Alexa Callahan

I am a fourth-year clinical psychology doctoral student at Loyola University Chicago. I'm originally from Omaha, Nebraska, and I graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. My undergraduate research largely focused on the perpetration of foreign and domestic violent extremism. I then began my doctoral studies at Sam Houston State University, where I earned my Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology. I am now studying at Loyola University Chicago, where I will finish my doctoral studies. My doctoral-level research interests have included personality assessment--especially among underrepresented populations and individuals involved in the criminal/legal system, childhood maltreatment, and violence perpetration. I gave first-author paper presentations at the SPA Annual Conventions in 2024 and 2025, and I look forward to presenting another paper at the 2026 convention.