Welcome to my website! I am a postdoctoral fellow at Boston University where I work with Drs. Todd Farchione and Michael Otto. In 2024, I earned my PhD from Northwestern University where I worked with Dr. Rick Zinbarg. My research explores the development of internalizing problems, such as anxiety and depression, the potential of mindfulness strategies to prevent their onset, and approaches to treating them in a cost-effective and scalable way. I am also interested in ways that hierarchical models of psychopathology (e.g., the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology) can be used to improve inference in clinical research.
Research Interests
- internalizing problems
- contemplative practices
- scalable interventions
- quantitative methods
Current Role
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston University
Education
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, 2024
Northwestern University
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, 2023-2024
Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Internship
- M.S., Clinical Psychology, 2020
Northwestern University
- B.S., Psychology (summa cum laude, with Honors), 2017
The College of William & Mary
Online Profiles
Google Scholar
Open Science Framework
ORCID iD
Contact
alwil@bu.edu
Research Interests
- internalizing problems
- contemplative practices
- scalable interventions
- quantitative methods
Current Role
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston University
Education
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, 2024
Northwestern University
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, 2023-2024
Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Internship
- M.S., Clinical Psychology, 2020
Northwestern University
- B.S., Psychology (summa cum laude, with Honors), 2017
The College of William & Mary
Online Profiles
Google Scholar
Open Science Framework
ORCID iD
Contact
alwil@bu.edu