Kimberly P. Diamond-Berry, Ph.D., IECMH-E®, IMH-E®
Kimberly Diamond-Berry, Ph.D., IECMH-E®, IMH-E®, is Director of Belonging for the South Carolina Infant Mental Health Association (SCIMHA). In this role she supports capacity building efforts to deepen the understanding and application of the intersectionality between IECMH and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) across child- and family-serving sectors in South Carolina. In addition to her work at SCIMHA, Dr. Diamond-Berry co-facilitates the Infant Mental Health Seminar at Wayne State University. Prior to joining SCIMHA Dr. Diamond-Berry served as Executive Director for the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) and supported professional development and training for IECMH professionals throughout the state of Michigan. She worked for the HighScope Educational Research Foundation, leading the research and practice arms of the organization and has also worked at ZERO TO THREE as the Senior Technical Assistance Specialist with the Quality Improvement Center for Research-Based Infant-Toddler Court Teams (QIC-CT), and for the Early Head Start National Resource Center (EHS NRC). A common thread in all of Dr. Diamond-Berry's professional experiences has been to illuminate disparities in access to resources for families with young children and children of color; and promote racial healing and DEIB among all who support, mentor, and teach them. A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Diamond-Berry received her doctorate in counseling psychology from Loyola University Chicago.