Shantel Horne is a first-year M.A. student and graduated with her B.A. from UCCS in 2023 double majoring in psychology and dance. She joined Dr. Mahoney’s Mixed Methods Promoting Wellness and Recovery Lab (MPWR) in Fall 2021 as an undergraduate research assistant and matriculated to the M.A. in clinical psychology program in 2023. Under the direction of Dr. Mahoney, she completed her undergraduate honors thesis on associations between trauma-related shame, PTSD, and health risk behaviors among women interpersonal trauma survivors.

Her populations of interest include women and LGBTQ+ individuals who have experienced interpersonal trauma. Through research and clinical practice, she hopes to improve evidence-based practice and interventions for these populations while exploring emerging approaches such as dance and movement therapy. She is also interested in coping mechanisms,  co-occurring PTSD and substance use, the impact trauma-related psychopathology may have on interpersonal relationships, trauma-related shame, and dismantling intersectional barriers to service-seeking among trauma-exposed populations.