Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPA, is a health
psychologist, international board-certified lactation consultant,
and the owner and editor-in-chief of Praeclarus Press, a small
press specializing in women's health. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is
editor-in-chief of "Clinical Lactation", a fellow of the American
Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology,
president of the American Psychological Association's Division of
Trauma Psychology, and editor-in-chief-elect of "Psychological
Trauma". She is a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at the
Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Amarillo, Texas, and a
research associate at the Crimes Against Children Research Center
at the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Kendall-Tackett specializes in women's health research,
including breastfeeding, depression, trauma, and health psychology.
She has written more than 390 articles or chapters and is the
author or editor of 24 books on maternal depression, family
violence, and breastfeeding. Her research interests include the
psychoneuroimmunology of maternal depression and the lifetime
health effects of trauma. Dr. Kendall-Tackett has won several
awards for her work, including the Community Faculty Award from the
Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University School of Medicine,
and the 2011 John Kennell and Marshall Klaus Award for Excellence
in Research from DONA International (with co-recipient Tom Hale).
Her most recent books include "The Science of Mother-Infant Sleep"
(2013), "Depression in New Mothers, Second Edition" (2010), and
"The Psychoneuroimmunology of Chronic Disease" (2010). Her websites
are UppityScienceChick.com, KathleenKendall-Tackett.com, and
PraeclarusPress.com.
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