Danielle Chiaramonte, PhD
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Biography
Dr. Chiaramonte is a Community Psychologist and Associate Research Scientist at Yale School of Public Health in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Chiaramonte is a part of the Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative and conducts community-engaged research that promotes health equity for sexual and gender minorities through organization and system-level change, particularly in the areas of LGBTQ mental health, sexual health, and gender-based violence.
As a community psychologist and implementation scientist, Dr. Chiaramonte works from an ecological perspective conducting research in collaboration with community organizations and/or communities they serve to improve how interventions can be effectively embedded into real-world practice. Her current work focuses on implementing sustainable LGBTQ-affirmative mental health interventions in community settings.
Education & Training
- T32 Postdoctoral FellowYale University (2022)
- PhDMichigan State University, Ecological-Community Psychology (2020)
- MAMichigan State University, Ecological-Community Psychology (2016)
- BADePaul University, Communication Studies/Psychology (2013)
Activities
- Striving towards equity: Relational and power considerations in designing and implementing participatory evaluations across three diverse contextsNew Orleans, LA, United States 2022American Evaluation Association Conference
- Engagement in HIV care during community reentry post-incarceration: A mixed methods examination of individual and relational challengesSantiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile 20187th Annual International Conference on Community Psychology
- Gendered powerlessness in at-risk adolescent and young adult women: An examination of condom use behaviorAmsterdam, NH, Netherlands 201822nd International AIDS Society Conference
- Improving timely linkage to care among newly diagnosed HIV-infected adolescents: Results of SMILEAmsterdam, NH, Netherlands 201822nd International AIDS Society Conference
- Building AIDS competent communities: The Connect-to-Protect CoalitionsOttawa, ON, Canada 2017Society for Community Research and Action 16th Annual Biennial Conference
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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LGBTQIA Adolescent Young Adult Health Research Grant Award | Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine | 2019 |
Graduate Student Research Enhancement Award | Dr. George William Fairweather Fund | 2019 |
Graduate School International Travel Award | Michigan State University | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Midwestern Ecological Psychology Conference Award Format Award | Society for Community Research and Action | 2013 |
Undergraduate Psychology Scholarship Recipient | Avery-Barat | 2012 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Society for Implementation Research Collaboration | Member | 2023 - Present |
Journal of Advanced Nursing | Reviewer | 2022 - Present |
Yale LGBTQ Affinity Group | Co-Chair of Yale LGBTQ Affinity Group - https://lgbtqaffinity.yale.edu/ | 2021 - 2023 |
Society for Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity | Member | 2021 - Present |
Psychological Services | Reviewer | 2021 - Present |
Yale Postdoctoral Association - Racial Justice Subcommittee | Co-Chair and Co-founder of YPA Racial Justice Subcommittee: https://ypa.yale.edu/what-ypa/racial-justice-subcommittee | 2020 - 2022 |
AIDS and Behavior | Reviewer | 2020 - Present |
Prevention Science | Reviewer | 2019 - Present |
Trauma, Violence, & Abuse | Reviewer | 2019 - Present |
Society for Adolscent Health and Medicine | Member | 2018 - 2020 |
Journal of Interpersonal Violence | Reviewer | 2018 - Present |
Journal of Latino/a Psychology | Reviewer | 2017 - 2020 |
Journal of Community Psychology | Reviewer | 2017 - 2020 |
American Evaluation Association | Member | 2017 - Present |
Society for Community Research and Action | Member | 2012 - Present |