2020 Graduate Achievement Award recipient
Pavlacic plans for a career conducting research and treating individuals suffering from PTSD and co-occurring disorders. He provides psychological assessments and interventions to adolescents and adults with a variety of psychological difficulties at Stonewater Adolescent Recovery Center and the UM Psychological Services Center. He has presented at conferences and published five journal articles and two book chapters.
“I chose clinical psychology to make a direct impact on the mental health of underserved populations with evidence-based treatments and scientific research. My research relates to trauma, substance use, disaster mental health, veteran acculturation and resilience factors, mechanisms of change in evidence-based psychological treatments, and advanced statistical methods.”