Karen CraddockKaren T. Craddock PhD, EdM is an Applied Psychologist concentrating on the socio-cultural context of and relational frameworks in human development, social capital, equity, and capacity building across sectors and specifically within racially and etho-culturally diverse communities. Using the lens of psycho-social functioning and intersectionality, she explores marginalization, mothering/family studies, systems of care, social-emotional learning, trauma-healing paradigms and the neurophysiology of inclusion. She is the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Network Engagement at EmbraceRace and founder of KCollaborative Connections, a relationship-based consultation and coaching practice. She has led research presenting nationally and internationally, held senior administrative roles at Harvard University and Education Development Center Inc., lectured at Tufts University and is a lead scholar of Relational-Cultural theory and Social Action at JBTI Center for Relational-Cultural Growth. Karen is an editor of the volume Black Motherhood(s): Contours, Contexts and Considerations, developer of the analytical framework "Profiles of Resistance to Marginalization" and co-lead of a research team exploring optimal forms of resistance that build resilience and wellness, primarily for women of color. She earned her EdM in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University and a PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology from Tufts University. Read More Read Less