The Stress, Trauma, and Recovery Research Collaborative (STARRC) is one of three research programs housed within the University of Kentucky Clinic for Emotional Health (CEH). Our work aims to increase our understanding of how people cope with and recover from a range of highly stressful or traumatic events experienced across the lifespan. We study negative emotions associated with trauma exposure (e.g., fear, anxiety, disgust, anger, shame, guilt); environmental, cultural, and social factors that perpetuate health disparties following exposure to trauma; and individual-, interpersonal- and community-level factors involved in the development and treatment of a variety of problems commonly experienced by people with a history of traumatic events including:
The aim of the STARRC research group is to apply the knowledge gained from research in order to improve existing treatment and prevention programs and to develop new empirically-informed approaches designed to help improve outcomes for people exposed to trauma.
Sponsored by the University of Kentucky's College of Arts & Sciences
