Gabriel Kuperminc, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology and Public Health at Georgia State University where he directs the doctoral program in community psychology. He is author or co-author of more than 90 publications and has received funding from the CDC, SAMHSA, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Education, NIH, the W.T. Grant Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and numerous other agencies. In addition to his research on the social development of immigrant and minoritized children and adolescents, he has conducted large- and small-scale evaluations of prevention and health promotion interventions focused on community health and youth development. He consults on youth mentoring and youth development as well as prevention of violence and substance abuse with various organizations including MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, MENTOR Georgia, Inc., the Georgia Family Connection Partnership, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, and The National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities. He is Associate Chair of the federally funded National Mentoring Resource Center’s Research Board and serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors for MENTOR Georgia, Inc. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Community Research and Action, and the Society for Applied Anthropology.