Mitch Prinstein, Ph.D., ABPP
John Van Seters Distinguished Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, College of Arts & Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Prinstein is an expert on children’s and adolescents’ peer relationships.
Clinical Psychology Adolescent Psychology Self-Injury Peer Influence and Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors Suicide Prevention
Caroline Barakat-Haddad, PhD
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences · University of Ontario Institute of Technology
International environmental health expert leads research to improve health outcomes among adolescents and children
Environmental Health Occupational Health Child Health Adolescent Health Air Pollution and Health
Sarah A. Schnitker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology & Neuroscience · Baylor University
Sarah A. Schnitker is an expert in the study of patience, self-control, gratitude, generosity, and thrift.
Personal Goals Adolescent Interventions Spirituality Thrift Gratitude
Judith Smetana
Professor of Psychology · University of Rochester
Smetana is an expert on adolescent-parent relationships, moral reasoning, and development in cultural contexts.
Teens and Self-Esteem Cultural Contexts Children's Moral and Social Reasoning Adolescent-Parent Relationships Parenting Beliefs
Elizabeth Burgess Dowdell, PhD
Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University
Elizabeth Dowdell, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an expert in the use of social media by adolescents and the health risks posed by online behaviors.
Cyberbullying Health Risk Behaviors in Children and Adolescents Violence and Victimology Sleep Texting Internet Safety
Christy Buchanan
Professor of Psychology; Senior Associate Dean for Academic Advising · Wake Forest University
Buchanan studies how parents’ expectations affect teen behavior.
Children and Divorce Teens Adolescence Relationships Between Teens and Parents Parent-Child Relationships
Janette Hughes, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Technology and Pedagogy, and Associate Professor, Digital Literacies, Faculty of Education · University of Ontario Institute of Technology
World-leading education expert integrates digital technology to transform student learning experience
Critical Literacies Digital Literacies Language and Literacy Multiple Literacies Secondary School English Pedagogy
Julian Ford, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry · University of Connecticut
Director, Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders
Trauma in Children Stress Trauma Treatment of Trauma Psychiatry
Anthony Greene, PhD
Faculty Trustee + Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
Psychological/social factors for male “at risk” youth; chronic pain research; competence in treating clients of different cultural origins
Health Psychology Multicultural Psychology Psychological Assessment Interpersonal Violence Anger and Psychopathology
Candice Odgers
Professor Psychological Science · UC Irvine
Candice Odgers is a developmental psychologist who studies adolescents’ mental health and development.
Early Adversity Quantitative Psychology Social Inequality Technology and Young People Digital Inequality
Bonnie Goldstein
Adjunct Lecturer · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Bonnie Goldstein specializes in group psychotherapy and helping adolescents transition to adulthood.
Clinical Psychology Psychotherapeutic Interventions Group Psychotherapy
Julia Felton
Assistant Professor of Public Health · Michigan State University
Dr. Julia Felton is a child clinical psychologist whose work focuses on treating early predictors of the development of depression.
Trenette Clark Goings, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Social Work & Associate Member, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center · UNC at Chapel Hill
Dr. Trenette T. Clark is an Associate Professor in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Social Work.
Program Evaluation Higher Education Grant Writing Epidemiology Etiology
Jeremy Goldbach
Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Goldbach focuses on the relationship between social stigma, stress, and health among minority populations.
Michelle Parra
Adjunct Associate Professor · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Adjunct Assistant Professor focused on adolescents with anxiety and depression, juvenile detention, mental illness, STDs and HIV.
Juvenile Detention Mental Illness Adolescents with Depression HIV Adolescents with Anxiety
Barbara Schneider
Hannah Distinguished Professor in the College of Education and Professor of Sociology and Education · Michigan State University
An expert on how schools and families influence the academic and social well-being of adolescents as they move into adulthood
Elizabeth Cauffman
Professor of Psychological Science, Education and Law · UC Irvine
Elizabeth Cauffman’s research addresses the intersect between adolescent development and juvenile justice.
Social Ecology Juvenile Justice Adolescent Development Mental Health Legal and Social Policy
Kathryn L. Humphreys
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Human Development · Vanderbilt University
A clinical psychologist with expertise in infant mental health.
tender age detainment centers Infants and Toddlers Orphanages Parent child separations Migrant Youth
Michelle Kelly, PhD
Assistant Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University
Michelle Kelly, PhD, CRNP, is an expert in children's health, neonatal intensive care, and long-term health effects of premature birth.
Premature Births Neonatal Intensive Care Children's Health Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner Education
Deborah J. Rhea
Professor, Associate Dean of Health Sciences & Research, Director LiiNK Project · Texas Christian University
Deborah J. Rhea, Ph.D. is a full professor in Kinesiology and associate dean of Research and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University.
Social Emotional Learning Eating Disorders Unstructured Play Children and Physical Activity Childhood Obesity