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Amudha Balaraman

Amudha Balaraman is currently an M.A. Psychology student at The New School, where she also pursued the Concentration in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling. She works with Dr. Alexandria Bauer through TRACC-RU. Her research interests include mental health and treatment disparities, help seeking and service utilization, and developing culturally-informed interventions. Additionally, she is interested in working alongside underrepresented populations through partnership and community-engaged research. Amudha is transitioning from a prior career in public education, where she has over 10 years of experience as an analyst and education researcher. She has also served as a middle school Language Arts teacher. Amudha remains committed to public service and helping others, and she hopes a future career in clinical psychology will continue this commitment.