Assistant Professor of Psychology at Winston-Salem State University
About
Dr. Charity Brown Griffin is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Winston-Salem State University. She earned a BA in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a PhD in school psychology from the University of South Carolina. After completing her graduate training, Dr. Griffin served children and families at elementary, middle, and high schools through her practice for Guilford County Schools as a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. Dr. Griffin is also licensed as a psychologist by the North Carolina Psychology Board.
Current Work:
Dr. Griffin's research program examines cultural and contextual factors that contribute to positive youth development, with a specific focus on African American adolescents. More specifically, her research seeks to integrate principles from multiple disciplines (school psychology; developmental psychology; education) to elucidate African Americans youths' experiences with race-related processes and the consequences of these experiences for educational, psychological, and health outcomes. Her work spans multiple areas and includes racial identity, racial socialization, racial discrimination, school racial climate, school engagement and gender-related processes. Dr. Griffin is also committed to the translation of her research into practice, including the development of culturally specific intervention and prevention programming.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Race-related school experiences, school racial climate, racial identity, racial socialization, school engagement
