Childhood Experts

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College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Dean
Areas of expertise: Environmental exposures, Birth outcomes, Birth defects, Child development
Kristin Christodulu
Department of Psychology
Clinical Professor
Areas of expertise: Autism spectrum disorders, Developmental disabilities, Challenging behavior, Positive behavior support, Sleep disturbances
Joanna Dreby
Department of Sociology, Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Professor
Areas of expertise: Immigration, Families, Children
Heather Larkin Holloway
College of Integrated Health Sciences, School of Social Welfare
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: Adverse childhood experiences, Substance abuse and co-occurring disorders, Restorative Integral Support, including Healthy Environments and Relationships That Support, meditation interventions, and emerging practices, Service Outcomes Action Research, Post-Trauma Wellness, Intergenerational and lifespan perspectives, Aging
Catherine Lawrence
College of Integrated Health Sciences, School of Social Welfare
MSW Program Director & Associate Professor
Areas of expertise: Social welfare policy, History and services, Poverty, Child welfare, Cultural competence
Jennifer Manganello
Provost's Office, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Interim Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development; Professor
Areas of expertise: Health communication, Health literacy, Health disparities, Mass media, Social media, Media campaigns, Health information seeking
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College of Integrated Health Sciences, School of Social Welfare
Instructor
Areas of expertise: Child welfare, Children and families, Political social work
David Miller
Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology, School of Education
Professor
Areas of expertise: School psychology, Developmental psychopathology, Behavioral interventions, Consultation and prevention, Cognitive-behavior therapy for children and adolescents
Lawrence M. Schell
Department of Anthropology, College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Distinguished Professor
Areas of expertise: Anthropology, Minority health disparities, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Childhood development, Environmental health, Risk factors
Bruce Svare
Department of Psychology
Professor
Areas of expertise: Steroid abuse among athletes, Early specialization and professionalization of young athletes, Overemphasis on winning, Academic corruption in high schools and colleges, Increasing of performance enhancing drugs, Declining sportsmanship, Violence exhibited by athletes, coaches, parents, and fans, Media coverage of young athletes, Sports gambling, Increasing abandonment of intramural, recreational, and fitness-based needs of kids, Rising obesity, Increasing incidents of sports injury, Burnout, Overtraining of young athletes