The Academy of Lifelong Learning has gathered some of the top experts in their fields to provide their insights and to answer your questions.
Tiffany Beason, PhD
Tiffany Beason is an assistant professor in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and a licensed clinical and community psychologist at the National Center for School Mental Health.
Lisa Berlin, PhD, MS
Lisa Berlin is the Alison L. Richman Professor of Children and Families at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Her research focuses on early child-parent attachment as well as programs and policies to support early parenting, especially among low-income families.
Kay Connors, LCSW-C
Kay Connors is a clinical social worker specializing in working with families and young children dealing with traumatic stress. She trains providers in infant and early childhood mental health core competencies and evidence-based practices, including child-parent psychotherapy.
Dana L. Cunningham, PhD
Dana Cunningham is a licensed clinical psychologist and the program director of the Prince George’s School Mental Health Initiative, which is affiliated with the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD
Chris D’Adamo is a medical research scientist with expertise in the synergistic effects of healthy lifestyle, environmental exposures, and genetics on human health and wellness.
Vineet Dhar, BDS, MDS, PhD
Vineet Dhar is a board-certified pediatric dentist serving as clinical professor and department chair of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry and graduate program director of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry.
Leigh Goodmark, JD
Leigh Goodmark is the Marjorie Cook Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where she co-directs the Clinical Law Program and directs the Gender Violence Clinic. Her scholarship focuses on intimate partner violence.
Sharon A. Hoover, PhD
Sharon Hoover is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and co-director of the National Center for School Mental Health.
Lauren M. Hynicka, PharmD, BCPS
Lauren Hynicka is an associate professor of pharmacotherapy at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.
Katherine Marconi, PhD, MS
Katherine Marconi is a senior lecturer in the University of Maryland Graduate School. She serves as director of the Implementation and Dissemination Science Certificate and teaches in the Global Health Systems program.
Mutiat Tolu Onigbanjo, MD, FAAP
Mutiat Tolu Onigbanjo’s area of focus includes providing general pediatric care to children from birth through young adulthood, caring for newborns in the newborn nursery, and teaching medical students and pediatric residents.
Ngozi Osuagwu, DNP, CRNP, PNP, FNP
Ngozi Osuagwu is a dual-certified family and pediatric nurse practitioner. She cares for individuals across the lifespan, from newborns to geriatric patients.
Cindy Schaeffer, PhD
Cindy Schaeffer is a child clinical psychologist and researcher who specializes in issues related to adolescent and young adult development.
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