Biography
Dr. Polly Y. Gipson is a Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Director of the Trauma and Grief Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry. She is the principal investigator for a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars award focused on the promotion of resilience and implementation of trauma-informed interventions in an urban Southeastern Michigan school/community. Dr. Gipson is also a co-investigator for a NIH funded study focused on the warning signs of youth suicide attempters. She is a site principal investigator for a SAMHSA funded investigation focused on the development of bereavement-informed best practices for youth. She is a member of the Youth and Young Adult Depression and Suicide Prevention Research Program. She is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in child and family evidence-based clinical practices; trauma- and bereavement-informed assessment and intervention; suicide risk assessment and intervention; universal screening; brief interventions; and community-based participatory research approaches.
Areas of Interest
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Suicide risk assessment/intervention
- Trauma and grief
- Community-based intervention development for underserved youth
- Suicide risk assessment for children/adolescents
News
Polly Gipson, Ph.D., appointed Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Appointment will be effective December 1, 2020
Credentials
- Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Specialty, Ann Arbor, MI
- Clinical Internship: Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Division of Behavioral Health, Wilmington, DE
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Child/Adolescent Specialty, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
- M.A., Applied Psychology, Columbia University, New York, NY
- B.A., Psychology, Baylor University, Waco, TX
