Carolyn Allard

Carolyn B. Allard, Ph.D., is a Professor and Program Director at the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) of Alliant International University. She earned her B.A. (Hons.) from Queen's University and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Oregon, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Veteran’s Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) and UCSD.

• Key Affiliations: VASDHS (Research Investigator), APA Division 56 (Past President), ISTSS, VA LGBTQ+ Health Program.
• Research Focus: Trauma-related guilt and shame, interpersonal trauma, cultural moderators in PTSD outcomes, and interventions like Trauma-Informed Guilt Reduction Therapy (TrIGR) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).

Her work spans randomized clinical trials on PTSD treatments, including telemedicine delivery and genetic predictors of outcomes. She has mentored numerous students and co-developed tools like the Trauma Informed Guilt Reduction Workbook. Awards include the Top Downloaded Article (2022), Outstanding Poster Award (2020), and Best New PTSD Book (2019). She leads the STRIVE Lab, focusing on trauma recovery and violence prevention, and recently investigated mental health among Ukrainian evacuees post-invasion.