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 of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Professor Davis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Children, Youth and Families.
Caitlin Cavanagh
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice · Michigan State University
Expert in adolescent development in the juvenile justice system.
Parent-Child Relationships Juvenile Delinquency and Crime Criminal Justice Adolescent Development
Amy Gravino
Director of Public and Community Relations · GRASP Global Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership
President, A.S.C.O.T. Coaching, and Director of Public and Community Relations at GRASP
Public Speaking Writing Blogging Sexuality Autism
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
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
David Yalof, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head, Department of Political Science · University of Connecticut
Dr. Yalof specializes in constitutional law, judicial politics and executive branch politics.
Supreme Court History Supreme Court Nomination Process American Government Judicial Politics Constitutional Law
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
Dr. Michele Conversano
President · Happy Ageing Alliance
Dr. Conversano is Director of the Department of Prevention and Director of the Public Health and Health Service of the ASL of TARANTO.
Vaccination COVID-19 Hygiene and Hospice Technique Vaccinations Preventive Medicine
Debra Furr-Holden
C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health · Michigan State University
Debra Furr-Holden is an epidemiologist with expertise in drug and alcohol dependence epidemiology and prevention science.
Health Equity Prevention Science Drug and Alcohol Dependence Epidemiology Public Health
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
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
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
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 Tracy Berger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Women's and Gender Studies & Adjunct Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning & Director of the Faculty Fellows Program, Institute for the Arts and Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC at 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