Joann Hess Grayson

Joann Hess Grayson (b. 1948) is an American academic.[1]

Biography

Grayson obtained her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Washington University, Saint Louis.[2] She became a faculty member at Madison College in 1976, which was renamed James Madison University in 1977.[2]

In 1980, Grayson was instrumental in the establishment of the Harrisonburg/Rockingham County Family Support Center and the foundation of First Step, a shelter for abused women.[2]

Grayson has been the editor of the Virginia Child Protection Newsletter since 1981.[2][3] From 1983 to 1993, she was a member of the Governor's Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect, serving as its chair for four years.[2]

In 2001, Grayson provided testimony to Congress regarding the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.[2]

In the educational realm, Grayson introduced a field placement program within James Madison University's psychology department.[2] In 2009, a fourth-grade class from Island Creek Elementary nominated Grayson for the Virginia Women in History distinction.[2]

References
  1. Armstrong, Dan. "JMU Psychology Professor Named a 2009 Virginia Woman in History". www.jmu.edu.
  2. "Joann Hess Grayson ยท Virginia Changemakers". edu.lva.virginia.gov.
  3. "Grayson, Joann, 1948- | JMU Special Collections". aspace.lib.jmu.edu.
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