Teen Experts Available

Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health; Professor, Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut

Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization

Weight Discrimination Weight Stigma Weight-based bullying

Lyndsay V. Rhodes, Ph.D.

Expert in cellular, molecular and cancer biology · Florida Gulf Coast University

Lyndsay Rhodes' research focuses on understanding breast cancer.

Breast Cancer Research Natural Compounds Cancer Biology Molecular Biology Stem Cell (Adult)

David J. Thomas, Ph.D., LMHC

Expert in policing in America · Florida Gulf Coast University

David Thomas is a veteran police officer specializing in mental health, police and minority relations, active shooters and mass casualties.

Psychology of School Shooters Law Enforcement Mental Health Policing in America Police Psychology Use of Force by Police

Angelia L. Seyfferth

Professor, Soil Biogeochemistry and Plant-Soil Interactions · University of Delaware

Prof. Seyfferth focuses on soil biogeochemical processes that dictate contaminant and nutrient cycling and uptake by plants.

Chemical Sciences Soil Science Soil Biogeochemical Processes Plant Science Ecosystems

Ryan Porter

Co-Founder · RaiseYourFlag.com

Raise Your Flag

Decision Making Motivation Teens Youth Motivational Speaker Students

Allison Karpyn

Associate Professor, Education; Senior Associate Director, Center for Research in Education and Social Policy · University of Delaware

Prof. Karpyn can speak to topics such as obesity, food policy and community nutrition.

Farmer’s Markets Supermarket Access Obesity Food Insecurity Public Health

Brian Levine

Director of Cybersecurity Institute and Distinguished Professor in the Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Brian Levine's work focuses on thwarting child sexual exploitation on the internet.

internet-based child exploitation Digital Forensics Network Security Internet Security Child Rescue

Cliff Broman

Professor of Sociology · Michigan State University

An expert in substance abuse, drinking among youth, mental health and stress, race and ethnicity, and family studies.

Mental Health Racial Inequality Health & Disease Families Race Culture and Ethnicity

Bruce D. Edwards, Esq.

Child Welfare Attorney and Community Activist · Advocates For Justice, Inc.

Author of book "The 14 Virtues of the Good Father"

Child Advocacy Parenting Raising Teens Fatherlessness Family Law

Ryan J. Watson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut

Watson's research focuses on vulnerable adolescents, with a focus on interpersonal relationships.

Social Support LGBTQ Health Sexual Health, HIV Prevention Sexual/Gender Minority Youth and Young Adult Health Family Acceptance and Rejection

Devon Greyson

Postdoctoral Fellow · BC Children's Hospital

How do people use health information, and when does this matter for health and social equity?

Vaccine Hesitancy Teen Mothers Parent Education and Empowerment Health Information Technology Public Health and Health Services

Eva Maria

Blogger · Trust Your Future

Professional Speaker, Trainer, Bestselling Author: Inter-Generational Relationships, Youth at Work and Social Media Expert

Parenting Teenagers Youth in the Workforce Social Media Inter-Generational Relationships

Cristina Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor and Interim Co-Director, PhD Program, School of Social Work · University of Connecticut

Dr. Wilson is a recognized Latina scholar and expert in health disparities and cultural humility working with Latino families.

Intervention and Prevention Programs for Substance Use Family Mechanisms and Factors that Play a Role in At Risk Behaviors Latino Families and Parenting in at Risk Environments Teen Pregnancy Prevention Fathers in the Latino Community