Catherine Steiner-Adair is a clinical psychologist, school consultant, author, and

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whose professional life is devoted to working with children, parents, and

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Education

Catherine Steiner-Adair graduated from Scarsdale High School, then went on to earn her

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four yea ...

from

Bowdoin College Bowdoin College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. When Bowdoin was chartered in 1794, Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The college offers 34 majors and 36 minors, as well as several joint e ...

in 1976. She was also an exchange student at

Williams College Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was kille ...

from 1974 to 1975. After Bowdoin, she went on to earn her

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' ...

in Clinical and

Consulting Psychology Consulting psychology is a specialty area of psychology that addresses such areas as assessment and interventions at the individual, group, and organizational levels. The ''Handbook of Organizational Consulting Psychology'' provides an overview of ...

from the

Harvard Graduate School of Education The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) is the education school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1920, it was the first school to grant the EdD degree and the first Harvard sch ...

in 1984. During her time at the

, she studied girl's physiological development as well as education with

Carol Gilligan Carol Gilligan (; born November 28, 1936) is an American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist, best known for her work on ethical community and ethical relationships. Gilligan is a professor of Humanities and Applied Psychology at New York Uni ...

Career

Her clinical work and research are focused on girl's development and understanding, treating, and preventing

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, and is internationally recognized. She has worked in the fields of education and psychology for over twenty-five years, including working throughout

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. She has also been a consultant for over 250 independent and public schools, working with directors, faculty, parents and students. Her areas of expertise also include boy's development, the impact of culture on

gender identity Gender identity is the personal sense of one's own gender. Gender identity can correlate with a person's assigned sex or can differ from it. In most individuals, the various biological determinants of sex are congruent, and consistent with the ...

, social relationships, character development, and leadership training, school practices, and

parenting Parenting or child rearing promotes and supports the physical, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively for a b ...

strategies. Dr. Steiner-Adair is an Associate Psychologist at

McLean Hospital McLean Hospital () (formerly known as Somerville Asylum and Charlestown Asylum) is a psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. It is noted for its clinical staff expertise and neuroscience research and is also known for the large number of ...

and a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area, Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools ...

Private practice

She has a private psychotherapy practice in

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, where she works with adolescents, adults, couples, and families.

References

External links

Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution
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