Elizabeth Tveter

My professional ambition is to investigate the neurobiological and psychological effects of childhood trauma and disabilities with the objective of facilitating advances in clinical practices and services.

I graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a bachelor’s degree in psychology focused in cognition. During my time at UNH I was a research assistant with the Cognition, Brain, and Language Team working on a multiscale framework for predicting outcomes in acquired brain injury. I also worked as a research assistant in the Electrophysiology and Behavior Neuroscience Lab at UNH, studying the influence of the thalamus on goal directed behavior in animal subjects.

I started off my professional career working as a clinical research coordinator at the Massachusetts General Hospital. First at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease investigating the early onset of Alzheimer’s in individuals with down syndrome. Subsequently, at the Center for Value Based Health Care and Sciences where we aimed to develop and implement health-care delivery models to generate higher value, safer, and more equitable medical care.

To acquire professional clinical experience, I now work as a direct therapist at the May Institute contracted by the Boston Public School District. Here, I implement individually designed skill acquisition and behavior management programs in inclusion classrooms for students in pre-K through 6th grade with autism, developmental disabilities, and brain injuries. I began a career in research to gain a foundational understanding of the physical and cognitive components of disabilities and traumas.

I then switched to working as a direct therapist to build on this foundation by providing clinical care to vulnerable children. I am excited to now bring all this knowledge and experience with me to a new clinical service position.

I graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a bachelor’s degree in psychology focused in cognition.