Joseph Allen, Ph. D. , is a professor of psychology and the director of clinical training at the University of Virginia and a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in working with adolescents. In an ambitious ninety-classroom study funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, Allen is currently collaborating on a teacher-training project designed to improve students' engagement, motivation, and, ultimately, their academic performance.
Claudia Worrell Allen, Ph. D. , J. D. , is an associate professor and the director of behavioral science in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Virginia. For fifteen years she has been a licensed clinical psychologist with an active private practice for adolescents and their families.
Married and the parents of three preteen and teenage children, the Allens live in Charlottesville, Virginia.