Dr. Carol K. Sigelman is professor of Psychology at George Washington University, where she also served as an associate vice president and department chair. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Carleton College and a double-major doctorate in English and Psychology from George Peabody College for Teachers, now part of Vanderbilt University.

She’s taught courses in child, adolescent, adult and life-span development. She’s also published research on topics including communication skills of individuals with developmental disabilities, children’s emerging understandings of diseases and psychological disorders and more. She is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.