Ashley MacPherson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health Service Psychology & Clinical Psychology,
College of Human Sciences and Humanities
Email: macpherson@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.03
Biography
Dr. Ashley MacPherson is an assistant professor in Health Service Psychology and Clinical
Psychology. She earned her doctorate in counseling psychology from Virginia Commonwealth
University. She completed her doctoral internship at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans
Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas.
Curriculum Vitae
Areas of Expertise
Dr. MacPherson’s program of research focuses on women’s mental and physical health,
particularly during times of developmental transition such as pregnancy, postpartum,
and menopause. Her research emphasizes 1) identifying both challenges and strengths,
2) informing intervention and prevention, and 3) better understanding how intersectional
identities influence lived experiences.
In her clinical work, Dr. MacPherson has experience with evidence-based interventions
including CBT, ACT, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), motivational
interviewing, and experience with diagnostic and neuropsychological assessment. Her
clinical specialty areas include trauma, health psychology, and working with special
populations such as women, veterans, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
Dr. MacPherson is committed to mentoring students in the Clinical Psychology master’s
and Health Service Psychology doctoral programs. She approaches mentoring from a developmental
model whereby training is tailored to each individual’s needs and strengths. As a
new faculty member, she is building an active research lab and will be accepting doctoral
students for the 2024-2025 academic year.