Amy Sowell

Oklahoma City University, United States

Exploring the Protective Role of Religion and Spirituality in Substance Abuse: The Moderating Effect of Social Identity

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Biography

Amy E Sowell is a 4th year doctoral student at Oklahoma City University in the clinical PsyD program. She obtained her master’s in clinical mental health counseling from the University of North Texas at Dallas in 2019 and received her Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) license in 2020. She obtained a second master’s degree in clinical psychology in 2024. Her clinical experience includes working with both adolescents and adults in various inpatient and outpatient substance use treatment settings, work with incarcerated youth, and most recently, she has begun training under a dedicated team of psychologists at the Oklahoma City VA in the Substance Treatment and Recovery (STAR) program. Her interest in addiction psychology has always been at the forefront of her academic, clinical, and research interests.

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