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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 SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

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

Food PantriesSchool FoodSNAPSchool Food OptionsNutrition
Georgene Troseth

Georgene Troseth

Associate Professor of PsychologyVanderbilt University

An expert in how toddlers' brains process (and learn from) what they see on screens, TV and video chat.

Dialogic QuestioningSkypeToddlersiPadChild Development
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
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
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
Sandra M. Chafouleas

Sandra M. Chafouleas

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Educational PsychologyUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Chafouleas is an expert on whole child, school mental health, behavioral assessment, and K12 tiered systems of support.

Multi-Tiered FrameworksWhole School, Whole Community, Whole Child ModelSocial-Emotional-Behavioral AssessmentSchool Mental HealthTrauma-Informed Schools
Marla Sokolowski

Marla Sokolowski

University Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of Toronto

Pioneering behavioural geneticist, revealing how genes and environment shape behaviour, famed for discovering the foraging gene.

GeneticsMolecular BiologyScientific WritingHigher EducationPublic Speaking
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