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Jennifer Brown Urban<\/h2>\n
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Dr. Urban is a Professor in the Department of Family Science and Human Development at Montclair State University. She received her PhD in Human Development with a minor in Program Evaluation and Planning from Cornell University. She also holds an MA in Human Development from Cornell University and a BA in Psychology and Child Development from Tufts University. Dr. Urban was a Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) \/ American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Executive Branch Policy Fellow at the National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. Dr. Urban currently co-directs the Institute for Research on Youth Thriving and Evaluation (RYTE Institute) at Montclair State.<\/p>\n

Dr. Urban is trained as a developmental scientist with specific expertise in youth\/character development and program evaluation. Her scholarship is encapsulated under the umbrella of systems science including both theoretical approaches and methodologies and has three interwoven strands: (1)\u00a0Systems Evaluation: the development, testing, and implementation of a systems science approach to program evaluation and planning to enhance internal evaluation capacity particularly for youth program practitioners and evaluators; (2)\u00a0Innovative Approaches to Advancing Developmental Science: by developing and promoting a social justice perspective, the use of innovative methods, and professional development resources; and (3)\u00a0Building the Evidence-Base in Developmental Science: specifically to determine the key features of character development programs that promote positive youth development; and advance the application of character science in multiple contexts to enhance human flourishing across the lifespan.<\/p>\n

Dr. Urban is an Associate Editor of\u00a0Child Development<\/em>\u00a0and served on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee on Defining and Measuring Character and Character Education. She is the PI on several grant-funded projects including:\u00a0“Inspiring Youth Purpose through Reflection on the Laws of Life: Improving, Implementing, Evaluating, and Researching the Inspire>Aspire Poster Program,”\u00a0<\/em>\u201cPartnerships for Advancing Character program Evaluation\u201d<\/em>\u00a0known as PACE Project, \u201cBoy Scouts of America National Character Initiative,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0\u201cEvaluation of the Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia\u2019s Center to Promote Adolescent Health, Character, and Well-Being.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>She previously served as co-PI on the National Science Foundation funded project, “A Phase II Trial of the Systems Evaluation Protocol for Assessing and Improving STEM Education Evaluation<\/em>” and the John Templeton Foundation funded project, \u201cReflecting on the Laws of Life: A Systems Evaluation Planning Project and Process Evaluation.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

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University Hall, Room 4144<\/dd>\n
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973-655-6884<\/a><\/dd>\n
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Miriam R. Linver<\/h2>\n
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Dr. Miriam Linver is currently a Professor of Family Science and Human Development at Montclair State University and the co-director of the Research on Youth Thriving and Evaluation (RYTE Institute). Previously, she was a Senior Research Scientist at the National Center for Children and Families at Teachers College, Columbia University.\u00a0Dr. Linver received her MS and PhD degrees in Family Studies & Human Development from the University of Arizona.\u00a0 She graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in Psychology and Anthropology.<\/p>\n

Dr. Linver\u2019s research reflects Bronfenbrenner\u2019s ecological paradigm, focusing on the contexts of child and adolescent development.\u00a0 Dr. Linver has expertise in the importance of parents and families; how school and out-of-school experiences matter; and flourishing and character development as key outcomes. She has served as a guest editor of several journal special issues, including\u00a0Parenting: Science and Practice\u00a0<\/em>(\u201cParenting at HOME\u201d),\u00a0Infant Mental Health Journal<\/em>\u00a0(\u201cNew directions in young children\u2019s socio-emotional measures\u201d), and\u00a0Research in Human Development<\/em>\u00a0(\u201c\u2018My life purpose is\u2026\u2019: Assessment of youth purpose in context\u201d).\u00a0 Dr. Linver is the co-PI on three current RYTE Institute projects: (1)\u00a0Character Virtue Development Evaluation Capacity Building Initiative<\/em>, known as PACE; (2)\u00a0Inspiring Youth Purpose through Reflection on the Laws of Life: Improving, Implementing, Evaluating, and Researching the Inspire>Aspire Poster Program;<\/em>\u00a0and (3)\u00a0Boy Scouts of America National Character Initiative.<\/em>\u00a0She previously served as co-PI on the John Templeton Foundation project, \u201cReflecting on the Laws of Life: A Systems Evaluation Planning Project and Process Evaluation<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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University Hall, Room 4211<\/dd>\n
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973-655-6841<\/a><\/dd>\n
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