Quade French

Associate Dean, Academic Culture and Well-being

Dr. Quade French, Associate Dean, Academic Culture and Well-being, at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, is a licensed clinical psychologist who has served in numerous leadership roles at USC. In his current role with USC Dornsife, he is driven by the belief that the full achievement of the academic mission is only possible in the context of an inclusive, cohesive, and effective academic culture.

He assists senior leadership, faculty, and staff in identifying and addressing individual, interpersonal, and systemic barriers to respectful and collaborative engagement. Dr. French centers relationship-building and perspective-taking as foundational to any meaningful change.

He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where his research focused on racial and cultural identity development as well as research within the adoptive family system. He has published on the topics of adoption, adoptive identity, and foster care. He has also served as adjunct faculty in the USC Rossier School of Education graduate programs where he has taught courses on clinical theory, law and ethics in mental health, and social justice in the mental health field.