Victoria Ward

Biography

Victoria Ward is a pre-doctoral research associate with ND Pop, working under Dr. Laura Miller-Graff and Dr. Kristin Valentino as an assessment coordinator for the Empowerment Program #4MyKids (EP4), a study focused on improving socioemotional outcomes for families who have experienced intimate partner violence. She graduated with honors from Loyola University Chicago (‘23) with a major in Psychology and a minor in the Psychology of Crime and Justice. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on psychology and law. Her research interests include studying the family system within the context of the criminal justice system. She is looking forward to not only developing her research capabilities during her time with ND Pop, but feeling she is making a difference in her community with project EP4!