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:
Suzette Fromm Reed, PhD, is a community psychologist and Associate Professor at National Louis University (NLU). Dr. Fromm Reed developed NLU’s first PhD program and currently chairs that very same Community Psychology program. She works with students in the psychology masters and undergraduate programs as well the Human Services Management master’s program. She has been committed to continually exploring innovative ways to engage non-traditional students including staying abreast of best practices with interactive and online supports to traditional teaching. She is an expert on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) providing consultation and lectures on this topic to international audiences. Her recent publications and presentations cover ACEs in the community and in higher educational settings with a focus on resilient settings. She views herself as a community psychologist who is committed to bridging academic and practice drawing from a variety of disciplines (e.g., public heath, sociology and psychology). Prior to NLU, she worked with non-profit agencies at both the national and local level on issues related to children and families. Much of her research examined how collective efficacy and social capital may play a role in buffering against child maltreatment and how social marketing may be applied to this and similar topics. Currently, her research primarily focuses on community and organizational mobilization around 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
