Children Experts

Associate Professor of Psychology and Human DevelopmentVanderbilt University

Expert on how people process true and false information, and how to mitigate the effects of reading and sharing false information.

How to prevent sharing false information onlineLiesFake NewsDevelopmental ScienceCognition

Associate Professor of AnthropologyVanderbilt University

Expert in child centered anthropology, including children and violence.

Central AmericaCulture and CognitionChildren and ViolenceChild AnthropologyTheatre and Social Science

Professor and Coordinator of Undergraduate Research | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Elizabeth Dowdell, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an expert in the use of social media by adolescents and the health risks posed by online behaviors.

CyberbullyingGun ViolenceHealth Risk Behaviors in Children and AdolescentsInternet SafetySleep Texting

Carole Ann McDaniel Hanks Chair of Literature and Culture, Department of EnglishBaylor University

Theologian & cultural critic, exploring the intersections between film & popular culture, literature, religion & politics

RaceReligionTheologyCultureLiterature

Professor University of Manitoba

author, researcher, advocate, speaker on inclusion, accessibility, gender-based analysis, disability policy, and global development

Disability RightsDisability Access and AdvocateGender analysisWomenInternational Development

Director, Government Relations, InsuranceCAA Club Group

Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.

Government Relations & Public AffairsIssues ManagementLegislationPolicy AnalysisStrategic Advocacy

Professor & Director of Faculty Development, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Teal Benevides has a passion for addressing disparities among those on the autism spectrum, including racial and ethnic minorities.

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Autism ServicesAutism Research and TreatmentMental Health ResearchServices and SupportAdults With Autism

Department Chair & Professor of PsychologyTexas Christian University

Naomi Ekas is an expert in autistic and non-autistic children's emotional development.

Marital ConflictEmerging AdulthoodParentingEmotion RegulationCaregiver Care for Families with Autism

Professor, Department of Psychological SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Professor focused on long-term weight loss.

Weight Loss MaintenanceBehavioral Weight ManagementObesitySocial Support

Associate Professor of CommunicationUniversity of Connecticut

Elizabeth Hintz’s research examines how individuals manage complex, stigmatized, and poorly understood health conditions.

Interpersonal, Family, and Health CommunicationMedically unexplained symptoms Chronic PainMedical GaslightingVoluntary Childlessness

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