UF student receives fellowship to support mental health studies in ethnic minority populations

Ashley Butler, a graduate student in the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions’ clinical and health psychology department, has received a minority fellowship from the American Psychological Association.

A federally funded program to support doctoral training in mental health, the minority fellowship’s mission is to increase knowledge of ethnic minority mental health and to improve the delivery of mental health services to ethnic minority populations. Butler will receive financial support for up to three years, development opportunities and professional guidance.

Butler’s research interests include the treatment and clinical assessment of disruptive behavior problems among ethnic minority children. She also is interested in identifying the barriers to mental health treatment for African American children and families and examining the acceptability and effectiveness of particular treatments for disruptive behavior. Sheila Eyberg, Ph.D., a professor of clinical and health psychology, serves as Butler’s research adviser.