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    • C. Vaile Wright, PhD

      Psychologist | Researcher | Spokeswoman

      I am the Senior Director of Health Care Innovation in the Practice Directorate at the American Psychological Association. My department focuses on developing strategies to leverage technology and data to address issues within health care including access, triage, patient/provider matching, performance, measuring care, and optimizing treatment delivery at both the individual and system levels.

       

      I have maintained an active line of research with peer-reviewed articles in multiple journals including Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Law and Human Behavior and the Journal of Traumatic Stress.

       

      As a spokesperson for APA, I have been interviewed by television, radio, print and online media including NBC News, the Today Show, CSPAN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and NPR on a range of topics including stress, politics, discrimination and harassment, trauma, serious mental illness, telehealth and technology, and access to mental health care.

       

      Prior to working at APA, I was the Director of Psychology Training at Saint Elizabeths Hospital, in Washington DC, a publicly funded inpatient psychiatric hospital serving individuals with serious mental illness. I received my PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2007, and am licensed in the District of Columbia.

    • Media Experience

      What’s ‘Zoom fatigue’? Here’s why video calls can be so exhausting.

      April 2020

      Do I have ‘cabin fever?’ What it is, and how to ‘cure’ it.

      April 2020

      For grocery workers, the need for mental health care may outlast coronavirus pandemic.

      April 2020

      What you’re feeling is plague dread. During a pandemic, terror and tedium can go hand in hand.

      March 2020

      7 reasons why it’s hard to control your coronavirus anxiety.

      March 2020

      Growing efforts are looking at how – or if - #MeToo offenders can be reformed

      October 16, 2019

      When the news itself if a form of trauma

      September 26, 2018

      Americans are seriously stressed out about the future of the country, survey finds

      February 15, 2017

      In #MeToo era, Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser may prompt more to share their stories

      September 17, 2018

      Let’s Talk: Women’s Stress Epidemic

      November 20, 2019

      How to navigate awkward political conversations at the Thanksgiving table

      November 21, 2019

      Stress in America

      October 11, 2018

      Fake News and Why It Matters

      August 2019

      No, Jake Paul’s tips to ‘remind yourself to be happy’ can’t cure anxiety

      February 2020

      With Kobe Bryant adulation – and an alleged rape – women who’ve been sexually assaulted are traumatized again

      January 2020

      How to stay positive in a negative news cycle: ‘We are in this together’

      March 2020

      How to have constructive conversations at a divisive Thanksgiving

      November 2019

      This year Americans are most stressed about gun violence, health care

      December 2019

      What are some alternatives to talk therapy?

      March 2020

      How to avoid a political showdown at the dinner table.

      December 2019

      Kim Kardashian speaks out about Kanye’s bipolar disorder

      July 2020

      Feed fatigue is real; But pushing past it is essential

      July 2020

      Confrontations over face masks and the psychology behind why some people resist them

      July 2020

      Why chronic stress and COVID-19 are a ‘perfect storm’ for the health of black Americans

      June 2020

      Washington Journal: Dr. Vaile Wright Discusses Survey of Stress in America

      May 2020

      In a pandemic-stressed America, protests add to mental strain

      June 2020

      Stuck at home, looking within: self-discovery amid pandemic

      May 2020

      Live program on coping with coronavirus

      April 2020

      The new normal is getting old fast

      April 2020

      Take stock of your mental health during the pandemic (and what to do next)

      May 2020

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      cwright@apa.org

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