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Distinguished Professor and the inaugural Dale McKissick Endowed Professor of Psychology at Southern Methodist University (SMU). Dr. Jouriles focuses on both interpersonal violence in young adult relationships and the impact of exposure to violence on children. Harnessing virtual reality and film technology, he develops and evaluate programs for preventing violence. Dr. Jouriles has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles and directed or co-directed numerous research projects. He is currently serving as Associate Editor for the journal Developmental Psychology, and he is on the editorial board of several major journals in the fields of interpersonal violence and family psychology.
Dr. Valerie Stander is a research psychologist at the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC). She has spent 20 years studying the health and wellbeing of military personnel and their families. Principal Investigator of the Millennium Cohort Family Study, a 21-year longitudinal program of research documenting the impact of military life stress on family relationships. She currently serves as co-chair of a DoD Defense Health Program working group supporting research on Early Assessment & Interventions to Support Service Member & Family Psychological Health.