Eleanor D. Brown
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Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical Concentration)
University of Delaware (2005)
Eleanor D. Brown | |
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| Born | |
| Occupations | Clinical psychologist and academic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.A. in Psychology (Education Concentration) Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical Concentration) |
| Alma mater | Haverford College (2000) University of Delaware (2005) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | West Chester University (WCU) |
Eleanor D. Brown is a clinical psychologist and an academic. She is a professor of psychology at West Chester University (WCU), where she directs the Early Childhood Cognition and Emotions Lab (ECCEL) and co-directs the Research on Equity via the Arts in Childhood (REACH) Lab.[1]
Brown is most known for her research on children experiencing stress and trauma related to poverty and racism, as well as on arts-based interventions. Her work has emphasized the diversity among families facing adversity and identified ways to leverage family and community strengths to support children's well-being. She has collaborated with community partners, including Settlement Music School, to explore how music and the arts can promote equity.[2][3]
Brown received her B.A. in Psychology with a Concentration in Education from Haverford College in May 2000. She completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Child Development and Children Facing Risk at the University of Delaware in August 2005.[4]
Brown began her career in clinical work as a Child and Family Therapist at the Family Support Network at WCU and later as a Cognitive Therapist at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at UPenn. Since 2006, she has worked as an Early Childhood Consultant and Child and Family Therapist at ECCEL.[1]
Career
Brown became a research fellow and later a consultant for Ronald Seifer's Early Childhood Research Center at Brown University Medical School (2004–2010). She has been the director of the ECCEL at WCU since 2005,[5] and the co-director of REACH since 2020.[6]
Brown joined WCU as an assistant professor in 2005, became an associate professor in 2010, and has been a full professor since 2015.[1] From 2006 to 2012, she was the president of the Faculty Senate.[7] She co-founded and facilitated the WCU CARES (Campus Allies Regarding Emotions of Students) program from 2008 to 2012.[8]
Brown was co-president of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Association for Psychology of Women from 2011 to 2021, and served on the Arts and Pre-K Advisory Committee for the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (2016–2019).[9]