Kate Brody Nooner, PhD, ABPP
Dr. Kate Brody Nooner, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist, senior associate dean, professor, researcher, editor-in-chief, and board member whose leadership ethos is grounded in compassionate co-creation and facilitating an environment where individuals can thrive. She is passionate about advancing a vibrant future for higher education that celebrates the arts, humanities, and sciences while advocating for mental health and wellness for students, faculty, and staff.
Dr. Nooner serves as the founding Senior Associate Dean for Faculty, Policy, Research & Innovation in the College of Science and Engineering at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). In this role, she leads strategic planning for faculty success, policy, and research innovation, overseeing nine academic units, a $40 million budget, and initiatives that generate over $15 million annually in external grants. She has also served as Chair of the Department of Psychology and Vice President of the Faculty Senate, leading efforts in shared governance, curricular development, and transdisciplinary growth.
Nationally, Dr. Nooner is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Health Service Psychology​ for the National Register of Health Service Psychologists and has served on several boards, including the North Carolina Psychological Board and the American Board of Professional Psychology Foundation. She is a registered site visitor with the American Psychological Association’s Commission on Accreditation and an active member of the American Psychological Association (Division 6) and the Research Society on Alcohol.
A committed advocate for interdisciplinary education, she co-chaired and serves as a board member on UNCW's Quality Enhancement Plan, Seahawks Advancing Interdisciplinary Learning. Dr. Nooner played a pivotal role in developing UNCW’s APA-approved PhD Program in Clinical Psychology and founding the General Psychotherapy & Assessment Clinic, which provides evidence-based mental health care to the community. She directs the Trauma and Resilience Laboratory, holds a faculty appointment in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University, and serves as Co-Principal Investigator for NIH- and NSF-funded projects, including the National Consortium on Alcohol Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) and initiatives to advance faculty in higher education.
Dr. Nooner earned her BA in psychology from Wellesley College and her PhD from the University of California San Diego/San Diego State University Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, specializing in developmental psychopathology. She completed her clinical residency at Columbia University Medical Center and her postdoctoral training at New York University’s Child Study Center. She is an APA Fellow (Division 6 - Behavioral Neuroscience) and recipient of numerous research and leadership awards, including the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award, UNCW's highest honor for faculty scholars.
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​Dr. Nooner has served as the Associate Chair - Graduate Coordinator for the Department of Psychology at UNCW. Before joining the faculty at UNCW, Dr. Nooner was a tenure-track assistant professor at Montclair State University in New Jersey. She was also a tenured research scientist at the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in New York.​
Across her leadership, teaching, research, and service, Dr. Nooner works to inspire excellence, foster creativity across disciplines, and ensure that the transformative power of higher education is accessible and thriving for all who seek to engage.
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