Steering Committee

Role in DevSCA
Co-Founder & Co-Chair
Convenor of Advocacy Working Group
Affiliation
Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Relevant Expertise
Social and emotional development of children and adolescents; The impacts of climate change on children and youth

Role in DevSCA
Co-Founder & Co-Chair
Convenor of Community/Communications Working Group
Affiliation
PhD Candidate, Utrecht University
Location
Utrecht, Netherlands & New York, USA
Relevant Expertise
Pro-environmental engagement of adolescents

Role in DevSCA
Convenor of Education/Practice Working Group
Affiliation
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Emerita, University of California, Riverside
Location
Riverside, California, USA
Relevant Expertise
Social and cultural contributions to cognitive development

Role in DevSCA
Convenor of Community/Communications Working Group
Affiliation
Assistant Professor of Methodology & Statistics, Utrecht University
Location
Utrecht, Netherlands
Relevant Expertise
Statistical consulting, collaboration, and education; Open science; Team science

Role in DevSCA
Convenor of Funding/Operations Working Group
Affiliation
Research Professor, Sanford School of Public Policy; Director, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University
Location
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Relevant Expertise
Child and adolescent development; Parenting; Cultural contexts and international research

Role in DevSCA
Convenor of Education/Practice Working Group
Affiliation
Regents Professor of Child Development
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Relevant Expertise
Multisystem resilience; Risk and protective processes in children and families exposed to disaster, conflict, or migration; Clinical psychology

Affiliation
Independent consultant and researcher in child protection and climate change
Location
Lima, Peru
Relevant Expertise
Childhood rights; Early childhood development; Child protection; The unique challenges faced by children living in precarious conditions, including those affected by climate change and natural disasters

Role in DevSCA
Convenor of Funding/Operations Working Group
Affiliation
Research Professor (Adjunct), University of Michigan
Location
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Relevant Expertise
Global science policy; Philanthropy; Adolescent development; Evaluation and research methods

Role in DevSCA
Convenor of Research Working Group
Affiliation
Professor of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht University
Location
Utrecht, Netherlands
Relevant Expertise
Adolescent pro-environmental engagement, Development and psychological drivers of adolescent pro-environmental engagement

Role in DevSCA
Convenor of Education/Practice Working Group
Affiliation
Former Head, Department of Human Development & Family Relations, Government Home Science College, Panjab University
Location
Chandigarh, India
Relevant Expertise
Adolescent family life experiences, Youth at-risk, Positive youth development, Intervention, Cross-cultural perspectives, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Social policy

Role in DevSCA
Convenor of Research Working Group
Affiliation
Senior Lecturer of Developmental Psychology and Education, Kisii University
Location
Kisii, Kenya
Relevant Expertise
Human development, Education, Mental health