Cathy Yao is a Research Assistant at Rutgers University working under Dr. Weili Lu on trauma-informed interventions, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for PTSD and the iCareer project supporting young adults with mental health conditions. She holds a Master of Public Health in Biostatistics from Columbia University, with training in comparative effectiveness research and experience in multivariate analysis, survival modeling, and data visualization. Cathy has contributed to manuscript development, data management, and statistical analysis for projects focused on early intervention and psychiatric rehabilitation.