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Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Quiet and Bittersweet

Professor of psychology, George Mason University, and bestselling author

Professor at Northwestern University, Co-Director of Northwestern’s Center for Human Computer Interaction + Design, and Faculty Founder of Design for America

Award-winning science journalist, author of Friendship, and co-author of Parent Nation.

Award-winning science journalist, author of Friendship, and co-author of Parent Nation.

Associate professor of educational and organizational leadership at Governors State University

New York Times bestselling author, autism activist, and Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University

Reporter focused on education, children and families at NPR-affiliate WBEZ