Marilyn Price-Mitchell (born March 1, 1949) is an American psychologist, author,"BOOK REVIEW: TOMORROW’S CHANGE MAKERS" Youth Volunteer Corps. Retrieved February 28, 2016. columnist, speaker,"Conference Speakers" Learning & the Brain. Retrieved 2019-04-26. and youth development expert. She is the co-founder"History of ParentNet" WA Family Engagement. Retrieved February 28, 2016. and serves on the Advisory Board"About" WA Family Engagement. Retrieved 2016-02-28. of the Washington State Family & Community Engagement Trust (formerly known as the National ParentNet Association) and has a regular column at Psychology Today. She has also served as a fellow at the Fielding Graduate University Institute for Social Innovation."ISI Fellows 2015" Fielding Graduate University. Retrieved February 28, 2016."How to Raise a Skeptical Kid Without Raising a Cynic" Fatherly. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
Background and education Price-Mitchell grew up in Harper Woods, Michigan, the daughter of Herman William Dennis and Dorothy Virginia Latimer. She graduated (Marilyn Dennis) from Harper Woods High School in 1967 and has an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. Price-Mitchell obtained her Ph.D. in Human Development through Fielding Graduate University in 2010"Elizabeth Douvan Fellows advance her legacy" FGU News. Retrieved March 2, 2016. where she also received a master's degree in Human and Organizational Systems.
Career Price-Mitchell's research is in the field of positive youth development. Her 2010 research study, Civic Learning at the Edge: Transformative Stories of Highly Engaged Youth, explored how young people experienced and met the challenges of civic engagement during the formative adolescent and young adult years. It examined how these youth developed initiative for public service, learned from experiences and adult relationships, and constructed meaning that propelled them to take action in the world. Following the completion of her study, Price-Mitchell received the Elizabeth Douvan Post-Doctoral Fellowship,"2018 Libby Douvan Alumni Award Winners Announced" FGU News Archives. Retrieved 2019-04-26. an annual donor-funded scholarship, to continue her research with civically engaged youth. Price-Mitchell's research was used to support the development of GenerationOn, the youth division of Points of Light. It also provided the foundation for Price-Mitchell's book, Tomorrow’s Change Makers: Reclaiming the Power of Citizenship for a New Generation (Eagle Harbor Publishing, 2015)"Tomorrow’s Change Makers: Reclaiming the Power of Citizenship for a New Generation" National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation. Retrieved March 5, 2016. where she introduced a new framework to understand positive youth development called "The Compass Advantage"."8 Essential Abilities a Child Needs to Build Good Character" Smart Parenting. Retrieved 2019-04-18. The framework is being used by schools and communities worldwide"Principal's Message" CMS Newsletter. Retrieved 2019-04-18."Organizing Framework" Bainbridge Healthy Youth Alliance. Retrieved March 5, 2016."Resources" Youth Work. Retrieved March 5, 2016. to foster core abilities in youth."Compass Curriculum" Corners Outreach. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
Price-Mitchell's linking of boundary dynamics and parental engagement was cited in length in the book The Crucial Voice of the People, Past and Present: Education's Missing Ingredient, by Victoria M. Young. Her work in positive youth development and positive education has been cited in numerous other books including The Practice of Teaching by Allan Ornstein, Beyond Smart by Linda Morgan, Masculinities in Contemporary American Culture: An Intersectional Approach by Thomas Keith,"Boys, Men, and Sports" Masculinities in Contemporary American Culture: An Intersectional Approach. Retrieved 2019-04-26. and Narrowing the Achievement Gap: Parental Engagement with Children’s Learning by Janet Goodall."Premise 3" Narrowing the Achievement Gap: Parental Engagement with Children’s Learning. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
Price-Mitchell is the founder of Roots of Action, a website that offers insights and research on child and adolescent development, education, and positive psychology. She authors the column The Moment of Youth for Psychology Today and is a blogger for Edutopia, a web resource for educators provided by the George Lucas Educational Foundation."Marilyn Price-Mitchell PhD" Edutopia. Retrieved March 5, 2016. Her writing has been featured in The Henry Ford Magazine"The Right Stuff: Do innovators share similar DNA?" The Henry Ford Magazine. Retrieved 2019-04-26. and she has been interviewed on the topic of youth development by podcasters."96: Marilyn Price-Mitchell, PhD: Get to Know Your Teen" Parenting Teen. Retrieved 2019-04-26."How to Talk to Kids about Positive Internal Strengths" Dr. Robyn Podcast. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
She has been quoted or covered in various media outlets including NBC News, Today,"How to teach your kids it's OK to have less than their friends" Today. Retrieved March 2, 2016. Parents.com,"When Your Kid Makes a Mistake" Parents.com. Retrieved March 2, 2016. Modern Mom,Jaimie Zinski, "How to Be a Positive Role Model for Teens" Modern Mom. Demand Media. Retrieved March 2, 2016. Arkansas Matters, and Deseret News. Numerous scholarly journal articles and books have cited her works."We Have the Answers" The Crucial Voice of the People, Past and Present."Adopt-a-School Program" Leadership: School Board Superintendent Principal. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
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External links Official site of Marilyn Price-Mitchell Roots of Action website The Moment of Youth column on Psychology Today Washington Family Engagement Marilyn Price-Mitchell blog on Edutopia