Lisa Damour

Lisa Damour is a clinical psychologist with a focus on child development. She is a senior advisor to the Schubert Center for Child Studies at Case Western Reserve University and executive director of Laurel School’s Center for Research on Girls. Damour also works in collaboration with UNICEF. The author of Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood and Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls, her latest book is The Emotional Lives of Teenagers. Co-host of the “Ask Lisa” podcast, Damour writes about teenagers for The New York Times and is a contributor to CBS News. Recognized as a thought leader by the American Psychological Association, she speaks to schools and organizations internationally.