Larissa N. Niec, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, Professor of Psychology, and the Director of the Center for Children, Families, and Communities at Central Michigan University. As a clinician, trainer, and researcher, her overarching goal is to improve health equity for families by increasing access to effective parent-child interventions. Dr. Niec is involved in national and international efforts to increase the success of treatment dissemination to community therapists. Her NIH-funded research focuses on the development and evaluation of parent-child interventions.

Some of her recent publications include Handbook of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Innovations and Applications for Research and Practice (Springer Nature) and Strengthening the Parent-Child Relationship in Therapy: Laying the Foundation for Healthy Development (American Psychological Association). Ciera E. Schoonover, Ph.D., MSW, MPH, is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor in psychology at Middle Tennessee State University. Before her career at MTSU, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Central Michigan University and her master's degrees in public health and social work from the University of Georgia. Her research and clinical interests include the dissemination and implementation of behavioral parent training techniques, the improvement of access to evidence-based caregiver-child interventions for underserved populations, and the evaluation of services for children and families who have experienced trauma.