About
Erika Roach is a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology at UC Berkeley and a visiting researcher at Chiang Mai University Faculty School of Medicine. Her research explores 1) parent emotion-related processes and child adjustment in low-income immigrant families, 2) risk and protective factors for suicide and psychopathology in youth of color, and 3) culturally responsive assessment and treatment.
Erika is a Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellow and an Early Childhood Policy Fellow. Most recently, she was awarded an NIH Fogarty UCGHI Fellowship to fund her research study on parenting stress, emotion socialization, and child adjustment in Thailand. Her research will support the digital adaptation of a parenting intervention aimed at reducing parenting stress and promoting mental health in Thai parents and children. Clinically, Erika is committed to providing culturally responsive, trauma-informed treatment for youth and families.
Erika received both her M.A. in Psychology and her B.A. in Psychology & Human Biology from Stanford University. Her research under faculty advisor Dr. James Gross, investigated the use of attentional deployment to regulate emotions in working memory and whether the ability to do so is impaired in individuals with anxiety. Previously, Erika served as a Psychology Instructor and Associate Director of the Office for Inclusion, Belonging, and Intergroup Communication at Stanford.
In her free time, she enjoys catching comedy shows, practicing her balisong skills, doing yoga, finding the best khao soi in Chiang Mai, and spoiling her cats, Morty and Quique.
