Natalie Bennett
she/her | natalie.bennett@alliant.edu
Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training | PsyD in Clinical Psychology
Biography
Dr. Natalie Bennett is an Associate Professor and the Director of Clinical Training of the clinical psychology PsyD program on the Sacramento campus. She teaches practicum preparation and consultation courses, chairs dissertations, and mentors students in her research lab. Her professional interests are centered around child maltreatment, sexual abuse and assault, and trauma therapy. She is appointed to Sacramento county court’s juvenile justice expert panel and trains students to conduct sex offender risk assessments and competency to stand trial evaluations. In addition to her forensic interests, Dr. Bennett is also passionate about health equity, with particular focus in promoting treatment access and acceptability in immigrant populations.
Dr. Bennett is the current chair of the California Psychological Association’s Division II Education and Training. She is also a certified provider and trainer in Parent-Child Care, a program designed to promote children’s socioemotional development through play with caregivers. She has extensive experience providing clinical services, particularly psychodiagnostic assessment, behavioral interventions, and trauma treatment, to children and adults in a variety of settings including community mental health and primary care.
In her free time, Dr. Bennett is usually outside in the mountains with her partner and pittie. She enjoys hiking, trail running, and backpacking (the more creek crossings, the better) and is an avid rock climber and paddle boarder.
Professional Interests
- Child maltreatment
- Sexual abuse and assault
- Trauma therapy across the lifespan
- Health equity for underserved groups, especially immigrant populations
Professional Activities
- Executive Board Member, CPA Division II Education and Training
- Executive Board Member, APA Division 37 Section on Child Maltreatment
Education and Certifications
- PhD Clinical Psychology, University of Nevada- Reno
- MA Psychology, University of Nevada- Reno
- BS Psychology, minor in Neuroscience, with Honors Research Distinction, The Ohio State University
- Certified Provider and Trainer, Parent-Child Care
Professional Activities
- Chair, CPA Division II Education and Training
- Executive Board Member, APA Division 37 Section on Child Maltreatment
Courses
- Practicum Consultation
- Dissertation
- Research Methods & Statistics
- Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches to Intervention