Nancy Jordan

Dean Family Endowed Chair of Education and Professor · University of Delaware

Prof. Jordan's work focused on how children learn to math and why so many struggle.

Child Development Mathematics Learning Difficulties Math Disabilities Number Sense Interventions

Rebecca Spencer

Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

Children and Napping Sleep and Learning Learning and Memory Children and Sleep Cognition

Andrea Wittenborn

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Dr. Wittenborn is an expert on depression, couple therapy, and intimate partnerships.

Psychotherapy Marriage Depression Family

Claire Vallotton

Associate Professor of Child Development · Michigan State University

An expert in early childhood education and intervention; parent-child interaction and communication; early development of social skills

Childcare Infant Mental Health Parenting Early Childhood Education Child Development

Gary T. Henry

Professor, Education · University of Delaware

Prof. Henry specializes in education policy, educational evaluation, educator labor markets, and quantitative research methods.

Education Policy Educational Evaluation Educator Labor Markets Quantitative Research Methods

Holly Brophy-Herb

Professor of Human Development and Family Studies · Michigan State University

Early Childhood Development Expert

Obesity Risk Infant Mental Health Parenting Self-regulation and emotion regulation Reflective functioning

Maria Pizzano

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University

Maria Pizzano is a Postdoctoral Researcher at UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment and a Lecturer at Loyola Marymount University.

Autism Research and Treatment Psychology Human Development Molecular and Cell Biology

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

Christopher Redding

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Christopher Redding conducts research using survey and administrative data that focuses on the policies and educator labor market.

School Turnaround Educational Policy Teacher Quality

Ryan P. Bowles

Associate Professor of Department of Human Development and Family Studies · Michigan State University

Measurement and Assessment of Early Childhood Language and Literacy.

Language Assessments Developmental and Learning Challenges Preschool literacy Childhood Developmental Disabilities

Lisa Fazio

Associate Professor of Psychology and Human Development · Vanderbilt 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 online Lies Fake News Developmental Science Cognition

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

Amy Nuttall

Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies · Michigan State University

Amy K. Nuttall is an expert in the areas of family relationships, parenting, and how families cope with stress.

Family Dynamics Maltreatment Parenting Caregiving Quantitative Psychology

Karen Melton, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Child and Family Studies · Baylor University

Applied researcher specializing in the healthy development of adolescents through the maintenance of healthy families

Family Leisure Family Relations Positive Youth Development

Michael Tarr

Professor and Department Head · Carnegie Mellon University

Michael Tarr is an expert in visual perception and how the brain transforms 2D images into high-level percepts.

Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive Science Computational Perception

Russell A. Sabella, Ph.D.

Expert in school counseling, cyberbullying, technology and social networking · Florida Gulf Coast University

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

School Counseling Use of Data AI in School Counseling Solution-Focused Brief Counseling Technological Literacy for School Counselors

Stephane Gaskin PhD, ACC, PPCC

Coaching, Speaking and Workshops · CoachingSG

Professor: Dawson College and Concordia University; Personal, Professional Coaching.

Research Teaching Public Speaking Life Coach

Douglas Fuchs

Professor of Special Education and Nicholas Hobbs Chair of Special Education and Human Development and Professor Pediatrics in the Vanderbilt University Medical School · Vanderbilt University

Special education expert on interventions for children with learning disabilities and behavior disorders.

Classroom Management Learning Disabilities and Behaviour Response to Intervention Reading Comprehension Urban Education

Jason Grissom

Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and Education · Vanderbilt University

An expert in K-12 leadership and policy and the impacts of school and district leaders on teacher and student outcomes.

Teacher effectiveness School Boards K-12 Administration Education Policy and Leadership teacher pay

Kim Gans, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Professor, Human Development & Family Studies · University of Connecticut

Dr. Gans research focuses on interventions in community-based settings with diverse populations.

Health Literacy‎ Dietary Assessment Physical Activity Healthy eating/nutrition Obesity Prevention and Treatment