Kathryn L Higdon (EdS, LPC-A, NCC)
Thesis title: The development of a school-based psychological intervention for role-confusion and disorganized attachment in adolescent young carers
PhD Clinical Psychology
Year of study: 1
- Clinical Psychology
- School of Health in Social Science
Contact details
- Email: k.higdon@ed.ac.uk
PhD supervisors:
Background
I am a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, as well as a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC-A), and Licensed School Counselor in the United States. In addition to my PhD studies, I work in my own clinical practice as a clinical mental health counselor with children, adolescents, and adults. I graduated from Clemson University with MEd and EdS degrees in Counselor Education in May of 2021. Prior to that, I worked in the field of women's and children's public health.
CV
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Qualifications
2021: MEd & EdS Counselor Education, Clemson University (CACREP-accredited program)
2008: BS(Hons) Sociology, Lander University
Responsibilities & affiliations
Member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Sociological Association (ASA), the American Counseling Association (ACA), the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), the Social Research Association (SRA), and the Society for Prevention Research (SPR).
Research summary
Broadly, I am interested in the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents and the ways in which policy and school-based interventions can be used to promote students' mental health. More specifically, I study the development of parentification and role-reversal in parent/child attachment relationships, the resultant impacts on mental health, and potential mediating interventions.
Higdon, K., Rumsey, A., & Swisher, S. (2022). Parentification as a social determinant of health: Implications for school counselors. Professional School Counseling, 26(1b). https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X221106808