Alberti Center Early Career Award

This award recognizes Rachel C. Garthe, PhD, an individual who has made exemplary scholarly contributions to the field of bullying abuse prevention and conducted research that has the potential to influence practice and policy.

Rachel C. Garthe, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Garthe obtained her PhD in Developmental Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University and completed a postdoctoral position at the Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention at the University of Chicago. Dr. Garthe’s research examines the etiology, consequences, and prevention of youth violence. In particular, she examines factors that promote healthy youth development among individuals who have been historically marginalized, including racial and ethnic minority youth, and gender minority youth. Through this research, she focuses on guiding violence prevention efforts. Dr. Garthe has led and contributed to numerous research projects examining the development, implementation, and evaluation of school, family, and community-based violence prevention programs.