Dr. Anna Washington (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Training (DCT) of the APA-accredited clinical PsyD program on the Sacramento campus. She received her PhD in Clinical Child and Community Psychology from UMBC in 2014 and completed her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the UC Davis CAARE Center, specializing in trauma. Prior to joining Alliant Core Faculty in 2022, Dr. Washington worked full time as a clinical staff psychologist at the UC Davis CAARE Center, focusing on the assessment and treatment of child abuse. She has experience conducting a range of evaluations, including child welfare evaluations, competency to stand trial and risk assessments for youth involved with the juvenile justice system, and mental health diversion evaluations for adults. Dr. Washington has also provided expert testimony in criminal court cases involving child sexual abuse over 70 times. 

Dr. Washington’s prior teaching experience has primarily been in the clinical context, including seminars on Multicultural Perspectives and Evaluations, as well as providing training and supervision in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She teaches several Core classes in Alliant’s PsyD Program and contributes to electives in the newly developed Trauma Emphasis. 

Dr. Washington’s research interests are related to trauma and chronic stress among historically underserved and minoritized populations, with a focus on systems influences such as neighborhood characteristics, policy and legislation, systemic racism, and culture. She aims to conduct research that is community-informed and social justice oriented in content and/or process (e.g., using Community Based Participatory Research). Dr. Washington welcomes collaborations with local community organizations who have an interest in answering research questions related to trauma, equity, child welfare, and juvenile justice.