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Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.

Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.

Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (Principal Investigator); Professor, Department of Human Development and Family StudiesUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Schwartz specializes in school wellness and nutrition programs, and food insecurity.

Food PantriesSchool FoodSNAPSchool Food OptionsNutrition
Charmaine Smith  Wright, M.D., MSHP

Charmaine Smith Wright, M.D., MSHP

Director of the Center for Special Health Care NeedsChristianaCare

Dr. Charmaine Smith Wright is director of ChristianaCare's Center for Special Health Care Needs.

Disabilities and Health CareInternal MedicinePediatrics
Michelle Kelly, PhD

Michelle Kelly, PhD

Co-director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment and Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Michelle Kelly, PhD, CRNP, is an expert in children's health, neonatal intensive care and long-term health effects of premature birth.

Premature BirthsNeonatal Intensive CareChildren's HealthPediatricsNurse Practitioner Education
Holly Schiffrin

Holly Schiffrin

ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Schiffrin is an internationally known expert on intensive and helicopter parenting.

Emerging AdulthoodHelicopter ParentingPositive PsychologyInfant and Child DevelopmentIntensive Parenting
Michele Lobo

Michele Lobo

Associate Professor, Physical TherapyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Lobo's research focuses on interventions and devices for young children that maximize early learning and development.

Wearable TechnologyRehabilitation DevicesExoskeletonsPediatrics
Mariana Brussoni

Mariana Brussoni

Associate ProfessorUniversity of British Columbia

Brussoni's research focuses on child injury prevention, including risky play, parents' perspectives on safety, and Aboriginal injuries.

Injury PreventionChild DevelopmentParentingOutdoor PlayHigher Education
Stacey Steinberg

Stacey Steinberg

Director | ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Stacey Steinberg's research explores the intersection of a parent's right to share online and a child's interest in privacy.

Family LawChild WelfareOnline SafetySharentingChildren's Privacy
Rebecca Spencer

Rebecca Spencer

Professor of Psychological and Brain SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Rebecca Spencer is one of the nation's leading researchers exploring the relationship between sleep and brain function.

Children and NappingSleep and LearningLearning and MemoryChildren and SleepCognition
Roxanne Mykitiuk

Roxanne Mykitiuk

Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law SchoolYork University

Roxanne Mykitiuk investigates the legal, ethical and social implications of assisted reproductive and genetic technologies.

Health LawDisability LawFeminist Legal TheoryFamily LawGenetics and the Law
Bree  Akesson

Bree Akesson

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social WorkWilfrid Laurier University

Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who conducts research with children and families affected by war and global social work

Refugee and Human Rights IssuesWar and ViolenceChildren and FamiliesSocial WorkSocial Work Education