Mary Lamia, PhD, is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California, and maintains a private practice in Marin County, California, where she works with adults, adolescents, preteens, and couples. She has provided commentary for numerous television, radio, and print media interviews and discussions, and for nearly a decade, hosted a weekly call-in talk show, KidTalk With Dr. Mary, on Radio Disney stations. Dr. Lamia is on the editorial advisory board of the children's book division at the American Psychological Association (APA) and is a member of The Tomkins Institute: Applied Studies in Motivation, Emotion, and Cognition. She is on the advisory board of America's Angel--Raising the Bar on Raising America and is a board member of the Italian-American Psychological Society. She is also a member of APA, the California State Psychological Association, and the Association for Psychological Science.