Krandhasi Kodaiarasu (she/they) is a third-year doctoral student in the School Psychology program at University of Maryland, College Park. Krandhasi graduated from the University of Washington, Seattle with a B.S. in Psychology. Prior to attending UMD, Krandhasi worked as a Mental Health Specialist at an inpatient unit specializing in acute stabilization and treatment for suicidal children and teens. She was also a post-baccalaureate clinical fellow at McLean Hospital, while being involved in research at Harvard analyzing data examining variation in self-report scales of non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behaviors.

As a member of the Risk, Resilience, and Culture Lab, her current research interests broadly include trauma-informed care for marginalized youth, transformative social-emotional learning practices, and digital interventions and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) in schools. She is also interested in analyzing the impact of adverse childhood experiences (including cultural and risk factors such as cultural values, geopolitics, and ethnic disparities) on their academic and mental health outcomes.