Human Development: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Emma Adam

School of Education and Social Policy

Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Human Development and Social Policy

Focus Areas: Adolescent Health and Psychology, Childhood Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health Equity and Disparities, Mental Health, Poverty, Public Policy, Race and Ethnicity, Sleep, Stress

Jon Guryan

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School of Education and Social Policy

Lawyer Taylor Professor of Education and Social Policy

Field: Education, Human Development

Focus Areas: Cognitive Therapy, Discrimination, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Educational Development, Education Policy, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Labor Markets, Poverty, Race and Ethnicity

Claudia Haase

School of Education and Social Policy, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Human Development

Field: Aging, Human Development, Psychology

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Mental Health, Parenting , Physiology, Social Psychology, Stress

Elizabeth Johnson

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Pediatrics, and Psychology

Field: Human Development, Medical Social Sciences, Neurology, Pediatrics, Psychology

Focus Areas: Memory, Network Science, Neuroscience

Dan P. McAdams

School of Education and Social Policy, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Interim Dean, School of Education and Social Policy

Field: Human Development, Psychology

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Leadership Theory and Practice, Personality and Identity Construction

Darren D. Moore

The Family Institute, The Graduate School, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Field: Human Development, Psychology

Focus Areas: Bariatric Surgery, Eating Disorders, Employee wellness and burnout, Family Dynamics, Higher Ed Administration, Men’s Health, Mental Health, Obesity, Online Education and Remote Learning, Parenting , Therapy and Counseling, Weight Management

Elizabeth Norton

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, School of Communication

Jane Steiner Hoffman and Michael Hoffman Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Field: Communications Sciences and Disorders, Human Development, Linguistics, Medical Social Sciences, Neurology, Psychology

Focus Areas: Autism, Childhood Development, Childhood Education, Child Psychology, Communication Skills, Infant Health, Language Learning and Processing, Neuroscience

Dr. Meghan O'Neill

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Field: Human Development, Neurology, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: ADD and ADHD, Autism, Childhood Development, Childhood Education, Child Psychology, Down Syndrome, Epilepsy, Language Learning and Processing

Terri Sabol

School of Education and Social Policy

Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy

Field: Education, Human Development

Focus Areas: Childhood Development, Childhood Education, Family Dynamics, Parenting , Poverty, Public Policy

Ida R. Salusky

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Research Associate Professor at the Center for Community Health

Field: Education, Global Health, Human Development, Psychology, Public Health

Focus Areas: Community Health, Discrimination, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education Policy, Human Rights, Immigration, Mental Health, STEM Education

Diane Schanzenbach

School of Education and Social Policy

Margaret Walker Alexander Professor of Human Development and Social Policy

Field: Human Development

Focus Areas: Childhood Development, Childhood Education, Education Policy, Hunger, Food and Water Security, Poverty, Public Policy, SNAP, Social Safety Net

Dr. Malika D. Shah

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor, Division of Neonatologist, Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine

Field: Human Development, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Breastfeeding, Childhood Development, Infant Health

Ellen Wartella

School of Communication

Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Field: Human Development, Psychology

Focus Areas: Adolescent Health and Psychology, Childhood Development, Child Psychology, Obesity, STEM Education

Sera Young

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Anthropology and Global Health

Field: Anthropology, Global Health, Human Biology, Human Development, Medical Social Sciences, Public Health

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Community Health, Eating Disorders, HIV/AIDS, Hunger, Food and Water Security, Infant Health, Nutrition, Pediatric Illness, Postpartum Health, Waterborne Disease, Water Quality and Purification