Presenter(s)

JoAnn Deak, PhD, has spent more than twenty years as an educator and psychologist, helping children develop into confident and competent adults. The latter half of that period she has focused on working with parents and teachers in their roles as guides for children. Dr Deak has written two books, How Girls Thrive and Girls Will Be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters, and co-edited The Book of Hopes and Dreams. She has also contributed to two books: What I Wish You Knew: Letters from Our Daughters’ Lives, and Expert Advice on Staying Connected and Instructor’s Guide to Managing Adolescents in the Field. Dr. Deak has written numerous articles and is working on her next book: The Brain Matters: A Middle of the Road Guide for Parenting and Teaching.