Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC

Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Amarillo, Texas. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in both the Divisions of Health and Trauma Psychology, and is Associate Editor of the journal Psychological Trauma. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is author of more than 210 journal articles, book chapters and other publications, and author or editor of 19 books in the fields of trauma, women’s health, depression, and breastfeeding, including Depression in New Mothers, 2nd Edition (in press, Taylor & Francis), and Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Depression in New Mothers (2008, Hale Publishing). She is a founding member of the American Psychological Association’s Division of Trauma Psychology, and is currently serving her second term as Division Secretary.

Dr. Kendall-Tackett received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in psychology from California State University, Chico, and a Ph.D. from Brandeis University in social and developmental psychology. She has won several awards including the Outstanding Research Study Award from the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, and was named 2003 Distinguished Alumna, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, California State University, Chico. Her Web sites are www.uppitysciencechick.com and www.BreastfeedingMadeSimple.com.

Books:

The Hidden Feelings of Motherhood, 2nd Edition

Breastfeeding Made Simple

Depression in New Mothers: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment Alternatives

Handbook of Women, Stress, and Trauma

Well-Ordered Office

How to Write for a General Audience

Monograph:

Clinics in Human Lactation Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Depression in New Mothers: Evidence-based Support of Omega-3s, Bright Light Therapy, Exercise, Social Support, Psychotherapy, and St. John’s Wort

Clinics in Human Lactation How Breastfeeding Protects Maternal Health Throughout the Lifespan: The Psychoneuroimmunology of Human Lactation

Posters:

Postpartum Depression: At A Glance

Postpartum Depression: At A Glance (French Translation)