Kelly N. Graves PhD

Kelly Graves, Ph.D. is a tenured Associate Professor at North Carolina A&T State University. As a demonstration to her commitment to bridging research and practice, Dr. Graves also founded Kellin, PLLC (and its non-profit partner the Kellin Foundation), which is a community-based counseling and consulting agency in Greensboro. Dr. Graves is currently a training consultant with the UNC-CH School of Social Work’s AHEC Training Partnership. She has also been a Field Instructor with the School since 2010. With almost 20 years of specialized experience in the field of child trauma and trauma-informed care, she is an accomplished scholar with dozens of peer-reviewed publications, books, and book chapters.

Dr. Graves is nationally sought after as a community trainer and facilitator in the area of trauma and creating trauma informed systems. She recently won the national 2015 American Psychological Association Division 56 Trauma award for her expertise in the areas of children at risk and trauma as well as the Triad Business Journal Top 40 Leaders under 40. Dr. Graves has been an invited presenter at over 50 various statewide and nationwide conferences and meetings, and she currently is a consultant with the United States Department of Justice, Office for Training and Technical Assistance, in the areas of trauma, traumainformed care, and crime victim services.