Aria E. Fiat

Aria E. Fiat, PhD, is a licensed pediatric psychologist and assistant professor in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, where she focuses on integrated behavioral health care, universal prevention, and school-based supports. She earned her bachelor’s degree in education and social policy from Northwestern University and her master’s degree and PhD in educational psychology/school psychology from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, and completed her psychology residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center followed by a fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s. Her clinical and research work centers on promoting organizational and caregiver well-being, culturally responsive intervention delivery, and improving access to mental health services for youth and families, including LGBTQIA+ and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Fiat is the author of The Recipe for Student Well-Being: Five Key Ingredients for Social, Behavioral, and Academic Success, a practical guide to integrating supports for students’ social, emotional, and behavioral needs in schools. She has coauthored more than three dozen peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings on school mental health and wellness promotion and is a codeveloper of the Adult Resilience Curriculum, a program designed to reduce educator stress and burnout. She is also the creator of the **Seven Cs: A Tool Kit for Caregivers Cop