Kelly Schwartz

Dr. Kelly Dean Schwartz is Associate Professor, School and Applied Child Psychology, in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. As a registered psychologist, Dr. Schwartz has been engaged in the study of children, youth, and their families for over 25 years, most notably focusing on the development assets and family strengths contributing to healthy development and thriving. As Director of the Social Development Research Team (SDRT), his lab has received provincial and national grants to study child and youth engagement with social media and technology, international positive youth development, student mental health, and resiliency in first responder and military families. As a member of the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education, and the Owerko Centre, Dr. Schwartz also serves on numerous community, provincial, and national boards, advisory committees, and national institutes focused on research and training that informs evidence-based psychological services (prevention and intervention) for children, youth, and families.