Mindy Armstead
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About
Dual-boarded psychiatrist for general psychiatry and child & adolescent psychiatry known for being the founder of Armstead Medical Group and the co-founder of the Armstead Academic Project, a nonprofit that runs "Stay Hungry" career camps for teens.
Before Fame
She excelled as a student-athlete before attending medical school. She played forward on the women's soccer team at Daemen University. She finished her B.S. in Community Health when she was 20 years old. She completed a dual master's in Systems Biology and Interdisciplinary Science at the University at Buffalo's medical school. She went on to a general psychiatry residency at SUNY Buffalo and a Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at UC Davis. She cofounded the Armstead Academic Project in 2019 and the Armstead Medical Group in 2025.
Trivia
She began using Instagram to share educational content around mental and physical health in 2025. Her work and approach to mental health by meeting teens where they are, validating lived experience, and giving families practical tools was spotlighted by The Players' Tribune in 2020.
Family Life
She was raised in Hornell, New York. Her mom coached her high-school soccer team. She does her community work alongside her husband NFL defensive lineman Arik Armstead. She and Arik Armstead have three children together, Amiri, Ayla, and Audemar Kristian.
Associated With
She has attended Jacksonville Jaguars events alongside Trevor Lawrence.
