Lauren C. Ng, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Lauren C. Ng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and a Clinical Psychologist at Boston Medical Center. Her research focuses on the mediators and moderators of, and interventions for, psychological outcomes of trauma exposure in low- and middle-income countries and low resource settings in the United States. The ultimate goal of her research is to increase access to effective and culturally appropriate mental health services and to reduce disparities in care and the burden of mental illness in some of the most vulnerable populations around the world. She is currently the principal investigator of a K23 patient-oriented mentored career development award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to assess the feasibility, effectiveness and implementation of an evidence-based intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with serious mental illness in Ethiopian primary care clinics.

Her clinical specialty is providing evidence-based cognitive-behavioral therapies to diverse, primarily low-income, child and adult clients coping with PTSD. She currently sees clients who are refugees and asylum seekers through the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights.

She has completed two NIMH funded postdoctoral research fellowships in global mental health; the first at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the second at the Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her PhD from the University of Southern California and her BA from Yale University.

Publications

  • Published 6/29/2026

    Aguilar Silvan Y, Kim JYG, Huang JB, Hamza S, Fregoso A, Ng LC. Racially and ethnically diverse college students' preferences, beliefs, and self-efficacy in mental health treatment: A mixed methods analysis of therapist-client racial/ethnic concordance. J Couns Psychol. 2026 Jun 29. PMID: 42370893.

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  • Published 6/25/2026

    Nagaswami MV, Hernandez K, Bowers G, Ng LC, Namy S, Namakula S, Nabachwa AG, Carlson C. Mechanisms driving change in perceived social support and compassion among survivors of human trafficking participating in a group-based mind-body intervention: Findings from the healing and resilience after trauma project. Psychol Trauma. 2026 Jun 25. PMID: 42347780.

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  • Published 4/1/2026

    Hughes DE, Zapetis SL, Mordy A, Lopez D, Calderon V, Adery L, Martino R, Chang SE, Uddin LQ, Cardenas-Iniguez C, Lebeau RT, Ramos N, Ng LC, Karlsgodt KH, Bearden CE. Bullying, State Policy, and Mental Health Symptoms in Gender-Diverse Youths. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Apr 01; 9(4):e268104. PMID: 42012830.

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  • Published 3/30/2026

    Chodzen G, Bowers G, Moodliar R, Ng LC. Feasibility and Acceptability of the Primary Care Intervention for PTSD-Youth. J Prim Care Community Health. 2026; 17:21501319261434719. PMID: 41910787.

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  • Published 2/16/2026

    Ayawvi G, Bowers G, Ng LC. Intersectional insights into refugee mental health: exploring the impact of identity and systemic barriers. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2026 Dec; 17(1):2622869. PMID: 41693694.

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Education

  • University of Southern California, PhD
  • University of Southern California, MA
  • Yale University, BA

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