Dr. Natalie Watson-Singleton is a licensed clinical psychologist, co-founder of the DEAR Project, and associate professor at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her PhD in clinical-community psychology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Dr. Watson-Singleton strongly identifies as a clinical-community psychologist, which is reflected in her scholarship, teaching, and clinical-community work. Her research focuses on two lines of inquiry: (1) understanding how racism influences African Americans’ health disparities, with special attention to African American women and (2) modifying interventions to meet the cultural needs of African Americans.

Overall, Dr. Watson-Singleton aims to produce research that can bridge science and practice to improve the lives of marginalized communities.