Liz Essel

Dr. Essel obtained her BA in Psychology from University of Michigan and her MS and PhD in Human Development and Family Studies. She also completed a two year postdoctoral fellowship at Penn State where she conducted research on the effects of maltreatment, parenting, and individual differences (i.e., temperament) on preschool children's self-regulation development. She has six years of teaching experience in the online environment and currently teaches in the Developmental Psychology Program at Walden as well as for Penn State World Campus in the Human Development and Family Studies Program.

Courses Taught

DPSY 8125 - Lifespan Development

DPSY 8111 - Themes and Theories in Developmental Psychology

DPSY 8121 - Development in the Digital Age

Education

PhD, Pennsylvania State University

MS, Pennsylvania State University

Awards / Honors

1T32MH070327-03. NIMH Early Childhood Mental Heal, Pennsylvania State University, 2006

Translational Research in Child Neglect Consortium, , 2009

Building Careers in Research for Child Maltreatmen, , 2012