Childhood 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 Disparities, Mental Health, Poverty, Public Policy, Race and Ethnicity, Sleep, Stress

Stephanie Boron

School of Communication

Assistant Clinical Professor

Field: Communications Sciences and Disorders

Focus Areas: ADD and ADHD, Autism, Childhood Development, Childhood Education, Communication Skills, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education Disparities, Language Learning and Processing, Parenting , Social Activism

Lan Nguyen Chaplin

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Professor, Integrated Marketing Communications

Field: Marketing, Psychology

Focus Areas: Brand and Reputation Management, Childhood Development, Consumer Behavior, Market Research, Self-Esteem and Body Image

Nia Heard-Garris

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Field: Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Adolescent Health and Psychology, Cardiovascular Health, Childhood Development, Child Psychology, Discrimination, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health Disparities, Pediatric Illness, Race and Ethnicity, Stress

Dr. Alanna Higgins Joyce

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine) and Medical Education

Field: Medical Education, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Breastfeeding, Childhood Development, Pediatric Illness

Vijay Mittal

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Psychology

Field: Psychology

Focus Areas: Adolescent Health and Psychology, Childhood Development, Mental Health, Schizophrenia

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

Sylvia Perry

Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Psychology

Field: Psychology

Focus Areas: Childhood Development, Discrimination, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education Disparities, Gender Diversity and Equality, Health Disparities, Parenting , Race and Ethnicity, Social Psychology

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

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 of Psychology

Field: Human Development, Psychology

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