IBS Associations
Prevention Science Program
Center for Resilience + Well-Being
Brief Biography
Dr. Kimberly Shipman is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Shipman is a licensed psychologist (clinical and developmental) with expertise in emotion socialization, children’s social and emotional development, child mental health and child trauma as well as in the development and dissemination of evidence-based prevention and intervention programs for children and families. Based on her research in social and emotional development, she has co-developed an emotion-focused parenting program (Let’s Connect) and a resilience and trauma-informed social and emotional learning program for schools (Resilience in Schools and Educators-RISE). Her current research focuses on implementation and evaluation of Let’s Connect and RISE in collaboration with State and Federal partners. Dr. Shipman is currently Principal Investigator or Co-PI on several federally-funded grants as well as other contracts and grants.