Dr. Kristina Korte is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry.

As a global psychiatry fellow, Dr. Korte aims to apply what has been learned from the dissemination of evidence-based treatments for anxiety and traumatic stress disorders to inform effectiveness research in low-income settings.

More About Dr. Kristina Korte, Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dr. Korte was previously a NIAAA T32 fellow at the Medical University of South Carolina, focusing on the treatment of PTSD and co-occurring substance use disorders. Dr. Korte was also awarded a predoctoral National Service Research Award (F31) from NIMH for her work on the development of a transdiagnostic preventative intervention for subclinical anxiety. Dr. Korte has over 25 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and presents her research at national and international conferences. Her research aims to identify cognitive and neurobiological risk factors associated with anxiety and traumatic stress disorders, the development of evidence-based preventative interventions and treatments for these disorders, and creating novel strategies to enhance treatment seeking behaviors. As a Global Clinical Research Fellow, Dr. Korte aims to adapt empirically supported treatments for use anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorders for use in low income settings.

 

Dr. Korte received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Florida State University and completed her predoctoral internship in the Charleston Consortium Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program at the Medical University of South Carolina. She also holds a M.A. degree in Psychology from Boston University and a B.A. degree with honors in Psychology from the University of Iowa.