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Clark McKown, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Pediatrics
Associate Executive Director and Research Director
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences
Education and Training
- University of California, Berkeley, PhD, Psychology
- Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Predoctoral internship
- Yale University, BA, Psychology
Areas of Expertise
- Child assessment and therapy
- School consultation
- Academic, social, behavioral, and emotional disorders of childhood
- Social development and friendship
Research
- Typical and atypical social development
- Assessment and treatment of social problems
- Instructional environments and children’s well-being
- Program evaluation
Nicole Russo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences
Education and Training
- Northwestern University
- Ph.D., Neuroscience
- Loyola University Chicago
- B.S., Biology
Project Director
Assessing Social-Emotional Learning Among Children with Diagnosed NeuroBehavioral Disorders
Areas of Expertise
- Autism spectrum disorders, fragile X syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and language-based learning problems
- Neurophysiology
- Prosody production and transcription
Research Interests
- Objective assessment of functioning in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities
- Direct assessment of social-emotional learning skills and self-regulation in typically-developing and clinical pediatric populations
- Evaluation of intervention efficacy and the development of new treatment programs
Heather Warren, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Behavioral Sciences
Education and Training
- Pennsylvania State University
- Ph.D., Human Development & Family Studies
- Cornell University
- M.A., Developmental Psychology
- Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
- B.A., Psychology
Project Director
Early Childhood Social-Emotional Learning Project (funded by the McCormick Foundation)
Areas of Expertise
- Basic emotional development from infancy through childhood
- Direct child assessment of social-emotional skill
- Prevention science
- Implementation of evidence-based practices in schools
- Scientific writing for technical and non-technical audiences
Research Interests
- Children’s awareness of their own emotions and strategies to regulate emotion
- Direct assessment of social-emotional learning skills and self-regulation in early childhood populations
- Measurement of social-emotional and cognitive skill variables from a developmental perspective
- Development of emotional competency and social relationships with peers
- Promotion of social and academic competence in preschool and school-age populations via research-based curricula
- Implementation and dissemination research in prevention science (known as Type II Translational Research)
Daniel B. Alderson
Research Manager
Project
Assessing Social-Emotional Learning Among Elementary-Aged Children
Adelaide Allen, Ed.M.
Research Manager
Project
Clinic and School Social-Emotional Learning Group Therapy
Jason K. Johnson
Research Assistant
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