WHO WE ARE

Where the work begins

Boston HEAT is led by Dr. Abigail Judge and Sandra Andrade, whose different backgrounds shape a shared approach to this work. Abigail brings clinical specialization in trauma and addiction. Sandra brings seasoned advocacy informed by lived experience. Together, they built Street Psychology, a model grounded in trust, consistency, and dignity.

This work extends beyond two people. It grows through the volunteers who show up at night; through partners across hospitals, courts, and community settings; and through institutions willing to learn and strengthen their response.

Who We Are

  • Abigail Judge, Ph.D.

    Founder and Co-Director

    Dr. Abigail Judge founded and co-directs Boston HEAT. She is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist who divides her time between HEAT, private practice, and expert witness testimony throughout the country. As a faculty member at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, she teaches faculty, residents, and fellows and speaks nationally on human trafficking and addiction. Her work bridges direct clinical care and institutional change, helping systems respond more effectively to women navigating trauma, exploitation, and addiction. Her scholarship has been recognized by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and the Harvard Center for Bioethics. She received the 2024 FBI Community Leadership Award for her service to survivors of sex trafficking.

  • Sandra Andrade

    Co-Director

    Sandra Andrade co-directs Boston HEAT and serves as Senior Peer Advocate at the Dee Kennedy Project in the Dorchester and Roxbury District Courts. She has worked with sexually exploited women for more than five years across diverse settings. Her leadership is informed by lived experience and sustained frontline advocacy. In 2026, she received the Mass. Nonprofit Light of Dawnn Award for her court advocacy on behalf of trafficking victims and survivors.

    Together, Abigail and Sandra are invited members of the Governor’s Human Trafficking Subcommittee, Anti-Trafficking, Leadership, Innovation and Sustainability (ATLIS) Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Trafficking in Persons for HEAT's innovation in peer advocacy. They educate healthcare professionals, law enforcement, and the judiciary on the intersections between addiction and commercial sexual exploitation.

  • Bridget O’Kelly

    Administrative Manager

    Bridget O’Kelly supports Boston HEAT’s nighttime secure space and administrative operations. A graduate of Harvard College, she held positions at the Recovery Research Institute and the Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. In addition to HEAT, Bridget is a Master of Public Health student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her work reflects a commitment to steady presence and coordinated support for women wherever they are.

Other HEAT volunteers include Avi Brown-Nagin and Heloise Evins-Mackenzie.

Partners in Response

HEAT’s work is strengthened by close collaboration with hospitals, courts, correctional facilities, law enforcement, and healthcare providers who rely on HEAT as a consistent partner. These relationships allow us to remain connected to the women we support across systems and over time, ensuring they are not lost at critical transition points.

This work is further sustained by community organizations and local supporters who invest in advocacy, relationship-building, and fundraising. Together, these partnerships form the network that makes long-term engagement possible.

Imago Dei Fund
MGH Division of Public and Community Psychiatry
C2C Policy Engine at Northeastern
Women’s Program Services at the Suffolk County House of Correction
South End Supporters

Yellow Shoes Show Up

Abigail and Sandra walk through Mass & Cass wearing bright yellow shoes. The shoes are intentional. They make HEAT visible.

Over time, the shoes have become a recognizable signal of outreach and safe connection for women navigating the street. They are also viewed as non-threatening to others on the street, allowing our team to engage openly and without interference.

The yellow shoes stand out. More importantly, they signal something steady: Boston HEAT shows up, day and night, in plain sight.