Editorial Board
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Department of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Interests: youth violence; youth mental health; youth development; youth well-being; youth higher education; child welfare
Interests: youth violence; youth mental health; youth development; youth well-being; youth higher education; child welfare
Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Interests: refugee studies; social policy; youth studies; gender studies; European studies
Interests: refugee studies; social policy; youth studies; gender studies; European studies
Child, Youth, & Family Studies, School of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USA
Interests: gender; sexuality; critical theory; post-structural theory; discourse; youth work practice; critical youth studies
Interests: gender; sexuality; critical theory; post-structural theory; discourse; youth work practice; critical youth studies
College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Interests: advocacy; empowerment; disability; minority youth
Interests: advocacy; empowerment; disability; minority youth
School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
Interests: youth studies; policy; sociology; media-technology studies and history
Interests: youth studies; policy; sociology; media-technology studies and history
School of Occupational and Public Health, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada
Interests: public health; mental health; active living; nutrition; chronic disease prevention; food security; social determinants of health; environmental determinants of health; indigenous health; knowledge translation; program evaluation; health policy
Interests: public health; mental health; active living; nutrition; chronic disease prevention; food security; social determinants of health; environmental determinants of health; indigenous health; knowledge translation; program evaluation; health policy
School of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USA
Interests: youth mental health; youth peer support; youth and sustainability; transition to adulthood; cultural diversity
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Interests: youth mental health; youth peer support; youth and sustainability; transition to adulthood; cultural diversity
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Wellington Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Interests: youth wellbeing; qualitative research; social media; gender; disability; participatory research; critical theory
Interests: youth wellbeing; qualitative research; social media; gender; disability; participatory research; critical theory
Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Potsdam, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
Interests: youth athletes; youth sports; sport and exercise physiology; fitness testing; exercise prescription; martial arts; plyometric training; resistance training; training load
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Interests: youth athletes; youth sports; sport and exercise physiology; fitness testing; exercise prescription; martial arts; plyometric training; resistance training; training load
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School of Social Work, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
Interests: vulnerable youth and families; cross-system involvement; youth with disabilities; child maltreatment; delinquency; cross-cultural studies; program evaluation; mixed methods studies
Interests: vulnerable youth and families; cross-system involvement; youth with disabilities; child maltreatment; delinquency; cross-cultural studies; program evaluation; mixed methods studies
Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
Interests: youth politics; participation and citizenship; youth digital cultures; youth health; mental health and wellbeing; youth-centred and participatory research
Interests: youth politics; participation and citizenship; youth digital cultures; youth health; mental health and wellbeing; youth-centred and participatory research
Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection (CELCIS), Department of Social Work and Social Policy, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, Scotland, UK
Interests: care experience; residential care; education of care experienced young people and adults; young people’s health and wellbeing; history of children’s care; family history
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Interests: care experience; residential care; education of care experienced young people and adults; young people’s health and wellbeing; history of children’s care; family history
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Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
Interests: transition to adulthood; rural youth; sociology of youth; recognition; belonging; precarious labour
Interests: transition to adulthood; rural youth; sociology of youth; recognition; belonging; precarious labour
Department of Law, Economics and Human Sciences, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, 89125 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: youth and deviance; well-being, bullying and victimisation in school contexts; sexual minority; teaching attitudes; addiction in adolescence; multilevel models; longitudinal design; cohort studies
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Interests: youth and deviance; well-being, bullying and victimisation in school contexts; sexual minority; teaching attitudes; addiction in adolescence; multilevel models; longitudinal design; cohort studies
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Department of Criminology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Interests: youth justice; transformative interventions; creative research methods; participatory practice; arts-based interventions; school exclusion; youth futures
Interests: youth justice; transformative interventions; creative research methods; participatory practice; arts-based interventions; school exclusion; youth futures
Institute of Journalism and International Relations, University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, Poland
Interests: sociology of youth; sociology of education; sociology of health; sociology of migration; public health; health psychology
Interests: sociology of youth; sociology of education; sociology of health; sociology of migration; public health; health psychology
Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1600-189 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: generations and generationalism; lifecourse perspectives; youth cultures; transitions to adulthood; youth policies; new educational and job aspirations; body and somatic cultures; body image, body modifications and body maintenance; qualitative methods; research ethics
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Interests: generations and generationalism; lifecourse perspectives; youth cultures; transitions to adulthood; youth policies; new educational and job aspirations; body and somatic cultures; body image, body modifications and body maintenance; qualitative methods; research ethics
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Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
Interests: social and social-cognitive development; peer relationships; parent-youth relationships; the development and maintenance of aggressive behavior, harassment, and bullying
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Interests: social and social-cognitive development; peer relationships; parent-youth relationships; the development and maintenance of aggressive behavior, harassment, and bullying
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Department of Social, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Universidad de Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
Interests: youth; adolescence; positive psychology; lifestyles; gender; development
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Interests: youth; adolescence; positive psychology; lifestyles; gender; development
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Department of Educational Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
Interests: adolescent development; human development; research methods; human learning
Interests: adolescent development; human development; research methods; human learning
Chair of Social Research, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK
Interests: politics and youth; voting and elections; political parties
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Interests: politics and youth; voting and elections; political parties
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College of Arts and Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
Interests: media literacy; digital literacy; AI literacy; contemporary propaganda; media education pedagogy; social media for learning; online learning; children and media; measures of assessing media literacy competencies
Interests: media literacy; digital literacy; AI literacy; contemporary propaganda; media education pedagogy; social media for learning; online learning; children and media; measures of assessing media literacy competencies
School of Social Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
Interests: sociology; education; alternative provision; young people; disability; social-class
Interests: sociology; education; alternative provision; young people; disability; social-class
Mary Frances Early College of Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Interests: feminist education; social class poverty and education; social justice education; critical literacy; formal and informal pedagogies; posthumanist and postanthropocene inquiry; justice-oriented teacher education; posthumanist conceptions of literacy; teaching and learning of writing K-16; arts-based inquiry and methodologies
Interests: feminist education; social class poverty and education; social justice education; critical literacy; formal and informal pedagogies; posthumanist and postanthropocene inquiry; justice-oriented teacher education; posthumanist conceptions of literacy; teaching and learning of writing K-16; arts-based inquiry and methodologies
Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
Interests: child and youth research; eHealth; digital epidemiology; digital health; health policy; mHealth
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Interests: child and youth research; eHealth; digital epidemiology; digital health; health policy; mHealth
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School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
Interests: youth mental, emotional, and behavioral health; youth diversion and reentry; transition to adulthood; youth development; youth participatory action research; qualitative methodologies; racial trauma; racism, radical healing
Interests: youth mental, emotional, and behavioral health; youth diversion and reentry; transition to adulthood; youth development; youth participatory action research; qualitative methodologies; racial trauma; racism, radical healing
Department of Family Science and Human Development, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA
Interests: adolescent development; emerging adulthood; stress; depression; suicide prevention; substance use; cross-cultural research on family dynamics
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Interests: adolescent development; emerging adulthood; stress; depression; suicide prevention; substance use; cross-cultural research on family dynamics
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Department of Family Science and Human Development, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA
Interests: positive youth development; bioecological contexts of adolescent development, including family, peers, neighborhoods, schools, and culture
Interests: positive youth development; bioecological contexts of adolescent development, including family, peers, neighborhoods, schools, and culture
1. Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
2. Education Academy, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: sport and exercise psychology; meta-analysis; achievement goals
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2. Education Academy, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: sport and exercise psychology; meta-analysis; achievement goals
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1. School of International Policy & Governance and the Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada
2. Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2, Canada
Interests: international public policies on education and youth issues; youth mental health; youth identity in multicultural contexts; quality education; gender equality; psychology
2. Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2, Canada
Interests: international public policies on education and youth issues; youth mental health; youth identity in multicultural contexts; quality education; gender equality; psychology
