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Kenya Malcolm, Ph.D.

Kenya Malcolm, Ph.D.

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About Me

Professional Background

Kenya Malcolm, PhD, IECMH-E®. Dr. Malcolm earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from The University of Arkansas. Over the last 20 years, Kenya has worked across a wide range of settings that provide developmental and mental health services to children including inpatient, day treatment, ...
Kenya Malcolm, PhD, IECMH-E®. Dr. Malcolm earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from The University of Arkansas. Over the last 20 years, Kenya has worked across a wide range of settings that provide developmental and mental health services to children including inpatient, day treatment, preschools, private practice, and primary care clinics. Much of her time is in collaboration with caregivers and other professional working for and on behalf of children as a clinician, supervisor, program leaders.

Dr. Malcolm is the Director of Infant and Early Childhood Initiatives at the University of Rochester Medical Center in the Department of Psychiatry. The two related limbs of her work are
1. Integrated care, ensuring that children and families have access to behavioral and mental health services in their pediatric office.
2. Workforce support, ensuring that adults from all disciplines that work with young children and their families have appropriate training and supervision. She enjoys working with professional leaders to advance the field, ensure fidelity, and increase capacity.

In 2020, Dr. Malcolm was invited to become one of four IECMH experts across New York State to become a member of the Early Childhood Endorsement Leadership cohort. In addition, she is an Early Childhood Consultant for NY State’s Project TEACH, a service for pediatricians aimed to increase access to psychiatric consultation.

An additional passion of Dr. Malcolm’s is community engagement, literacy, and creative expression. She uses her free time to promote reading and volunteer with non-profit agencies in various ways.

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Psychiatry, Child & Adoles Serv (SMD)

Credentials

Education

PhD | University of Arkansas. Clinical Psychology. 2009

MS | Univ Texas-Arlington. Psychology. 2003

BA | Univ Texas-Arlington. Psychology. 2001

Research

Dr. Malcolm’s current line of clinically- oriented research is focused on 1) developing programs for families seeking mental health services for their children and 2) how to best support providers that work with care- seeking families through training and supervision.

Dr. Malcolm has research...
Dr. Malcolm’s current line of clinically- oriented research is focused on 1) developing programs for families seeking mental health services for their children and 2) how to best support providers that work with care- seeking families through training and supervision.

Dr. Malcolm has research experience across all aspects of the research process including grant writing, building community partnerships, program development, and publication/ dissemination. She has also supervised teams of undergraduate students, mentors, and mental health professionals. Detailed information regarding responsibilities and duties as well as a list of professional poster presentations is available upon request. Current scholarship endeavors focus on training and program implementation in outpatient and integrated primary care settings.

Publications

Journal Articles

Why, What, and How: Training Community Clinicians on Evidence-Based Practice for Youth Mental Health.

Malcolm, K. T., Taylor, K. K., Mitchell, J., Saile, M., Heatly, M., & Alpert-Gillis, L. J.

Training and Education in Professional Psychology. 2019; .

The importance of having Agreeable friends in childhood (especially when you are not).

Knack, J.M., Jacquot, C., Jensen-Campbell, L.A., & Malcolm, K.T.

Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 2012; (in press).

History of peer victimization and children's response to school-bullying.

Elledge, L. C., Cavell, T. A., Ogle, N. T., Malcolm, K. T., Newgent, R. A., & Faith, M. A.

School Psychology Quarterly 25, 129-141. 2010; .

Relationship quality and the mentoring of aggressive, high-risk children.

Cavell TA, Elledge LC, Malcolm KT, Faith MA, Hughes JN

Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53.. 2009 March 38 (2):185-98. Epub 1900 01 01.

With a little help from your friends: The importance of peer relationships on adolescent adjustment.

Waldrip, A.H., Malcolm, K.T., & Jensen - Campbell, L.A.

Social Development,17(4), 832. 2008; .

Reducing potential mental health issues and alcohol abuse through an early prevention model for victims of peer harassment.

Faith MA, Malcolm KT, Newgent RA

Work : a journal of prevention, assessment, and rehabilitation.. 2008 31 (3):327-35. Epub 1900 01 01.

The importance of conscientiousness in adolescent interpersonal relationships.

Jensen-Campbell LA, Malcolm KT

Personality & social psychology bulletin.. 2007 March 33 (3):368-83. Epub 1900 01 01.

Divided we fall: Children's friendships and peer victimization.

Malcolm, K.T., Jensen - Campbell, L.A, Rex - Lear, M., & Waldrip, A.

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 23(5), 721-740. 2006; .

Interpersonal conflict, agreeableness, and personality development.

Jensen-Campbell LA, Gleason KA, Adams R, Malcolm KT

Journal of personality.. 2003 December 71 (6):1059-85. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

DC:0–5 Casebook (2023)

Chapter: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Authors: Bruno, J.L, & Malcolm, K.T.

Publisher: ZERO TO THREE 2023

Protecting Children from Violence: Evidence-Based Interventions (2010)

Chapter: Selective identification for children potentially at-risk for peer victimization: A new model for identification utilizing receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis.

Authors: Newgent, R.A., Seay, A.D., Malcolm, K.T., Keller, E.A., & Cavell, T.A.

Publisher: Routledge 2010

Anger, Aggression, and Interventions for Interpersonal Violence (2007)

Authors: Cavell, T.A., & Malcolm, K.T. (Eds.)

Publisher: Erlbaum 2007

Anger, Aggression, and Interventions for Interpersonal Violence. (2007)

Chapter: The anger and aggression relation. In T. A. Cavell & K.T. Malcolm (Eds.), Anger, Aggression, and Interventions for Interpersonal Violence. Erlbaum.

Authors: Cavell, T.A., & Malcolm, K.T.

Publisher: Erlbaum 2007

Handbook of Socialization: Theory and Research. (2006)

Chapter: Socialization and the development of antisocial behavior: Models and interventions.

Authors: Cavell, T.A., Hymel, S., Malcolm, K.T., & Seay, A.D.

Publisher: Guilford. 2006