Mitch Prinstein, Date of Birth

Mitch Prinstein

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1970

Profession: psychologist, academic

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Mitchell J.
Prinstein is the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychology, the Director of Clinical Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a board certified clinical child and adolescent psychologist.
He is currently the director of the Peer Relations Lab, an interdisciplinary clinical research and training laboratory examining how interactions with peers predict and are affected by psychological adjustment and health.
His research has been funded by federal agencies (such as the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) as well as several private foundations and non-profit organizations.
He is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science.
He also serves on the board of directors for the American Psychological Association and is the past-president of the Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology and the Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology.
He has authored and/or edited multiple volumes of psychological research, professional development training, an encyclopedia series in adolescent development, and an undergraduate textbook in clinical psychology, and is the author of Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That Cares Too Much About the Wrong Kinds of Relationships, a book describing the role of popularity in society.