Adrianna E. Crossing

Dr. Adrianna E. Crossing serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, where she integrates critical theory with health service psychology to advance anti-racism and social justice in educational settings.

Her academic foundation includes:

• PhD in School Psychology (Michigan State University)
• Clinical Psychology Fellowship (Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital)
• MA in School Psychology (Michigan State University)
• BA in Psychology (Auburn University Honors College)

Research centers on child/adolescent psychology through critical race theory lenses, examining racism-based trauma in Black families via EMBRace Lab collaboration, anti-oppressive practice frameworks, and behavioral health disparities. Her work addresses social justice training for practitioners and oppression-related distress interventions, spanning neurodevelopmental disorders to adolescent adjustment concerns.

Recent publications reveal consistent interdisciplinary trends applying critical race theory to psychological praxis, with emphasis on racial socialization dynamics, intergenerational trauma responses, and systemic exclusion in educational spaces – demonstrating integration of psychology, education policy, and social justice advocacy.

Her distinguished contributions include:

• NASP Presidential Award for Exceptional Service to Children & School Psychology (2022)
• APA Division 16 Honorable Mention for Anti-Racism Contributions

As active mentor, Dr. Crossing guides student researchers in trauma and racial socialization studies while leading national initiatives as NASP Social Justice Committee co-chair. Her program development for NASP includes co-authoring the 2021 Resolution Committing to Anti-Racism, establishing evidence-based frameworks for systemic change in school psychology practice.

Clinical partnerships with the EMBRace Lab at the University of Michigan drive community-based interventions addressing racial trauma, while her consultation work shapes institutional anti-racism policies across educational systems.