Shauna Tominey is an Assistant Professor of Practice and Parenting Education Specialist at Oregon State University. She currently serves as the Principal Investigator for the Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative, an initiative to provide high-quality parenting education to all Oregon families with children ages 0-6. Previously, Dr. Tominey served as the Director of Early Childhood Programming and Teacher Education at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. As a former educator and family service professional, Dr. Tominey blends practical experience with research to develop and test programs aimed at promoting self-regulation and social-emotional skills for children and the adults in their lives. She is the author of “Creating Compassionate Kids: Essential Conversations to have with Young Children.” Visit her website at www.creatingcompassionatekids.org.