Dr. Lynda Gibson

Biography

Lynda Gibson is a Clinical Assistant Professor and the Director of the Psychological Services Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Northeastern Illinois University and received both her M.S. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Dr. Gibson completed her doctoral internship with the Dallas Independent School District's Department of Psychological and Social Services, and her postdoctoral residency at the University of Chicago Medicine and Comer Children's Hospital, specializing in child trauma. She is the principal investigator of the Safe Steps Training Consultation Program, an early intervention research project aimed at supporting providers who address the consequences of childhood exposure to trauma from community violence. Additionally, she directs the Safe Steps School, Parent, Community Engagement (SPACE) Program, which is a mental health initiative designed to assist families dealing with intergenerational trauma. Dr. Gibson collaborates with the University of Illinois Chicago's Urban Youth Trauma Center and is involved in state and federal grants that raise awareness of children's needs and families, while disseminating trauma-informed intervention models in schools and community-based organizations.

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