Jennifer Watling Neal
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Jennifer Watling Neal researches how social networks can be leveraged to improve K-12 educational contexts
Social Development Dissemination and Implementation Psychology K-12 Education Social Networks
Theo Liebmann
Clinical Professor of Law · Hofstra University
Professor Liebmann has directed the interdisciplinary Hofstra Youth Advocacy Clinic since its inception
Trial Advocacy Child Welfare Youth Advocacy Immigration Juvenile Delinquency
Charmaine Smith Wright, M.D., MSHP
Director of the Center for Special Health Care Needs · ChristianaCare
Dr. Charmaine Smith Wright is director of ChristianaCare's Center for Special Health Care Needs.
Disabilities and Health Care Internal Medicine Pediatrics
Susan Prentice
Professor · University of Manitoba
Professor Prentice's primary specialization is contemporary and historical childcare policy and advocacy
Social Inequality Social Change Systemic Discrimination Historical Sociology Childcare Policy
Emily Bianchi
Associate Professor of Organization & Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Economic Conditions and Early Adulthood Job Attitudes Moral Behavior Economic Conditions and Psychology Organizational Behavior
Linda Halgunseth
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Chicano/Latino Studies · Michigan State University
Linda Halgunseth's research focuses on parenting and children’s health and well-being in African, European, and Latin American families.
Minority Health and Well-Being Children of Immigrants Mexican/American and African American Parenting Cultural Influences on Parent-Child Relationships and Parenting Culturally-Appropriate Measurement Development
David Lubinski
Professor of Psychology and Human Development; Co-Director, Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY); Investigator, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development · Vanderbilt University
An expert who co-leads the foremost longitudinal study of gifted individuals in the world.
Psychology Gifted Learners Gifted Children Creativity Learning
Professor Anthony Maher
Director of Research · Leeds Beckett University
Dr. Anthony J. Maher is part of the Carnegie School of Education's research leadership team and leads the research impact strategy.
Sociology Family Education Culture Autism
Georgene Troseth
Associate Professor of Psychology · Vanderbilt University
An expert in how toddlers' brains process (and learn from) what they see on screens, TV and video chat.
dialogic questioning Skype toddlers Ipad Child Development
Deborah Fein, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences · University of Connecticut
Distinguished Professor focused on autism spectrum disorders and behavioral therapy for autism.
Clinical Research Neuropsychological Assessment Autism Autism Spectrum Disorders Parent Training
Holly Schiffrin
Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Schiffrin is an internationally known expert on intensive and helicopter parenting.
Emerging Adulthood Helicopter Parenting Positive Psychology Infant and Child Development Intensive Parenting
Judith Giesberg, PhD
Professor of History; Robert M. Birmingham Chair in the Humanities | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Judith Giesberg, PhD, is an expert on the history of women and gender in the U.S. Civil War.
Caroline LeCount Census Slavery U.S. Civil War Women's History
Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.
Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (Principal Investigator); Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Dr. Schwartz specializes in school wellness and nutrition programs, and food insecurity.
Food Pantries School Food SNAP School Food Options Nutrition
Michele Lobo
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy · University of Delaware
Prof. Lobo's research focuses on interventions and devices for young children that maximize early learning and development.
Wearable Technology Rehabilitation Devices Exoskeletons Pediatrics
Mariana Brussoni
Associate Professor · University of British Columbia
Brussoni's research focuses on child injury prevention, including risky play, parents' perspectives on safety, and Aboriginal injuries.
Injury Prevention Child Development Parenting Outdoor Play Higher Education
Stacey Steinberg
Director/Professor · University 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 Law Child Welfare Online Safety Sharenting Children's Privacy
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
Roxanne Mykitiuk
Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School · York University
Roxanne Mykitiuk investigates the legal, ethical and social implications of assisted reproductive and genetic technologies.
Health Law Disability Law Feminist Legal Theory Family Law Genetics and the Law
Stacey Havlik, PhD
Associate Professor of Education & Counseling | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Stacey Havlik, PhD, is an expert in school counseling, homeless children and youths, and first-generation college students.
First -Generation College Students School Counseling Homeless children and youths
Marla Sokolowski
University Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · University of Toronto
Sokolowski's work is esteemed worldwide as a clear, integrative paragon of the manner in which genes can interact with the environment.
Genetics Molecular Biology Scientific Writing Higher Education Public Speaking