Dr. Kathlyn Elliott is a Scientist/Research Associate at Boston Children’s Hospital Trauma and Community Resilience Center and the BCH Neighborhood Partnerships, and a Lecturer at Harvard Medical School. She earned her PhD in Education Leadership at Drexel University.
Her research interests are preventing violent extremism through education, education in emergencies, gender and education, and global citizenship education.
Kathlyn was a Fulbright Scholar in Finland for the 2021-2022 academic year, researching teachers’ perceptions of educating to prevent violent extremism. Kathlyn holds a B.S. in International Culture and Politics, specifically religion and politics, from Georgetown University (2007), and an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction (2009) from the University of San Diego. Prior to starting her PhD, Kathlyn taught high school history for 10 years in Houston, Shanghai, and San Diego.