IU Spirit of Philanthropy Award Recognizes
Dr Chris Stout for his Service to the School of Science
Dr. Chris Stout was recognized as an honored alumni of, and continuing service to, the School of Science at a celebratory dinner held at IU Indianapolis.
“Established in 1989, the IU Indianapolis Spirit of Philanthropy Award recognizes individuals and organizations dedicated to supporting the IU Indianapolis campus and who generously contribute and provide volunteer leadership to enhance opportunities for students, faculty, and staff at IU Indianapolis.
“Chris’ involvement on the campus started with his time in the School of Engineering and Technology, earning his first undergraduate degree (Architecture), then transferring to the School of Science, initially as a math major, and graduating with a BS with Honors in Psychology. That led to graduate school and his doctorate in Clinical Psychology, a Post-Doc Fellowship at Harvard Med/Children’s Hospital (in Neuro-Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics), and some years later, attending The University of Chicago’s Booth Graduate School of Business.
“As a licensed clinical psychologist, Chris has a diverse professional background focused on serving others and providing access to healthcare and tools for those in need. Chris has made a global impact through his many leadership roles, which range from initially teaching adjunctively at various Universities’ Graduate School Departments of Clinical Psychology, to becoming a Clinical Full Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He was the first Chief of Psychology for the State of Illinois’ Department of Human Services and served as an Associate Professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Chris is also a bestselling author and holds numerous advisory board positions, served as a Special Representative to the United Nations, and was an invited Faculty at the World Economic Forum. Chris is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a member of the National Academy of Practice, and his body of work has been deeded to the Smithsonian’s Archive on the History of Psychology. He’s received numerous humanitarian awards for his work, along with four honorary doctorates. Chris continues his global impact through his ongoing humanitarian efforts via an award-winning global health nonprofit he founded.”
Needless to say, this was a touching tribute and honor. I very much enjoyed my undergraduate years on campus – which helped me in more ways than just academics. I feel most fortunate to be able to keep coming back and meeting with graduate and undergraduate students, giving talks and doing Q&As, learning what faculty are working on, and seeing all the continuing changes and growth of the campus and the Schools. - Chris
“Established in 1989, the IU Indianapolis Spirit of Philanthropy Award recognizes individuals and organizations dedicated to supporting the IU Indianapolis campus and who generously contribute and provide volunteer leadership to enhance opportunities for students, faculty, and staff at IU Indianapolis.
“Chris’ involvement on the campus started with his time in the School of Engineering and Technology, earning his first undergraduate degree (Architecture), then transferring to the School of Science, initially as a math major, and graduating with a BS with Honors in Psychology. That led to graduate school and his doctorate in Clinical Psychology, a Post-Doc Fellowship at Harvard Med/Children’s Hospital (in Neuro-Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics), and some years later, attending The University of Chicago’s Booth Graduate School of Business.
“As a licensed clinical psychologist, Chris has a diverse professional background focused on serving others and providing access to healthcare and tools for those in need. Chris has made a global impact through his many leadership roles, which range from initially teaching adjunctively at various Universities’ Graduate School Departments of Clinical Psychology, to becoming a Clinical Full Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He was the first Chief of Psychology for the State of Illinois’ Department of Human Services and served as an Associate Professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Chris is also a bestselling author and holds numerous advisory board positions, served as a Special Representative to the United Nations, and was an invited Faculty at the World Economic Forum. Chris is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a member of the National Academy of Practice, and his body of work has been deeded to the Smithsonian’s Archive on the History of Psychology. He’s received numerous humanitarian awards for his work, along with four honorary doctorates. Chris continues his global impact through his ongoing humanitarian efforts via an award-winning global health nonprofit he founded.”
Needless to say, this was a touching tribute and honor. I very much enjoyed my undergraduate years on campus – which helped me in more ways than just academics. I feel most fortunate to be able to keep coming back and meeting with graduate and undergraduate students, giving talks and doing Q&As, learning what faculty are working on, and seeing all the continuing changes and growth of the campus and the Schools. - Chris
It’s an Honor (and a Responsibility) to Pay-It-Back and Pay-It-Forward
As a first generation college attendee, the only one in my family to earn a Master’s Degree, a Doctoral Degree, and 4 subsequent Honorary Doctoral Degrees (Technology, Humane Letters, Philosophy, Humanities), and as my grandparents were not able to have the opportunity to finish high school, this makes this award very, very meaningful for me to help in the support the next generation of students.
I would not have been able to attend college without academic grants, scholarships, work-study programs, and part-time jobs.
My four undergraduate years yielded not only a lifetime of friendships and wonderful memories, but also served as the foundation for being able to make it into three graduate/medial school programs (Harvard Medical - Postdoc Fellow, University of Chicago - MBA, Newport University).
Now it’s my responsibility to help others with their education and well-being.
I would not have been able to attend college without academic grants, scholarships, work-study programs, and part-time jobs.
My four undergraduate years yielded not only a lifetime of friendships and wonderful memories, but also served as the foundation for being able to make it into three graduate/medial school programs (Harvard Medical - Postdoc Fellow, University of Chicago - MBA, Newport University).
Now it’s my responsibility to help others with their education and well-being.
Recognition
Drs. Chris and Karen Stout are long-time friends and dedicated supporters of the School of Science at IU Indianapolis. Chris, also a proud alumnus of the School of Science, is a licensed clinical psychologist with a diverse professional background focused on serving others and providing access to healthcare and tools for those in need. Chris has made a global impact through his many leadership roles, which range from being a Clinical Full Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois, Chicago, the first Chief of Psychology for the State of Illinois’ Department of Human Services, he served as an Associate Professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, and he is a bestselling author. He holds numerous advisory board positions, served as a Special Representative to the United Nations, and was an invited Faculty at the World Economic Forum. Chris is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a member of the National Academy of Practice, and his body of work has been deeded to the Smithsonian’s Archive on the History of Psychology. The Stout’s continue their global impact through their ongoing humanitarian efforts via an award-winning global health nonprofit they founded.
Together through their outstanding work to support others and champion mental health training and resources, the Stout’s have graciously established three endowments in the School of Science. These funds will pave the way for increased student scholarship support at both the undergraduate and graduate level and support hands-on training and increased resources for the Mental Health Center at IU Indianapolis.
The School of Science and the Department of Psychology are the proud home of the
The Stout’s unwavering love for and belief in our campus and school shines through their generosity and commitment to give back their time and resources. They embody a spirit of service and their passion for helping others is a legacy they pass on to our science community.
Together through their outstanding work to support others and champion mental health training and resources, the Stout’s have graciously established three endowments in the School of Science. These funds will pave the way for increased student scholarship support at both the undergraduate and graduate level and support hands-on training and increased resources for the Mental Health Center at IU Indianapolis.
The School of Science and the Department of Psychology are the proud home of the
- Drs. Chris E. and Karen B. Stout Clinical Psychology Student Support Fund,
- The IU Indianapolis School of Science Mental Health Center Fund, and
- The Dr. Chris E. Stout RISE (Research, International Service, and Experience) Scholarship Fund.
The Stout’s unwavering love for and belief in our campus and school shines through their generosity and commitment to give back their time and resources. They embody a spirit of service and their passion for helping others is a legacy they pass on to our science community.
Nonprofit Work
The Center for Global Initiatives
Our Mission
The mission of the Center for Global Initiatives is to help in the creation of self-sustaining programs that improve access to healthcare in underserved communities throughout the world. It is our goal to “Open-Source Humanitarian Intervention.”
Conceptually, we see the problem we address as healthcare services, sciences, systems, education, and research all suffer from disconnections — globally and locally, biologically and behaviorally, training and practice. Health inequities are global in scale; however, it is the Center's philosophy to successfully address these injustices through multiple, smaller scale projects, with a coordinated focus and outcome accountability. We have been endorsed by Great Nonprofits since 2013 and hold a Platinum Level rating from GuideStar.
Generally, we do this by:
Until now, there has not been a truly integrated Center that is at once mindful of all the complex aspects of global health inequities while also focused on small, outcomes-oriented projects that are agile, responsive, and empowering in clinical, training, and research domains.
We believe that health is perhaps the 'Most Common Denominator' in a region's potential for success as it is so intertwined with economic sustainability, eradicating poverty, preventing war, mitigating violence, and fostering social prosperity.
Conceptually, we see the problem we address as healthcare services, sciences, systems, education, and research all suffer from disconnections — globally and locally, biologically and behaviorally, training and practice. Health inequities are global in scale; however, it is the Center's philosophy to successfully address these injustices through multiple, smaller scale projects, with a coordinated focus and outcome accountability. We have been endorsed by Great Nonprofits since 2013 and hold a Platinum Level rating from GuideStar.
Generally, we do this by:
- Serving as an incubator for new initiatives that creatively solve healthcare inequities throughout the world.
- Acting as a collaborator with individuals and organizations in developing and launching projects that address the needs of medically impoverished populations.
- Functioning as a facilitator in directing public and private resources towards programs aimed at improving health.
- Working as an educator to provide new information and tools to empower others.
Until now, there has not been a truly integrated Center that is at once mindful of all the complex aspects of global health inequities while also focused on small, outcomes-oriented projects that are agile, responsive, and empowering in clinical, training, and research domains.
We believe that health is perhaps the 'Most Common Denominator' in a region's potential for success as it is so intertwined with economic sustainability, eradicating poverty, preventing war, mitigating violence, and fostering social prosperity.
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The Consortium for Humamitarian Intervention
Our Mission
The Consortium for Humanitarian Intervention reaches across disciplines and international borders to bring together partners to provide education, training and research programs that cross-cut with primary care, behavioral healthcare, and public healthcare services within a context of social justice that addresses health inequalities. We seek to eschew the many disconnects between separation of physical/mental, individual/community, and offer a synthetic model of integration. The causal role of behavior in health is too often ignored, resulting in vicious spirals of illness. We see ourselves as being members of a global community of hope, focusing on inherent strengths, and augmenting recovery and resilience.
The Problem
Healthcare services, sciences, systems, education, and research all suffer from disconnections—globally and locally, biologically and behaviorally, in training and in practice, and health inequities are global in scale. However, it is the philosophy of the Consortium that the optimal way of successfully addressing these injustices is by multiple, small scale projects with a coordinated focus and outcome accountability.
The Solution
Until now, there has not been a truly integrated Consortium that is at once mindful of all the complex aspects of global health inequities while also focused on small, outcomes oriented projects that is agile, responsive, improvisational and empowering in academic, clinical, training, and research domains.
The Goals
Partner Organizations and Consortium Members
The Problem
Healthcare services, sciences, systems, education, and research all suffer from disconnections—globally and locally, biologically and behaviorally, in training and in practice, and health inequities are global in scale. However, it is the philosophy of the Consortium that the optimal way of successfully addressing these injustices is by multiple, small scale projects with a coordinated focus and outcome accountability.
The Solution
Until now, there has not been a truly integrated Consortium that is at once mindful of all the complex aspects of global health inequities while also focused on small, outcomes oriented projects that is agile, responsive, improvisational and empowering in academic, clinical, training, and research domains.
The Goals
- Advance the education and performance of local and international professionals and students in health-related fields to meet the challenges of health inequalities and humanitarian interventions;
- Maintain a philosophy and approach as that of a collaborator and colleague;
- Augment inherent strengths and resilience;
- Improve preparedness for reacting to manmade and natural disasters and their aftermath;
- Strengthen collaboration as well as the sharing of experience and knowledge among various stakeholders in global health inequities (primary care, behavioral healthcare, and public health);
- Improve people's lives by decreasing premature death and disability with a special focus on the underserved, refugee and immigrant populations’ needs;
- Provide clinical services;
- Augment existing medical, psychological, and science education, research, and service capacity (including health education);
- Build capacity of local communities to improve health and healthcare access;
- Motivate the public and private sectors to drive consensus and action for the improvement of health globally and to influence relevant policy;
- Fold in issues of behavioral health, violence, and prevention as public health concerns;
- Integrate ALL the health sciences and services with policy and advocacy at both the governmental and non-governmental levels in order to create subsequent funding methods and sources, capacity building, and sustainable development.
Partner Organizations and Consortium Members
- University of Illinois, Chicago, College of Medicine’s Center for Global Health, Founding Advisor
- CGI’s Global Ambassador Program
- Common Bond Institute
- The Hope Team on the Syrian Refugee Crisis
- University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine’s MD/MPH Program’s Department of Public Health Sciences
- Flying Doctors of America
- JAIDE (Joining Actions for Economic Integration and Development), Advisor
- Emergency Shelter for Homeless LGBT Youth in Uganda
- Teal Foundation
- Safe Waters
- AI-Wellness
- The College of Professional Psychology at The Chicago School
- Adler University’s Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice
- Ambassador Oluyemi Adeniji Foundation for Strategic Studies and Conflict Resolution, Trustee
- Bilim Nuskasy (assisting with their work with children with disabilities in Kyrgyzstan)
Racing to Help Others
We created a year-long collaboration that serves as a fundraiser for the Center for Global Initiatives and Awareness raiser for our work. Everything you see in these videos is for sale with 100% going to the Center. If you’re interested all the details are available here. It’s our perspective that to properly live one’s Life in Full, you must include an aspect of being of service to others.
Summits for Others
Having a penchant for challenges, wanting to help others, having a background in working on international humanitarian aid and medical service projects, and being a tad bit creative and enjoying climbing, I founded Summits for Others. The idea being with every climb I do, I do so as a fundraiser for The Center for Global Initiatives in order to help to raise not only funds, but also awareness. I personally pay for all travel costs, so every penny donated goes to the work of the Center, and is 100% tax deductible.
