Stephanie Kuehn, PsyD
Half-Time Institute Faculty
skuehn@wi.edu

BA, Linguistics, University of California at Santa Cruz, 1995
MA, Sport Psychology, John F. Kennedy University, 2010
PsyD, Clinical Psychology, John F. Kennedy University, 2015

Dr. Stephanie Kuehn is a licensed psychologist and award-winning author. A graduate of John F. Kennedy University’s dual degree program in sport and clinical psychology, Dr. Kuehn completed her APA-accredited internship at University of the Pacific, followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Wright Institute. In her role as a member of the Wright Institute’s Mentoring program and Internship Support team, Dr. Kuehn provides ongoing student consultation, supervision, advisement, outreach, and dissertation support services to the Institute’s PsyD community.

Also passionate about creative practice, adolescent wellbeing, and the therapeutic power of storytelling, Dr. Kuehn has published multiple novels for teens, including Charm & Strange, winner of the American Library Association's 2014 William C. Morris Debut YA Award, and We Weren’t Looking to Be Found, one of YALSA’s 2023 Best Fiction for Young Adults selections. Dr. Kuehn continues to lecture, consult, and write extensively about the representation of mental illness in young adult literature.

Presentations:
Jacobus, A., and Kuehn, S. (2016, March) How to talk to teens about mental health. Presented at the California Library Youth Services Conference in Ontario, CA.
Kuehn, S. (2015, September). Change through safety: How young adult literature can facilitate healing after trauma. Keynote speech presented at the MUSE English Educators’ Conference at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, CA.
Kuehn, S., Magoon, K., Medina, M., and Roskos, E. (2014, November). Using realistic young adult literature as a springboard for teen services. Presented at the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Literary Symposium in Austin, TX.