youth Experts

Casey Call

Associate Director of the KPICD and Associate Professor of Professional PracticeTexas Christian University

Dr. Casey Call is the Assistant Director at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development

Russell A. Sabella, Ph.D.

Expert in school counseling, cyberbullying, technology and social networkingFlorida Gulf Coast University

Russell Sabella is an expert in solution-focused brief counseling, consultations and parent conferences.

June Ahn

ProfessorUC Irvine

June Ahn is a Professor of Learning Sciences and Research-Practice Partnerships at the UC Irvine (UCI) School of Education.

Dan Hartman, PhD

Assistant Professor in Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social SciencesAugusta University

Alma Stevenson

Professor of LiteracyGeorgia Southern University

Alma Stevenson teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in critical literacy, strategies, assessment and literacy in the content areas.

Chamille Weddington

Director of Marketing & PromotionsOut the Box Promotions

Educator, Marketing Strategist & Social Entrepreneur who enjoys analyzing and discussing unique and unexpected products and entities.

Sara Smith

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Sara Smith is an expert on emerging technologies for language learning, including digital environments and immersive virtual environments.

Julian Ford, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Connecticut

Director, Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders

Melissa Melough

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Nutrition SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Melough studies the interrelationships of nutritional and environmental factors influencing human health.

Dave Kolar

Associate Professor, PsychologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dave Kolar is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Mary Washington.