Michelle M. Lilly, Ph.D.
Professor, Northern Illinois University
Email: [email protected]
Curriculum Vita
Dr. Michelle Lilly is a Professor of Psychology at NIU. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan in 2008 and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Psychological Clinic in Ann Arbor, MI. She is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in the state of Illinois with APIT licensure to practice in PsycPACT states.
To date, Dr. Lilly’s research has focused predominantly on cognitive and emotional processes that predict post-trauma psychopathology. Influenced by the literature on mindfulness- and acceptance-based therapies, she has incorporated a particular focus on how emotion regulation enhances risk for psychopathology, revictimization, and violence perpetration among trauma survivors.
Dr. Lilly has conducted research on the mental and physical health of 9-1-1 telecommunicators, a population that has received scant empirical attention despite high risk for stress- and trauma-related outcomes. The 9-1-1 population is a unique, high-risk group that can provide valuable insight into trauma-related processes and post-trauma outcomes. More recently, Dr. Lilly has started working with law enforcement populations in a research and clinical capacity.
Dr. Lilly has a diverse background in trauma psychology and allows her students to develop projects for their Master’s Thesis and Dissertation that interest and enliven them. She believes that students will thrive when they are allowed to pursue their own empirical questions and create their own program of research. For more on her mentorship style, click on “Dr. Lilly’s Mentorship Model.” For a list of Master’s Thesis and Dissertation projects ongoing or completed in Dr. Lilly’s lab, click on “Theses and Dissertations”
Professor, Northern Illinois University
Email: [email protected]
Curriculum Vita
Dr. Michelle Lilly is a Professor of Psychology at NIU. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan in 2008 and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Psychological Clinic in Ann Arbor, MI. She is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in the state of Illinois with APIT licensure to practice in PsycPACT states.
To date, Dr. Lilly’s research has focused predominantly on cognitive and emotional processes that predict post-trauma psychopathology. Influenced by the literature on mindfulness- and acceptance-based therapies, she has incorporated a particular focus on how emotion regulation enhances risk for psychopathology, revictimization, and violence perpetration among trauma survivors.
Dr. Lilly has conducted research on the mental and physical health of 9-1-1 telecommunicators, a population that has received scant empirical attention despite high risk for stress- and trauma-related outcomes. The 9-1-1 population is a unique, high-risk group that can provide valuable insight into trauma-related processes and post-trauma outcomes. More recently, Dr. Lilly has started working with law enforcement populations in a research and clinical capacity.
Dr. Lilly has a diverse background in trauma psychology and allows her students to develop projects for their Master’s Thesis and Dissertation that interest and enliven them. She believes that students will thrive when they are allowed to pursue their own empirical questions and create their own program of research. For more on her mentorship style, click on “Dr. Lilly’s Mentorship Model.” For a list of Master’s Thesis and Dissertation projects ongoing or completed in Dr. Lilly’s lab, click on “Theses and Dissertations”