Kathlyn Elliott Ph.D
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Boston Children's Hospital Trauma and Community Resilience Center
2023, 2024
Kathlyn Elliott earned her Ph.D. 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 Ph.D., Kathlyn taught high school history for 10 years in Houston, Shanghai, and San Diego.
The catalytic power of this Summit in bringing together those who are devoting their lives to pushing back and working to confront, understand and work towards solutions around hate in our society is a noble and difficult task. The Summit not only energized those who attended but led to connecting the dots in a global network of those doing this work. The stories of the victims of hate were painful to witness but their courage in coming forward was inspirational. Those who attended left energized with the hope that by working together solutions can be forged.
