Amelia F. Leonard

About Amelia

Amelia Leonard holds a Bachelor of Philosophy in Psychology with a minor in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh. She joined the CREAR Lab in 2023 and supports both research activities and day-to-day lab operations.

Amelia recently completed an Honors Thesis examining PTSD symptoms among men and women in rural Mexico, focusing on how intimate partner violence and community violence affect mental health outcomes. Her research interests center on gender-based and sexual violence, and she aims to contribute work that meaningfully supports survivors, especially those in underserved communities.

Research Interests

• Gender-based and sexual violence
• Community and intimate partner violence
• Mental health outcomes in underserved communities
• Cross-cultural violence and trauma research

Published Work

• Leonard, A. F., Estrada, Y., Jakubowski, K., and Medrano, A. S. (2025). Two fronts of trauma: The differential effects of intimate partner violence and community violence on PTSD in rural Mexico. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251375422

Revised and Resubmitted

• Medrano, A. S., Medina, C. M., Davila, S. A., Jenkins, A. S., Adame Montelongo, E. S., Pina, I. M., Vazquez, Y. N., Leonard, A. F., Dupree, G. E., Martinez, A., Kabir, Z., and Wah Figueroa, F. (under review). Sexual harassment in school, community, and online contexts: A scoping review on the measurement and prevalence of youth sexual harassment.