Legendary Researchers From World Most Renown Institutions
We've assembled the world's greatest childhood researchers and made their research easy to understand and widely available for FREE.Ā
Legendary Researchers..
Dr. Adele Diamond
Ph.D. Harvard, Cognitive Neuroscience
Adele DiamondĀ pioneered the field of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, specifically executive functions, first at Harvard, then Yale and now UBC.
Dr. John Medina
Ph.D Molecular Biology, NYT Bestseller
Dr. John Medina is a developmental molecular biologist focused on the genes involved in human brain development and a New York Times best-selling author.
Dr. Richard Davidson
Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds
Dr. Richard Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of WisconsināMadison.
Dr. Thupten Jinpa
Founder, Compassion Institute
Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D. is the Founder and Chairman of Compassion Institute, and the principal author of Compassion Cultivation Trainingā¢ (CCTĀ©), the Instituteās flagship compassion education offering, developed while Jinpa was at Stanford University.
Dr. James Gross
Director, Stanford Psychophysiology Laboratory
Dr. James J. Gross is the Ernest R. Hilgard Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Psychophysiology Laboratory. His research focuses on emotion regulation and has shaped the field of affective science worldwide.Ā
Dr. Michael Posner
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
For more than fifty years Michael Posner has studied attention and neural networks. His many honors include being awarded the Medal of Science and the Franklin medal in Computer and Cognitive Science.
Dr. John Gottman
Ph.D. MIT, Professor Emeritus and Co-founder of the Gottman Institute
John Gottman is a multi-award winning distinguished researcher who has conducted 40 years of breakthrough research with thousands of couples
Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman
Co-founder and President of The Gottman Institute
Julie is theĀ author/co-author of five books, Washington State Psychologist of the Year andĀ co-creator of the immensely popular The Art and Science of Love workshops.
Dr. Daniel Siegel
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine
Daniel J. Siegel, MD is the executive director of the Mindsight Institute, which focuses on the development of mindsight and teaches insight, empathy, and integration in individuals, families, and communities.
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Dr. Robert Larzelere, Ph.D.
Family-type Relationships
Bob Larzelere research focuses primarily on improving the quality of parenting research to clarify how authoritative parents use firm control to enhance the positive aspects and outcomes of that parenting style.
Dr. Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe, Ph.D.
Family Functioning
Prof. Gunnoe studies parenting and youth development in various family contexts. Areas of research include international adoption, religiosity, ethnicity, and divorce and remarriage.
Dr. Jelani Mandara, Ph.D.
Human Development
Jelani Mandara, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy at Northwestern University. His primary research examines the nature and effects of socialization, father involvement…
Dr. Tao Wang, EdD
Human Development
Tao, has a Masters in Human Development and Psychology and an EdD from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In China he has educated over 100,000 parents in 91 cities and “Discipline and Love” has sold over 100,000 copies.
Dr. Karen Bierman
Stanford,Ā Social & Emotional Development
Karen Bierman's 30+ year research career on social-emotional developmentĀ has led her to be an educational advisor to many early childhood programs including Sesame Street
Dr. Ross A. Thompson
Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Ross A. Thompson is an internationally-recognized authority on the psychological development of young children and parent-child relationships. Recently he was President of the Board of Directors of Zero to Three.
Dr. Kristin Neff
Ph.D. Berkeley. Self-Compassion Research Pioneer.
Dr. Kristin Neff introduced the construct of self-compassion, including creating a scale to measure it. The field now has over 2,000 peer reviewed journal articles, dissertations and books.
Dr. J. Kiley Hamlin
Ph.D. Yale Developmental Psychology
Dr. J. Kiley Hamlin has won multipleĀ honors for her ground-breaking work in the earliest developmental origins of the human moral sense in preverbal infants
Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl
World renowned expert in SEL
Dr. Schonert-Reichl is a world renowned expert in social and emotional learning (SEL) research, specifically on what fosters empathy, compassion, altruism, and resiliency in children and adolescents
Dr. Victoria Talwar
Canada Research Chair Professor
Dr. Victoria Talwar is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on children’s verbal deception, moral development, theory-of-mind understanding and behavior.
Dr. Peter Gray, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Boston College
Dr. Peter Gray is the world's foremost researcher on play. He has conducted and published research in neuroendocrinology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and education.
Rick Hanson
Senior Fellow, Berkeley Greater Good Science Center
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a New York Times best-selling author. His books are available in 29 languages and include Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture.
Susan Kaiser Greenland
Author and Mindfulness Teacher
Susan Kaiser Greenland is a pioneer in bringing mindfulness to children, parents, and educators worldwide, and the creator of the Inner Kids program, which translates complex practices into accessible, science-based tools for everyday life.
Dr. Amy Saltzman
Co-founder and Director of Still Quiet Place
Amy Saltzman, MD, is a holistic physician, mindfulness teacher, and coach. She earned her medical degree at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine. Dr. Saltzman specialized in internal and integrative medicine in Menlo Park, California.
Dr. Tish Jennings
Professor Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction Program Director
Patricia (Tish) Jennings is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of social and emotional learning and mindfulness. Jennings led the team that developedĀ Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE).
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