Emma Grace

Emma Grace is a Professor and Program Chair of the Ph.D. International Psychology Program at The Chicago School, College of Graduate and Professional Studies, Washington, DC Campus. She leads doctoral-level courses, chairs dissertation committees, and co-leads the Global Collaboration on Traumatic Stress (GC-TS) as Project Leader, focusing on the Global Psychotrauma Screen (GPS) for children and adolescents.

• D.Sc. in Psychology, Ph.D. in Psychology

Her research spans global mental health, trauma psychology, mass violence, revenge ideation, radicalism, and suicide terrorism. She integrates mixed methods research and cross-cultural adaptation to address mental health in conflict zones, pandemics, and displaced populations. Recent work focuses on PTSD assessment and transdiagnostic screening via the GPS framework.

Her scientific awards include the Distinguished International Research and Scholarship Award and the Multicultural Teaching Excellence Award. She serves as a peer-reviewer for psychology and conflict studies journals and contributes to international conferences on trauma and radicalization.

Her professional memberships include the Association for Psychological Science (APS) and International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS). She also engages in community education with the Alzheimer's Association, National Capital Area Chapter.