Kelsey A. Bonfils

Kelsey A. Bonfils, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi and Director of the Social Cognition & Recovery in Schizophrenia (SCORS) Lab . She received her degree in Clinical Psychology from Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis after completing clinical internship at UCLA. Dr. Bonfils conducts research on social cognition, or the mental processes that support social interaction, in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. She examines factors that influence social cognition, including sleep disturbance, as well as how we can positively influence social cognition through treatment to promote recovery in people with severe mental illnesses.