Dr. Ngo is fully licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine’s Injury Prevention Center. She will present her intervention research, funded by a Career Development Award through the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Ngo will present her trauma-informed, technology enhanced, contemplative therapy intervention to reduce problem drinking and intimate partner violence. Using her own research trajectory, Dr. Ngo will illustrate the strategies and skills which psychologists (and others) can apply to navigate the professional world to forge their own path, despite the pressures and challenges they may face.