Paula Fite is a Dean’s Professor and the Director of the Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Kansas. Her research interests are centered around the prevention of child and adolescent problem behavior, with a particular focus on aggression, delinquency, and substance use. This research is conducted in schools, juvenile detention centers, and psychological service settings and has resulted in more than 200 empirical papers and book chapters. Fite received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo in 2007. She completed her Clinical Residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Fite is on the editorial board of Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology and the Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. She is currently an Associate Editor for Child and Youth Care Forum. She has served Division 37 in various roles over the years, including Member at Large for Early Career Psychologists and Treasurer. Fite has been an American Psychological Association Fellow since 2015.
