Kimberly Schonert-Reichl is an Applied Developmental Psychologist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology and Special Education at the University of British Columbia. She began her career first as a middle school teacher and then as a high school teacher for youth “at risk.” Dr. Schonert-Reichl has over 100 papers presented at scholarly national and international conferences, as well as over 50 publications in scholarly journals, books, and reports. She is active with several national and international advisory boards, including the Vancouver School District’s steering committee on the promotion of social responsibility, The Learning Partnership, The Canadian Education Association, and the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Research Advisory committee. Among her accolades, Dr. Schonert-Reichl received the 2009 Confederation of University Faculty Associations BC Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award, the 2007 UBC Killam Teaching Prize, and the 2004 Vancouver School Board Recognition Award for her work to promote social responsibility in students.