Mitch Prinstein is the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and the Senior Science Advisor of the American Psychological Association.  He accepts doctoral students from both the Clinical Psychology Program and the Developmental Psychology Program.

Mitch’s work has historically examined three questions:

1) How might children’s and adolescents’ use of social technology be related to social and psychological development?
2) Why are some kids more susceptible than others to their peers’ behavior
3) Why are some girls especially likely to consider self-injurious thoughts and behaviors following an interpersonal stressor?

Mitch also maintains a long-standing commitment to professional development in psychology.