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Klejdis Bilali Graduate Student Office: SOC 339 Send email Curriculum Vitae

Klejdis Bilali is a PhD student in the Department of Criminology at the University of South Florida (USF), and a graduate research assistant at the USF Trafficking in Persons (TiP) Risk to Resilience Lab. Presently, she is also a registered mental health counseling intern at the USF Department of Pediatrics’ Infectious Disease Program where she facilitates psychotherapy with youth living with HIV. She completed her MA in Clinical Psychology at the University of Central Florida where she facilitated research and trauma-focused psychotherapy with youth victims of sex trafficking involved in child welfare and the juvenile justice system. Broadly, Klejdis’ research interests center on interpersonal violence, including human trafficking, child abuse, and familial violence. Her research throughout her academic tenure has focused on examining risk factors and the behavioral, psychological, and social consequences of interpersonal violence, with an emphasis on prevention and intervention.