Ph.D., Clinical Child Psychology (APA-Accredited), DePaul University, 2020

M.A., Clinical Psychology, DePaul University, 2016

M.S., Psychology, University of Memphis, 2012

B.S., Psychology, Jackson State University, 2010

Jarrett Lewis is an assistant professor in the Counseling Psychology Division of the Department of Educational Psychology. He obtained a PhD in Clinical Psychology from DePaul University. Prior to coming to UIUC, Jarrett completed a postdoctoral fellowship in trauma psychology at Rush University Medical Center in the Section of Community and Behavioral Health. Jarrett’s research agenda is centered on delineating the mechanisms through which Black and/or African Americans experience and recover from psychological trauma in urban and under-resourced settings. Specifically, he is interested in the development of culturally informed, clinical and community-based interventions designed to ameliorate the negative effects of traumatization and foster mental wellness and empowerment of African American boys and men in educational and community settings.

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Trauma Race Identity and Development (TRIAD) Lab