Fulton Crews, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Department of Pharmacology · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Fulton Crews is Director of the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies and Distinguished Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Neurobiology Brain Alcoholism Neurodegeneration Addiction
Naomi Ekas
Associate Professor · Texas Christian University
Naomi Ekas's research program utilizes a developmental psychology approach to understanding children’s social and emotional development.
Marital Conflict Emerging Adulthood Parenting Emotion Regulation Caregiver Care for Families with Autism
Magaela Bethune
Assistant Professor of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Dr. Magaela Bethune is an expert on adolescent socialization, behavior, health, & development at intersections of race, gender, & sexuality.
Black Adolescence African American Studies Race & Health Health Policy & Policy Studies Race
Jordan Davis
Assistant Professor and Assistant Director, USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Professor Davis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Children, Youth and Families.
Candice Odgers
Professor Psychological Science · UC Irvine
Candice Odgers is a developmental psychologist who studies adolescents’ mental health and development.
Early Adversity Quantitative Psychology Social Inequality Technology and Young People Digital Inequality
Tracey Covassin
Professor of Kinesiology · Michigan State University
Tracey Covassin is an expert in the effects of concussions and the epidemiology of sports injuries.
Concussions Athletics Injuries
Nedra Cossa
Assistant Professor · Georgia Southern University
Nedra Cossa researches children’s writing practices, teacher preparation, and professional development schools
Professional Development Schools Family contribution to children's writing process Young children's writing practices Instructional writing practices for pre-service teachers Teacher Preparation
Sherri Green, PhD, MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor Department of Maternal and Child Health, Research Fellow Sheps Center For Health Services Research · UNC-Chapel Hill
Professor in the Gillings School of Public Health, with interests in substance use disorders and chronic health conditions rural populations
Rural Health Care Access Opioids Maternal and child health Drug Addiction and Treatment Public Health Policy Research
Elizabeth (Betsy) VanDeusen, PhD
Director, Augusta University Literacy Center · Augusta University
Interdisciplinary Instruction Communities of Practice Literacy
Elizabeth Cauffman
Professor of Psychological Science, Education and Law · UC Irvine
Elizabeth Cauffman’s research addresses the intersect between adolescent development and juvenile justice.
Social Ecology Juvenile Justice Adolescent Development Mental Health Legal and Social Policy
Marieke Van Willigen
Department Chair, Sociology and Anthropology · Georgia Southern University
Marieke Van Willigen writes about the mental and physical health of adolescents, women and disaster survivors.
Natural Disaster Assessment Social Statistics Gender and Society Mental Health
Kelly Klump
MSU Foundation Professor of Psychology and Fellow, Academy for Eating Disorders · Michigan State University
Kelly Klump is an expert in genetic and biological factors of eating disorders.
Psychology Eating Disorders
Jay Yoo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences Apparel Merchandising · Baylor University
Expert in fashion merchandising, apparel and consumer behavior
Green Consumption Body-Tanning Behaviors Apparel and Consumer Behavior Fashion Merchandising Appearance-Related Behaviors
Daniel Hackman
Assistant Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Examines the role of early experience and the psychological and biological factors that contribute to disparities in health and development.
Jennifer Andrews
Professor, Department of English · University of New Brunswick
Jennifer Andrews’s areas of interest include nineteenth- and twentieth-century English-Canadian and American literature
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century English-Canadian and American Literature Native North American Literature Literary Theory Border Studies Cultural Studies
Michele T. Berger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Women's and Gender Studies, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Teaching and research interests include multiracial feminism, HIV/AIDS activism and women's and gender studies scholarship. (see more below)
Women's and Gender Studies HIV/AIDS Activism Multi-racial feminism Faculty Development Women in Leadership