Ryan P Kilmer

Ryan Kilmer is a professor in the Department of Psychological Science, interim chair for the Department of Kinesiology, and co-director of the Community Psychology Research Lab at UNC Charlotte. He is also president of the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice. As a child clinical-community psychologist, his interests center on children and families and: (a) factors influencing the development of children at-risk for emotional, behavioral, and/or academic difficulties, particularly risk and resilience and youngsters’ adjustment to trauma; and (b) the use of evaluation research to guide system change, program refinement, service delivery, and policy. He has worked with a range of nonprofits and public sector systems – from mental health to child welfare, education to public housing, and early childhood to integrated care – seeking to influence programs, organizations, systems, and policies, with the central objective of improving services and support for children and families.