Youth Experts

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Sara Smith is an expert on emerging technologies for language learning, including digital environments and immersive virtual environments.

Virtual Reality (VR)Augmented RealityLearning DifferencesLanguageEMI

ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Shihadeh is an American sociologist and criminologist.

CriminologyUrban SociologyRace, Ethnicity & Immigration

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Nutrition SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Melough studies the interrelationships of nutritional and environmental factors influencing human health.

NutritionEpidemiologyPublic HealthMolecular EpidemiologyCancer Epidemiology

Assistant Clinical ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Trauma Informed EducationSchool Crisis EventsSchool behavioral threat assessmentSuicide assessment, intervention and postvention

Professor Emerita of EnglishHofstra University

Professor Uruburu researches the Gothic and the Grotesque, the Gilded Age, and film history (genre, auteur, adaptation).

Film AnniversariesCelebrity CulturePop CultureFilm HistoryGender Studies

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jessica Kramer researches theoretical concepts and methodologies of occupational therapy, disability studies, education and rehabilitation.

Assessment and MeasurementOccupational TherapyIntellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesCommunity Based Intervention

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Kyriaki Kaplanidou's research explores the impacts and legacies of sport events on communities.

Olympic GamesSport Consumer Perceptions About Event ExperiencesImpacts and Legacies of Sport Events on Community DevelopmentSport Event Tourism

Assistant CuratorUniversity of Florida

Megan Ennes supports science interests through youth civic engagement, educator professional development and science communication research.

Science CommunicationScience Career AspirationsMuseum EducationClimate Change EducationCivic Engagement for the Environment

Professor of PsychologyUniversity of Rochester

Smetana is an expert on adolescent-parent relationships, moral reasoning, and development in cultural contexts.

Adolescent-Parent RelationshipsTeens and Self-EsteemCultural ContextsChildren's Moral and Social ReasoningParenting Beliefs

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

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