Center for Digital Health

Lindsay Orchowski, Ph.D. is a Staff Psychologist in the Adult Outpatient Division in the Department of Psychiatry within Lifespan Physicians Group and Associate Professor (Research) at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She is also the Deputy Title IX Coordinator for the Medical School. Dr. Orchowski completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Ohio University in the Laboratory for the Study and Prevention of Sexual Assault, completed her Psychology Residency at Brown University, and completed an NIAAA T32 fellowship at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University. Her research program focuses on advancing the development and evaluation of sexual assault prevention programs for middle school, high school, college, and military populations.  Her work also broadly focuses on engaging individuals in proactive helping behavior to prevent injury and harm in their community. Her work is supported by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Education. She is Associate Editor for Psychology of Women Quarterly, she is on the Editorial Board for the journal Violence Against Women, and is Consulting Editor for Psychology of Violence.  In 2018, she published the Co-Edited book "Sexual Assault Risk Reduction and Resistance: Theory Research and Practice” and is the Co-Editor of a forthcoming volume addressing men's role in sexual assault prevention as well as an additional book published by the American Psychological Association focused on the role of social norms in health interventions. Given her expertise in fostering helping behavior in order to prevent harm, she recently partnered with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation to provide expertise on The Ripple Effect Public Service Announcements, which are designed to engage individuals in Rhode Island to “Take the Keys” when they witness someone who is at risk for impaired driving.  This campaign is currently featured on local broadcast television channels and aired recently during local television broadcasts of the NFL Superbowl.