Chloe Kaplan, BA
Chloe is a Clinical Research Assistant for the Dissociative Disorders and Trauma Research Program (DDTRP) at McLean Hospital. The clinical research studies she works on investigate the phenomenology and neurobiology of trauma-related dissociation, with the aim of understanding post-traumatic adaptations. She is passionate about learning with and from her research participants, and committed to being part of a team whose mission drives the advancement of treatment and reduction of stigma for survivors of trauma.
In 2020, Chloe graduated from Williams College and Oxford University with a B.A. in Psychology with highest honors and a B.A. in English. Throughout her career as an undergraduate research assistant in Dr. Catherine Stroud’s lab, Chloe researched the mechanisms through which early experiences in the family environment confer risk for the development of internalizing disorders. She completed an independent honors thesis examining the role of emotion dysregulation in the prospective relationship between early adversity and anxious and depressive symptoms. Chloe has clinical experience conducting semi-structured interviews with community and clinical populations, administering biopsychosocial assessments, and providing crisis intervention and management. In her role in the DDTRP, Chloe has analyzed data, presented at research conferences, and worked on writing scientific manuscripts. Outside of research, Chloe is a consumer of historical fiction, an avid Harry Potter fan, and an active thrill-seeker. In the coming years, she hopes to pursue a PhD or PsyD in clinical psychology and continue investigating risk and resiliency in trauma spectrum disorders.