Liliana J. Lengua, PhD, is Maritz Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington, director of the Center for Child and Family Well-Being, a child clinical psychologist, and mother of three children. She is internationally recognized for her research on children’s vulnerable and resilient responses to stress, and how parenting and children’s temperament contribute to children’s unique responses to stress. She also researches the effects of economic disadvantage and adversity on parenting and children’s development. She has been the principal investigator of several federally funded research projects and is the author of over 150 published papers. Visit ccfwb.uw.edu.

Maria (Masha) Gartstein, PhD, is professor of psychology and director of the clinical psychology doctoral program at Washington State University. Dr. Gartstein has published over 100 research articles focused chiefly on temperament, namely how different profiles/types change over time, and how they confer risk or protection with respect to emerging symptoms and disorders. Two major themes throughout this work are the role parenting plays in how temperament develops and the contribution of temperament to later adjustment. She has served as principal investigator for several federally funded research projects. Visit labs.wsu.edu/infant-temperament/ and follow @mashagartstein for more information.