About the PATHS® Curriculum Authors
The PATHS® curriculum was designed by a team of authors who have done extensive work on child development to ensure our SEL program is impactful and relevant.
Dr. Carol A. Kusché
A psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist in private practice in Seattle for over three decades. She is a clinical associate professor at the University of Washington Department of Psychology and a faculty member at the Seattle Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. She has authored numerous papers, articles, and book chapters on social and emotional learning, emotional literacy, brain development, and other topics. Dr. Kusché is also the founder and director of PATHS® Training LLC, which provides training services in the use of the PATHS® curriculum.
Dr. Mark T. Greenberg
Author of more than 300 articles and book chapters on child development and the promotion of child and family well-being. Emeritus Professor, and former Bennett Chair of Prevention Research at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Greenberg is the recipient of the Distinguished Contributions to Public Policy for Children Award, the Research Scientist Award, the 2013 Presidential Award from the Society for Prevention Research, and the 2016 Urie Bronfenbrenner Award for Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society.
The PATHS® curriculum was also developed in part by a team of researchers from leading universities in the U.S. and British Columbia, the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group.
The PATHS® Preschool/Kindergarten curriculum was also developed by Drs. Kusché and Greenberg, along with:
Dr. Celene E. Domitrovich
Director of research for the Early Childhood Innovation Network and research faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University; Associate Research Professor, Prevention Research Center at Penn State University.
Dr. Rebecca C. Cortes
Instructor and advisor in Early Childhood Leadership, Professional and Continuing Education, at the University of Washington.