Keaton Somerville, MPS, MA

Keaton Sommerville

Undergraduate School
St. John’s University – Queens, NY (B.A)

Graduate School
University of Maryland College Park – College Park, MD (M.P.S)
Kent State University – Kent, OH (M.A)
 

 

Interests & Career Goals

I am interested in working with children, adolescents, and families with a history of trauma. My long-term career goal is to work in an academic medical setting as a child clinical psychologist specializing in trauma and working with racial minority populations. I also hope to continue conducting research and, ultimately, combat racial and ethnic disparities in mental health through my work.

Favorite Pastimes

I enjoy traveling to new places, trying diverse foods, learning languages, reading, and writing poetry.

Why I Chose Duke

I chose Duke because of the possibilities and people. At Duke, I have opportunities to refine my skills in assessment, case conceptualization, and intervention. I was specifically interested in the Child-Trauma track because of the use of evidence-based trauma-focused interventions for children, adolescents, and their families. Additionally, I am thrilled to be able to expand my competencies with different populations through the completion of multiple minor rotations. Lastly, I thoroughly enjoyed conversing with Duke staff during the interview process. It’s evident that they are committed to their trainee’s experiences and growth and welcome collaboration.

Research Interests

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), chronic stress, intergenerational trauma, racial stressors, health disparities, and depression and anxiety in Black Americans

Publications

  • Somerville, K., Rowell, T., Stadulis, R.E., Neal-Barnett, A., Bell, Debra. (accepted for publication) An Evaluation of the Feasibility and Acceptability of Sister Circles as an Anxiety Intervention for Pregnant Black Women. Women’s Health.
  • Somerville, K., Neal-Barnett, A., Stadulis, R., Manns-James, L., & Stevens-Robinson, D. (2021). Hair cortisol concentration and perceived chronic stress in low-income urban pregnant and postpartum black women. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 8(2), 519-531.
  • Neal-Barnett, A.M, Stadulis, R.E., Ellzey, D., Jean, E., Rowell, T., Somerville, K., Petitti, K., Siglow, B. Ruttan, A., Hogue, M. (2019). The Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Musical Cognitive Restructuring App for Black Inner-City Girls: Survey, Usage and Focus Group Evaluation. JMIR mHealth and uHealth.

Poster Presentations

  • Somerville, K., Rowell,T., Lally, J., Bell, D., Nunn, M., Spencer, A., McGhee-Dinvaut, A., Robinson, D., Neal-Barnett. (2023, March). An Evaluation of Sister Circles as an Anxiety Intervention for Pregnant Black Women. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science ‘s (APS) International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS) in Brussels, Belgium.
  • Somerville, K., Neal-Barnett, A.M. (2021, April). Hair Cortisol Concentration and Perceived Chronic stress in Low-income Urban Pregnant and Postpartum Black Women. Poster presented at the Kent State University Undergraduate Research Conference, Kent, OH.
  • Jean, E., Somerville, K., Rowell, T., Neal-Barnett, A.M. (July 2021). The Me I See On TV: An Exploration of Media Stereotypes and the Acting White Accusation. Poster presented at the biannual American Psychological Association Division 45 Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race Research virtual conference.
  • France, E., Somerville, K., Neal-Barnett, A.M. (2020, April). An Examination of Mental Health Outcomes in a Likely Food Insecure Sample of Low-income Black Pregnant Women. Poster presented at the Kent State University Undergraduate Research Conference, Kent, OH.
  • France, E., Somerville, K., Neal-Barnett, A.M. (2020, April). Black Expectant and Postpartum Women and Their Struggle with Traumatic Experiences and Negative Thoughts about Self. Poster presented at the Kent State University Undergraduate Research Conference, Kent, OH.
  • Cole, A., Somerville, K., Neal-Barnett, A.M. (2020, April). Perceived Stress: Does Positivity Matter? Poster presented at the Kent State University Undergraduate Research Conference, Kent, OH.
  • Gaskill, M., Somerville, K., Neal-Barnett, A.M. (2020, April). An Examination of Pregnancy-related Effects of Structural Racism in Low Income Black Women. Poster presented at the Kent State University Undergraduate Research Conference, Kent, OH.
  • Clemons, K., Caron, M., Jean, E., Somerville, K., Neal-Barnett, A.M. (2020, April). An Examination of the Validity of an Adapted Brief Media Measures Questionnaire. Poster presented at the Kent State University Undergraduate Research Conference, Kent, OH.
  • Somerville, K., France, E., Neal-Barnett, A.M. (2020, March 18-21). A Mixed-Method Examination of Perceived Stress in Urban Black Adolescent Girls [Poster session]. Anxiety and Depression Association of America Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX. (Conference canceled).
  • Somerville, K., Neal-Barnett, A.M, Stevens-Robinson, D. (November, 2019). Stories of Stress and Trauma from Expectant and Postpartum Mothers on the Eastside. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Studies conference in Boston, MA.
  • Somerville, K., Salazar, D., Shmueli-Blumberg D., May, J., Yohannes, P., King, J., Jeffries, B. (May, 2018). Achieving Projected Database Lock in a Multi-Site Study: A Report from a NIDA CTN Study. Poster presented at the Society of Clinical Trials conference in Portland, OR.
  • Bridges-Curry, Z., Glenn L.E., Chin, D., Somerville, K., Felton, J.W. (June, 2017). How Does that Make You Feel? For Young Men, It May Be Better Not to Know. Poster presented at Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP) Future Directions Forum in College Park, MD.
  • Somerville, K. (April, 2016). Finding My Roots: Who Am I. Poster presented at St. John’s University Undergraduate Research Conference in Queens, NY.
  • Somerville, K., McDermut, W. (March, 2016). Patterns of Associations Between Sense of Humor Style, Personality, Psychopathology in Comedians and Non-comedians. Poster presented at the annual Eastern Psychological Association conference in New York City, NY.

Invited Talks

  • Somerville, K., Lally, J., McGhee-Dinvaut, Neal-Barnett, A.M. (2023, March). PTSD in Black Pregnant Women: Under-Diagnosed, Under-Assessed, and Under-Treated. Symposium presented at the Association for Psychological Science ‘s (APS) International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS) in Brussels, Belgium.
  • Rowell, T., Somerville, K., Monroe, T., Neal-Barnett, A.M. (March, 2019). Black Infant Mortality: Race Based Stress and Anxiety Among Black Expectant Mothers. Symposium presented at the annual Anxiety and Depression Association of America conference in Chicago, IL.