Amanda Zelechoski
Director of Clinical Services
Clinical Professor
- Office
- E344 Corbett Family Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556 - Phone
- +1 574-631-5473
- azelecho@nd.edu
Research and teaching interests
Trauma, Forensic Psychology, Juvenile Justice, Child/Adolescent Mental Health, Law, Ethics, and Risk Management in Psychological Practice
Biography
Dr. Amanda Zelechoski (zell-uh-husky) is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist and attorney, specializing in trauma. She is a Clinical Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame and Director of Clinical Services at the Veldman Family Psychology Clinic. Her scholarly interests lie at the intersection of psychology, law, and trauma, particularly for underserved populations. This includes evaluating psychological and forensic assessment methods, as well as working across systems to make evidence-based, trauma-informed practices more accessible. Dr. Zelechoski is board-certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and is currently the principal investigator or co-investigator on several trauma-informed capacity-building and implementation grant-funded projects for child-serving systems (e.g., juvenile justice, pediatric primary care, outpatient mental health, and K-12 education). She is passionate about “giving psychology away” through knowledge translation and dissemination initiatives, such as the digital resource hub, Pandemic Parenting, and Roadmap to Resilience and Roadmap for Change podcast projects.
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship: The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute (2009-2011)
Ph.D., Drexel University.
J.D., Villanova University.
B.A., University of Notre Dame
Representative Publications
Zelechoski, A. D., Baetz, C.L., *Thompson, K., *Roberts, E., & *Cenzon, E. (in press). Conducting forensic mental health assessments with youth: A trauma-informed approach. In K. Heilbrun & D. DeMatteo (Eds)., Community-Based Psychological Services with Justice-Involved Individuals. Oxford University Press.
Zelechoski, A.D., Bohner, J., & Perry, B.D. (2024). Beyond recidivism: Reconceptualizing success through relational health for trauma-exposed youth experiencing juvenile justice involvement. Frontiers in Psychology, 15: 1263451. Accessible at: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1263451/full
Zelechoski, A. D., *Cross, H. L., *Luehrs, R., *Freedle, A., *Bruick, S., *Harrison, K., *Hayrynen, A., *Hrebic, L., *Dibley, E., & *Will, K (2021). Trauma assessment in juvenile justice: Are we asking the right questions in the right ways? Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 30, 324-346. DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2020.1832167
McAuliff, B. D., Hunt, J. S., Levett, L. M., Zelechoski, A. D., Scherr, K. C., & DeMatteo, D. (2019). Taking the next steps: Promoting open science and expanding diversity in Law and Human Behavior. Law and Human Behavior, 43, 1-8. DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000322
Zelechoski, A. D., Wolbransky, M., & Riggs Romaine, C. L. (2018). Activities for teaching psychology and law: A guide for instructors. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. DOI: 10.1037/0000080-000