Experts in Bright & Quirky's Events
Susan Baum, PhD
Director of the 2e Center at Bridges Academy
Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
NY Times Bestselling Author and Founder/Executive Director at the Center for Connection
Mona Delahooke, PhD
Child Psychologist and Author
Temple Grandin, PhD
Professor and Autism Spokesperson
Ross Greene, PhD
Clinical Child Psychologist, Founder of the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions model
Jonathan Mooney
Author, Speaker and Activist
Dan Peters, PhD
Psychologist and Executive Director of the Summit Center
Stephen Porges, PhD
Distinguished University Scientist, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University and Professor of Psychiatry, UNC
Stuart Shanker, DPhil
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the MEHRIT Centre
Dan Siegel, MD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine
Michelle Garcia Winner, SLP
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), Founder of Social Thinking
Marc A. Brackett, PhD
Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence,
Professor, Yale Child Study Center
Michael Delman, MEd
CEO and Founder, Beyond BookSmart
Ned Hallowell, MD
Renowned ADHD medical expert, author of Driven to Distraction
Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD
Humanistic Psychologist
Barb Oakley, PhD
Professor at Oakland University
Seth Perler
Executive Function Coach
Barry Prizant, PhD, SLP
Professor at Brown University, Autism Author and Expert
Debbie Reber, MA
Founder, TiLT Parenting, Author
Sharon Saline, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist, Author
Linda Silverman, PhD
Founder and Director, Gifted Development Center
Sarah Ward, CCC/SLP
Speech and Language Pathologist
Dayna Abraham
Founder of Calm the Chaos, Blogger, Author
Ashanti Branch, MEd
Founder and Director of the Ever Forward Club
Rachel Busman, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist at the Child Mind Institute
Jacqueline Byrne
Founder, Flex School
Mike Cantlon, MEd
Co-Founder of Satori and Odyssey School for Gifted Students
Austina De Bonte, MEng
President, Northwest Gifted Child Association
Collin Diedrich, PhD
Learning Disabilities Advocate
William Dodson, MD
Psychiatrist and Author
Christine Elgersma
Senior Editor at Common Sense Media
Kristy Forbes, GradDipEd
Autism & Neurodiversity Support Specialist, Founder and Director of inTune Pathways
Olivia Martinez Hauge, OTR
Occupational Therapist and Marriage & Family Therapist
Melanie Hayes, EdD
2e Activist and Founder, Big Minds
LeDerick Horne
Speaker, Advocate, Author and Poet
Jack Horner, PhD
Presidential Fellow, Chapman University
Anya Kamenetz
Education Blogger for NPR
Laura Kastner, PhD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Washington
Maria Kennedy, MEd
Phoenix Division Director, Bridges Academy
Carol Kranowitz, MA
Teacher and author of The Out-of-Sync Child
Amy Lang, MA
Sexuality and Parenting Educator, Birds & Bees & Kids
Amy Laurent, PhD, OTR/L
Co-Founder, Autism Level UP!
Devon MacEachron, PhD
Clinical Psychologist specializing in gifted and twice exceptional families
Laura Markham, PhD
Clinical Psychologist and author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids
Rachel McAnallen, PhD
Math Teacher, Educational Consultant
Jessica McCabe
ADHD Educator, Creator of How to ADHD
Jen Merrill
Gifted Education Advocate
Hillary Miller, MEd
Former Teacher and Principal, Palo Verde
Sanford Newmark, MD
Clinical Professor, UCSF, Head Pediatric Integrative Neurodevelopmental Program, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Rick Olenchak, PhD
Professor, Purdue University
Roberto Olivardia, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer, Harvard Medical School
Monica G. Osgood
Executive Director, Celebrate the Children/Profectum Foundation
Denise Pope, PhD
Senior Lecturer at Stanford University and Co-Founder of Challenge Success
Danny Raede
Founder of AspergerExperts.com
Kendra Read, PhD
Director of Anxiety Programs, Seattle Children's Assistant Professor UW School of Medicine
Sally M. Reis, PhD
Distinguished Professor. Educational Psychology University of Connecticut
Joseph S. Renzulli, PhD
Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut
Sara Renzulli, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut
Susannah Richards, PhD
Associate Professor of Education at Eastern Connecticut State University
Jade Rivera
Teacher and Author
Richard Ruzscyk
Teacher and founder of the Art of Problem Solving
Stephen Russell, MA
Executive Function Coach, Beyond BookSmart
Robin Schader, PhD
Trustee, Bridges Academy and co-author of To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled
Ken Schuster, PsyD
Neuropsychologist at the Child Mind Institute
Peter Shankman
Entrepreneur and Author
Elaine Taylor-Klaus
ADHD Coach and Co-Founder of ImpactADHD
Nicole Tetreault, PhD
Neuroscientist, Author, and Founder of Awesome Neuroscience
Lisa Van Gemert
Teacher and author of Perfectionism
Claire Wilson, MA, PTh
Teacher, Therapist, Author, Speaker and Founder of GROUNDED GrownUps®
Patty Wipfler
Founder of Hand in Hand Parenting