Karen A. Lawrence, PhD, CSW

Dr. Karen Lawrence is an Assistant Professor in the University of Kentucky College of Social Work. She has an interdisciplinary background in biomedical science and mental health social work. The goal of her research program is to improve mental health outcomes in traumatized populations and advance understanding of trauma-related disorders to improve prevention and treatment. Current projects and interests include evaluation of biopsychosocial outcomes from a novel civic service health promotion intervention on diverse subgroups of reintegrating military veterans, identifying treatment-resistant symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, and understanding trauma-related disorders/symptomatology across the life course.