Dr. Prachi Kene

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Prachi Kene
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Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and School Psychology
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Dr. Kene holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Toledo and completed her APA-accredited internship at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Via Christi Behavioral Health in Pittsburg, Kansas. She is a Professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and School Psychology at 91×ÔÅÄ (RIC), Director of the Graduate Counseling Programs at RIC, a licensed psychologist in the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and is board certified in Clinical Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). Her research and clinical work focus on suicide risk assessment, suicide prevention, and intimate partner violence — areas where she is committed to advancing both scholarship and meaningful, real-world impact.

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship
2010-2011
Via Christi Behavioral Health
Pittsburg, Kansas
Clinical Psychology

American Psychological Association (APA) Accredited Internship
2009-2010
Center for Behavioral Medicine and Truman Medical Centers
Kansas City, Missouri
Clinical Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded August 2010
The University of Toledo (APA Accredited)
Toledo, Ohio
Clinical Psychology

Masters of Arts
Awarded December, 2007
The University of Toledo (APA Accredited)
Toledo, Ohio
Clinical Psychology

Professional Associations

Mental Health Association of Rhode Island, Board Member

Selected Publications

Kene, P., & Nelson, N. (2026). Individual therapy for relationship distress in the presence of intimate partner violence: Clinical challenges. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 57(3), 186–196. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000684

Hovey, J. D., Roley-Roberts, M. E., Hurtado, G., Seligman, L. D., Levine, J. C., Kene, P., & Gonzalez, R. N. (2022). . Current Psychology, 42, 31775–31782.

Kene, P. (2020). . Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(6), 585-587.

Kene, P., Yee, E. T., & Gimmestad, K. D. (2019). Suicide assessment and treatment: Gaps between theory, research, and practice. Death studies, 43(3), 164–172. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2018.144003.

Kene, P., Brabeck, K, Kelly, C, A., & DiCicco, B. (2016). Suicidality among immigrants: Application of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory. Death Studies, 40(6), 373-382.  

Seligman, L. D., Hovey, J. D., Hurtado, G., Swedish, E. F., Roley, M. E., Geers, A. L., Kene, P, & Elhai, J. D. (2016). Social cognitive correlates of attitudes toward empirically supported treatments. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 47(3), 215-223.  

Brabeck, K., Lykes, M. B., Sibley, E., & Kene, P. (2015). Ethical Ambiguities in Participatory Action Research With Unauthorized Migrants. Ethics & Behavior, 25(1), 21–36. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2014.920707

Kene, P., Hovey, J. D., Meyer, G. J., & Mihura, J. L. (2010). Evaluation of the reliability and validity of two clinician-judgment suicide risk assessment instruments. Crisis, 31(2), 76-85. 

Courses

CEP 509 Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice 
CEP 656 Crisis Assessment and Intervention 
CEP 683 Advanced Clinical Practicum 
CEP 684 Advanced Clinical Practicum

Additional Information

Research Interests​
Suicide Risk Assessment
Suicide Prevention
Intimate Partner Violence

Advisor for the Following Programs
MS Clinical Mental Health Counseling
CGS in Advanced Counseling

Other
Licensed Psychologist in the State of Rhode Island
Board Certified in Clinical Psychology