Directed by Dr. Kathryn Howell, the Resilience Emerging Amidst Childhood Hardships (REACH) Lab is part of the Child Clinical Concentration and the Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Memphis.
Directed by Dr. Kathryn Howell, the Resilience Emerging Amidst Childhood Hardships (REACH) Lab is part of the Child Clinical Concentration and the Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Memphis.
Our goal is to examine pathways to risk and resilience among families and children who have been exposed to potentially traumatic experiences, such as exposure to interpersonal violence and loss.
Our goal is to examine pathways to risk and resilience among families and children who have been exposed to potentially traumatic experiences, such as exposure to interpersonal violence and loss.
Specific interests of the lab include:
Specific interests of the lab include:
Environmental, psychological, and physiological mechanisms that promote resilience or reduce risk for psychiatric problems in the context of early traumatic stress.
Evidence-based interventions for children and families exposed to traumatic events, such as family violence.
Community-oriented studies to explore pathways to positive and negative functioning following exposure to traumatic events during childhood.
***Dr. Howell will not be taking a doctoral student for the Fall 2024 academic year.***
***Dr. Howell will not be taking a doctoral student for the Fall 2024 academic year.***
Please visit the available pages and links for more information on our research focus, current projects, lab members, publications, presentations, and more!
