Emily Waterman
Emily Waterman is an applied developmental scientist who aims to promote youth development through mixed-method research and evaluation.
Biography
An applied developmental scientist, Waterman’s aim is to promote youth development through mixed-method research and evaluation. Waterman conducts research on risk and protective factors for violence as well as outcome and process evaluations of preventative interventions. Waterman’s work has been published in journals such as Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Emerging Adulthood, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Violence Against Women, and Prevention Science. Waterman has evaluated a variety of preventative interventions for adolescents and young adults in the areas of adverse childhood experiences, violence, substance use, and bullying. Waterman has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control. She has a PhD in Human Development and Family Studies from Penn State University and was a postdoctoral research associate in the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She has taught courses at Penn State University and University of New Hampshire. Waterman values researcher-practitioner partnerships and has, alongside undergraduate students, partnered with a number of practitioners and community leaders to improve the lives of youth. She joined the Bennington faculty in Fall 2020.