Kaitlin Smith Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

I currently serve as a Head Teaching Fellow for an undergraduate course on the history of psychotherapy and advise an undergraduate thesis on the history of psychiatry.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

I am a doctoral student in the Department of the History of Science where my current scholarly project critically interrogates the history of mind sciences and its intersections with African American Studies.

Building upon research conducted in the context of Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative, I perform archival research on a project intended to illuminate unelaborated connections between the history of Harvard Medical School and slavery.

In my role as an Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Fellow, I convene the Department of Comparative Literature's Black Critical Thought Group. Previously known as the Black Lives Matter Conversation Series, this reimagined space offers an ongoing series of opportunities to engage with significant texts and scholars who have shaped (or are now shaping) this vibrant interdisciplinary arena.

Our Wild Minds helps highly creative, intense, and gifted Black adults unleash their natural gifts through online community and transformational programs. In addition, we raise awareness about the "gifted rainbow" — a nuanced conception of giftedness that addresses its historical emergence, and intersections with various dimensions of power and social identity.

Greater Boston

Offer digital knowledge management tools for nature enthusiasts, including herbalists, wild food enthusiasts, naturalists, and outdoor educators.Previously, I also offered innovative place-based educational experiences that foster connection to place through folk knowledge practices and humanistic ideas. Recent examples include "Acorns and Octavia: Embodying Afrofuturism," "Welcome to Elfland: A Quirky Somerville Walking Tour," and "The Storied Grounds Project: An Ethnobiology of… Show more Offer digital knowledge management tools for nature enthusiasts, including herbalists, wild food enthusiasts, naturalists, and outdoor educators.Previously, I also offered innovative place-based educational experiences that foster connection to place through folk knowledge practices and humanistic ideas. Recent examples include "Acorns and Octavia: Embodying Afrofuturism," "Welcome to Elfland: A Quirky Somerville Walking Tour," and "The Storied Grounds Project: An Ethnobiology of Multicultural Boston." Show less

Brookline, Ma

• Serve as lead editor and manager of the Facing Today blog—planning, editing, and authoring writings that aim to challenge prevailing narratives around racism, human rights, and the role of education in driving social change.• Leverage graduate training across social science disciplines to craft authoritative writings, and edit all accepted submissions to meet our standards for style and intellectual rigor.• Author numerous pieces per month including think pieces, interviews, reviews… Show more • Serve as lead editor and manager of the Facing Today blog—planning, editing, and authoring writings that aim to challenge prevailing narratives around racism, human rights, and the role of education in driving social change.• Leverage graduate training across social science disciplines to craft authoritative writings, and edit all accepted submissions to meet our standards for style and intellectual rigor.• Author numerous pieces per month including think pieces, interviews, reviews, and listicles.• Personally authored pieces that have commanded significant unsolicited donations, as well as pieces that have provided vital collateral for expanding our donor base to underrepresented donor populations (e.g. donors of color).• Produce executive communications including ghostwriting op-eds, blog posts, and review letters for senior leadership including the President and CEO. Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Offered 1-to-1 and group writing coaching to first-generation college applicants.• Aided grant renewal by crafting written reports and conducting organizational research.• Managed two interns and delivered ongoing professional coaching to eight trainees.

Chicago, Il

Northampton, Ma

• Conducted qualitative research while completing two full-time, yearlong field practica that merged psychotherapy with social justice facilitation at the Johnson & Wales University and University of California San Francisco.• Designed and facilitated unprecedented seminar series on multicultural leadership.• Led development of promotional materials and recruitment for outreach program.• Appointed to Anti-Racism Consultation Committee (2012-2014).

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, History Of Science

Secondary Field: African and African American Studies

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology And Anthropology, Black Studies