Suzette Fromm Reed, PhD
Title: Associate Professor
Programs/Classes Taught:
- BA in Psychology
- MA in Psychology and MS in Industrial Organizational Psychology
- PhD in Community Psychology
Areas of Expertise: Primary prevention on any issue that impacts the community particularly women, children and families including, but not limited to the following topics:
- Community Resilience
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Mentoring non-traditional adult students
- Girl and Women’s Empowerment
Biography:
Dr. Suzette Fromm Reed, Professor, founding director of National Louis University’s (NLU) Ph.D. program in Community Psychology. Prior to NLU, she led national and local child welfare organizations. She holds an MA in Clinical Psychology and a Ph.D. in Psychology in the Public Interest. Her research focuses on the buffering role of community resilience against Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
For more information, see: Suzette Fromm Reed CV 2022
Education:
- PhD Psychology in the Public Interest - North Carolina State University
- MA Clinical Psychology - California School of Professional Psychology
- BA Psychology - University of Illinois Chicago
Selected Publications:
Longhi, D., Brown, M., and Fromm Reed, S. (Dec 31, 2020). Community-Wide Resilience Mitigates Adverse Childhood Experiences on Adult and Youth Health, School/Work, and Problem Behaviors. American Psychologist, 2(999),12/31/2020. doi: 10.1037/amp0000773
Kent, J., Fromm Reed, S., Rudyk, J., and Stillmerman, A. (2020). The Resilient Belmont Cragin Community Collaborative in Riemer, M., Reich, S.M., Evans, S.D., Nelson, G. & Prilleltensky, I. (Eds). Community Psychology: In pursuit of liberation and well-being (3rd edition). New York, NY: Red Globe Press - Macmillan.
Reed, S., Kent, J., Pitts, C., Richardson, W., 2020. Neighborhood Effects on Early Childhood Development. In: Benson, J.B. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development, 2nd edition. vol. 2, Elsevier, pp. 385–395. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.23593-1
Fromm Reed, S. and Pitts, C. (2018). The Whole Student: Understanding Students through the Intersections of their Past and Present Contexts. Children, Youth and Families News, a division of the American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/newsletter/2018/11/adverse-experiences.aspx
Contact Information:
- Email - suzette.frommreed@nl.edu
