Amy Naugle

Dr. Amy Naugle is a Professor and Clinical Program Co-Director in the Department of Psychology at Western Michigan University. She holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno (1999) and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of St. Thomas (1991). Her career includes a clinical internship at the Charleston Consortium and a National Institute of Mental Health post-doctoral fellowship at the National Crime Victims Center, Medical University of South Carolina.

Her research focuses on emotional and interpersonal factors related to trauma, stress, and adversity, particularly interpersonal victimization. She investigates clinical outcomes of contextual behavioral interventions such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), compassion-based approaches, and mindfulness. Dr. Naugle also develops analogue methodologies to study emotional expression and regulation in laboratory settings. Current projects explore telehealth-delivered evidence-based interventions and their efficacy with underrepresented populations.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided text. She advises students within the Clinical Psychology program and maintains affiliations with trauma-focused research initiatives.