Children Experts

Associate Professor of AnthropologyVanderbilt University

Expert in child centered anthropology, including children and violence.

Central AmericaCulture and CognitionChildren and ViolenceChild AnthropologyTheatre and Social Science

Research Associate, MIT AgeLabMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Luke Yoquinto primarily studies the history of the current sociological narrative of old age and solutions for lengthened lifespans.

Longevity HubsSocial Aspects of Aging

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

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

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 & 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

Professor, Department of Psychological SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Professor focused on long-term weight loss.

Weight Loss MaintenanceBehavioral Weight ManagementObesitySocial Support

Professor & Department ChairTexas Christian University

Dr. Hill's interests include food security, sustainability, urban agriculture and community nutrition education.

Urban AgricultureFood WasteHungerFood Security Sustainability

Associate Professor of CommunicationUniversity of Mary Washington

Elizabeth Johnson-Young is an expert on health communication, especially maternal and family health, and media.

Gender and CommunicationMedia ContentSmall Group CommunicationPublic Communication CampaignsCommunication Research Methods

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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