Chloe Guidry, CSTR, CAISS
Chloe is a graduate research assistant at the Louisiana Center for Health Innovation (LCHI), supporting the team with multiple ongoing cancer- and trauma-related research projects as well as workforce development initiatives such as the Training & Experiential Learning in Biomedical Informatics (TExBioMed) Summer Institute. She is currently pursuing a M.S. in Psychology as well as a graduate certificate in Population Health at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL).
Chloe’s thesis research, under the direction of Dr. Erika Caramillo-Hatch, utilizes zebrafish as a translational model and focuses on Alzheimer’s disease, investigating the role of tau pathology in Alzheimer’s-related cognitive impairment and aggression. She has served as the lab manager for Dr. Caramillo-Hatch’s laboratory since Spring 2024 and has also served in multiple leadership roles for the University’s chapter of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society for Psychology, during her tenure as a graduate student within the Department of Psychology.
Outside of academia, Chloe works as a trauma center registrar and is one of less than five dual-certified specialists in both trauma registries (CSTR) and the Abbreviated Injury Scale (CAISS), an anatomical-based coding system used for describing and classifying traumatic injuries, within the state of Louisiana. Upon graduating from ULL, Chloe aspires to gain admittance to a doctoral program to earn a Ph.D. and contribute to research on the epidemiology of traumatic injuries, injury prevention initiatives, and improving trauma systems accessibility. She also hopes to serve as a mentor for junior trauma professionals beginning their work as registrars.
Publications
Smith, S., Sakhamuri, S., Guidry, C. M., & Mustata Wilson, G. (2025). Social vulnerability and cancer risk from air toxins in Louisiana: a spatial analysis of environmental health. Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1601868. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1601868
Honors & Awards
2025 Inductee of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Issued by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi
“The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, most selective, and most prestigious all-discipline honor society. Standards for election to Phi Kappa Phi are extremely high and membership is by invitation only for the top 7.5 percent of second-term juniors and the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students.”
2025 Ragin’ Recognition Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Issued by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Office of Student Engagement & Leadership
“The Outstanding Graduate Student Award recognizes an individual student who is evaluated on any or all the following during the specified award year: organizational involvement, community service and/or philanthropic work, academic success, on-campus involvement not pertaining to student organizations, and representation/promotion of the university.”
2025 Errol Labat Health Information & Technology Annual Scholarship
Issued by the Louisiana Chapter of HIMSS
“The Louisiana Chapter of HIMSS aids students in the fields of health information technology through the LAHIMSS Errol Labat Scholarship. In today's world, technology is rapidly transforming the way healthcare is delivered. Our Health Information and Technology Scholarship is designed to support individuals who are determined to make a difference in the healthcare industry. $1,000 is awarded to one student each year to be used in an undergraduate or graduate Health Information and Technology (HIT)-related program at any Louisiana-based accredited college.”
2024-2025 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Finalist
Issued by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Graduate School
“The Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT®) is an annual competition held in more than 200 universities worldwide. It challenges participants to present their research in just 180 seconds, in an engaging form that can be understood by an intelligent audience with no background in the research area. This exercise develops presentation, research and academic communication skills and supports the development of research students' capacity to explain their work effectively.”
2024-2025 Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship (Graduate School)
Issued by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Alumni Association
“The Alumni Association is proud to offer ten Endowed Scholarships each year. These scholarships award $2,000 per academic year ($1,000 each Fall and Spring) to a senior-level student in each academic college (including the Graduate School) and one from the Association of Future Alumni. Students must be enrolled full-time and maintain a +3.00 GPA. Funding for these scholarships comes from restricted scholarship gifts to the Alumni Association through the Alumni Loyalty Fund and other sources.”
Professional Social Media:
Email: chloe.guidry2@louisiana.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloeguidry/
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chloe_Guidry
American Trauma Society: https://www.amtrauma.org/member/chloeguidry