Abigail Judge

Abigail Judge, PhD, serves as a Part-time Instructor in Psychology within the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, Harvard University. She maintains a dual clinical practice at MGH and in private practice in Cambridge, MA, specializing in child psychology with forensic applications.

Education:

• BA in Psychology and Creative Writing, Brandeis University
• PhD in Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Post-doctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology, Massachusetts General Hospital

Research Focus: Dr. Judge's work centers on feminist bioethics frameworks applied to domestic commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) and co-occurring substance abuse disorders. She develops survivor-centered clinical interventions through trauma-informed care models, emphasizing systemic advocacy and gender-specific treatment protocols for exploited women. Her scholarship bridges clinical practice with ethical analysis of institutional responses to CSE.

Clinical Practice: As a forensic child psychologist, she provides specialized assessments and therapeutic interventions for women affected by CSE across hospital and community settings, integrating substance abuse treatment with trauma recovery.