Cheryl Grills 
Professor of Psychology | Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Biography
Dr. Cheryl Tawede Grills joined LMU's Psychology Department in 1987. She completed her undergraduate training at Yale University with a double major in psychology and African American studies and received her Masters and Ph.D. from UCLA. In 2009 she became certified in Choice Theory and Reality Therapy.
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Dr. Cheryl Grills is a clinical psychologist by training with a current emphasis in Community Psychology. She is Professor of Psychology at Loyola Marymount University and Associate Dean in the College of Liberal Arts. Dr. Grills also serves as a Los Angeles County Commissioner appointed by the LA County Board of Supervisors (2010) to a four year term on the Sybil Brand Commission for Institutional Inspections which focuses on conditions and practices within county jails, probation and correctional facilities.
Education (3)
University of California at Los Angeles: Ph.D., 1985
University of California at Los Angeles: M.A., 1982
Yale University: B.A., 1980
Areas of Expertise (3)
Community Psychology
African-Centered Psychology
Reentry and Recidivism in Criminal Justice
Accomplishments (4)
Drum Major for Service Award (professional)
Awarded by President Barack Obama (2013)
Certificate of Special Recognition
Awarded by the Honorable Maxine Waters, 35th Congressional District (2011)
Honors for Excellence in Turning Research into Action
National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI Urban LA (2011)
Faculty Recognition Award
Kente Graduation, Loyola Marymount University (2011)
Affiliations (6)
- Association of Black Psychologists
- Psychology Applied Research Center (PARC@LMU)
- Imoyase Community Support Services (ICSS)
- Within Our Lifetime
- Community Healing Network
- Alpha Sigma Nu
Links (1)
Research Grants (1)
CRDP II Statewide Evaluator
California Department of Public Health
2016-05-01
As the statewide evaluator for Phase II of the California Reducing Disparities Project , PARC@LMU will use a CBPR integrative mixed methods multi-year approach to discern best practices associated with the implementation of culturally defined evidence practice, as well as CRDP Phase II’s achievement of its objectives.
