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Deborah Fein, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychological SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Distinguished Professor focused on autism spectrum disorders and behavioral therapy for autism.

Clinical ResearchNeuropsychological AssessmentAutismAutism Spectrum DisordersParent Training
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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