Ashlee Reed, a woman with long dark hair, wearing glasses, a black blazer, and a white-collared shirt, poses against a plain gray background.

Ashlee Reed, Psy.D.

Associate Director of Clinical Training and Associate Professor

Clinical Psychology

Chicago

“You do not have to be me in order for us to fight alongside each other. I do not have to be you to recognize that our wars are the same.” —Audre Lorde

areed3@adler.edu

OVERVIEW

Dr. Reed is an assistant professor and associate director of training in the Clinical Psychology Department. She has worked in various capacities in forensic and clinical psychology throughout the Chicagoland area, including Cook County Juvenile Probation, The Forensic Center, and Illinois Department of Corrections. She is trained in fitness to stand trial evaluations and has provided fitness restoration services to individuals in pre-adjudication pursuant to Illinois Law. Additionally, she has worked in private practice, where she provided neuropsychological testing as well as individual, couples, and family counseling. In her career as a professor, she has taught various courses, including Ethics, Diversity, Treatment of the Juvenile Offender, as well as Forensic Report Writing and Testifying. Dr. Reed now serves on the Association of Chicagoland Externship and Practicum Training (ACEPT) Executive Committee in the position of secretary. Additionally, she is a member of the Illinois Psychological Association Ethics Committee. Her scholarly interests include community activism, the psychology of criminal behavior, Issues within the LGBTQ+ community, religious trauma, public policy, and psychodynamic theory and practice. She earned her doctorate and master’s degree in clinical forensic psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS

  • American Psychological Association.
  • Association of Chicagoland Externship and Practicum Training.
  • Illinois Psychological Association.

Publications + Presentations

Publications

Addressing Challenges to Doctoral Psychology Training: A Call for New Training Models Among Academic Programs in Clinical Psychology, for our conference, The Lotus & the Sword: Re-imagining Professional Psychology of the Future with Compassion and Insight.

2025 Poster presented at the National Council of Schools and Programs
of Professional Psychology (NCSPP) Mid-Winter Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Author(s): Reed, A.B., Cantz, P., Battista, P.

Presentations

Addressing Financial Challenges in Doctoral Psychology Training: A Call for Paid Practicum Stipends to Promote Economic Justice and WellBeing Among Graduate Students in Clinical Psychology.

2024 Poster presented at the National Council of Schools and
Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP) Mid-Winter Conference, Denver, CO.
Author(s): Cantz, P., Battista, P., Reed, A.B.

LEADERSHIP + ENGAGEMENT

  • The Association of Chicagoland Externship and Practicum Training Sites (ACEPT), Secretary.
  • Illinois Psychological Association (IPA), Ethics Committee Member.
  • American Psychological Association (APA), Site Visitor.
  • Adler Forensic Student Association (AFSA), Faculty Chair.