Dr. Petrowski's curriculum vita [PDF]
Educational Background
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Tufts University Counseling and Mental Health Service, 2021-2022
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Bowling Green State University, 2020
- Psychology Predoctoral Intern, Chillicothe VA Medical Center, 2017-2018
- M.A., Clinical Psychology, Bowling Green State University, 2015
- B.S., Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, 2012
Clinical Interests
- Trauma and PTSD
- Serious mental illness
- Family (broadly defined) and other significant relationships
- Identity exploration and development
- Neurodiversity
- LGBTQIA+ populations
- Grief and loss
- Group therapy interventions
- Recovery model of mental illness
- Advocacy and empowerment
- Alternatives to traditional mental health services (e.g., psychosocial rehabilitation clubhouses, mutual help/peer support
Research Interests
- Individuals and families living with serious mental illness
- Psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery
- History of psychology and the mental health system
- Family relationships (particularly siblings and parent-adult child relationships)
- LGBTQIA+ community experiences
- Neurodiversity
- Community Psychology
- Qualitative methods
Teaching Areas
- Evaluation and Measurement
- Psychological Assessment
Professional Memberships
- American Psychological Association, Divisions 27 and 44
Publications
- Stein, C. H., Hartl Majcher, J., Froemming, M. W., Greenberg, S. C., Benoit, M. F., Gonzales, S. M., Petrowski, C. E., Mattei, G. M., & Dulek E. B. (2019). Community psychology, digital technology, and loss: Remembrance activities of young adults who have experienced the death of a close friend. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 257-272.
- Stein, C. H., Petrowski, C. E., Gonzales, S. M., Mattei, G. M., Hartl Majcher, J., Froemming, M. W., Greenberg, S. C., Dulek E. B., & Benoit, M. F. (2017). A matter of life and death: Understanding continuing bonds and post-traumatic growth when young adults experience the loss of a close friend. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-14.
- Petrowski, C. E., & Stein, C. H. (2016). Young women’s accounts of caregiving, family relationships, and personal growth when mother has mental illness. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, 2873-2884.
- Stein, C. H., Leith, J. E., Osborn, L. A., Greenberg, S., Petrowski, C. E., Jesse, S., Kraus, S. W., & May, M. C. (2014). Mental health system historians: Adults with schizophrenia describe changes in community mental health care over time. Psychiatric Quarterly, 1-16.
