Helping you achieve strength through insight.

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Meet Quade French, Ph.D.

THE SCHOLAR-PRACTITIONER APPROACH

I'm a clinical psychologist and organizational consultant who believes effective leadership requires two things most consultants can't provide together: deep research knowledge and real-world implementation experience.

When we work together, you're not getting generic consulting frameworks or untested theories. You're getting strategies informed by decades of psychological research, tested in my own leadership roles, and tailored to your specific context.

That's the scholar-practitioner advantage.

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My Track Record

My professional work spans multiple domains, integrated through a scholar-practitioner lens.

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVLEOPMENT & CULTURE CHANGE
Culture assessment using mixed-methods
research design

Data-driven strategy development

Change management grounded in systems theory and theories of human motivation and behavior

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Generational leadership informed by adult development research

Emotional intelligence frameworks validated by psychological science

Identity-conscious leadership development

COMPLEX INTERPERSONAL DYNAMICS
Conflict resolution using evidence-based mediation techniques

Group facilitation backed by research

Psychological safety and belonging
(backed by organizational psychology research)

SPECIALIZED TOPICS
Modern masculinity and men's identity development

Adoption and identity in adopted adults (published researcher)

Intersections of culture, identity, mental health, and social context

TEACHING & SCHOLARSHIP
Adjunct Assistant Professor,
USC Rossier School of Education

Courses: Theory and Practice of Counseling, Law and Ethics in Clinical Practice, Multicultural Counseling and Therapy

Published research available via request