Gabrielle Atkinson, MPS

Faculty Specialist

Gabrielle Atkinson is a research assistant for the PRISM project, a NIDA-funded study which looks at the efficacy of a peer-delivered behavioral activation intervention for individuals struggling with polysubstance use. PRISM is implemented on a mobile treatment unit on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 

Prior to coming to GMAP, Gabrielle worked on various research projects. Most recently, she worked in Dr. Jack Blanchard’s Laboratory of Emotion and Psychopathology, assisting with fMRI scans examining neural and behavioral correlates of paranoia in psychosis. She also worked for the University of Virginia’s School of Education and Human Development as an on-site classroom observer, examining social processes and culturally responsive practices in elementary and middle school classrooms across Anne Arundel County, Maryland. For her Master’s Capstone, Gabrielle wrote on implementing a peer-focused social skills training intervention for young adults with first episode psychosis to improve social functioning outcomes, paralleling her current work on the PRISM study and its peer-led intervention to improve treatment and recovery outcomes.

Education:

University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
MPS Clinical Psychological Science

Salisbury University
BA Psychology, Minor in Sociology