Heather Taussig, Ph.D. is a Professor at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work and an Adjunct Professor at the Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect at the University of Colorado. She received her BA from Harvard University and her PhD from SDSU/UCSD’s Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Taussig’s research focuses on developing and testing prevention programming for young people who have experienced adversity and child welfare involvement. She developed and directs the Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) program, an evidence-based mentoring and skills training program, which is now being disseminated through community-based organisations. She is committed to using positive youth development strategies, especially mentoring, to empower youth to foster their own healthy futures. Dr. Taussig serves on several national review panels as well as on the Research Board of the National Mentoring Resource Center. She served on Colorado Governor Ritter’s Task Force on Foster Care, is an awardee for her research from the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, and completed a Fulbright Scholar Award in Wales.