Dr. Kia-Keating is a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and most importantly, a mom. Her scholarship and activism centers around resilience.
Projects
Empowering individuals, families, schools, and communities through resilience, participatory action, and human centered design.
Participatory Action
Working in collaboration with young people, community leaders, youth serving organizations, and other key stakeholders towards social change.
Programs and Resources
Providing the support, strategies, resources, and consultation to help individuals, families, schools, and communities succeed.
Amplifying Voices
Participatory programs provide a forum for diverse populations, including young people, ethnic minorities, and other underrepresented groups, to have their concerns and their solutions heard and to work collaboratively towards change.
Media, Blogs, Videos
A selection of Dr. Kia-Keating’s media interviews, blog postings, and video presentations.
Media Interviews
CNN, ABC News, Washington Post, and other interviews
Blogs
Conversations about ACEs, trauma, displacement, immigration, climate change, resilience, and other current issues.
Videos
Keynote addresses, webinars, and other presentations.
Contact Dr. Kia-Keating
Inquiries
Questions and requests.
Maryam Kia-Keating, Ph.D. 