Shannon Self-Brown, PhD

Dr. Shannon Self-Brown is a child clinical psychologist and a Professor in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University (GSU). Dr. Self-Brown co-directs the GSU National SafeCare Training and Research Center, which disseminates an evidence-based parenting program for preventing child physical abuse and neglect. She is Co-Principal Investigator of the GSU National Center on Child Trafficking. Dr. Self-Brown has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers examining the impact of violence, trauma, and disaster exposure on youth mental health, the prevention of family violence, and implementation science. Her current research is being funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Child Traumatic Stress Network, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.