Kathryn Grant is a Professor of Clinical Child Psychology and serves as a teaching faculty member at DePaul Family and Community Services (DFCS). Through her service learning courses in the Psychology Department and her clinical courses in DFCS, she integrates teaching and research in service of social justice for children and adolescents facing urban poverty. Kathryn’s research is focused on two areas. The first is basic research designed to reveal the effects of stressful life experiences on young people as well as processes that explain or influence stress effects. Kathryn’s second area is applied research designed to translate basic research findings into effective prevention, intervention, and advocacy efforts for youth exposed to severe and chronic stress. As part of this research, Kathryn and community partners and university collaborators have developed an intervention that scaffolds youth coping and supports youth activism through connections to supportive adults and protective settings (Cities Project).
Education
PhD, University of Vermont, 1995
Major Areas of Interest
- Understanding the effects of stressful life experiences on young people
- Developing interventions that protect youth from negative stress effects