Claire Elling received her BA in Psychology, with a minor in Statistics, from Niagara University. She then went on to complete her PhD in Psychology at Brandeis University, where she studied the relationship between chronic biological stress and self-objectification. At the Center for School Behavioral Health, she oversees a state-wide clinical trial focused on improving the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) process for substance use in high schools.