Professor of Psychology
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciencesmccloskey@hartford.edu 860.768.4442 E 117L http://www.kathymccloskey.net/
Education
PhD, Columbia Pacific University
PsyD, Wright State University
Kathy A. McCloskey, PhD, PsyD, ABPP-CL, is a research psychologist, a licensed clinical psychologist, a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a professor at the University of Hartford Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology in Hartford, CT. She is the co-author of three books (Backs Against the Wall: Battered Women’s Resistance Strategies, A Sexuality and Gender Diversity Training Program, and Treating Traumatic Stress in Adults), and has published over 80 peer-reviewed scholarly papers over her 30-plus year professional career. For ten years, she also worked as a civilian scientist for the United States Air Force as a licensed ergonomist (e.g., research psychologist). Her specialties include feminist psychology, multicultural and diversity issues, intimate partner violence, trauma, forensic populations, program evaluation, psychometrics, and the training of doctoral-level clinical psychologists.