2014), “Examining the Scientific Validity of Rape Trauma Syndrome” (2014), “Minority Participation in Randomized Controlled Trials for Prolonged Exposure Therapy: A Systematic Review of the Literature” (2020), and “Sexual Education Experiences and Curriculum Recommendations from Survivors of Sexual Violence: A Mixed Method Study” (2022). Dr. Bennett serves on the Executive Board of CPA Division II (Education and Training) and APA Division 37 Section on Child Maltreatment.