College of Education and Human Development

Institute of Child Development

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Sarah Gillespie

  • Pronouns: she, her, hers

  • Doctoral Student

I am a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science track. My research focuses on child development in the context of globalization, systemic racism, and migration.

    DEGREES

    BA Cognitive Neuroscience and Evolutionary Psychology, Harvard University, 2017
    MA Developmental Psychology, University of Minnesota, 2021

      AREAS OF INTEREST

      Adolescents and youth, Culture and cross-culture, Prevention/intervention; Resilience

        BIOGRAPHY

        I am a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science track. My research focuses on child development in the context of globalization, systemic racism, and migration. I am interested in understanding factors across layers of the social ecology that impact cultural identity development and well-being among youth and families living in multicultural societies, as well as designing and disseminating culturally responsive interventions to promote resilience.

        Developmental psychopathology and clinical science community/clinical work

        My clinical interests include using evidence-based, cognitive-behavioral therapies to treat trauma and anxiety disorders among children and adolescents. I have supervised experience with neuropsychological assessment (Fraser) and outpatient therapy (Behavioral Health Clinic for Families, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, and Anxiety Treatment Resources) for a diverse range of clients and presenting conditions. 

          PUBLICATIONS

          Gillespie, S., Winer, J. P., Issa, O., & Ellis, B. H. (2023). The role of discrimination, assimilation, and gender in the mental health of resettled Somali young adults: A longitudinal, moderated mediation analysis. Transcultural Psychiatry.

          Gillespie, S., Banegas, J., Maxwell, J., Chan, A. C. Y., Ali-Saleh Darawshy, N., Wasil, A. R., Marsalis, S., & Gewirtz, A. (2022). Parenting interventions for forcibly displaced families: A systematic review. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. 

          Ferguson, G. M., Eales, L., Gillespie, S., Leneman, K. B. (2022). The Whiteness pandemic behind the racism pandemic: Familial Whiteness socialization in Minneapolis following #GeorgeFloyd’s Murder. American Psychologist.

          Gillespie, S., Eales, L., Simpson, D., & Ferguson, G. M. (2022). Remote acculturation and physical activity among adolescent-mother dyads in Jamaica: A developmental dyadic moderation. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.

          Gillespie, S., Cardeli, E., Sideridis, G., Issa, O., & Ellis, B. H. (2021). Residential mobility, mental health, and community violence exposure among Somali refugees and immigrants in North America. Health & Place.

          Davis, S., Winer, J., Gillespie, S., & Mulder, L. (2021). The Refugee & Immigrant Core Stressors Toolkit (RICST): Understanding the multifaceted needs of refugee and immigrant youth and families through a Four Core Stressors Framework. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science.

          Eales, L., Gillespie, S., Eckerstorfer, S., Eltag, E., Global Educators Group, & Ferguson, G. M. (2020). Remote acculturation 101: Research, implications, and illustrations from classrooms around the world. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture.

          Wasil, A. R., Park, S. J., Gillespie, S., Shingleton, R., Shinde, S., Natu, S., ... & DeRubeis, R. (2020). Developing, adapting, and testing computerized single-session interventions to improve adolescent mental health and well-being: Protocol for a school-based, effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial in Indian secondary schools. Asian Journal of Psychiatry.

          Sarah Gillespie

          • Institute of Child Development
            Carmen D. and James R. Campbell Hall
            51 East River Parkway
            Minneapolis, MN 55455

          • gille597@umn.edu