Dr. Kathleen Kemp is a psychologist and Associate Professor at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School. She works with kids, teens, and families through Rhode Island Hospital’s Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Bradley/Hasbro Children’s Research Center. She also leads the Rhode Island Family Court Mental Health Clinic, where she helps improve mental health support for youth involved in the legal system.
Dr. Kemp earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Drexel University, where she focused on forensic psychology (the intersection of mental health and the law). She completed internship at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and then went on to specialize further through a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Virginia’s Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy.
Her work centers on helping at-risk youth, especially those involved in the juvenile justice or child welfare systems. She studies ways to prevent suicide and substance misuse, and how to make sure youth get the right kind of support and treatment in the community. Dr. Kemp currently is MPI on a NIMH funded project that focuses on improving routine practices and quality of care in inpatient and community settings for underserved youth and those involved in the juvenile justice system (R01MH129770). She has been PI or Co-I on more than 10 federally-funded research grants.
Dr. Kemp also started the SUCCESS Clinical Research Collaborative, a group focused on research that supports youth mental health and justice system reform. You can learn more about her work at successclinicalresearchcollaborative.com.
| Webb, Margaret A., Vieira, Alyssa, Suazo, Nazaret, Sheerin, Kaitlin M., Kemp, Kathleen. "Identifying gaps in mental health service and supports utilization among minoritized youth with mental health concerns in the juvenile legal system." Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 171, 2025, pp. 108176. |
| Sheerin KM, Piper K, Modrowski C, Kemp KA. "Mental Health, Substance Use, Trauma Exposure, and Experiences of Discrimination Among Caregivers of Youth With Juvenile Legal System Involvement." Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, vol. 51, no. 2, 2025, pp. e70023. |
| Kemp, Kathleen A., Sheerin, Kaitlin M., Park, Suh Jung, Schopen, Jenna, Corvin, Caroline. "National Institutes of Health Funding 1990−2019: Research on Youth in the Juvenile Legal System." Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2025, pp. 1-15. |
| Kemp, Kathleen, Sheerin, Kaitlin, Pederson, Casey, Grant, Miyah, Modrowski, Crosby, Spirito, Anthony. "Youth with Behavioral Health Symptoms in the Juvenile Legal System: From Assessment of Needs to Interventions to Scalability." Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 2025. |
| Kemp, Kathleen A., Modrowski, Crosby A., Sheerin, Kaitlin, Grant, Miyah, Collibee, Charlene. "Does participation in a court-based trauma-focused evaluation program influence permanency outcomes for children involved in the child welfare system?." Child Protection and Practice, vol. 3, 2024, pp. 100071. |
| Helseth SA, Micalizzi L, Piper K, Gomez A, Elwy AR, Becker SJ, Kemp K, Spirito A. "Tailoring opioid use prevention content for juvenile diversion programs with adolescents and their caregivers." Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, vol. 165, 2024, pp. 209470. |
| Sheerin, K. M., Brodell, R., Huey, S. J. & Kemp, K. "Applying Ecological Systems Theory to Juvenile Legal System Interventions Outcomes Research: A Measurement Framework." Frontiers in Psychology, 2023. |
| Kemp K, Micalizzi L, Becker SJ, Brick LA, Chieto A, Suazo N, Fox K, Hernandez L, Spirito A. "Corrigendum to: "A pilot randomized trial of motivational enhancement therapy plus a parenting intervention for marijuana using, court-involved non-incarcerated youth" [J. Subst. Use Addict. Treat. 152 published online, June 13, 2023 209,100]." Journal of substance use and addiction treatment, vol. 154, 2023, pp. 209141. |
| Rizzo CJ, Collibee C, Barker D, Houck C, Kemp K, Tolou-Shams M, Zlotnick C, Brown LK. "Dating Violence Prevention for Juvenile-Justice Involved Females: A Hybrid Trial." Pediatrics, vol. 151, no. 4, 2023. |
| Wolff, Jennifer, Modrowski, Crosby A., Janssen, Tim, Frank, Hannah E., Velotta, Sydney, Sheerin, Kaitlin, Becker, Sara, Weinstock, Lauren M., Spirito, Anthony, Kemp, Kathleen A. "From court to the community: improving access to evidence-based treatment for underserved youth involved in the juvenile legal system at-risk for suicide." BMC Psychiatry, vol. 23, no. 1, 2023, pp. 320. |
| Kemp K, Micalizzi L, Becker SJ, Cheaito A, Suazo NC, Fox K, Hernandez L, Spirito A. "Intervention for marijuana using, court-involved non-incarcerated youth." Journal of substance use and addiction treatment, vol. 152, 2023, pp. 209100. |
| Vieira, Alyssa, Sheerin, Kaitlin M., Williamson-Butler, Shannon, Pederson, Casey A., Thompson, Elizabeth C., Soriano, Sheiry, Wolff, Jennifer C., Spirito, Anthony, Kemp, Kathleen. "Non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal behaviors, and mental health symptoms among sexual minority youth with juvenile justice system involvement." Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 155, 2023, pp. 107196. |
| Tolou-Shams M, Folk JB, Holloway ED, Ordorica CM, Dauria EF, Kemp K, Marshall BDL. "Psychiatric and Substance-Related Problems Predict Recidivism for First-Time Justice-Involved Youth." The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, vol. 51, no. 1, 2023, pp. 35-46. |
| Meza JI, Folk J, Hoskins D, Kemp K, Tolou-Shams M. "Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Self-Cutting Behavior Among Adolescents at First Contact with the Juvenile Court." Journal of Youth and Adolescence, vol. 52, no. 12, 2023, pp. 2494-2508. |
| Sheerin, Kaitlin M., Williamson‐Butler, Shannon, Vieira, Alyssa, Grant, Miyah, Kemp, Kathleen A. "The association between caregiver psychiatric distress and perceived barriers to behavioral health treatment participation for youth in the juvenile legal system." Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, vol. 50, no. 1, 2023, pp. 218-232. |
| Vieira, Alyssa, Sheerin, Kaitlin M., Modrowski, Crosby, Kemp, Kathleen. "The intersection of adverse childhood experiences and mental health concerns for youth involved in the child welfare system." Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 51, no. 5, 2023, pp. 2229-2245. |
| Micalizzi, Lauren, Sokolovsky, Alexander W., Delaney, Daniel J., Gunn, Rachel L., Hernandez, Lynn, Kemp, Kathleen, Spirito, Anthony, Stein, L.A.R. "A psychometric assessment of the Brief Situational Confidence Questionnaire for Marijuana (BSCQ-M) in juvenile justice-involved youth." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 125, 2022, pp. 107154. |
| Kemp KA, Sheerin KM. "Addressing ACES in Early Childhood to Mitigate Future Police Contact." Pediatrics, vol. 150, no. 4, 2022. |
| Micalizzi L, Suazo N, Paszek C, Hernández L, Kemp K, Jackson KM, Spirito A. "Discrepant Parent-Adolescent Reports of Parental Monitoring And Their Relations to Cannabis Use Among Justice-Involved Youth." Cannabis (Research Society on Marijuana), vol. 5, no. 2, 2022, pp. 1-15. |
| Conrad, Selby M., Webb, Margaret, Affleck, Katelyn, Hood, Erik, Kemp, Kathleen. "Suicide Risk, Self-Injury, and Sleep: An Exploration of the Associations in a Sample of Juvenile Justice Involved Adolescents." Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice, 2022, pp. 1-18. |
| Folk JB, Ramaiya M, Holloway E, Ramos L, Marshall BDL, Kemp K, Li Y, Bath E, Mitchell DK, Tolou-Shams M. "The Association Between Expanded ACEs and Behavioral Health Outcomes Among Youth at First Time Legal System Contact." Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 2022. |
| Sheerin, Kaitlin M., Modrowski, Crosby A., Williamson, Shannon, Kemp, Kathleen A. "The effect of sexual concerns on placement changes and school transfers for youth in the child welfare system." Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 138, 2022, pp. 106520. |
| Folk, Johanna B., Kemp, Kathleen, Yurasek, Allison, Barr-Walker, Jill, Tolou-Shams, Marina. "Adverse childhood experiences among justice-involved youth: Data-driven recommendations for action using the sequential intercept model." American Psychologist, vol. 76, no. 2, 2021, pp. 268-283. |
| Collibee, Charlene, Fox, Kara, Folk, Johanna, Rizzo, Christie, Kemp, Kathleen, Tolou-Shams, Marina. "Dating Aggression among Court-Involved Adolescents: Prevalence, Offense Type, and Gender." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2021, pp. 088626052199795. |
| Kemp K, Webb M, Vieira A, Pederson CA, Spirito A. "Do suicidal thoughts and behavior persist following juvenile justice involvement?." Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, vol. 51, no. 6, 2021, pp. 1148-1158. |
| Kemp K, Poindexter B, Ng MY, Correia V, Marshall BDL, Koinis-Mitchell D, Tolou-Shams M. "Early Identification of Suicide Risk Factors Among Justice-Involved Youth." Criminal Justice and Behavior, vol. 49, no. 5, 2021, pp. 730-744. |
| Kemp, Kathleen, Pederson, Casey A., Webb, Margaret, Williamson, Shannon, Elwy, A. Rani, Spirito, Anthony. "Feasibility and acceptability of a brief suicide intervention for youth involved with the family court." Behavioral Sciences & the Law, vol. 39, no. 1, 2021, pp. 26-43. |
| Hoskins, David, Meza, Jocelyn Iveth, Del Cid, Margareth Vanessa, Kemp, Kathleen, Koinis-Mitchell, Daphne, Webb, Margaret, Tolou-Shams, Marina. "Impact of family, neighborhood, and schools on behavioral health needs of justice-involved Latinx adolescents." Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, vol. 12, no. 3, 2021, pp. 168-189. |
| Tolou-Shams M, Folk JB, Marshall BDL, Dauria EF, Kemp K, Li Y, Koinis-Mitchell D, Brown LK. "Predictors of cannabis use among first-time justice-involved youth: A cohort study." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 225, 2021, pp. 108754. |
| Jin H, Marshall BDL, Kemp K, Tolou-Shams M. "Prevalence and Correlates of Self-Injurious Behaviors Among Justice-Involved Youth." Journal of Correctional Health Care, vol. 27, no. 3, 2021, pp. 178-185. |
| Kemp, Kathleen, Webb, Margaret, Wolff, Jennifer, Affleck, Katelyn, Casamassima, Joseph, Weinstock, Lauren, Spirito, Anthony. "Screening and Brief Intervention for Psychiatric and Suicide Risk in the Juvenile Justice System: Findings from an Open Trial." Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, vol. 6, no. 3, 2021, pp. 410-419. |
| Yi Ng, Mei, Harrison, Anna, Bath, Eraka, Kemp, Kathleen, Galbraith, Katharine, Brown, Larry K., Tolou-Shams, Marina. "Sexting and Behavioral Health in First-time Justice-Involved Adolescents." Children and Youth Services Review, 2021, pp. 106298. |
| Yurasek AM, Kemp K, Otero J, Tolou-Shams M. "Substance use screening and rates of treatment referral among justice-involved youth." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 122, 2021, pp. 107036. |
| Folk JB, Ramos LMC, Bath EP, Rosen B, Marshall BDL, Kemp K, Brown L, Conrad S, Tolou-Shams M. "The prospective impact of adverse childhood experiences on justice-involved youth's psychiatric symptoms and substance use." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 89, no. 6, 2021, pp. 483-498. |
| Kemp K, Yurasek AM, Poindexter B, Webb M, Tolou-Shams M. "Suicide Screening Among Youth at First Court Contact." Archives of Suicide Research, 2020, pp. 1-13. |
| Yonek, Juliet C., Dauria, Emily F., Kemp, Kathleen, Koinis-Mitchell, Daphne, Marshall, Brandon D. L., Tolou-Shams, Marina. "Factors Associated With Use of Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Services by Justice-Involved Youths." Psychiatric Services, vol. 70, no. 7, 2019, pp. 586-595. |
| Tolou-Shams, Marina, Brown, Larry K., Marshall, Brandon D. L., Dauria, Emily, Koinis-Mitchell, Daphne, Kemp, Kathleen, Poindexter, Brittney. "The Behavioral Health Needs of First-Time Offending Justice-Involved Youth: Substance Use, Sexual Risk, and Mental Health." Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, vol. 28, no. 5, 2019, pp. 291-303. |
| Collibee, Charlene, Rizzo, Christie J., Kemp, Kathleen, Hood, Erik, Doucette, Hannah, Gittins Stone, Daniel I., DeJesus, Brett. "Depressive Symptoms Moderate Dating Violence Prevention Outcomes Among Adolescent Girls." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2018, pp. 088626051877018. |
| Collibee, Charlene, Rizzo, Christie J., Kemp, Kathleen, Hood, Erik, Doucette, Hannah, Gittins Stone, Daniel I., DeJesus, Brett. "Depressive Symptoms Moderate Dating Violence Prevention Outcomes Among Adolescent Girls." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2018, pp. 088626051877018. |
| Goldstein NES, Giallella CL, Haney-Caron E, Peterson L, Serico J, Kemp K, Romaine CR, Zelechoski AD, Holliday SB, Kalbeitzer R, Kelley SM, Hinz H, Sallee M, Pennacchia D, Prelic A, Burkard C, Grisso T, Heilbrun K, Núñez A, Leff S, Lochman J. "Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) Treatment for Girls: Results of a randomized controlled trial." Psychological Services, vol. 15, no. 4, 2018, pp. 386-397. |
| Riggs Romaine CL, Kemp K, Giallella CL, Goldstein NES, Serico J, Kelley S. "Can We Hasten Development? Effects of Treatment on Psychosocial Maturity." International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology, 2017, pp. 306624X17735720. |
| Kemp, Kathleen, Thamotharan, Sneha, Poindexter, Brittney, Barker, David, Tolou-Shams, Marina, Houck, Christopher D. "Emotion Regulation as a Predictor of Juvenile Arrest." Criminal Justice and Behavior, vol. 44, no. 7, 2017, pp. 912-926. |
| Tolou-Shams M, Dauria E, Conrad SM, Kemp K, Johnson S, Brown LK. "Outcomes of a family-based HIV prevention intervention for substance using juvenile offenders." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 77, 2017, pp. 115-125. |
| Kemp, Kathleen A., Goldstein, Naomi E. Sevin, Zelle, Heather, Viljoen, Jodi, Heilbrun, Kirk, DeMatteo, David. "Building Consensus on the Characteristics of Developmental Maturity: A Cross-Disciplinary Survey of Psychologists." International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 2016, pp. 1-9. |
| Haney-Caron E, Goldstein NE, Giallella CL, Kemp K, Romaine CR. "Success in School for Justice-Involved Girls: Do Specific Aspects of Developmental Immaturity Matter?." International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2016, pp. 65-80. |
| Kemp, Kathleen, Tolou-Shams, Marina, Conrad, Selby, Dauria, Emily, Neel, Kira, Brown, Larry. "Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Court-Involved, Nonincarcerated Youth." Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, vol. 16, no. 3, 2016, pp. 169-181. |
| Zelle, Heather, Kemp, Kathleen, Bonnie, Richard J. "Advance Directives for Mental Health Care: Innovation in Law, Policy, and Practice." PS, vol. 66, no. 1, 2015, pp. 7-9. |
| Zelle H, Kemp K, Bonnie RJ. "Advance directives in mental health care: evidence, challenges and promise." World Psychiatry, vol. 14, no. 3, 2015, pp. 278-80. |
| Kemp, Kathleen, Zelle, Heather, Bonnie, Richard J. "Embedding Advance Directives in Routine Care for Persons With Serious Mental Illness: Implementation Challenges." PS, vol. 66, no. 1, 2015, pp. 10-14. |
| Goldstein, Naomi E.S., Serico, Jennifer M., Riggs Romaine, Christina L., Zelechoski, Amanda D., Kalbeitzer, Rachel, Kemp, Kathleen, Lane, Christy. "Development of the Juvenile Justice Anger Management Treatment for Girls." Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, vol. 20, no. 2, 2013, pp. 171-188. |
| Goldstein, Naomi E. S., Kemp, Kathleen A., Leff, Stephen S., Lochman, John E. "Guidelines for Adapting Manualized Interventions for New Target Populations: A Step-Wise Approach Using Anger Management as a Model." Clin Psychol Sci Pract, vol. 19, no. 4, 2012, pp. 385-401. |
| Riggs Romaine, Christina L., Kemp, Kathleen, DeMatteo, David. "Evaluation of Juvenile Competency to Proceed: Applying the Dusky Standard." Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, vol. 10, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-12. |
| Hyman SM, Garcia M, Kemp K, Mazure CM, Sinha R. "A gender specific psychometric analysis of the early trauma inventory short form in cocaine dependent adults." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 30, no. 4, 2005, pp. 847-52. |
I am an Associate Professor at Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School and a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in adolescent forensic psychology. My specific expertise focuses on suicide and substance misuse prevention, as well as dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatments for systems-involved youth. As Director of the Mental Health Clinic at the Rhode Island Family Court (RIFC), I oversee research, court-ordered evaluations, and treatment services for court-involved youth involved in the child welfare or juvenile legal systems.
As a Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on several NIH-funded grants, I have established a strong relationship with local collaborators within the court and juvenile legal systems that are essential for the successful recruitment and tracking of participants over the course of research studies. First, I am interested in the implementation of brief suicide interventions within systems including juvenile legal and child welfare settings to improve outcomes for underserved youth at high-risk for suicide ideation and behaviors (K23MH111606; PI Kemp; R34MH114307 MPIs: Kemp and Spirito). Second, I am also interested in the dissemination and implementation of evidenced-based suicide intervention programs by developing a sustainable training curriculum for clincians in the community working with this vulnerable group of young people (R01MH129770, R01 MH129770-02S1; MPIs Kemp and Wolff). I have also collaborated with colleagues to develop and implement substance use intervention studies with juvenile legal system-involved youth and their families (R34DA04227 and R01DA043596 PI: Spirito).
R01MH129770 (MPI: Kemp, K. and Wolff, J.) 04/15/2022 – 02/28/2027
Project Title: From Court to the Community: Improving Access to Evidence-Based Treatment for Underserved Justice-Involved Youth At-Risk for Suicide
Major Goals: This study evaluates a systems-level implementation strategy to improve treatment for suicide ideation and behaviors with justice-involved youth.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
R01 MH129770-02S1 MPIs: Kemp, K., Ph.D and Wolff, J., Ph.D. 08/01/2023 – 02/29/2025
“From Court to the Community: Improving Access to Evidence-Based Treatment for Underserved Justice-Involved Youth At-Risk for Suicide” Supplement
This study will identify provider- and organizational-level factors that promote and hinder the use and sustainability of routine suicide screening in community mental agencies serving justice-involved youth.
R01HD095932 (PI: Rizzo, C., Ph.D.) 03/11/2019 – 02/29/2025
“Dating Violence Perpetration among Juvenile Justice Youth: The Role of Social, Behavioral, and Ecological Processes”
This study will use a novel combination of online social networking (OSN) data, ecological momentary assessment (EMA), computer-based, and interview methodologies to assess the phenomenology of dating aggression among JJS-involved youth.
Role: Co-Investigator
Previous Funding:
R01DA045396 (PI: Spirito, A., Ph.D.) 07/15/2018 – 04/30/2023
Project Title: Brief Individual and Parent Interventions for Marijuana Misuse in Truant Adolescents
Role: Co-Investigator
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Brief Individual and Parent Interventions for Marijuana Misuse in Truant Adolescents This project is a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial testing two intervention conditions for substance use and truancy, while simultaneously gathering data on factors that will impede or facilitate implementation.
K23MH111606 (PI: Kemp, K., Ph.D.) 9/9/2016-5/31/2022
Project Title: Implementing a Brief Suicide Intervention for High Risk Youth with Front-Line Juvenile Justice Staff
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
A youth’s contact with the juvenile justice system represents an opportune moment for suicide screening and brief suicide intervention for indicated youth. This study will provide data on the novel implementation of an evidence-based brief suicide intervention, safety planning, administered by front-line juvenile court staff for suicidal court-involved non-incarcerated youth. Data will inform the dissemination and implementation of suicide brief interventions to be delivered by front-line staff at the time of mental health screening in the juvenile justice system.
R34DA042247 (MPIs: Spirito, A., Ph.D. and Hernandez, L., Ph.D.) 05/01/2017 – 04/31/2022
Project Title: Computer-Assisted Brief Intervention Protocol for Marijuana Using Juvenile Offenders
Role: Co-Investigator
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
The study will examine the feasibility of integrating a BMI for marijuana using CINI adolescents and their parents into juvenile intake procedures at the Rhode Island Family Court (RIFC). The study will also examine the preliminary efficacy of a counselor-delivered versus computer-delivered BMI addressing adolescent marijuana use as well as parenting factors that may be contributing to such use among court involved families.
R34MH115457 Principal Investigator: Spirito, A., Ph.D. 08/15/2018 – 06/30/2022
“Reducing the Duration of Untreated Illness Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System with Psychosis-Spectrum Disorders”
This study will examine the feasibility of identifying youth in the juvenile justice system with thought disturbances and referring them to a specialized state program serving youth with these mental health problems.
Role: Co-Investigator
R34MH114307 (MPIs: Spirito, A., Ph.D., and Kemp, K., Ph.D.) 07/15/2018 – 05/31/2022
Project Title: Screening and Brief Intervention for Suicidality and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Role: MPI
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
This study will examine the feasibility and acceptability of a program designed to conduct safety planning with youth in the juvenile justice system who are at risk for a suicide attempt and/or self-injury and to increase the possibility of them receiving outpatient mental health treatment. After training staff in the intervention, we will pilot test the safety planning intervention and gather information on how well it worked on reducing self-harm, getting families to follow up with referrals for mental health care, and how often they attend treatment.
1R01DA034538 (PI: Tolou-Shams, Ph.D.) 7/1/2013-3/31/2018
Title: Drug Use and HIV/STI Risk Trajectories among Court-Involved, Non-Incarcerated Youth
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Role: Site PI/Project Director
The purpose of this NIDA R01 is to conduct a longitudinal epidemiological study of 400 first-time court-involved, non-incarcerated (CINI) juvenile offenders and their primary caregiver to measure and describe 24 month trajectories of juvenile substance use, HIV/STI risk behavior, psychiatric symptoms and recidivism from point of initial court contact. Ecodevelopmental theory will guide the consideration and assessment of other relevant factors that may mediate or moderate two-year juvenile trajectories.
R01HD080780, PI: Rizzo, Ph.D 4/15/2015-3/31/2020
Title: Dating Violence Prevention for Juvenile Justice Girls
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Role: Site PI
The goal of the study is to establish the efficacy of Date SMART (K23MH086328), a theoretically-driven skills-based intervention, in reducing dating violence, sexual risk behavior, and delinquency among girls in the juvenile justice system.
Clinical Research Extramural Fellowship (Loan Repayment Program)
National Institutes of Health (2014 – 2016 and 2017-2018).
R01DA034538-02S1 (PI: Tolou-Shams, Ph.D.) 9/15/2014-3/31/2015
Title: Administrative Supplements for Research on Sex/Gender Differences
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
The purpose of this NIDA administrative supplement (to NIDA R01DA034538) study is to examine sex/gender differences between male and female first-time court-involved, non-incarcerated (CINI) juvenile offenders in: 1) sexual risk and substance use behaviors and 2)accessibility and acceptability of HIV and other STI, family planning and pregnancy prevention programming. Data will be used to inform the development of court-based gender-responsive integrated HIV/STI and pregnancy prevention interventions and to improve CINI girls’ engagement in sexual health prevention, treatment, care and support services.
Griffin, P. A., Kemp, K., Giallella, C. (in press) Cross-Systems Mapping Using the Sequential Intercept Model. In Heilbrun, K., & DeMatteo, D. (Eds.). The path forward: Psychological services in the community with justice-involved individuals and to forensic systems. New York: Oxford University Press.
Kemp, K. (2025) Overview of Risk Factors and Screening for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Youth. National Assessment Center webinar.
Kemp, K. (2024) Leveraging Systems Mapping to Enhance Research with Populations Involved in the Legal System. University of Massachusetts Medical School Law and Psychiatry Seminar.
Kemp, K. (2024) Preventing Suicide Among Youth Involved in the Legal System. University of Virginia Institute of Law Psychiatry and Public Policy Forensic Training.
Goldstein, N. E., Giallella, C., Serico, J., Haney-Caron, E., Kalbeitzer, R., Zelechoski, A. D., ... & Kemp, K. (2023). Juvenile Justice Anger Management (JJAM) Treatment for Girls: Facilitator Guide and Participant Materials. Programs that Work Series. New York: Oxford University Press.
Kemp, K., & Sheerin, K. M. (2022). Addressing ACES in Early Childhood to Mitigate Future Police Contact. Pediatrics, 150(4).
Griffin, P., Munetz, M., Bonfire, N., & Kemp, K. (2013) Development of the Sequential Intercept Model: The search for a conceptual framework addressing criminal justice-behavioral health systems interactions. In P. Griffin, K. Heilbrun, E. Mulvey, D. DeMatteo, & C. Schubert (Eds.), The Sequential Intercept Model and criminal justice: Promoting community alternatives for individuals with serious mental illness. New York: Oxford University Press.
Munetz, M., Griffin, P. & Kemp, K. (2013) Jail Diversion: Using the Sequential Intercept Model. In K. Yeager, D. Cutler, D. Svendsen, & G. Sills (Eds.), Modern Community Mental Health: An Interdisciplinary Approach (453-472). New York: Oxford.
Kemp, K. & Murrie, D.C. (2014). Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. Juvenile Law and Practice in Virginia. Virginia Law Foundation.
Kemp, K. & Murrie, D.C. (2014). Child Psychology and Development. Juvenile Law and Practice in Virginia. Virginia Law Foundation
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | PhD | Drexel University |
| 2009 | MS | Drexel University |
| 1998 | MA | Marywood University |
| 1996 | BA | Lock Haven University |
| Fellow | Washington University, Implementation Research Institute | 2018-2019 | |
| Forensic Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy | 2011-2012 | Charlottesville, Virginia, United States |
2023 Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Psychology Research Mentor Award
2012 University of Virginia Department of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences Research Award
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Collibee, Charlene | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research) |
| Grant, Miyah | Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Modrowski, Crosby | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Sheerin, Kaitlin | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Spirito, Anthony | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Weinstock, Lauren | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Wolff, Jennifer | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator |
American Psychology-Law Society, Chair, Early Career Professional Committee 2014-2016
American Psychology-Law Society, Co-Chair Annual National Conference 2017
American Psychology-Law Society, Chair, Conference Advisory Committee, 2017-2020
| Invited Consultant, Implementation Strategies for Health Equity Delphi Panel. Duke University Medical Center, 2023- |
| Director, Forensic Division of Clinical Child Psychology Specialty Program (CCPSP) under the Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program (PFTP). Brown University Medical School, 2020-2022 |
| Research Psychologist. Rhode Island Hospital, 2018-2022 |
| Senior Consultant. Policy Research Associates, 2017-2022 |
| Director. Rhode Island Family Court, 2015-2022 |
