Dr. Steven Kniffley jr. is a clinical psychologist, professor, author, speaker and advocate for marginalized populations.

His work empowers others through therapy, education, and advocacy with issues of Racial trauma and its negative effects, how to become aware of racial and intergenerational trauma and not compartmentalize it.

Dr. Kniffley is the Chief Diversity Officer for Spalding University and an Associate Professor at the Spalding University’s School of Professional Psychology. He is also the coordinator for the Collective Care Center which is one of the few racial trauma clinics in the country. 

He received his doctorate and master’s degree in clinical psychology from Spalding University where I specialized in child, adolescent, and family therapy.

He completed his post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School. 

Dr. Kniffley’s area of expertise is research and clinical work with Black males. Specifically, his work focuses on understanding and developing culturally appropriate interventions for Black male psychopathology as well as barriers to academic success for this population.

Additionally, he conducts research and clinical work on the challenges related to the experience of racial trauma. 

Specifically, he has developed a treatment protocol for the experience of racial trauma and trains clinicians in the implementation of the protocol.

As an educational consultant, he has worked internationally with students and school administrators in South Africa and India. He also serves as an organizational diversity consultant and works with law enforcement departments on addressing conflicts between communities of color and police officers.

Some of his books and works in progress include: “Knowledge of Self: Understanding the Mind of the Black male,” “Out of KOS (Knowledge of Self): Black male psychopathology and its treatment, ” and “Black males and the Criminal Justice System.”

Website: www.modernintimacy.com 

Dr. Kate Balestrieri 

Modern Intimacy

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