Kathleen I. Crum, PhD, BA

Bio

Kathleen Crum, PhD, specializes in Clinical Science in Child and Adolescent Psychology. She is the Director of the Lifespan Resliency After Family Trauma (LifeRAFT) Program. The mission of the LifeRAFT Program is to research how stress can have an impact across generations by influencing brain development, behavior and caregiver-child relationships. Dr. Crum also directs the Traumatic Stress & Resilience Program, a trauma-focused specialty clinic at Riley Pediatric Care Center.

Dr. Crum's training has centered on clinical science in psychology and neuroimaging. She completed her undergraduate and graduate training at Florida International University, where she earned a BA in Psychology and a doctoral degree in Clinical Science in Child & Adolescent Psychology. She engaged in intensive neuroimaging training as a postdoctoral scholar with Boys Town National Research Hospital and completed her doctoral internship and a NIMH T32 postdoctoral fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center.

After serving as a Research Assistant Professor at Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Crum accepted a position as an Assistant Professor at IU School of Medicine.

Outside of work, she enjoys being outdoors and playing the banjo and ukulele.

Read more about Dr. Crum's work at her Crum Lab page.

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Recent Publications

Titles & Appointments

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Education

2016 PhD Florida International University

2009 BA Florida International University
Research

Dr. Crum specializes in pediatric traumatic stress and its effects across the lifespan, as well as across family generations. Her research focuses on the intersection between traumatic stress and substance use, as well as pathways by which early life stress can influence brain function and social relationships.

Dr. Crum's current research projects focus on how early life stress influences risk for substance use and other problematic outcomes in adolescence and adulthood. Her research team's largest anticipated research project asks the question, “How does parental stress from difficult life experiences combine with parental substance use to influence children’s brain function and behavior?”
Awards

Org: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Desc: Diversity Scholars Network Program
Scope: National
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Org: College on Problems of Drug Independence
Desc: Early Career Travel Award
Scope: National
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Org: International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Desc: Intergenerational Trauma Special Interest Group Research Poster Endorsement
Scope: International
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Org: Florida International University
Desc: Honors College & National Hispanic Scholar
Scope: International
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Org: Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute / IUSM Department of Psychiatry
Desc: Early Career Scholar Award
Scope: State
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