Caitlyn Hood, PhD

Dr Hood is dedicated to expanding access to highquality researchbacked interventions to tackle the overdose crisis in Kentucky As the Project Director of KORE she leads efforts to reduce overdose deaths by building and sustaining a comprehensive equitable and recoveryfocused system of care With a background as a licensed clinical psychologist and implementation scientist she works to bridge the gap between what has been proven to work through research and what services are actually available in realworld settings In addition to her role at KORE Dr Hood serves as an Assistant Director in the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities DBHDID She earned her Bachelor of Science in psychology from the College of Charleston 2014 followed by a Master of Science 2019 and PhD 2022 in clinical psychology from the University of Kentucky She completed her clinical psychology internship at the Charleston Consortium where she trained at the Medical University of South Carolina and the Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center specializing in evidencebased treatments for traumatic stress and substance use Dr Hood is also a published researcher with more than 30 peerreviewed articles on cognitivebehavioral interventions for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders